NFT marketplace Nuqtah, based in Saudi Arabia, closes its pre-seed round
    05 Dec 2021
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    Nuqtah, Saudi Arabia’s first non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace, has closed its pre-seed funding round but is not revealing the amount of raised funds. Accroding to Founded this year, the company enables artists to register and trace their work and serves as a global platform for buyers keen on acquiring the latest NFTs by the Middle…

    Cryptocurrencies fall by 20% overnight, wiping out $550 billion of crypto market cap

    Bitcoin plunged along with other cryptocurrencies on Saturday, which is another indication of the risk aversion sweeping across financial markets. The biggest cryptocurrency was down about 18%, the largest one-day loss since September. Bitcoin was trading at $46,743 by 11:30 GMT on Yahoo Finance on Saturday, down 18% on the day. It was the largest…

    Telegram Open Network: Between Hope and Disappointment
    05 Dec 2021
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    Among the platforms for creating various blockchain projects, including in the DeFi segment, there are quite unusual initiatives associated with the Telegram messenger. More precisely, with the bold attempt of its creator Pavel Durov to turn an ambitious messenger into a whole separate world, an independent operating system with its own cryptocurrency on the blockchain….

    The leader of Facebook’s crypto project is leaving the company
    04 Dec 2021
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    David Marcus, the head of Facebook parent company Meta’s cryptocurrency efforts, said Tuesday that he will be parting company with the social media giant. Experts suggest that Marcus’s departure comes after delays of the Diem project amid scrutiny from regulators. Marcus announced the decision via a Monday tweet but hinted that it might be something…

    Facebook reverses its decision on crypto ad restrictions
    04 Dec 2021
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    Meta, ex-Facebook, on Wednesday announced its decision to reverse its long-standing policy that prevented most cryptocurrency companies from running ads on its services. The company’s new policy is huge for the crypto industry and will allow more retail investors to access cryptocurrencies than ever before. Citing greater government oversight and a more mature market for…

    Square changes its name to Block after Dorsey steps down as Twitter CEO to focus on Bitcoin
    04 Dec 2021
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    A few days after Jack Dorsey’s resignation as Twitter CEO, payments giant Square announced changing its name to Block Inc., the company said in a statement. Jack Dorsey’s Bitcoin funding initiative Square Crypto has rebranded to Spiral and is aimed to focus on “making Bitcoin the planet’s preferred currency.” The corporate rebrand, announced in a…