The European Central Bank (ECB) is allocating over $700 million from its $1.3 billion contract budget for contractors to develop offline payment capabilities for a retail digital euro. In its search for providers offering various services such as risk management, information security, and user application, the ECB disclosed its intention to assign up to 1.2 billion euros ($1.3...
South Korea’s stance on cryptocurrency ETFs remains unchanged despite the U.S. giving the green light to a Bitcoin spot ETF. The South Korean government continues to disallow the launch of cryptocurrency ETFs, adhering to its long-standing policy of not recognizing digital currencies as financial assets. Since 2017, financial institutions in the country have been barred from...
Bitfinity Network has raised $7 million from Polychain Capital and ParaFi Capital to establish off-chain infrastructure for Bitcoin and Ordinals. In a press release shared with crypto.news, Bitfinity said the proceeds will help it develop a Bitcoin sidechain on the Internet Computer blockchain called the Bitfinity Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM). With the new solutions, blockchain developers...
Upland, a web3 strategy game with over three million accounts, distributed over $13.5 million to players’ PayPal accounts in December 2023. In a press release, Upland said this pointed to their commitment to empowering players with real-world value through virtual experiences. Players can earn revenue through gameplay, strategic investments, and creations within Upland. This can be converted...
According to a Jan. 11 report by CryptoQuant, an on-chain and market analytics tool, Coinbase’s Bitcoin OTC trading volume reached $7.7 billion today. On Jan. 10, an official SEC filing revealed that spot Bitcoin ETFs had received approval for listing on all registered national exchanges in the U.S., including the Nasdaq, NYSE, and CBOE. This approval...
Bitcoin made a 24-month high on day one of open trading for spot BTC ETFs less than 24 hours after the SEC issued approval. On Jan. 11, the price of Bitcoin (BTC) hit $49,000 for the first time since December 2021 as trading opened for spot BTC ETFs across major U.S. exchanges like the Nasdaq, NYSE,...
Barcelona has warned fans to be “prudent and discrete” when traveling to Saudi Arabia for the team’s Spanish Super Cup semifinal against Osasuna on Thursday, urging spectators to “strictly respect the country’s customs and ways.” The advice, released on the Barça website Monday, also warned that people could face “severe penalties” for openly supporting the LGBTQ community. Same-sex sexual activity is...
GANDHINAGAR, India : Indian data centre operator Yotta's plans to purchase more AI chips from its partner Nvidia will be worth $500 million, taking its total order book with the U.S. firm to $1 billion as Yotta beefs up AI cloud services, its chief executive told Reuters. Yotta said last month that it would place an order for...
Tokyo CNN — A Japanese coast guard aircraft which was struck by a passenger plane at Tokyo’s Haneda International Airport was instructed only to “taxi to holding point” and had not been cleared for takeoff, an official transcript of air traffic control communications released Wednesday suggests. The fatal accident saw Japan Airlines flight 516 crash into the coast guard aircraft...
A recent dip in Apple's stock over worries about iPhone sales has left the Silicon Valley tech heavyweight in danger of being overtaken by Microsoft as the world's most valuable company. Fresh worries about smartphone demand have pushed Apple's shares down 4 per cent so far in 2024 after rallying 48 per cent last year. Microsoft...
