• Teresa Bach
• April 14, 2022
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CoinSwitch Kuber and WazirX, the two leading Indian crypto exchanges have currently disabled rupee deposits for the purchase of cryptocurrencies using the United Payments Interface (UPI). Among constant regulatory concerns in India, this particular news has brought fresh worry for Indian crypto investors. Not only through UPI, but CoinSwitch Kuber has blocked deposits through bank transfers via NEFT, RTGS and …

• Teresa Bach
• April 14, 2022
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Crypto payment platform MoonPay recently announced that it raised $87 million from about 60 A-list celebrities. The investors include singers like Justin Beiber and Snoop Dogg, tennis player Maria Sharapova and actors such as Bruce Willis, Ashton Kutcher, and Gwyneth Paltrow. Through raising funds, MoonPay has attempted to expand the role of Non-fungible tokens by increasing fan engagement through content …

• Teresa Bach
• April 13, 2022
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The Ethereum Foundation continues to edge closer to the transition to the proof-of-stake (PoS) model. On Monday, Ethereum’s first mainnet Shadow Fork went live. The purpose behind this is to primarily conduct a stress test on the existing assumptions about the testnets, and mainnets to understand how seamless the shift to a PoS consensus will be. Ethereum DevOps Engineer, Parathi …

• Teresa Bach
• April 13, 2022
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Fundraising platform Pledge has now launched ‘PledgeCrypto’ which has now enabled non-profits to take crypto donations in over 130 prominent cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin, Ethereum and Tether are among the cryptocurrencies through which crypto donations can be accepted and instantly converted into fiat currencies. Ariana Grande, the crusader of Trans rights has used Pledge to raise funds for Trans Visibility Day. Grande …

• Teresa Bach
• April 13, 2022
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Fundraising platform Pledge has now launched ‘PledgeCrypto’ which has now enabled non-profits to take crypto donations in over 130 prominent cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin, Ethereum and Tether are among the cryptocurrencies through which crypto donations can be accepted and instantly converted into fiat currencies. Ariana Grande, the crusader of Trans rights has used Pledge to raise funds for Trans Visibility Day. Grande …

• Teresa Bach
• April 7, 2022
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The UFC has been criticized in the past for the compensation allocated towards it’s talent, who put their all in on one of the most physically enduring sports on the planet. The league can look to counter critics this week, courtesy of their existing partnership with Crypto.com. In a new announcement today, the UFC has shared that it will distribute …

• Teresa Bach
• April 3, 2022
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It was a busy, but mild week in sports and crypto engagement – with Socios and it’s subsidiary Chiliz dominating the headlines with major news. Meanwhile, NFTs continued to carry the dialogue as a new marketplace, RareMint, swiftly sold out of Lou Gehrig and Michael Jordan collections, and Fanatics signing a new deal with NFTs at the forefront. Every Sunday …

• Teresa Bach
• March 30, 2022
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Less than a year after signing a new club deal with PSG that included club fan tokens, international sports star Lionel Messi has signed a major multi-year, $20 million deal with fan token platform Socios. It’s the latest in athlete engagement in crypto to make major headlines, after North American sports stars like Steph Curry, Tom Brady, and Odell Beckham …

• Teresa Bach
• March 30, 2022
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The nonprofit organization focused on the Terra ecosystem Luna Foundation Guard (LFG) now holds almost 28,000 bitcoin, which translates to $1.3 billion out of its $10 billion total target aimed to back TerraUSD (UST). Related Reading | Terra (LUNA) Will Buy $10 Billion Worth Of Bitcoin. Here’s Why The @LFG_org now #hodl 27,784.98 #Bitcoin at a total balance of $1,312,478,801.33 USD …

• Teresa Bach
• March 27, 2022
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It was a stacked week of sports action in the crypto landscape: from new partnership deals, to controversial NFT endeavors, and new crypto exchange ambassadors – the sports space was active this past week. Every Sunday, we explore the past week of sports engagement in crypto and blockchain technology with a quick recap in The Sports Slice. Let’s take a …