Decentraland users can see the works of Marvel and DC comic artist José Delbo at the in-game MakersPlace gallery. José Delbo, a comic book artist who has drawn for both DC and Marvel, kicks off a week-long exhibition today (July 23) in the Ethereum-based virtual reality world, Decentraland. The artist, who started his career at […]
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has publicly endorsed blockchain as an investment opportunity. The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, has endorsed blockchain as an ‘opportunity in frontier technology’, renewing hopes that the country is warming to cryptocurrencies. In a keynote address at the India Ideas Summit, hosted by the US-India Business Council on Wednesday, […]
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A spate of global ransomware attacks has delayed Australian television ratings, compromised eight universities, and shut down a smart-wearables firm. Leading market research and data analytics firm Nielsen has been unable to provide overnight ratings this week for Australian TV viewers as a result of a ransomware attack. The TV ratings were not available on […]
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Sejong police are investigating who leaked details of the government’s crypto tax bill before it was formally announced. The South Korean police have launched an investigation into the source of leaked information about the government’s new crypto tax legal amendments. Social media users and private blogs had revealed details of the changes before it was […]
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The world’s most famous chess player, Garry Kasparov, supports BTC as a means to fight human rights violations. Garry Kasparov, the Russian chessmaster who faced off against IBM’s “Deep Blue” supercomputer, says Bitcoin, crypto and blockchain technologies, are the solution to the demand for privacy in financial markets. In a July 23 interview with Forbes […]
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The son of ex-Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn, who escaped house arrest in Japan in December, paid for the extraction using Bitcoin. Carlos Ghosn — the ex-Nissan head who made a dramatic escape from house arrest in Japan in December — paid the extraction team half a billion dollars worth of crypto. According to U.S. prosecutors […]
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The popularity of crypto is on the rise in Africa, according to the CEO of one of the continent’s up and coming exchanges. Crypto usage and trading has made its way over to Africa, gaining prevalence all over the continent, according to Chris Maurice, CEO of Yellow Card — a crypto exchange based in Lagos, […]
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Traders bought $720 December call options as Ethereum price rallied 17% this week, but what’s the likelihood of ETH rallying another 160%? Since the start of the week Ether (ETH) has gained more than 17% and the gains appear to be connected to increasing stablecoin use and the rise of DeFi applications. As reported by […]
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A former director of the U.S. National Broadband Task Force criticizes anti-encryption bills that in his opinion hurt the nation’s economy and security. Under president Obama, Anurag Lal served as the director of the National Broadband Task Force. Currently he is the CEO of NetSfere, a company that provides secure messaging for enterprises. Lal believes […]
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NEO to partner with China’s Blockchain Service Network to overcome major barriers for blockchain adoption. NEO, a project dubbed the “Chinese Ethereum”, and the Blockchain-based Services Network, or BSN, are joining forces to push blockchain’s mainstream adoption forward, according to an official announcement on July 22. Overcoming major barriers High entry barriers and fragmented developer […]
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