Nonfungible tokens have proven to be successful across a number of industries. From gaming to high-end luxury fashion, NFT use cases have demonstrated the importance of creating lasting connections between a company or a brand and its users/customers.As such, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that the billion-dollar event-ticketing industry is on its way to being disrupted by … [Read more...] about NFT tickets take the stage in 2022, connecting artists and fans
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Kraken Ventures Raises $65M for Early Stage Crypto Fund
Kraken Ventures said it will invest in financial infrastructure, Web3, decentralized finance (DeFi), consumer crypto protocols, artificial intelligence, and machine learning startups. The fund will target initial investments in the $500,000 - $2 million. Source link … [Read more...] about Kraken Ventures Raises $65M for Early Stage Crypto Fund
French Central Bank Completes First Stage of Its CBDC Experiments
The Banque de France said it completed the first stage of its experiments into a wholesale central bank digital currency (CBDC) and plans to move on to the next phase, focusing on cross-border payments.France’s central bank has been exploring the use of a CBDC for the exchange of money between financial institutions since March 2020.The final stage of the first tranche of … [Read more...] about French Central Bank Completes First Stage of Its CBDC Experiments
Bitcoin Struggles Below $50K After Crypto CEOs Took Center Stage
Bitcoin failed to hold above the $50,000 mark and was down 4.2% over the past 24 hours.The largest cryptocurrency was looking weak on Thursday, a day after CEOs from six major crypto firms spoke before the U.S. House of Representatives Financial Services Committee.The hearing, which clocked in as one of the longest Congressional hearings on crypto, lasted almost five hours. … [Read more...] about Bitcoin Struggles Below $50K After Crypto CEOs Took Center Stage
Rocket Pool Eth2 staking service launches, hits stage two cap in 45 seconds
The launch of ETH2 staking service Rocket Pool saw it hit its stage two cap in just 45 seconds according to the co-founder of hosting partner Allnodes Konstantin Boyko-Romanovsky.In its first two days of operations, Rocket Pool has registered 237 node operators across 42 global locations, with 1088 ETH staked. According to an announcement the platform now has Total Value Locked … [Read more...] about Rocket Pool Eth2 staking service launches, hits stage two cap in 45 seconds