Announcements

Huobi Global, a major global blockchain company behind the world’s third-largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, announced on November 1 the launch of its Primelist event, offering both institutional and individual investors a unique opportunity to access new blockchain projects and the NFT marketplace. Blockchain firm and crypto exchange Huobi Group is staking its claim…

Mastercard Inc. and crypto firm Bakkt Holdings Inc. partnered to enable cryptocurrency card payments. Banks will be able to issue debit or credit cards that let people pay with Bitcoin and earn cryptocurrency as rewards. According to the WSJ, the companies announced the partnership to make it easier for banks, financial-technology firms, and merchants to…

Nigeria launched on Monday a digital currency (eNaira), the central bank said, months after it barred banks and financial institutions from dealing in or facilitating transactions in cryptocurrencies. Nigeria joins 14 other countries now in the pilot stages with their own central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), including China, South Korea, and Sweden, with a total…

Metahero announced at the 4th edition of the Future Blockchain Summit at Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) the global launch of its v3 Metascanner, a cutting-edge technology cited as the world’s most advanced 3D scanner. The technology opens the potential gateway to the metaverse, an expansive network of persistent, real-time rendered 3D worlds and simulations….

Dubai World Trade Centre Free Zone and CNMENA Holding BVI, the parent company of CoinMENA, have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop a crypto asset and blockchain hub at Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC). The MoU was signed during Day 1 of the Future Blockchain Summit at GITEX Global 2021. The two bodies intend…

OpenAI CEO and former Y Combinator President Sam Altman has announced Worldcoin, a project designed to equitably distribute free cryptocurrency to as many people as possible. Obtaining that crypto, however, involves a discomforting concession – an iris scan, which has raised privacy concerns amongst critics. According to Global Findex, over 31% of the global population…