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Mastercard Says Customers Are Too Comfortable With Today’s Money for Adoption of CBDCs: CNBC
The widespread use of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) does not have enough justification at the moment as customers are so comfortable using today's type of money, a senior Mastercard official has said.
Protocol Village: Kinetix Gets Strategic Investment to Build on Gnosis
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of Nov. 16-22, with live updates throughout.
NHL Dives Into NFT Market With ‘Breakaway’ Platform, Amidst Shifting Digital Collectible Trends
The National Hockey League, the NHL Players’ Association, and the NHL Alumni Association have collaborated with the non-fungible token (NFT) firm Sweet to introduce NHL Breakaway, a digital collectibles platform. The NHL says the…
Bitcoin Flips Ethereum for the First Time in 24-Hour NFT Sales Shift
On Wednesday, November 8, 2023, the Bitcoin blockchain saw its non-fungible token (NFT) asset sales surpass those on the Ethereum platform, marking a historic shift during a single-day span. According to the analytics provided by…
Protocol Village: Stackr, Provider of Tools for ‘Micro-Rollups,’ Raises $5.5M
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of Nov. 9-15, with live updates throughout.
The Simpsons Satirizes NFT Mania in Latest ‘Treehouse of Horror’ Episode
On Sunday’s anticipated Halloween special, The Simpsons unveiled its thirty-fourth “Treehouse of Horror” episode, showcasing Bart’s transformation into a non-fungible token (NFT) by Homer. In a twist of events,…
Hong Kong Regulator Planning to Widen Purview of Virtual Assets Supervision
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority is reportedly planning to expand the purview of its supervision of virtual assets to include entities that issue stablecoins. The Hong Kong regulator said it also wants to create a framework that governs…
NFT Markets Rebound With 18% Rise to $106M; Bitcoin NFTs Take Second Place Under Ether’s Lead
Between October 29 and November 5, 2023, sales of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) rose by 18.30% compared to the week before, reaching a high of $106.32 million. This week’s NFT statistics reveal an uptick in activity, with the number of…
Study: Stablecoin Activity the Highest in Q3 of 2023 With Approximately 400K Daily Active Addresses
By the end of Q3 2023, activity in the stablecoin category as measured by the number of daily active addresses (DAA) stood at over 400,000 — the highest in any category. In the decentralized finance (defi) category — the next…
Celestia’s TIA Airdrop Hype Wanes as Blockchain Struggles to Gain Users
Celestia, the modular blockchain that claims it will scale with more users, has struggled to wrangle much of a market share in its first week, with less than 350,000 transactions being registered in four days.
