Andreessen Horowitz is pouring tens of millions of dollars into a crypto project The project aims to lower the costs of staking top smart contract platform Ethereum Investing in LDO helps reduce the s...
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Venture Capital Giant Andreessen Horowitz Invests $70,000,000 in Ethereum Staking Platform
A Silicon Valley-based investment firm is pouring tens of millions of dollars into a crypto project that aims to lower the costs of staking top smart contract platform Ethereum (ETH). Chris Dixon, a t...
Healthcare giant CVS files for NFTs and virtual goods trademark
CVS Health has filed a trademark application that signals potential plans to offer NFTs and healthcare services in virtual reality and augmented reality, according to a trademark filing posted on Febr...
US Food Chain Giant Shake Shack Offers Bitcoin Cashback
The US food chain giant Shake Shack is reportedly offering its customers BTC as a reward for spending money at their burger chain using Cash App. Shake Shack is an American fast-casual restaurant that...
Russia’s Biggest Tech Giant Yandex Warns of Default – Trustnodes
Russia’s Google, Yandex, has warned it might have to default following the suspension of shares trading on February 25th, a day after Russia invaded Ukraine. The Moscow Stock Exchange has still not op...
Chinese Web Giant Tencent Cuts Transaction Fees For SMEs On WeChat
A Chinese vendor stands next to a QR code customers scan to pay via the WeChat app at a local market … [+]t in Beijing, China. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images) Getty Images Chinese web giant...
Gaming Giant Animoca Brands Reveals Ban Against Russian Users, Co-Founder Compares Russia to North Korea – Bitcoin News
Blockchain gaming firm Animoca Brands has revealed the company is breaking ties with Russian users following the Ukraine invasion that started seven days ago. Animoca Brands co-founder Yat Siu noted i...
Airline software giant ends service with Russia’s Aeroflot, crippling carrier’s ability to sell seats
Aeroflot Russian Airlines and Rossiya Airlines jet aircrafts at Moscow-Sheremetyevo International Airport. Leonid Faerberg | Lightrocket | Getty Images Sabre Corp. on Thursday said it terminated its a...
Japanese commerce and Retail Giant Rakuten announced the launch of NFT Marketplace
Rakuten Group has announced the launch of Rakuten NFT, a non-fungible token (NFT) market. Rakuten NFT Is Getting Ready to Launch in a J.League NFT Collection. Rakuten Group, Japanese electronic commer...
Banking Giant JPMorgan Makes New Investment in Crypto Analytics Firm
The largest bank by assets in the United States is investing in a blockchain intelligence firm as the adoption of crypto assets continues to deepen. Cryptocurrency analytics firm TRM Labs says in a st...
Blockchain Gaming Giant Animoca to Halt Servicing Russian Customers
Animoca Brands – one of the leading blockchain gaming companies – is reportedly planning to cut ties with Russian customers as a response to the country’s invasion of Ukraine. Animoca Brands is undoub...
Japanese Financial Giant Nomura To Set Up Crypto-Focused Unit
Nomura Holdings, one of Japan’s largest wealth managers, said it will set up a new unit to look into digital assets including cryptocurrencies and NFTs, citing growing potential in the space. The comp...
MLS Giant D.C United Enters Sponsorship Partnership With Prominent XDC Network
Numerous sectors have begun to use blockchain, but sports seem to be leading the charge. There are several reasons why blockchain has taken off in the sports industry, but the introduction of non-fung...
Bitcoin Volume Surges in Ukraine and Russia, EBay Explores Crypto Payments, and Institutional Giant Prepares To Boost BTC and Altcoins
From a Bitcoin volume spike in Russia and Ukraine to an institutional giant’s push to support digital assets, here’s a look at some of the stories breaking in the world of crypto. Crypto Volume Surges...
Energy giant Shell to end partnership with Russia’s Gazprom as Ukraine conflict intensifies
The central processing plant for oil and gas in Salym, Russia, Feb. 4, 2014. Salym Petroleum Development is a venture between Shell and Gazprom Neft. Andrey Rudakov | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shell sa...
Japanese Online Retail Giant Rakuten Launches NFT Marketplace – Bitcoin News
Rakuten Group, the Japanese electronic commerce and online retail company based in Tokyo has announced the launch of a non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace called Rakuten NFT. The announcement notes t...
BP to Exit Its 20% Stake in Russian Oil Giant Rosneft
(Bloomberg) — BP Plc moved to dump its shares in oil giant Rosneft PJSC, taking a financial hit of as much as $25 billion by joining the campaign to isolate Russia’s economy. Most Read from Bloo...
Ecommerce giant Rakuten launches an NFT marketplace
Rakuten, a leading e-commerce platform, is launching a marketplace for non-fungible tokens (NFTs). Rakuten’s NFT marketplace will be known as Rakuten NFT. Rakuten’s move comes amid a major boom in the...
MSL Giant D.C. United To Explore NFTs After Partnership With Blockchain Giant XDC Network
Blockchain technology has begun to gain traction among sports fans and serious admirers. One thing that all regions have in common is blockchain technology. The traditional sports world is slowly but ...
E-commerce giant Rakuten launches its own NFT marketplace
advertisement Rakuten Group Inc, the firm behind the popular online shopping platform Rakuten, announced Friday that it has launched its own non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace. The Rakuten NFT mark...
Longtime Goldman Sachs executive joins crypto exchange giant Coinbase
advertisement Goldman Sachs veteran Roger Bartlett is the latest to exit Wall Street in favor of a move to the crypto space by joining Coinbase. Bartlett’s 15-year tenure at Goldman Sachs saw him rise...
Telecom Giant Airtel Acquires Aqilliz, Transforming Adtech & Creator Economy with Blockchain
Airtel, an Indian multinational telecommunications company with operations in eighteen countries, has attained a strategic stake in Blockchain-as-a-Service Company Aqilliz under its start-up accelerat...
Financial Services Giant BNY Mellon Partners with Chainalysis
Blockchain data platform, Chainalysis recently announced that the company has joined hands with the Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (BNY Mellon), to provide crypto compliance tools. BNY Mellon aim...
Crypto Exchange Giant FTX Launching New Gaming Division, According to Recent Job Posts
The US subsidiary of a global cryptocurrency exchange is deepening its efforts in the blockchain gaming industry, as newly posted job openings reveal. According to two job announcements, FTX US has so...
FTX Crypto Giant Debuts in Gaming Space to Attract Publishers to Crypto and NFTs
Yuri Molchan FTX digital exchange is launching a gaming unit to lure more publishers into the crypto, blockchain and NFT spaces According to a recent piece by Bloomberg, the FTX crypto trading behemot...
Carl Icahn just started a proxy fight with this fast-food giant
Carl Icahn has engaged in a proxy fight with McDonald’s Corp (NYSE: MCD), the fast-food company revealed in a press release on Sunday. Reportedly, the American billionaire investor is not satisfied wi...
Warby Parker plans to take on glasses giant EssilorLuxottica
A worker dusts a display of Ray-Ban sunglasses, manufactured by EssilorLuxottica, in a store in Barcelona, Spain, on June 30, 2021. Bloomberg | Getty Images Eyewear company Warby Parker is at an infle...