Warner Music Group hires Web3 and metaverse experts
    09 Oct 2022
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    US music conglomerate Warner Music Group is looking to hire at least two people who can develop and manage Web3-related projects. Through this new role, the US music conglomerate wants to build out its partnerships with metaverse and Web3 gaming projects. The job posting comes a week after Warner Music Group partnered with OpenSea to…

    Crypto firms cut off services in Russia as EU tightens crypto ban
    09 Oct 2022
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    The European Union has confirmed a sweeping ban on providing crypto services to Russians as it tightens sanctions in the wake of what it calls “sham” secession votes in four Ukrainian regions. All transfers from Russians to European crypto wallet providers will be forbidden. Meanwhile, NFT creator Dapper Labs and crypto exchange OKX has also…

    BNB Smart Chain hit by $570 million hack

    BNB Chain, a blockchain linked to the world’s largest crypto exchange Binance, has been hit by a $570 million exploit, a Binance spokesperson said on Oct. 7. BNB Chain resumed its suspended blockchain after several hours. Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, Binance CEO, said in a tweet that tokens were stolen from a blockchain “bridge” used in…

    Why the crash enhances crypto’s potential
    08 Oct 2022
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    As I write, the cryptocurrency bear market is roaring, again, and seems to throw off a headline a day. Perhaps the most spectacular statistic is that $2 trillion has been lost since November 2021 and some commentators are saying that there is worse still to come. So, it may seem a strange moment to champion…

    Chainalysis: MENA region was the world’s fastest-growing crypto market
    06 Oct 2022
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    Blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis’s study revealed that the Middle East and North Africa region was the fastest-growing market for crypto adoption over the 12-month period that ended on June 30. Crypto users in the region received $566 billion in crypto from July 2021 to June 2022. Users based in The Middle East and North Africa…

    Nasdaq postpones the launch of the crypto exchange, waiting for regulation clarity

    Stock exchange Nasdaq has no immediate plans of launching a crypto exchange until there’s better regulatory clarity from policymakers, said the company’s executive vice president Tal Cohen. Nasdaq announced last month it would focus on crypto custody. As Cohen told Bloomberg, the retail side of the crypto market is fairly saturated and enough crypto exchanges…