Due to Elon Musk’s projected takeover of the Twitter platform, Dogecoin (DOGE) has gotten a lot of attention recently.
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Joy Abia contributed to Blockchain Journal during 2022, covering topics related to finance, digital assets, and the intersection between traditional financial systems and emerging fintech models. Her reporting focused on explaining financial concepts, market structures, and investment-related developments within the broader crypto and blockchain landscape.
Russia officially confirmed that it hopes to have a “digital” rouble ready for international payments by next year and that it also wants to extend the number of countries that accept its central bank-managed Visa and Mastercard-style banking cards.
In March, Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon met with FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, a billionaire, to seek ways to strengthen links between the Wall Street bank and the three-year-old cryptocurrency exchange.
The Sandbox by Animoca brands and My Homies by Cheech & Chong have just announced a partnership that would deliver The Sandbox’s blockchain-based virtual platform the essence of the duo’s more than 50 years of economic and cultural achievement.
The AFL is the latest league to embrace digital assets, partnering with Hong Kong-based Animoca Brands to establish its own non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace in the coming weeks, which will feature historic football moments and unique player access.
The US Air Force is mapping a metaverse course, beginning with the filing of a trademark application for the Spaceverse. According to the April 14 application, this “secure digital metaverse” will eventually incorporate a virtual reality arena for Air Force training and other activities.
According to the Bank of Japan’s direction on digital yen research, it will investigate the design challenges of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in small increments like Sweden rather than moving forward with large-scale pilot testing like China.
The FBI along with a couple of security and governing agencies have issued a joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) on North Korean state-sponsored activity targeting blockchain technology and the cryptocurrency industry.
Beanstalk farms reportedly suffered an exploit on its network today for $182 million. Updates its community that the team is actively investigating the mishap and will give an update soon.
Metamask posted security tips for its iCloud users that enable iCloud backup for app data including the Metamask app.