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Serena Williams – arguably the best female tennis player to have ever played the game, at least measured by Grand Slam titles – has bought a Bored Ape NFT. Serena Williams is one of the most influential tennis players of the open era, having won a total of 23 Grand Slam titles in her career up to date. It appears, though, that she is also an avid enthusiast of non-fungible tokens (NFTs). Her current Twitter profile picture is a pixelated Crypto Punk-inspired display. The...

The vice-chair of the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) – Erik Thedéen – urged the EU financial regulators to prohibit the cryptocurrency mining model known as proof-of-work. He also claimed that bitcoin has turned into a “national issue” for his homeland Sweden because of the amount of renewable energy devoted to mining the asset. ‘The Solution Is to Ban Proof-of-Work’ In a recent interview for the Financial Times, Erik Thedéen (also Director-General of...

The leading banking service operator in Morocco – Attijariwafa Bank – has reportedly joined RippleNet. The latter is an international cross-border payment network designed by the American blockchain company Ripple. A local report revealed that Attijariwafa Bank had become a member of the RippleNet ecosystem. By joining the crypto world, the Moroccan financial institution has strengthened its position as an innovative banking leader in the North African region. As a result,...

According to BNY Mellon’s Chief Executive Officer – Emily Portney – digital assets could create a significant source of revenue starting from next year for the financial institution. America’s Oldest Bank Sees Crypto’s Potential The Bank of New York, established in 1784 and operating today as BNY Mellon, is the oldest continuously functioning bank in the past year or so. In a recent interview, Chief Executive Officer Emily Portney reaffirmed that position. She predicted that...

Tech mogul Google is reportedly considering to further its involvement in the field of cryptocurrencies. Google, one of the world’s biggest companies and the leading search engine, is considering to allow users to store cryptocurrencies in digital cards. According to the Bloomberg report, the company has also hired Arnold Goldberg to spearhead its payments division. Goldberg was previously the VP of Merchant Product and Technology at payments processing giant PayPal. The...

In the face of massive sanctions, top Iranian official believes cryptocurrency is a solution. The country is now looking to launch its CBDC in a pilot phase. CBDC headlines have been dominating fintech media for quite some time. Several countries are working on a national digital currency, but only a handful of them have landed in the pilot phase. Iran is the latest country that is gearing up to roll out its CBDC pilot soon. Iranian CBDC According to the latest report...

The team behind the memecoin Shiba Inu said that CoinMarketCap has approached its developers to resolve the issue of the three fake addresses on the popular data aggregator page. Lack of Transparency, Says Shiba Inu Community Update — We are happy to announce, @CoinMarketCap has reached out to our developer team and is in current discussions in regards to our most recent incident correlating to Wormhole contracts. Please read our response.. pic.twitter.com/OBckJYNVkH — Shib...

The London-based venture capital company Blossom Capital raised $432 million to invest in early-stage tech startups in Europe. The firm has reserved a third of the proceeds for investments in the cryptocurrency industry. Blossom Capital Eyes the Crypto Universe The cryptocurrency initiative, which the British organization launched, does not come as a surprise since its Founder – Ophelia Brown – personally bought bitcoin ten years ago: “I’ve personally been active in this...

Bank Negara Malaysia (the central banking institution of the nation) has reportedly joined the global race to develop a digital version of its national currency. As of the moment, the project is still in a research mode as the county is only “assessing the value proposition” of such a financial product. Malaysia Enters the CBDC League Launching a central bank digital currency has been a target for many countries recently. While China’s efforts are by far the most advanced...

The public security bureau of Chizhou city in the eastern province of Anhui has frozen six million yuan or nearly $1 million worth of crypto assets and arrested eight people for defrauding its investors since last year. Rug Pull Crypto Scam Chinese authorities have arrested eight in a rug pull scam involving 50 million yuan or $7.8 million in digital assets as the Beijing crackdown continues. The report suggested that several investors were duped in a scheme that let the...