While the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) continues to tout the e-naira’s credentials as a tool for fostering financial inclusion, some experts agree that this central bank digital currency (CBDC) is presently not doing this. The CBDC’s Chaotic Start This assertion as well as the e-naira app’s brief removal from Google Play Store appears to…
Mythical Games Raises $150 Million in Series C Funding Round Led by A16z
Mythical Games, a blockchain-based gaming company, has raised $150 million in its series C funding round. The round was led by A16z, who is aggressively investing in these kinds of crypto initiatives. It also had the participation of other companies like D1 Capital, Redbird Capital, The Raine Group, as well as from well known cryptocurrency…
TCG World Partners With Stock Giants WSB to Expand Their Metaverse
PRESS RELEASE. The world’s largest metaverse on blockchain and NFT platform TCG World announces partnership with a stock giant WallStreetBets. Since the start of the year, the WallStreetBets movement has been defying traditional finance with a legion of retail investors using decentralized tradable assets on the blockchain to advance the ethos of financial democracy. Now,…
Electronic Arts CEO Thinks NFTs and Play-to-Earn Are Part of the Future of the Gaming Industry
Electronic Arts (EA), an important gaming and entertainment-oriented company, has made insightful remarks about the importance of NFTs and the play-to-earn model in its last earnings call. Andrew Wilson, CEO of the company, addressed the subject in response to several questions posed by business analysts. Electronic Arts Open to NFTs and Play-to-Earn Electronic Arts, the…
New York City Mayor-Elect Eric Adams Will Take First 3 Paychecks in Bitcoin, Promises to Make NYC Center of Crypto
New York City Mayor-elect Eric Adams says that he will take his first three paychecks in bitcoin. He has also promised to make NYC the center of crypto. “NYC it’s going to be the center of the cryptocurrency industry and other fast-growing innovative industries,” he said. Eric Adams’ Bitcoin and Crypto Promises New York City…
Coinbase Makes Shiba Inu Crypto Available to New York Residents After Adding SHIB Trading Pairs
The Nasdaq-listed crypto exchange Coinbase has made shiba inu cryptocurrency available to New York residents, who can now trade, buy, sell and store SHIB on Coinbase. This announcement follows the exchange adding SHIB trading pairs. Coinbase Grows Its Shiba Inu Crypto Offerings Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase announced Friday that the shiba inu (SHIB) cryptocurrency is now…