Chaintech joins DBCC in Dubai to foster blockchain technology in the Gulf countries
    31 Jul 2022
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    The Dubai Blockchain Centre and Chaintech joined efforts to foster long-term blockchain technology research and development for enterprises and governments in the Gulf region, using private blockchains, smart contracts, and tokens. The Dubai Blockchain Centre (DBCC), a training and consulting Blockchain firm in UAE, and Chaintech Labs Ltd (CTL), a blockchain research and development house…

    Variant launches two new venture funds with $450 million to invest in Web3
    30 Jul 2022
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    Crypto venture investment firm Variant has raised $450 million across two new funds targeting the Web3 and decentralized finance market, which include $300 million for a so-called opportunity fund and $150 million to invest in nascent startups. According to Thursday’s announcement, the company raised $300 million for a so-called opportunity fund as well as a…

    Ethereum sees a massive spike in address activity, surpassing the all-time high
    30 Jul 2022
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    The number of active addresses on the Ethereum network has suddenly jumped to a new all-time high of about 1.1 million ETH daily active addresses making a total of 1.64 million transactions. Coinbase’s Conor Grogan suggested that the increase in activity comes from a high number of token transfers per unit of gas rather than…

    FTX obtains full approval to operate in Dubai with a crypto license from VARA
    30 Jul 2022
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    FTX, a Bahamas-based crypto exchange, has received approval to operate as an exchange and clearinghouse in Dubai. The company will build a headquarters in Dubai through a subsidiary. Also, FTX subsidiary operating in Europe and the Middle East will facilitate product offerings in the region. According to a report by Reuters, FTX will begin offering…

    Crypto up as Federal Reserve announces 0.75% rate hike
    28 Jul 2022
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    The Federal Reserve has hiked interest rates by another 75 basis points. This comes after inflation in the US had hit a 40-year high of 9.1% in June. The crypto market has rallied in response, despite the Fed’s repeated rate hikes are promoting concerns of a recession. Since Wednesday, US interest rates have returned to…

    Unstoppable Domains raises $65 million in Series A round, reaching unicorn status
    28 Jul 2022
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    Unstoppable Domains raised $65 million in Series A funding, reaching a $1 billion valuation. The firm plans to use the funds to reduce the friction of crypto payments between applications and build reputation-based Web3 reward programs. Unstoppable Domains, a firm building digital identity markers as NFTs, announced on July 27 that it raised $65 million…