Blockchain services company BlockApps announced that it has raised $41 million in Series B funding. Liberty City Ventures and Morgan Creek Digital will participate as directors, and these two firms wi...
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Blockchain games are leading the DApp industry, says latest DappRadar report
Market tracker DappRadar and the Blockchain Game Alliance, or BGA, published the Blockchain Games Report for Q1 2022 on Wednesday. After citing that $720 million was invested into blockchain games and...
【4/21話題】米コインベースがNFTマーケットプレイスβ版ローンチ、Spruceがa16zらから約44億円調達など（音声ニュース） | あたらしい経済
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Aura FAT SPAC Pulls $115m in IPO, Planning to Merge Crypto Firm
Cayman Islands incorporated Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) Aura FAT Projects Acquisition Corp has announced its successful Initial Public Offering (IPO) on the Nasdaq Exchange where it rai...
UK Regulator FCA Appoints Victoria McLoughlin as Interim Head of Digital Assets Division
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), a financial regulatory body in the UK, on Wednesday announced the appointment of Victoria McLoughlin as interim head of its digital assets department. In the new...
Ripple CEO Brad Garlingouse Speaks Against Bitcoin ‘Tribalism’
While many may consider the unwavering support from Bitcoin “Maximalists” like MicroStrategy’s Michael Saylor and Block Inc’s Jack Dorsey, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse believes the culture of “Tribali...
3.6 million Americans Likely to Pay by Crypto This Year, Survey Shows
The year 2022 holds a lot of promises for the broader digital currency industry as a forecast from Insider Intelligence shows adoption of crypto payment will continue to rise. The data analytics platf...
UAE’s YallaMarket Now Accepts Crypto Payments
YallaMarket, a grocery delivery startup in the United Arab Emirates, has announced it has started accepting crypto payments for its services as it plugs itself into the financial growth of the UAE. Pe...
コインベース、SNS機能付きNFTマーケットプレイスのベータ版ローンチ
コインベース、NFTマーケットプレイスのベータ版ローンチ 米大手暗号資産（仮想通貨）取引所コインベース（Coinbase）が、NFTマーケットプレイスであるコインベースNFT（Coinbase NFT）のベータ版をローンチしたことを4月20日に発表した。 コインベースNFTは単にNFTを売買するだけではなく、SNSのようにコミュニティを構築することができるマーケットプレイスとなっているとのこと。 ...
分散型IDツール開発Spruce、a16zらから約44億円調達
Spruce、a16zらから約44億円調達 分散型IDサービス開発のスプルース（Spruce）が、シリーズAラウンドで3400万ドル（約44億円）の資金調達を行なったことが4月20日に分かった。 調達資金は、分散型IDサービス開発のために最先端のプライバシーおよびユーザビリティ技術の研究を先導し、プロダクトチームを成長させ、エコシステム全体のパートナーシップを継続的に実行していくために活用するとい...
Coinbase Exchange’s NFT Marketplace Goes Live in Beta
Nasdaq-listed cryptocurrency trading platform Coinbase Global Inc has announced the launch of the Beta version of its Non-Fungible Token (NFT) marketplace months after it unveiled plans to launch the ...
米財務省、ロシアのマイニング企業を制裁リストへ
米財務省、露マイニング企業を制裁リストへ追加 米国財務省外国資産管理室（OFAC）が、ウクライナ侵攻に対する経済制裁逃れに関与したとして、ロシアの暗号資産マイニング企業を資産凍結の対象リストに追加したことを4月20日に発表した。 OFACの制裁リストに加えられると、該当個人または法人の米国内における財産および収益は凍結され、米国内を経由する取引を行うことができなくなる。 今回OFACはロシアを拠点...
Bリーグ「信州ブレイブウォリアーズ」がFiNANCiEでクラブトークン発行 | あたらしい経済
「信州ブレイブウォリアーズ」がFiNANCiEでクラブトークン発行 次世代クラウドファンディングサービス「FiNANCiE（フィナンシェ）」が、プロバスケットボールB.LEAGUE B1に所属している「信州ブレイブウォリアーズ」のクラブトークン発行と販売の開始を4月21日発表した。なお「FiNANCiE」におけるB1チームのトークン発行は3件目となる。 「信州ブレイブウォリ...
Innovative Tech Leader Is Transforming the Restaurant Industry Through the Integration of NFTs and Blockchain » NullTX
It would be easy to mistake Jonathan Almanzar for a restaurateur. After all, he is the co-founder of Chick’nCone, a successful restaurant chain with dozens of locations worldwide. However, Jonathan wo...
MakerDAO Adds Layer-2 Network StarkNet to Address DAI Transaction Costs
MakerDAO, a major DeFi protocol and the creator of the DAI stablecoin cryptocurrency, announced on Wednesday that it has integrated StarkNet, an Ethereum Layer 2 network (a scaling solution), on its p...
Ukrainian crypto and blockchain firms survive despite ongoing conflict
Many Ukraine-based businesses have had to shutter or suspend operations following the outbreak of the conflict with Russia on Feb. 24, but some in the cryptocurrency space have been able to keep runni...
Enterprise blockchain provider BlockApps raises $41 million
BlockApps, an enterprise blockchain provider, has raised $41 million in funding to grow its development team and accelerate its go-to-market strategy, the company announced today. The funding was led ...
Blockchain-based Games Rallied Up 2,000% in One Year, DappRadar’s Latest Report Shows
DappRadar, a major online platform that offers information and insights about all the existing blockchain-based decentralized applications (DApps), Wednesday disclosed through its Blockchain Games Rep...
KuCoin、約129億円のNFTクリエイターファンド
KuCoinがNFTプロジェクト向けたクリエイターファンド立ち上げ シンガポールを拠点とする暗号資産（仮想通貨）取引所KuCoin（クーコイン）が、NFTプロジェクトに関する1億ドル（約129億円）規模の「クリエイターズ・ファンド（Creators Fund）」を立ち上げたことが4月19日分かった。 ファンドの立ち上げは、クーコインのベンチャーキャピタル部門である「クコインベンチャース（KuCoi...
European Crypto Industry Leaders Ramps up Efforts to Influence EU Regulatory Crypto Policy
According to Reuters, the European Union is working to regulate the cryptocurrency industry, advocating for relevant cryptocurrency exchange companies to disclose relevant details. Still, it has been ...
Netflix shares plunge 25% – The Coin Republic: Cryptocurrency , Bitcoin, Ethereum & Blockchain News
Netflix stock price took a major hit after releasing disappointing user numbers It lost around 200,000 customers in the first quarter of 2022 BTC Price at the time of writing – $41,581.49 Once more th...
Silvergate Bank Earns Nearly $60m in Q1, Net Income Hits $24.7m
American Commercial bank Silvergate Capital, a bank focused on digital currencies, reports financial results for the first quarter of 2022. According to the financial report, the company’s Q1 re...
NBA to Release 18,000 NFTs in the 2022 Playoffs
The National Basketball Association (NBA), a professional basketball league in the United States, will mint 18,000 dynamic non-fungible tokens (NFTs) on the Ethereum network for each player taking par...
Ripple CEO Claims Bitcoin Maximalism is Taking Crypto Backward
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse revealed in a recent interview with CNBC that tribalism around Bitcoin (BTC) and other cryptocurrencies is hindering the growth of the entire crypto industry. Garlinghouse...
Blockchain Can Improve Climate Crisis through Smart Contracts, Study Shows
As climate change is considered a desperate issue in modern times. Blockchain technology is expected to act as a stepping stone towards addressing economic complexities and interoperability when trans...
Nigerian Industry Group Calls Out Public Institutions Over Unlawful Crypto Stance
The Stakeholders in Blockchain Technology Association of Nigeria (SiBAN), a group created in 2018 to promote blockchain adoption in Nigeria, have reached out to public institutions about the wrongful ...
Blockchain Gaming Usage Explodes 2,000% in a Year: DappRadar
The leader in news and information on cryptocurrency, digital assets and the future of money, CoinDesk is a media outlet that strives for the highest journalistic standards and abides by a strict set ...
Solana-based Defi Protocol Delta One Raises $9.1M in Seed Funding
Yield generation Defi protocol Delta One on the Solana blockchain has announced that it has raised $9.1 million in a seed round led by Alameda Research and Ship Capital. Delta One has raised a total o...