Category: Blockchain

Spanish LaLiga League Joins Hands With Sorare to Launch NFTs for all Players

Spanish LaLiga league, the top football division in Spain whose top scorer is Lionel Messi with 474 goals, has partnered with Ethereum-based fantasy soccer game platform Sorare to establish non-fungible tokens (NFTs) for all its players.  Per the announcement on Thursday: “LaLiga fans, collectors and fantasy football players will for the first time be able

Ukraine Parliament Passes Legislation by Legalizing Crypto

The Ukrainian Parliament has passed a bill draft in the second reading Wednesday concerning legalising and regulating cryptocurrency and other virtual assets, such as tokens. Approved by 276 lawmakers, the bill will take effect and become law after signing by President Volodymyr Zelensky, enabling the protection of virtual assets from fraud. According to the official

BNPL Payment Firm Afterpay Urges Senate to Support AUD-backed Stablecoins for Cutting Merchant Cost

The “buy now, pay later” (BNPL) payment company Afterpay expressed the hope that the Australian Senate will launch the Australian dollar stablecoin as soon as possible and said that the use of cryptocurrency would help merchants to reduce related payments. According to a document submitted to the Senate Fintech Committee on Wednesday, Afterpay said that

Bitcoin Could Touch $100K by Year-End, Standard Chartered Analysts Predicts

Bitcoin (BTC) is one of the top assets globally that received the biggest attention in the past year, as the flagship cryptocurrency has witnessed varying price turbulence within the time period. Despite the possibility of the coin’s volatility getting the better part of it, crypto researchers from Standard Chartered, led by Geoffrey Kendrick, are potentially

Ex-IMF Top Economist Shortlisted to Lead Roxe’s CBDC Pursuit

Roxe Payment Network, a global payment service provider, has tapped the services of Andreas Jobst to lead its Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) initiative. According to the announcement, Jobst will serve as Roxe’s Chief currency economist, bringing his broad experience as a former expert with the Internal Monetary Fund, the World Bank, and the Bermuda

Coinbase CEO Calls Out US SEC For Using Intimidation Tactics

Brian Armstrong, the Chief Executive Officer of Nasdaq-listed trading platform, Coinbase Global has called out the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for using intimidation tactics rather than provide clear market regulations. Taking to his Twitter handle, Armstrong revealed how the exchange has attempted to carry the SEC along in its proposed plan to

Robinhood Introduces Cryptocurrency Recurring Investments

Robinhood Markets Inc. is launching a new cryptocurrency recurring investment feature that lets customers automatically invest in cryptocurrencies in a daily, weekly or monthly schedule. The US financial services company stated that such a service would let customers automatically invest in cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dogecoin, and other supported crypto tokens without a commission fee.

Bitcoin Funding Flips Negative as BTC Records 10% Daily Loss as Over-Leverage Factor Dominates

Days after Bitcoin (BTC) breached the psychological price of $50K and scaled to the $52,000 level. The leading cryptocurrency experienced a significant pullback that prompted a $10K loss. BTC was down by 10.83% in the last 24 hours to hit $45,834 during intraday trading, according to CoinMarketCap. As a result, the Bitcoin futures perpetual funding

Invesco Mutual Fund Files to the India‘s SEC to Invest in Blockchain Fund

On September 8, the fund management giant Invesco Mutual Fund submitted documents to India’s Securities and Exchange Commission to invest in Invesco Elwood Global Blockchain UCITS Exchange Traded Fund (ETF). The fund is mainly aimed at investing in blockchain-listed companies in developed and emerging markets. According to the “Economic Times” report, the annual return rate of