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Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Leads £210M Round in UK-Based Consumer Finance Platform Lendable
Lendable.co.uk, a major AI-powered consumer finance platform based in London, announced on Thursday it raised £210 million in a funding round led by the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board through its Teachers’ Innovation Platform (TIP).…
Ukraine Cancells Crypto Airdrop Program, Instead Embraces NFTs Plan
Ukraine's government announced on Thursday that it cancelled its plan of a crypto airdrop for receiving donations towards its fight against last week's Russian invasion. The authorities have instead stated that they will sell non-fungible…
Telecom Giant Airtel Acquires Aqilliz, Transforming Adtech & Creator Economy with Blockchain
Airtel, an Indian multinational telecommunications company with operations in eighteen countries, has attained a strategic stake in Blockchain-as-a-Service Company Aqilliz under its start-up accelerator program.
Using a patented hybrid…
Ukraine Legalizes Bitcoin amid Intensified Tension with Russia
Amid inevitable military potential conflicts escalating tension between Ukraine and Russia before the incoming full-blown war, the Ukrainian parliament unanimously voted to legalize Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies by passaging a Virtual…
YouTube Sees NFTs as Catalysts, Tieing Deeper Relationships with Users
YouTube sees non-fungible tokens (NFTs) as stepping stones towards a stronger connection between creators and viewers, according to Chief Product Officer Neal Mohan.
Through YouTube’s official blog, Mohan delves deeper into this year’s…
MetaWeek to Take Place in Dubai on March 7-10, 2022, Shaping the Future Trends for Metaverses and…
Investors, NFT artists, blockchain brightest minds, DeFi experts and DAO representatives will converge to UAE for a week-long event with a full-scale trailblazing digital and physical networking experience. Community leaders will discuss…
NFT Monthly Trading Volume Records $4B on OpenSea
Despite being the new kid on the crypto block, non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are stamping their authority as trendy digital assets based on increased adoption.
For the first time, monthly NFT trading volume breached the $4 billion level on…
Rio de Janeiro Plans to become “Crypto Rio” by Storing Part of its Reserves in Bitcoin
Following in the footsteps of Miami, Brazilian city Rio de Janeiro plans to enter the crypto space by having 1% of its reserves in Bitcoin.
Speaking during Rio Innovation Week, Mayor Eduardo Paes revealed that the city of Rio de Janeiro…
Bitcoin Slips to 4-Month Low as Kazakhstan Internet Shutdown Hampers Mining
Bitcoin (BTC) dropped below $42K for the first time since September 2021 as the market remains in the red.
The leading cryptocurrency was down by 2.92% in the last 24 hours to hit $41,733 during intraday trading, according to…
Ethereum’s Transaction Volume Scales the Heights by Topping 2.14B ETH in 2021
With an annual return rate of 399.2%, Ethereum (ETH) has scaled the heights in 2021 thanks to increased adoption and notable upgrades like the London Hard Fork.
Ethereum’s on-chain volume has witnessed a 36.4% surge on a year-to-date…