Spotify starts testing NFTs on its platform

    Spotify is reportedly testing the option to include NFT galleries on musicians’ profiles. The test is currently available to select Android users across the United States. Should the trial succeed, artists may soon be able to promote their NFTs on their profiles. Spotify, a major music streaming platform, is testing a new feature that allows…

    Middle East embraces BSV blockchain

    As the Middle East becomes a global hub in blockchain adoption, the head of the BSV Blockchain Association, Jimmy Nguyen, has presented the features of the BSV enterprise blockchain at the University of Dubai. The Association has also funded research development projects with the local universities, where students use blockchain technology. Lately, the Middle East…

    From Bitcoin maximalism to Bitcoin realism

    Signs pointing to Bitcoin’s steady maturity and growth in the crypto space and beyond are undeniable, making a case for the cryptocurrency being the ultimate digital reserve asset, notes Ben Caselin on Cointelegraph. There was a time when all cryptocurrencies traded against Bitcoin (BTC). Speculators ventured into other coins when they saw assuring tokenomics or…

    Emirates Airlines to accept Bitcoin payments in addition to NFT and metaverse plans

    Emirates Airlines, UAE’s leading airline, said it has plans to add “Bitcoin as a payment service,” the company’s chief operating officer (COO), Adel Ahmed Al-Redha, said. In addition to the company’s disclosed NFT and metaverse plans, the airline is also planning to hire personnel to create applications that monitor client needs.   As part of…

    Bentley University in the US starts accepting tuition payments in crypto

    Bentley University in the US state of Massachusetts is one of the first educational institutions in the country to accept tuition fee payments made in Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), and the stablecoin USD Coin (USDC). The school is also highlighting the increasing importance of digital assets in the global economy. Despite the current bearish decline…

    El Salvador buys 500 more Bitcoins amid the crypto crash

    El Salvador President Nayib Bukele declared the country’s largest Bitcoin purchase to date in the middle of a terrifying crypto market fall. He tweeted on May 9 that El Salvador has just purchased an additional 500 tokens for roughly $15.3 million, while the Salvadoran crypto holdings reached 2,300 BTC. Amid the crypto bloodbath, El Salvador…