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Samson Mow – former CSO at Blockstream – revealed the Bitcoin adoption plans of three different global jurisdictions on Thursday. One of them includes Mexico – where the nation’s president has extended an invitation to Mow to discuss the possibility. Spreading Bitcoin Adoption Worldwide Speaking on-stage at the Bitcoin 2022 conference, Mow explained how he’s spent the last month working on “Bitcoin nation-state adoption” ever since leaving Blockstream. He’s also launched a...

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is becoming a major crypto haven and experiencing a huge boom in usage. Not long ago, the nation found itself at the center of regulatory interest following the unveiling of its new virtual asset law, and now it looks like one in five people within the country are looking to trade crypto on a regular basis. The UAE Is Seeing a Huge Surge in Crypto Use A recent survey suggests that about 67 percent of UAE citizens are looking to become...

CashApp – the mobile payment service developed by Block – announced many major Bitcoin-related upgrades on Thursday. One of the new integrations allows users to automatically convert their incoming paychecks into Bitcoin. Another Wave of Bitcoin Features CashApp is quite familiar with Bitcoin and its surrounding technology already. It already allows users to purchase Bitcoin alongside stocks, and to send lightning network payments to wallets capable of receiving them. In...

The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) announced it will distribute new bonuses for athletes that will be paid in bitcoin. The crypto awards will go to the top three fighters fans have voted for. Fight Night Bonuses in Bitcoin The UFC continues to engage further with the cryptocurrency industry. It disclosed new “Fan Bonus of the Night,” which will be awarded to athletes in the primary digital asset. The bitcoin payouts will range from $30,000 for first place, $20,000 for a...

Dubai – the capital of the United Arab Emirates in the Middle East – has unveiled a new digital currency law that apparently a lot of other countries could learn from. The law allows for increased innovation and investor protection in the space while also permitting banks to do their jobs in making sure that all crypto activity is regulated and safe. Dubai Is Instilling a New Crypto Law Jonathan Levin of Chainalysis fame is speaking at this week’s World Government Summit...

Meta, the company behind Facebook, is reportedly trying to develop its own token – not a cryptocurrency – to support its ambition of connecting users through the Metaverse. More tokens may be developed to facilitate the realization of the project, the report outlined. The newly explored token is like ROBUX for another metaverse Roblox reported the Financial Times. A metaverse-specific currency, which is in the early planning stages, has been nicknamed “Zuck Bucks” by...

Ripple, like Bitcoin and Ethereum, could not manage to break above the daily MA200 and has fallen into a downward trajectory. Technical Analysis By: Grizzly The Daily Chart: Source: TradingViewOn the daily timeframe, after the bears defended the resistance at $0.93 well, they were able to push the price down to $0.75 and deliver a 19% correction. Ripple is currently stuck between the daily MA100 (marked white) as support and MA50 (marked yellow) as resistance. If the bulls...

The largest digital marketplace for crypto collectibles – OpenSea – officially started listing NFTs minted on the Solana blockchain. “We are currently supporting 165 collections, and adding more every day,” the team announced. OpenSea disclosed that users can now buy and sell Solana NFTs on the marketplace. The company praised the blockchain protocol’s low gas fees, efficient energy usage, and fast transactions. The moment you’ve been waiting for… @Solana is officially on...

Die vierte Ausgabe der Swiss Cyber Security Days bot mit dem amerikanischen Cyber Security Director und Berater von Präsident Joe Biden einen hochstehenden Wissensinput für das Publikum und die Schweiz. Er betonte die Bedeutung einer guten Zusammenarbeit, da der Cyberspace keine Landesgrenzen kenne, und lobte das Schweizer Innovationspotential. Bilanz aus den über 130 Referaten und Diskussionen: Die Schweiz hat im Bereich Cybersicherheit aufgeholt, mehr nötiges Bewusstsein geschaffen und...

Unter dem Namen „Meta“ hat Mark Zuckerberg erst vor kurzem sein Unternehmen neu aufgestellt. Das mit dem Unternehmen verbundene Metaverse soll nicht nur die Social Media Plattform Facebook beinhalten, sondern einer ganzen Familie an Apps ein Zuhause bieten. Für die Finanzabwicklung im Metaverse wird offenbar sogar an einem eigenen Cryptocoin gearbeitet. Crypto News: Meta plant Implementierung von CryptocoinsUnter dem Arbeitstitel “Zuck Buck” wird derzeit eine virtuelle Währung für das...