Seoul looks to join the metaverse starting in 2023, Meta challenges a women’s right to control the Instagram handle “metaverse,” and Francis Haugen issues a warning about the potential risks of the virtual world. Following the announcement that Facebook’s parent company would be rebranding in a shift towards the metaverse, many projects have started similar…
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The filing specifies that Valkyrie’s ETF may invest up to 10% of its net assets in securities of Bitcoin mining firms, as well as up to 5% in the securities of pooled investment vehicles in the U.S. that hold BTC. Crypto asset manager Valkyrie has launched an exchange-traded fund with exposure to Bitcoin on the…
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The trading app suggested gifting cryptocurrency this holiday season could help newbies “taking the first step” and have interesting conversations around the dinner table in the future. Trading app Robinhood has announced that its users will be able to gift friends and family crypto over the holiday season. In a Thursday announcement, Robinhood said its…
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The trading platform said a “significant amount” of the investment would fund rostered soccer players’ crypto accounts. Crypto trading platform Voyager Digital has inked a deal with the National Women’s Soccer League, or NWSL, aiming to provide players crypto education and financial support. In a Tuesday announcement, Voyager said it would become the league’s first…
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Giving Block co-founder Pat Duffy said the service streamlines the platform’s existing donation process, allowing “high-value donors to quickly and securely give large gifts to their favorite charities while reducing their tax bill.” The Giving Block, an online platform which allows nonprofit organizations and charities to accept digital asset donations, has launched a service tailored…
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“It’s as easy as sending cash, and you don’t need to own stock or Bitcoin to gift it,” said Cash App, allowing transfers as low as $1. Digital payments company Block, formerly called Square, has announced that Cash App users will be able to gift friends and family both crypto and stock over the holiday…
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Talent recruitment experts say that crypto firms are in dire need of the best leadership available to scale their businesses. The crypto industry has enjoyed astronomical growth over the last couple of years. Now, talent recruitment experts say that crypto firms are in dire need of good leadership to scale their businesses. Previously seen as…
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The trading app will adopt Chainalysis’ monitoring compliance solution Know Your Transaction as well as the Chainalysis Reactor, its investigations software. Blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis will be partnering with Robinhood to provide data and tools for trading in advance of the app launching its crypto wallet. In a Monday announcement, Chainalysis said the integrated partnership…
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U.S. Bank launched crypto custody services for institutional investors in October as part of a partnership with New York Digital Investment Group. New York-based asset manager WisdomTree has amended its filing for a Bitcoin exchange-traded fund with the Securities and Exchange Commission to name U.S. Bank as its custodian. In a Wednesday filing, WisdomTree listed…
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“We are entering a significant moment for alternative governance models, and we think there’s an important opportunity to advance these efforts using the blockchain,” said Kickstarter CEO Aziz Hasan and co-founder Perry Chen. Crowdfunding platform Kickstarter will be launching a new company that will eventually see its website move to a blockchain-based system on Celo. …
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