Bitcoin tumbles as inflation hits 40-year high of 8.6%

    Bitcoin’s price sank following the latest US Consumer Price Index (CPI) release, which showed that the index had unexpectedly hit 8.6%, reaching its highest level in 40 years. Despite economists’ expectation that the CPI figure to remain flat at 8.3%, the same as April, the Labor Department’s announcement on June 10 defied that inflation is…

    PayPal allows users to transfer crypto to external wallets
    11 Jun 2022
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    On June 7, PayPal announced that crypto users can now move funds off its platform to external wallets and hardware devices, a long-awaited feature that will make the company’s offering more like other popular cryptocurrency services. “Starting today, PayPal supports the native transfer of cryptocurrencies between PayPal and other wallets and exchanges,” the payment platform…

    Saudi Ministry of Tourism to give away NFTs to each UNWTO delegate
    11 Jun 2022
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    The Ministry of Tourism in Saudi Arabia plans to give personalized NFTs to each delegate at the 116th Executive Council of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) in Jeddah, Aljoharah Al-Mogbel, Digital Transformation General Manager at the Ministry of Tourism, announced. As she told Arab News, each delegate would receive a gift box containing…

    Dubai-based Binghatti Developers to sell real estate for crypto
    09 Jun 2022
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    Dubai-based Binghatti company Developers announced selling real estate for cryptocurrency, becoming the second developer in the UAE to accept digital payments this year. The company plans to protect its customers from market volatility through an especial payment process. Eng. Muhammad Binghatti, CEO of Binghatti Developers, told Khaleej Times in an interview: “We are going to…

    Investors lost over $1 billion in crypto scams last year, FTC says
    09 Jun 2022
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    In a report released Friday, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the enforcer of civil US antitrust law, revealed that the investors had lost over $1 billion in crypto-related scams, which have been growing due to a lack of regulations and proper education on digital assets. Bitcoin, Tether, and Ether become the top cryptos involved in…

    $100 million Cronos Accelerator Program to help Crypto.com ecosystem developing
    08 Jun 2022
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    Cronos, the DeFi and Web3 gaming-focused blockchain network by Crypto.com, has launched the Cronos Accelerator Program aiming to help developers and builders accelerate the ecosystem’s growth. The Cronos Accelerator Program is funded by the $100 million Cronos Labs Ecosystem Fund to provide investments and guidance to early-stage blockchain projects. The Cronos Accelerator Program is funded…