More people are using crypto in Russia than ever before, a leading Moscow-based academic has claimed. Per the Russian-language media outlet Coinspot, the comments came from Evgeny Kogan, Professor of Economic Sciences at the National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE). Crypto in Russia: Adoption on the Rise? Kogan claimed that “interest in cryptocurrencies”...
BitRiver, Russia’s biggest industrial crypto mining firm, has announced it is building a new 100MW data center in Eastern Siberia. The firm’s BitRiver-B subsidiary has already started building the new center, officially a “data processing center for energy-intensive computing.” The company now plans to launch operations at the center “in the second half of 2024.”...
Source: DALL·EAltLayer, a rollups platform focusing on blockchain scalability, has raised $14.4 million in a strategic funding round. According to a social media post by AltLayer, the fundraising round was co-led by Polychain Capital and Hack VC, with the aim of expanding the company’s team and advancing its rollup infrastructure. Additional participants in the funding...
Source: DALL·EThe Chinese city of Shenzhen has implemented digital yuan smart contracts for car pre-payments, a collaboration with the Agricultural Bank of China. According to the local newspaper Jing Bao, the first batch of consumers successfully purchased new automobiles with digital yuan-powered smart contracts in early February. The Pingshan District Administration for Market Regulation partnered...
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Mumbai, the bustling financial hub of India, has introduced a metaverse initiative aimed at showcasing its latest and upcoming city-wide infrastructure megaprojects. Dubbed the Mumbai Metropolis Metaverse, this platform offers users a captivating 3D and virtual reality (VR) experience, enabling them to explore various development initiatives across Mumbai and its neighboring cities. Mumbai Metropolis Metaverse Unveiled: A...
BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, has intensified its media advertising campaign for its recently launched iShares spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF), framing the asset not merely as a currency but as a symbol of “progress.” In contrast to the flashy marketing strategies employed by its competitors, the campaign for the iShares Bitcoin ETF (IBIT)...
In an exclusive, gaming-focused interview with Cryptonews, the BLOCKLORDS game CEO David Johansson talked about the indestructible link between crypto and gaming. He told us how the game came to where it is today, despite the obstacle; how the team utilized the circumstances in the space and the knowledge they gained to set up a...
Source: DALL·E 3Payment leaders actively investigating blockchain’s potential find business-to-business (B2B) payments to be the most promising application, a Ripple survey published Tuesday showed. The survey, conducted in partnership with the US Faster Payments Council, found that more than 40% of those experimenting with crypto domestically are considering B2B applications. Additionally, 37% of those already...
Courtesy: Tiffany FongThe first prison photo of former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried in prison was released on Tuesday by crypto influencer Tiffany Fong on February 19. The photo depicts a somewhat disheveled Bankman-Fried in what Fong believes may be the first image of the now disgraced crypto mastermind following his arrest in August 2023. The Last...