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New Slate of Speakers Announced for the 2021 Global Wellness Summit Reveals the Depth and Diversity of Disruption Underway in Health and Wellness

A diverse array of scientists, doctors, technologists and startup founders will keynote on the new concepts in health and wellness they’re busy inventing–shaking up everything from healthcare to higher education MIAMI (PRWEB) November 03, 2021 The 2021 Global Wellness Summit’s theme is “A New New Era in Health & Wellness”–and the numerous keynote speakers announced today powerfully illustrate that we are indeed entering an unprecedented time of wellness disruption and creativity. A diverse array of scientists, doctors, technologists and startup founders will keynote on the new concepts in health and

Gaming Giant Ubisoft Mentions Blockchain in Recent Earnings Report

Ubisoft, one of the biggest gaming companies in the entertainment world, mentioned blockchain as one of the key points of focus for the future of the brand. The company said it is exploring blockchain as an innovative technology to be included in games in its latest earnings report. While blockchain’s play-to-earn trend has experienced a boom this year, the traditional gaming industry still has yet to embrace blockchain as part of a flagship product. Ubisoft to Explore Blockchain for Future Products Ubisoft, the gaming giant known for mega-successful franchises like

Eros Now Launches a Bollywood Film Festival on Facebook

Fans can watch 30 movies over 30 days starting from November 3, 2021.Sponsored Sponsored Eros Now, a leading over-the-top (OTT) South Asian entertainment platform owned by Eros STX Global Corporation, a global entertainment company is launching a month-long Bollywood Film Festival on Facebook Watch this Diwali. As part of this collaboration, Eros Now will premiere a movie every day from its massive library of over 12,000 Indian films and stream it on Eros Now’s Facebook page from November 3 to December 2. The movies will be powered by Mzaalo, a

🔴 Bitcoin Futures ETFs Are Here?! | This Week in Crypto – Oct 18, 2021

 Bitcoin Futures ETFs could come to exchanges soon, Coinbase is launching an NFT marketplace and guess which country is now the biggest crypto mining hub in the world? These stories and more this week in crypto. The price of Bitcoin surpassed the $60,000 mark following reports that the first U.S. Bitcoin futures exchange-traded funds could start trading soon. NYSE Arca certified its approval to begin listing ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF and Nasdaq confirmed that shares of Valkyrie’s Bitcoin ETF had been certified for listing on its exchange. The Bitcoin

Bakkt Holdings Set to Go Public on New York Stock Exchange

Crypto asset custodial and trading platform Bakkt will be listed for trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker BKKT from Oct 18, 2021. The company is owned by International Exchange Incorporated, which owns the NYSE. Sponsored Sponsored Bakkt Holdings has a current valuation in excess of $2 billion. Coinbase, a competitor to Bakkt, was also listed on the NASDAQ in its own IPO in April of this year.  The company first announced in January that it was making plans to go public, and is now ready to

Cypto and DeFi opportunities are a result of this

Equating the early days of the internet with the crypto boom is now just a hackneyed adoption analogy. However, now that it is understood, investors can use it to diversify their portfolios.  Crypto evangelist Chamath Palihapitiya recently called “Bitcoin the most profound iteration of the internet that we’ve seen.” However, this time around it is “headless”. Palihapitiya explained that Google ruled the roost at the beginning of the internet boom. And, Facebook has dominated the industry for the last 15 years, he added. Therefore, current crypto and DeFi opportunities are

AXS has gained by >150% in 12 days, but is this rally too good to last

Disclaimer: The findings of the following analysis are the sole opinions of the writer and should not be taken as investment advice To say that Axie Infinity has been on a bull run is an understatement. Its price rose from $48 to an all-time high of $120, marking a jump of over 150% in just 12 days. Spot volumes across exchanges clocked in at $5.6 billion, making AXS the fifth most-traded crypto (excluding USDT) over the last 24 hours. Meanwhile, the play-to-earn giant has been building its community presence via huge

Visa working on blockchain interoperability hub for crypto payments

Global payments giant Visa has introduced a project that aims to be a “universal adapter” of blockchains that can connect multiple cryptocurrencies, stablecoins as well as central bank digital currencies (CBDC).According to an official announcement on Thursday, Visa’s research team is working on a “Universal Payment Channel” (UPC) initiative, a blockchain interoperability hub connecting multiple blockchain networks and enabling transfers of digital assets from different protocols and wallets.“Imagine splitting the check with your friends, when everyone at the table is using a different type of money — some using CBDC like

Revolut to Reportedly Launch Own Cryptocurrency Token

According to a recent report, Revolut seeks approval from UK’s securities regulator to launch its exchange token. Should the initiative be greenlighted, it will start from Europe and other non-US-based locations. Citing people familiar with the matter, CoinDesk reported earlier that Revolut – a leading fintech firm – wants to release its cryptocurrency token. One of the sources indicated that users would be able to utilize the coin similarly to Wirex and Nexo. However, such a development would be possible only if the initiative received regulatory approval from the UK

Facebook Announces a $50M Fund to Research the Development of a Metaverse

The social media giant announced earlier this week its plans to create its own metaverse with the help of multiple parties. To do so, Facebook will allocate $50 million for research and program partners. Facebook’s Swing at Metaverse The company’s announcement reads that Facebook will not rely on a single company to build the project “overnight.” Instead, it will focus on cooperating with different parties, including policymakers, experts, and industry partners, to “bring this to life.” The $50 million funding will go primarily for global research and connecting with program

APENFT Partners Up With Tron-Based Cool Cats

APENFT Foundation steps up its efforts to support promising and emerging non-fungible token projects on the Tron network. The company announced a new strategic collaboration with Tron Cool Cats — a spin-off of the Ethereum-based collection. This new partnership will focus on providing ongoing marketing and product development support to Tron Cool Cats. Following the recent creation of a $100 million fund dedicated to investing in high-quality NFT projects, APENFT has been ramping up its efforts to spot such art collections in the rapidly evolving Tron NFT landscape ecosystem. Excited