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Fortescue Metals Group Chairman Andrew Forrest has filed a criminal case against Facebook in Australia for its failure to stop scam ads featuring his image. According to the Australian mining billionaire, this is the first time that Facebook is facing a criminal charge anywhere in the world. “I’m doing this on behalf of innocent Australians who don’t have the resources to take on companies like Facebook,” Forrest said in his lawsuit. Following Forrest’s criminal suit, the...

The meme cryptocurrency project – Baby Doge Coin – disclosed a promotional partnership with the Bundesliga soccer team TSG Hoffenheim. The club will release non-fungible tokens (NFTs) for its fans as part of the agreement. Baby Doge’s Dive in Soccer In a recent announcement, the professional soccer team revealed it is “happy” to collaborate with Baby Doge, describing the latter as an “innovative and leading brand” in the crypto industry. Apart from offering an NFT collection,...

According to recent figures, the U.S. added 467,000 new jobs in January alone, despite worries about Omicron leaving various businesses short-staffed. Bitcoin traded slightly lower following the reveal. A Surprisingly Strong Labor Market The recent employment figures were published in a report by the US Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics earlier today. While total nonfarm employment rose by over 400k jobs, the unemployment rate only slightly increased from 3.9% to...

Bitcoin’s price shot up in the past couple of hours in two massive consecutive green candles, leaving bears underwater and attempting to reclaim the coveted $40K level. Over the past two hours, bulls took complete control of the market momentum and managed to push BTC’s price to almost $40K (on Binance). This comes following a couple of green days after BTC dropped to $33K yesterday, charting a recovery of almost 20% in the interim. Source: TradingView In the meantime, data...

The number of unique wallets on the Cardano blockchain holding ADA has hit a new all-time high, surpassing the previous record from December 2021. ADA Wallets Hits 3 Million In a tweet today, the Proof-of-Stake blockchain announced that it had hit 3 million ADA wallets less than two months after it recorded a total number of 2.5 million addresses. ?3 MILLION #ada WALLETS!?#Cardano #CardanoCommunity pic.twitter.com/5iEjq89X8b — Cardano Community (@Cardano) February 3, 2022...

Trust Machines, a new venture co-founded by Stacks inventor Muneeb Ali and Princeton University Computer Science professor, JP Singh, has recently raised $150 million to expand the Bitcoin ecosystem as a Web3 platform. Bitcoin to Become a Web 3 Platform In a press release shared with CryptoPotato, the company noted that its goal is to create the largest ecosystem of BTC-based applications that “unlock Bitcoin’s potential as a final settlement layer for computing platforms and...

UK-based blockchain company Millicent has received government funding in the form of a UK Research, and Innovation (UKRI) Innovate UK Smart Award. The project aims to assist in the nation’s strives to launch a central bank digital currency. Millicent’s UK Funding Based in London, England, Millicent is a blockchain-powered firm promising to rewrite “the code of global finance.” In the press release seen by CryptoPotato, the project described the grant as “the UK’s most...

The 1inch Network launched a new investment tool called 1inch Earn, in hopes of incentivizing liquidity providers. The protocol asserted in a press release shared with CryptoPotato that the new feature will provide more efficient use of capital compared to AMM pools. How Does 1inch Earn Liquidity Pool Work? A set of liquidity pools optimized for stablecoins, 1inch Earn’s operating model is similar to Uniswap V3 range orders. “Earnings come from fees on swap trades in the...

The American video game retailer – GameStop Corp. – partnered with Immutable X Pty Limited (a scaling solution for non-fungible tokens) to establish an NFT marketplace. As part of the deal, both parties created a $100 million fund. GameStop With an NFT Marketplace According to GameStop’s announcement, Immutable X will become a layer-2 partner for the former’s NFT marketplace. The project is expected to see the light of day later this year. Immutable X will also provide nearly...

El Salvador – the first country to make Bitcoin legal tender – is now home to a Bitcoin education center. It aims to boost familiarity with the technology and benefits of cryptocurrency among a population still scratching their heads over it. Educating El Salvador The new center has been launched by Paxful – a peer-to-peer Bitcoin marketplace – under the name “La Casa Del Bitcoin”. It will provide “free and accessible learning opportunities” surrounding Bitcoin while helping...