The Sandbox metaverse names Mega City project partners
Gaming metaverse the Sandbox announced the partners for its upcoming Hong Kong-influenced virtual cultural hub.
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Kazakh riots hit crypto miners amid internet blackout
Bitcoin hashrates tumble as miners unprepared for an outage, experts say.
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China’s largest food delivery platform Meituan accepts e-CNY payment
Hong Kong-listed Chinese food delivery giant Meituan, which occupies 70% of the market share, on Wednesday started to accept digital yuan for payments, as tested by Forkast.News. Fast facts Users first need to link their wallets to Meituan in the e-CNY app; then they can pay for an order by selecting digital yuan in the…
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Flash crash hits crypto market, but prices steady throughout Asia trading day
Bearish concerns over Federal Reserve rate hikes show a continued correlation with traditional markets, but industry watchers see changing dynamics at play.
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LG to follow Samsung adding NFT features to flagship TVs
The ability to display, buy and even mint NFTs is seeping into mainstream products from South Korea’s largest corporations.
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Tax authorities recover US$9M from India’s biggest crypto exchanges
Some of India’s largest crypto exchanges, including WazirX, blame ambiguity in the regulation of cryptocurrencies for missed tax payments.
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Amid riots over fuel prices, Kazakhstan government resigns
Since China’s crypto bans, Kazakhstan has become a popular destination of energy-intensive crypto mining companies.
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China’s digital yuan app now publicly accessible, one step closer to launch
But e-CNY adoption remains an issue, with mobile payment platforms such as Alipay and WeChat Pay already ubiquitous.