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⁠South Korean presidential candidate to use NFTs to raise funds for campaign Democratic Party presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung prepares to use NFTs to raise funds for his campaign in a bid to appeal millenials.

⁠Square Enix CEO reveals plans for blockchain, metaverse, NFTs Yosuke Matsuda draws a line between old-school gaming, which he terms "play-for-fun," and the next-generation blockchain-based play-to-earn gaming.

⁠Bitcoin is new gold for millennials, Wharton’s finance professor says Gold disappointed investors in 2021 as a traditional hedge against inflation, seeing its worst year since 2015.

⁠Yearn Finance risks pullback after YFI price gains 100% in less than 3 weeks The recent bout of buying in the Yearn Finance market accompanies meager volumes, suggesting there are not enough buyers backing YFI's price r…

⁠Slim Shady buys Bored Ape ‘EminApe’ NFT for $460K The Bored Ape NFT depicts a gold chain necklace and khaki army cap that Eminem wears in real life and has been officially added to his portfolio by OpenSea.

⁠Samsung announces NFT platform for smart TVs Upcoming Samsung smart TVs will have a built-in platform where users can browse, buy and sell NFTs.

⁠Bank of Jamaica completes first CBDC pilot The Bank of Jamaica initially partnered with the Irish cryptography firm eCurrency Mint for its CBDC project in March 2021.

⁠Bitcoin network turns 13, celebrates with new hash rate all-time high The Bitcoin network underwent a six-month-long rally to attain a new all-time high hash rate of 207.53 million tera hashes per second (TH/s) on Satur…

⁠Bitcoin holdings of public companies have surged in 2021 The amount of BTC held by public companies has gained significant market share from that held in spot ETFs since Microstrategy’s “Bitcoin for Corporations” confer…

⁠40,000 member players guild raises $6M to make P2E gaming easier The gaming DAO includes a guild of over 40,000 players and 3,000 scholars across Indonesia and the Philippines.

⁠More billionaires turning to crypto on fiat inflation fears The number of billionaires that have invested in crypto increased last year, and that trend could continue into 2022 as fears over fiat intensify.

⁠Unlocking utility is key for fashion brands launching NFTs in 2022 2021 may have been the year for fashion NFTs, but 2022 will require brands to launch NFTs with utility behind them to move the idea forward.

⁠Top 5 cryptocurrencies to watch this week: BTC, LUNA, FTM, ATOM, ONE LUNA, FTM, ATOM, and ONE could rally if Bitcoin rises above the 50-day SMA.

⁠What’s ahead for crypto and blockchain in 2022? Experts Answer, Part 2 A group of crypto industry insiders expressed their personal expectations from the crypto and blockchain space for 2022.

⁠Three reasons why PlanB’s stock-to-flow model is not reliable Here are three reasons why PlanB’s prediction isn’t accurate and why we can’t expect Bitcoin’s price to increase 10x after each halving.

⁠President Bukele predicts Bitcoin $100k rally, further legal adoption and more Bukele also envisions an oncoming explosive growth for El Salvador’s two in-house BTC-based initiatives — Bitcoin City and Volcano bonds.

⁠Ethereum white paper predicted DeFi but missed NFTs: Vitalik Buterin Buterin still believes that “the internet of money should not cost more than 5 cents per transaction” and highlighted Ethereum’s continued efforts to…

⁠Touchdown! Goal! Knockout! Crypto and sports collide in 2021 The world of sports became a perfect representation of how fast crypto is being adopted all around the globe. From NFTs to naming rights, here are the highlig…

⁠The year for Bitcoin — A 2021 roundup of the flagship crypto 2021 saw Bitcoin scale to unfathomable heights while witnessing some real lows at the same time. Here's a deep dive into how the year went for the flagship cr…

⁠What’s ahead for crypto and blockchain in 2022? Experts answer, Part 1 A group of crypto industry insiders expressed their personal expectations from the crypto and blockchain space for 2022.

⁠DAOs are the foundation of Web3, the creator economy and the future of work DAOs are a defining construct for everything that comprises the new decentralized internet, or Web3, and the emerging crypto economic system.

⁠How the Democratic Party didn’t stop worrying and fearing crypto in 2021 In 2021, mainstream U.S. Democrats’ stance on crypto has tipped towards skepticism and preference for tighter regulation.

⁠Bitcoin starts 2022 at $47.2K as fresh research pins performance on China trader exodus Exchanges deplatforming Chinese citizens prior to the Dec. 31 deadline may have added to BTC selling pressure.

⁠VCs don't understand that Cardano has a community: Charles Hoskinson Hoskinson also highlighted the need to change Silicon Valley’s “bizarre mantra of move fast and break things” in crypto, which caused losses of $10.5…

⁠Ether drops below $3,800, but traders are unwilling to short at current levels Ethereum network saw a nine-fold increase in its smart contract deposits, but a descending channel continues to pressure the price.

⁠Bitcoin's $6.1 billion options expiry was not enough to break the bearish sentiment Bulls had a 90% higher open interest coming into Dec. 31 options expiry but bears managed to balance the scales at $47,175.

⁠NFTs to help brewers and farmers preserve UNESCO Belgian beer heritage As a part of the partnership, Zeromint will mint and offer exclusive NFTs on the GoChain blockchain, which will be made available for international…

⁠Indian taxman recovers $6.62M from WazirX for evading tax on commission Government officials from CGST Mumbai Zone recovered the funds from crypto exchange WazirX after detecting a GST evasion of $5.43 million on trade…