Business

FTX, Lightspeed Lead $21M Funding Round in Gaming Studio Faraway

Faraway’s Mini Royale will be the first multiplayer title to integrate Solana-based FTXPay with NFTs and wallets.

Business  ·  4 November 2021

MetaMask, Phantom Wallet Users Targeted in Crypto Phishing Scam: Report

The scam campaigns, which used Google ads to reach users, has resulted in losses of at least $500,000, according to Check Point Research.

Business  ·  4 November 2021

CryptoCompare Gets FCA Authorization to Operate as Benchmark Administrator

CryptoCompare provides data and benchmarks for digital assets based on market research and methodologies.

Business  ·  4 November 2021

Enjin Forms $100M Fund to Support Metaverse Projects

Blockchain platform Enjin has established a $100 million fund to support projects in its ecosystem geared toward developing a decentralized metaverse.

Business  ·  4 November 2021

Bitfury Hires Former Binance US Chief Brian Brooks as CEO

Bitcoin mining company Bitfury has hired former Binance US chief Brian Brooks as its new CEO.

Business  ·  4 November 2021

FC Barcelona Joins NFT Rush With Moments From 122 Years of History

The Spanish soccer club will sell the NFTs based on historic photos and videos through the Ownix marketplace.

Business  ·  4 November 2021

Galaxy Digital’s October AUM Grew More Than 40% to $3.1B

Galaxy Digital's assets under management (AUM) grew from $2.2 billion to over $3.1 billion in October, a surge of over 40%.

Business  ·  4 November 2021

BTS Agency Hybe to Set Up Joint Venture on NFTs with Korean Crypto Exchange Upbit

The agency behind one of the world’s most succseful K-pop bands wants to look into NFTs.

Business  ·  4 November 2021

Binance Is Investigating Squid Game Token, Considers It a Scam

The crypto exchange has frozen wallet addresses tied to the token’s developers, according to Barron’s.

Business  ·  3 November 2021

Informe de JPMorgan afirma que las CBDC pueden ahorrar a las empresas $100.000 millones al año en pagos transfronterizos

El informe considera una red de monedas digitales de múltiples bancos centrales en toda la región de la Asociación de Naciones del Sudeste Asiático y sus corredores, que opera con un conjunto diverso de 10 monedas y aporta el 7% del comercio transfronterizo mundial.

Business  ·  3 November 2021

Binance Funds $116M Initiative to Grow French Crypto Ecosystem

The world’s biggest crypto exchange has teamed with nonprofit French Fintech to build a research hub and accelerator.

Business  ·  3 November 2021

JPMorgan Report Says CBDCs Can Save Firms $100B a Year in Cross-Border Costs

The report considers a network of multiple central bank digital currencies across the ASEAN region.

Business  ·  3 November 2021

International Cricket NFTs to Hit Flow Blockchain Following $17M Seed Round

Tiger Global and Dapper Labs are backing Faze Technologies’ bid to “build the metaverse for cricket.”

Business  ·  3 November 2021

VCs Invested Record $6.5B in Crypto, Blockchain in Q3: CB Insights

Global venture capital funding into cryptocurrency and blockchain reached an all-time high of $6.5 billion in the third quarter.

Business  ·  3 November 2021