Regulation
Trick of the trade: Is SEC helping or reining in Bitcoin with ETF?
Top blockchain and cryptocurrency news: Bitcoin grows up. Facebook’s metaverse journey. China’s crypto investors find a workaround.
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Lens
Meta (Facebook)
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Regulation
U.S. lawmakers urge Facebook to halt Novi’s pilot launch
A group of U.S. lawmakers called on Facebook to halt its cryptocurrency and digital wallet project Novi hours after its pilot launch began on Tuesday, amid the company’s ongoing trust crisis. Senators Brian Schatz (D-HI), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Tina Smith (D-MN) said the tech giant “cannot be trusted […]
Jocelyn Yang
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Metaverse Platforms
Facebook to create 10,000 jobs in the EU to build its vision for the metaverse
Facebook says it will create 10,000 jobs in the European Union over the next five years to build its highly anticipated metaverse — a digital platform that utilizes technology such as virtual and augmented reality that the company says has the potential to unlock new creative, social and economic opportunities. Fast facts According to a […]
Lachlan Keller
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Regulation
How should the world tackle crypto criminals and digital dangers?
Top blockchain and crypto news: US leads charge in ramping up cybersecurity. Crypto fans crow as Facebook flops. China bears down on metaverses.
Forkast.News
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Altcoins
Why Facebook’s Novi wallet could strike gold in SE Asia
Facebook's Novi is ready to launch. Here's why the Diem crypto wallet might find an especially warm welcome in places like the Philippines and Malaysia.
Lachlan Keller
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Metaverse Platforms
Will Facebook’s metaverse future transform how we live online?
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has a vision for metaverses — online worlds that one day will replace big parts of our offline lives. But some say that future is already here.
Lachlan Keller
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DeFi Innovations
Tesla, Facebook and Netflix stock tokens launch on Solana blockchain
Swiss-based Digital Assets AG, a firm focused on the design of tokenized stock infrastructure, has launched over 50 tokenized stocks on the Solana public blockchain.
Lucas Cacioli
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Bitcoin News
What’s really behind the Bitcoin market crash? Tether USDT lifts veil on reserves. Facebook-backed Diem going to California.
Other top blockchain and cryptocurrency news: BlockFi’s accidental BTC millionaires. China's Inner Mongolia asks citizens to report illegal crypto mining.
Forkast.News
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Regulation
5 reasons why CBDCs and Facebook-backed Diem go hand-in-hand
When Diem launches and central banks roll out digital currencies, what role will each play? Here is a look at the world's financial and payments future.
Ran Goldshtein
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Opinion Pieces
Capitol riot: Is political extremism tarnishing blockchain by association?
Decentralized apps like DLive are gaining attention since the violent attack on the US Capitol. How will this affect the wider adoption of blockchain DApps?
James Wo
