DeFi picks up the pace as alternate blockchains and NFTs boom

As September ended, the cryptocurrency markets recovered from the so-called “September curse” handsomely to hit a market capitalization of $2.32 trillion. The decentralized finance (DeFi) market has […]

10/10/2021

Ex-Blizzard legal chief lands at digital avatar company Genies

(Reuters) – The former chief lawyer for Blizzard Entertainment Inc has joined a Los Angeles-based avatar technology company that is on the verge of a […]

10/06/2021

U.S. trade groups urge Congress to rein in ‘Tariff Man’ Trump

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Nearly two dozen U.S. lobbying groups have joined forces to try to rein in U.S. President Donald Trump’s power to unilaterally impose […]

09/18/2021

Freddie Mercury NFTs go on sale for AIDS charity

LONDON, Sept 16 (Reuters) – Four non-fungible token (NFT) artworks inspired by late Queen frontman Freddie Mercury are being auctioned off for charity to mark […]

09/16/2021

Sotheby’s Bored Ape NFT Auction Attracts Nearly USD 20M In Bids

In another major non-fungible token (NFT) sale underway, New York-headquartered multinational corporation Sotheby’s is auctioning 107 Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) and 101 Bored Ape Kennel Club (BAKC) NFTs […]

09/06/2021

Crypto fashion: why people pay real money for virtual clothes

By Elizabeth Howcroft LONDON (Reuters) – People care what their avatars are wearing. When the virtual world Decentraland said in June users could make and […]

08/12/2021