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Rakuten launches NFT marketplace to capitalize on growing adoption in Japan
The explosion of NFT popularity in 2021 is continuing apace in the new year.
BNY Mellon plans to launch digital asset custody platform later this year
The investment bank reportedly said it will begin with the United States and then expand worldwide based on market demand.
OpenSea disables features temporarily as contract migration completes
Bids and purchases are made unavailable to ensure that listings are protected until the migration completes.
Senator Ted Cruz invokes Canadian unrest to advocate for Bitcoin again
Cruz has joined the growing list of American politicians who have been advocating for Bitcoin adoption in the United States.
Ukraine Bitcoin exchange volume spikes 200% as Russia war sparks currency concerns
Kuna, a long-running native crypto exchange, sees a swift change in client activity amid currency controls and the hryvnia at all-time lows.
Block nets $1.18B Q4 gross profit marking a 47% YoY increase
In total, Block generated $4.42 billion worth of gross profit in 2021 marking a total YoY growth of 62%, however, net profit totaled just $77 million.
Snow Crash's Metaverse was filled with ads in 1992, and the real one will be too
“Just making sh*t up” — Neal Stevenson’s science fiction novel, Snow Crash, long foretold the rise of a techno-marketing dystopia.
BitsCrunch raises $3.6M in funding for NFT analytics tools
Several high-profile investment firms contributed to the funding round, suggesting interest in the space is far from waning any time soon.
Gemini joins Coinbase and Block at the Crypto Council for Innovation
The crypto exchange declared it spent $120,000 on lobbying activities in the U.S. in the third and fourth quarters of 2021.
Coinbase made $2.2 billion in revenue from transaction fees in Q4
The largest crypto trading platform in the U.S. has beaten analysts’ expectations by 27% in its Q4 earnings despite a broader slump in the crypto market.