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HashKey Group Announces US $360 Million Initial Closing of New Fund

Hong Kong, January 28, 2022 – HashKey Group (“HashKey Group” or the “Group”), a digital asset financial services group in Asia, announced that its asset management subsidiary has completed an initial closing of its new fund in December 2021 with commitments of US $360 million. The newly raised capital will be used to fund entrepreneurs and startups that are leading the next wave of blockchain and digital asset innovation. According to a study by Deustche Bank, the number of global blockchain wallet users is expected to reach 200 million by

Disney Moves Toward the Metaverse With Approved US Patent to Create a ‘Virtual-World Simulator’

A recently discovered patent shows the American multinational entertainment and media conglomerate, Walt Disney Company, was approved by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for a “virtual-world simulator” patent. The simulator is composed of a “three-dimensional (3D) map of the geometry of the real-world venue.” Disney’s Virtual-World Simulator Patent Follows Bob Chapek’s Discussion About the Disney Metaverse Disney’s interest in the metaverse and blockchain technology has been showing recently as a recent patent approved at the end of December reveals the entertainment giant filed for a “virtual-world simulator”

People leaving Ethereum is ‘just never going to happen,’ says Solana co-founder

2021 saw a significant proportion of developers shifting from Ethereum to rival blockchains. Primarily, because the Ethereum network continued to fight high gas fees and congestion. Well, one network that hugely benefitted from this situation was Solana. Its meteoric rise over 2021 positioned it as one of the main Ethereum-killers. Solana’s native token Sol reached a new all-time high in early November. Furthermore, at the time of writing, the token registered a 10% ROI over the past week. Also, it had a 24-hour trading volume of over $3.6 billion, at

The New Benchmark for P2E NFT Games — NFTcraft.game

NFTcraft is a new platform for digitizing video games on the blockchain and the first play-to-earn metaverse with NFT elements.Sponsored Sponsored The future of dwarf civilization is in your hands. It depends on you whether it will be light and abundant, or gloomy and poor. Choose a dwarf, an island, and go in search of Radiant (RAD game token). Free web-version of the game on the Polygon blockchain is available now. The project team is planning a full release of the 3D version of the game on the Unity engine

CeloLaunch AMA Session With BeInCrypto

Hi Everyone. Welcome to another BeInCrypto AMA Session.Sponsored Sponsored Today we have Stephen (@Stephen_CLA) who is a community manager of CeloLaunch, the first DeFi launchpad on the Celo network.  BeInCrypto (BIC): Community, here is how things will work. I’ll have 10 questions for him. After that, he will pick up 5 out of all the questions you asked before the session. Good luck to you all!Sponsored Sponsored (This AMA has been edited for clarity.) BIC: I would like to ask you something general to kick things off, so please provide

India Considering Registration, Taxation in Crypto Regulation

India’s government is planning regulations that could require coins to register before being listed and traded on exchanges.Sponsored Sponsored According to anonymous sources from Reuters, the process is intentionally cumbersome in order to deter investors from holding cryptocurrencies. Only coins that have been pre-approved by the government may be traded, with those holding other coins risking a penalty. This regulation would create a barrier of entry for thousands of peer-to-peer currencies if carried out. Another senior government source claimed that capital gains and other taxes, potentially amounting to over 40%,

White Whale: Enabling the UST peg in a decentralized manner

When looking at the Cryptosphere, there are a number of challenges that are immediately present. The maintenance or consistency of the UST (TerraUSD) peg, is one of these challenges. If a stablecoin cannot hold its peg, the entire ecosystem that is built around it can fail. This is not a hypothetical situation, but one that has happened to other algorithmic stable coins, it resulted in the peg being lost and projects dumping to zero. Another issue smaller investors are facing is the “whales”. Whales have been known to manipulate markets,

Kucoin Labs Launches $100 Million Metaverse Investment Fund

Kucoin Labs, the investigative and investment arm of Kucoin, a cryptocurrency exchange, has launched a $100 million fund to incubate early metaverse related projects. These include blockchain gaming initiatives, NFT platforms, and decentralized platforms, among others. The support will also include direct involvement with the projects selected, including counseling about branding and marketing. Kucoin Invests in Metaverse Kucoin, one of the leading exchanges in Asia, has taken the first step to hop on the metaverse train. The investment and investigation arm of the exchange, Kucoin Labs, has launched a $100

Aquaris AMA Session With BeInCrypto

Hi Everyone! Welcome to another BeInCrypto AMA Session.Sponsored Sponsored Today we have Andrei (@Andrei_AQUARIS) and Alex (@AlexAQUARIS). They are respectively co-founder and COO of Aquaris.  For the uninitiated, Aquaris is a platform that aims to modernize and optimize the fish product industry using blockchain technology.Sponsored Sponsored BeInCrypto (BIC): Here is how things will work. I’ll have 10 questions for them. After that, they will pick up 5 out of all the questions you asked before the session. Good luck to you all!(This AMA session has been edited for clarity.) BIC:

November Means Big News for Boost Coin Community

November has been a monumental month for the Boost community. The revolutionary Boost DeFi app is available to download in all app stores and already has an impressive 14k members. Seems like each week Boost developers are announcing a new live financial feature. Additionally, Boost announced a partnership with major crypto hedge fund NZT Capital earlier this month. NZT Capital is a crypto-catalyst company that has committed to monthly injections for boost. Their team of specialists have been in the crypto space for over 5 years and share a passion

Xbox Boss Phil Spencer Addresses Rise of NFT Gaming; Feels Some of It Is “Exploitive”

Phil Spencer, executive vice president of gaming at Microsoft and the individual responsible for the Xbox program, has addressed the NFT gaming phenomenon trending recently. To Spencer, some of the platforms that leverage the use of NFTs feel more exploitive than entertaining. Some of the biggest developers and publishers in the gaming industry have already signaled their interest in introducing NFT elements to their games. Phil Spencer Not Immediately Supportive of NFTs Phil Spencer, responsible for the Xbox program at Microsoft and one of the most recognized executives in the

Xbox Boss Phil Spencer Addresses Rise of NFT Gaming; Feels Some of It Is “Exploitive”

Phil Spencer, executive vice president of gaming at Microsoft and the individual responsible for the Xbox program, has addressed the NFT gaming phenomenon trending recently. To Spencer, some of the platforms that leverage the use of NFTs feel more exploitive than entertaining. Some of the biggest developers and publishers in the gaming industry have already signaled their interest in introducing NFT elements to their games. Phil Spencer Not Immediately Supportive of NFTs Phil Spencer, responsible for the Xbox program at Microsoft and one of the most recognized executives in the