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The United Arab Emirates national carrier has announced that it will be launching collectible and utility-based NFTs, with the first project already underway. In an announcement on April 14, Emirates stated that it will be launching NFTs and “exciting experiences in the Metaverse” for its customers and employees. Sheikh Ahmed Al Maktoum, Emirates Chairman and Chief Executive, said that the region was already a leader in the digital economy: “Dubai and the UAE are blazing the...

Banco de Portugal (the nation’s central banking institution) has reportedly approved Bison Bank to start offering cryptocurrency services to clients. To do so, the latter will create a subsidiary called Bison Digital Assets, which will operate in the “virtual asset custody and exchange business.” Bison Bank Leads the Way According to the local coverage, Bison Bank became the first monetary organization authorized by the Central Bank to provide cryptocurrency trading...

The theft of $620 million in cryptocurrency, related to the bridge hack against the Ronin Network on March 23th, is the latest cybercrime committed by Pyongyang to fund its domestic programs, claimed the FBI. North Korea Responsible for the Ronin Network Hack The FBI issued a statement on Thursday, indicating that cyber actors APT38, also known as Lazarus Group, associated with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), are responsible for attacking the Ronin Bridge,...

PlanB, the creator of the bitcoin Stock-to-Flow (S2F) model, implied that only a black-swan incident could drag the price of Bitcoin down to $24,500. The anonymous Twitter pseudonym in the past has missed Bitcoin’s price predictions on some occasions, but his bullishness on the asset still remains intact, asserting that it could reach $100K at the end of the year. The bitcoin analyst with over 1.7 million followers on Twitter said in a tweet that he doesn’t see a reason that...

Japan’s most popular social media application – Line – released a non-fungible token marketplace called Line NFT. Even though the company provides its services in numerous countries in Asia, the opportunity will first be available only to Japanese users. Japan’s Top Social Media Goes Into NFTs LVC Corporation (LVC) – the operator of Line’s blockchain divisions – launched Line NFT marketplace, allowing 90 million Japanese users to buy and sell approximately 40,000 non-fungible...

Larry Fink – CEO of the multinational investment management corporation BlackRock – seems more and more convinced of the merits of the cryptocurrency industry. He said his company is studying digital assets broadly, while clients have recently shown great interest in the sector. BlackRock Marching Towards Crypto The Chief Executive Officer of BlackRock – Larry Fink – was nowhere near that supportive of the cryptocurrency universe back in the days. In 2017, he described...

Circle Internet Financial, the issuer of USDC stablecoin, is planning to apply for a crypto bank license in the US in the near future.  According to co-founder and CEO Jeremy Allaire, the company has been in talks with regulators on the issue since August 2021, when it first revealed plans to convert into a bank, a Bloomberg report said on Wednesday.  Allaire said the firm will apply “hopefully in the near future.”  The Circle management has been in talks with the US Office...

Five-time Super Bowl winner – The Dallas Cowboys – introduced the cryptocurrency platform BlockchainCom as its sponsor. The collaboration will roll out numerous experiences to fans, such as trips to away games and events hosted by the players. ‘America’s Team’ and BlockchainCom The cryptocurrency industry continues to engage with the US National Football League, with the latest example coming from one of the most successful NFL clubs – The Dallas Cowboys – which announced its...

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has offered to completely buy out Twitter with a $43 billion offer, in the name of free speech. He’s offering $54.20 per share for all 800,641,166 shares of Twitter’s common stock. However, one crypto investment firm doesn’t believe this is a meaningful development for freedom, given the inherent weaknesses of centralization. Elon Musk’s Grand Twitter Plans Musk’s offer – announced publicly over Twitter today – represents a 38% premium over Twitter’s...

Andy Jassy – CEO of Amazon – recently told CNBC that the company could sell Non Fungible Tokens (NFTs) in the distant future. However, he said that the company won’t begin accepting cryptocurrency payments anytime soon and that he doesn’t personally hold any Bitcoin. Jassy’s interview took place shortly after releasing his first annual shareholder letter on Thursday. The letter itself made no mention of Bitcoin, crypto, or NFTs. However, when asked about them directly, Jassy...