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Japanese gaming developer and publishing company, Bandai Namco, announced setting up a fund of 1 billion yen (or $7.9 million approx.) in 1 year and 3 billion yen ($23.8 million approx.) in 3 years to invest in upcoming gaming companies related to Web 3 and metaverse. Bandai Namco Entertainment 021 Fund According to the report, the startup investment fund, dubbed “Bandai Namco Entertainment 021 Fund,” will focus on blockchain companies in Japan as well as overseas in a bid to...

Binance, the biggest crypto exchange by trading volume, announced plans to expand its investments and operations into France’s STATION F, the largest startup campus in the world. Changpeng Zhao (CZ), founder and CEO of Binance, described the new space as the creative and innovative launchpad of his company’s footprints in Europe. The ‘Objective Moon’ initiative was established to feature a new Binance R&D hub in France, supporting the development of the French and...

The digital asset platform, which offers crypto-backed loans – Nexo – partnered with Mastercard and DiPocket to launch the first cryptocurrency card in Europe that enables customers to spend without selling their holdings. By collaborating with the payment providers, Nexo granted its users access to over 92 million merchant sites worldwide. Enter Nexo Card According to a document seen by CryptoPotato, the new feature (dubbed Nexo Card) is linked to a Nexo-provided,...

Israeli crypto custodian Fireblocks has partnered with FIS – the largest processing and payments company in the world – to bring crypto adoption to capital markets. FIS clients can now access a full suite of crypto investment solutions including trading, storage, and Defi. Bringing Crypto to Institutions According to a press release from the company, FIS is granting firms of all types “access to the largest crypto trading venues, liquidity providers, lending desks, and Defi...

Indria Kempis – Mexican senator for the State of Nuevo León – has introduced a bill to formalize the inclusion of virtual assets as a form of currency that may circulate in Mexico. However, it proposes that only the central bank can issue a digital currency, without any mention of Bitcoin. What Happened to the Bitcoin Law? In February, CryptoPotato reported that Kempis was planning to help make Bitcoin legal tender in Mexico. The chances seemed slim at the time, given that...

Polygon Network recently announced intentions to offset its carbon footprint this year. The blockchain project revealed that it had pledged $20 million toward its plans of becoming carbon neutral and climate effective. As per the announcement, Polygon noted that it aims to implement a multilayered strategy targeted at creating a sustainable future for its ecosystem, the crypto industry, and the planet at large. The Green Manifesto Polygon also unveiled its “Green Manifesto: A...

Acala, the Ethereum-compatible DeFi protocol has announced teaming up with Anchor to boost the decentralized stablecoin space of Terra and Polkadot ecosystems. Following Wormhole integration plans, the two parties are all set to bring increased liquidity and yield opportunities for aUSD and UST by serving as gateways into the decentralized finance ecosystems of Polkadot and Terra. Acana-Anchor Network Collaboration Initially, Acala and its Kusama-based parachain – Karura will...

According to research conducted by KuCoin, the growing number of Nigerians investing in crypto is propelled by the lack of proper fiat-based opportunities. The study revealed that over 30 million of Nigeria’s population had traded digital assets in the past six months. The Reasons Behind the Adoption KuCoin’s latest “Into the Cryptoverse Report” found out that 33.4 million Nigerians, or 35% of those aged 18 to 60, have owned or traded cryptocurrencies in the last six months....

Tether Operations Limited, the operator of Tether.io, has announced the launch of USDT on Polkadot’s canary network – Kusama. The company said the move will enable developers to compose trustless applications across chains, communities, and networks. Tether on Kusama According to the press release shared with CryptoPotato, USDT will be deemed with the asset ID 1984 and utilized to power transactions on Kusama’s first parachain – Statemine at launch. The parachain enables the...

On April 12, 2022; Virgil Griffith, a former developer at the Ethereum Foundation, was sentenced to more than 5 years in prison on the charge of conspiracy, after traveling to Pyongyang in 2019, in violation of the international sanctions framed under The International Emergency Economic Powers Act imposed by the government of the United States on the government of North Korea. Griffith pleaded guilty to one single conspiracy charge for delivering a lecture on...