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Ronaldo Among Participants in Cricket NFT FanCraze's Fundraise

FanCraze is raising around $100 million in a new funding round from backers, including Cristiano Ronaldo, sources familiar with the matter told Bloomberg. The Series A funding round for the online trading platform officially licensed for digital cricket collectables, led by venture capital firms B Capital Group and Insight Partners.  The funding round for the … Continue reading Ronaldo Among Participants in Cricket NFT FanCraze's Fundraise

Ex-Polychain Capital General Partner Launches $125M Crypto Venture Fund

Tekin Salimi, a former general partner of crypto venture giant Polychain Capital, announced on Wednesday that he has launched a $125 million fund called dao5 to help provide blockchain startups with early-stage funding. The fund will invest in seed and pre-seed stage firms and projects across various verticals in the crypto industry, including the so-called … Continue reading Ex-Polychain Capital General Partner Launches $125M Crypto Venture Fund

Bank of England Teams up with MIT on CBDC Research Project

To delve deeper into the opportunities, risks, trade-offs, and potential technical challenges faced when developing a CBDC system, the Bank of England (BoE) has joined hands Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) on a year-long research project.  In a statement, the Bank of England pointed out that the project aimed to explore the underlying technology and … Continue reading Bank of England Teams up with MIT on CBDC Research Project

Dubai Educational Institution Accepts Bitcoin and Ethereum Payments

Citizens School, Dubai educational institution accepts Bitcoin and Ethereum payments for tuition. Citizens School, an educational institution conceived, designed and developed in the UAE, will open in September 2022 and will accept payment of tuition fees, among other methods, in the two main cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH). This move provides parents with more … Continue reading Dubai Educational Institution Accepts Bitcoin and Ethereum Payments

US Lawmakers Introduce ‘ECASH Bill’ Aimed at Creating Digital Dollar

A group of U.S. lawmakers announced Monday that they introduced a law bill that calls for developing an electronic version of the U.S. dollar that has the same privacy expectations and legal status as fiat currency. Supported by serval lawmakers, including Stephen Lynch (D-Mass.), Jesús Chuy Garcia (D-Ill.), Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) and Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), … Continue reading US Lawmakers Introduce ‘ECASH Bill’ Aimed at Creating Digital Dollar

Visa Rolls Out Creator Program to Empower Artists with NFTs

Payment giant Visa has launched an initiative dubbed Visa Creator Program intended to help filmmakers, artists, fashion designers, and musicians revamp their businesses through non-fungible tokens (NFTs). With a market size of approximately $100 billion, the creator economy is among the fastest-growing areas of small business. Therefore, the Visa program aims to expand the knowledge … Continue reading Visa Rolls Out Creator Program to Empower Artists with NFTs

Chainlink Labs Appoints Diem CTO Dahlia Malkhi as CRO

Chainlink Labs, a US-based operator of an online contract management platform, announced Tuesday the appointment of Dr. Dahlia Malkhi, former Diem Association Chief Technology Officer, as its Chief Research Officer. In her new role, Malkh will manage Chainlink’s data science and advanced analytics departments and help support the growth of the data oracle network. Dr. Malkhi joins … Continue reading Chainlink Labs Appoints Diem CTO Dahlia Malkhi as CRO

Blockchain Security Firm Certik Raises Nearly $88m in Stock Offering

Blockchain security and audits firm Certik raises nearly $88 million through a stock offering. The stake sale, which began on March 23, has seen 15 investors raise capital for a total of $87,999,975, SEC filings show. CertiK’s mission is to secure the cyber world. Starting with blockchain, CertiK applies cutting-edge innovations from academia  into the … Continue reading Blockchain Security Firm Certik Raises Nearly $88m in Stock Offering

London Music Venue Koko Partners With Luno, Embrace 122 Years of Culture With Blockchain

London’s historic live music venue, Koko, has entered into a partnership with cryptocurrency trading platform Luno. As reported by IQ, the essence of the partnership is giving this new platform for live music events to promote the values of music through blockchain technology. The partnership is worth multi-million pounds and will see the creation of the Luno … Continue reading London Music Venue Koko Partners With Luno, Embrace 122 Years of Culture With Blockchain

Crypto.com Backs MIT's Digital Currency Initiative With a 4-Year Partnerhship

Singapore-based digital currency trading platform, Crypto.com, has announced the Digital Currency Initiative (DCI) support at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) Media Lab. As announced by the company, the support is a gift of a 4-year-based partnership whose monetary value was undisclosed.  The backing will help foster the research into the Bitcoin network while also … Continue reading Crypto.com Backs MIT's Digital Currency Initiative With a 4-Year Partnerhship

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