When Candy Digital launched in 2021, the NFT firm came out swinging with its official line of Major League Baseball collectibles. Stepping up to the plate again, this time with Getty Images, the company is now searching for its next potential hit. After sifting through Getty’s expansive archive of stock photos, Candy has curated a collection of photos centered on…
In 2022, the citizens of South Korea transacted $4.3 billion (5.6 trillion Korean won) through ‘illegal’ crypto exchanges, according to local sources. The country’s government has been especially attentive toward such money movement amid the tightening regime of licensing. On March 7, the local media published the numbers the Korea Customs Service provided. According to Customs, the overall amount of…
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre has said that the White House is “aware of the situation” regarding troubled crypto bank Silvergate, and will “continue monitoring the reports.” “It is obviously only the latest company in the cryptocurrency field to experience significant issues,” Jean-Pierre said, while declining to comment specifically on the situation at Silvergate. The Press Secretary pointed to…
press release PRESS RELEASE. Shellboxes, a leading Web 3 company with top-level blockchain security and consulting services, has announced its commitment to help project owners stay protected amid rising cyberattacks in the industry. The Shellboxes team has raised the alarm over the carefree attitude of most Web 3 project owners who pay little to no attention to the growing risk…
While interest in digital assets has waned in some parts of the world, in the Middle East and Northern Africa adoption of crypto has been skyrocketing according to Mustafa Kheriba, the executive chairman of the asset management firm Iceberg Capital Limited. According to Kheriba, factors such as high inflation and residents’ desire for high-return investment opportunities have drawn many to…
While interest in digital assets has waned in some parts of the world, in the Middle East and Northern Africa adoption of crypto has been skyrocketing according to Mustafa Kheriba, the executive chairman of the asset management firm Iceberg Capital Limited. According to Kheriba, factors such as high inflation and residents’ desire for high-return investment opportunities have drawn many to…
‘Calladita’ Director Says NFT Funding Model He Used Is Already Gone Because Web3 Moves So Fast Miguel Faus funded his upcoming film “Calladita” via NFT sales and a prize grant from Decentralized Pictures and Steven Soderbergh. He told Decrypt’s Stephen Graves at NFT Paris about how the film process is progressing and how Web3 moves so quickly that the NFT…
CEO of Video Streaming Platform Beem: Decentralization Lets ‘Creators Regain Their Autonomy’ Mihai Crasneanu, Co-founder and CEO of Beem, describes Beem as “a mix of YouTube, Twitch, Zoom, and Clubhouse” that runs as a decentralized platform. He talked to Decrypt’s Stephen Graves at NFT Paris about how it all works and how the platform is growing. Source: https://decrypt.co/videos/live-events/kJsmUCBO/ceo-of-video-streaming-platform-beem-decentralization-lets-creators-regain-their-autonomy
Athlete NFT platform Blockasset announced today that it is leaving Solana for Chiliz Chain 2.0, the Ethereum Virtual Machine-compatible Layer-1 blockchain from sports fan token firm Chiliz. Blockasset will meanwhile receive an equity investment from Chiliz, which owns the Socios fan token and rewards platform. Socios works with more than 170 partners including teams across the NFL, NBA, NHL, MLS,…
Some countries around the world suffered bigger financial losses to cryptocurrency scams despite a massive bear market in 2022. Losses from crypto scams in Hong Kong amounted to 1.7 billion Hong Kong dollars ($216.6 million) last year, surging 106% from a year before, according to the local police. The number of crypto-related scams reported in Hong Kong in 2022 equaled…
