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Blockchain unicorn Animoca Brands teams up with a K-Pop agency to create NFTs

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Time Stamp: November 15, 2021 7:19 PM - Modified On: November 15, 2021 - Published By:
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Animoca Brands, a Hong Kong-based blockchain game developer, is teaming up with a Korean entertainment agency to offer digital collectibles starring music artists and actors, adding K-pop groups to the non-fungible token hype.  The move will add to the increasing list of celebrities who have embraced NFTs, which also includes BTS. K-pop related NFTs On Monday, Animoca announced a collaboration with Cube Entertainment, the South Korean talent agency behind girl group (G)I-dle and boy band BTOB, to start an NFT-related project.  NFTs are blockchain-based digital assets that verify the validity

FATF Guidance: NFTs Should Be Regulated Case-by-Case

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Time Stamp: November 14, 2021 9:59 PM - Modified On: November 14, 2021 - Published By:
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Share some Bitpinas love:By Hans DoringoIn a recently released updates to the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) guidance for virtual assets and virtual asset service providers (VASPs), the body clarified that Non-Fungible Tokens (NFT) does not fit the definition for virtual assets (VA) but would still be covered by FATF standards under certain cases.What is the FATF’s Position on NFTs?Last March 2021, FATF published a draft of the guidance addressing concerns about NFT as its market grows. In the said draft, it was vaguely stated that NFTs can be considered

French AMF Slaps €300K Fine on Polish Broker XTB

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Time Stamp: November 10, 2021 7:24 AM - Modified On: November 10, 2021 - Published By:
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The Sanctions Commission of the French financial markets regulator, the Autorite des Marches Financiers (AMF), has issued a warning against X-Trade Brokers (XTB) and also imposed a penalty of EUR 300,000 on the broker for breaches of its professional obligations in France.XTB is a Poland-headquartered broker and operates in France by passporting its Polish license. According to the regulator’s announcement, the breaches were made under the activity of XTB’s French branch between November 2013 and February 2020.Major BreachesThe Commission penalized the broker for three major breaches: shortcomings in service promotion,

Paraguay Eyed as New Bitcoin Mining Destination

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Time Stamp: November 2, 2021 5:38 AM - Modified On: November 2, 2021 - Published By:
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Paraguay is one of the destinations being considered by various companies for setting up their bitcoin mining operations. Last week, Chinese company Future Fintech announced formal plans to build a bitcoin mining facility in the country, explaining they were determining the best location for the upcoming farm. In June, local media declared that there were eight Chinese economic groups interested in coming to the country. Paraguay Considered for Its Bitcoin Mining Potential Paraguay, an often overlooked country of South America, has recently been in the sights of mining institutions interested

Paraguay Eyed as New Bitcoin Mining Destination

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Time Stamp: November 2, 2021 5:30 AM - Modified On: November 2, 2021 - Published By:
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Paraguay is one of the destinations being considered by various companies for setting up their bitcoin mining operations. Last week, Chinese company Future Fintech announced formal plans to build a bitcoin mining facility in the country, explaining they were determining the best location for the upcoming farm. In June, local media declared that there were eight Chinese economic groups interested in coming to the country. Paraguay Considered for Its Bitcoin Mining Potential Paraguay, an often overlooked country of South America, has recently been in the sights of mining institutions interested

Blockchain Moon Acquisition Corp. Announces Pricing of $100 Million Initial Public Offering

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Time Stamp: October 18, 2021 2:58 PM - Modified On: January 27, 2023 - Published By:
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The units will be listed on The Nasdaq Global Market and trade under the ticker symbol “BMAQU” New York, NY, Oct. 18, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- (via Blockchain Wire) Blockchain Moon Acquisition Corp.(“Blockchain”) announced today the pricing of its initial public offering of 10,000,000 units at a price of $10.00 per unit.  The units will be listed on The Nasdaq Global Market (“NASDAQ”) and trade under the ticker symbol “BMAQU” beginning on October 19, 2021. Each unit consists of one share of common stock, one redeemable warrant to purchase one-half share of

CBDC Likely, But Not With Blockchain Says Former Boston Fed President

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Time Stamp: October 18, 2021 1:40 AM - Modified On: October 18, 2021 - Published By:
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Eric Rosengren, former President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston made a public statement making the concept of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) for the USA a little more clear. However, be believes that blockchain will not be involved.Sponsored Sponsored In Rosengren’s comments on the potential of a US CBDC, he suggests that it will exist in the future. He also said because it would require an agreement between the White House, Congress, and the Fed, that it could take a long time. Interestingly, Rosengren clarifies that a

Chinese Crypto Exchange BitZ Announces Closure as Crackdown Continues

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Time Stamp: October 8, 2021 2:09 PM - Modified On: October 8, 2021 - Published By:
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Amidst another major crypto clampdown in China, the 4-year old Chinese exchange BitZ shutters its operations. Sponsored Sponsored The cryptocurrency exchange BitZ announced its closure after four years of operating one of the most popular online exchanges. It stated “policy and regulatory requirements” as the reasons behind its latest development.  While the actual closure date is set for October 21, 2021, the exchange said it suspended new user registration and KYC earlier. Those operations stopped on Mainland China back on September 26, 2021. However, only a few days prior the exchange

Grayscale adds Solana, Uniswap to its Digital Large Cap Fund

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Time Stamp: October 2, 2021 8:30 AM - Modified On: October 2, 2021 - Published By:
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Grayscale Investments has added two new assets to its large-cap crypto fund for the first time on Friday. The addition of rapidly growing Solana [SOL] and prominent decentralized finance token Uniswap [UNI] was part of a quarterly rebalancing, as noted by the investment firm. As per the statement, “This announcement follows the July 2021 news that Grayscale adjusted the Digital Large Cap Fund’s portfolio and purchased Cardano (ADA), and (this) is the first time Solana (SOL) will be included in a Grayscale investment vehicle.” Solana displayed massive growth over time

Powers On… Don’t worry, Bitcoin’s adoption will not be stopped

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Time Stamp: September 30, 2021 9:08 AM - Modified On: September 30, 2021 - Published By:
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In a series of  recent interviews and speeches, United States Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Gary Gensler has called the cryptocurrencies market the “Wild West” due to its unregulated and allegedly fraud-filled atmosphere, predicting that the coins were doomed to fail. Powers On… is a monthly opinion column from Marc Powers, who spent much of his 40-year legal career working with complex securities-related cases in the United States after a stint with the SEC. He is now an adjunct professor at Florida International University College of Law, where he teaches

APENFT Partners Up With Tron-Based Cool Cats

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Time Stamp: September 27, 2021 7:30 AM - Modified On: September 27, 2021 - Published By:
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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