Markets go up and down, but sports fandom lasts a lifetime. That makes our job easier each week with The Sports Slice, as we cover each week’s action in all things sports and crypto. This past week, we saw a top 10 cryptocurrency giant fall – we’ll look at the sports implications of that – and saw sports giants like …
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Gaming might seem like a natural, endemic partner for blockchain technology and cryptocurrency partners, particularly when we look at play-to-earn engagement and room for innovation in the gaming atmosphere. However, to date, it’s a vertical that has seen strong resistance from casual to competitive and everything in between – at least, almost. We’ll take a look at esports organization NRG’s …
Continue ReadingA seemingly bear market has brought a slower news week in sports and crypto crossover, but there is still activity to cover each and every weekend – and this weekend is certainly no exception. The host of activity came by way of this past week’s Formula 1 Grand Prix Miami, and as interest in crypto grows each year, the same …
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January has been a tough month for Solana as the coin encountered a total of six outages. This time Solana again faced a downtime as there has been an increased number of transactions flooded by the Candy Machine NFT bots causing network congestion. Blockchains often have an issue with scaling as they are quite inept in terms of handling the …
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Shenzhen residents are all set to receive digital Yuan worth $2.29 million as part of the Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) testing. The Chinese government will be giving these 15 million Yuan in CBDC to 130,000 residents. This CBDC will be eligible to be used at over 5,000 stores with no such minimum purchase required. The People’s Bank Of China …
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The Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA) stated that cryptocurrency activities or related activities shall be considered unlawful in Nepal. Nepal’s regulator of the technology sector issued this warning to the public that engaging in illegal activities, specifically related to cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, and gambling will have legal consequences. Along with NTA, Nepal’s Central Bank, Nepal Rastra also issued a formal instruction that …
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Famous crypto hardware wallet provider ‘Ledger’ has announced that version 4.0.0 of the Cardano (ADA) app will now be available and accessible on Ledger live. This development introduces the smart contract functionality of the ADA ecosystem, which is one of its new features. What this means for users is that they shall be able to use and interact with smart …
Continue ReadingThe NBA is trying to take sports NFTs to the next level, but this past week’s attempt certainly fell short. Meanwhile, a Dutch football club faces insider trading allegations, a UFC fighter is not pleased with the league’s latest NFTs, and one WNBA team is becoming the first in the league to release their own NFTs. It was a major …
Continue ReadingAnother week of sports action in crypto that includes a new deal for the Australian Football League, the NFL’s first-ever team crypto sponsorship, and more new partnerships for the ever-growing Autograph. Sports news was buzzing this week in crypto and blockchain technology, and every Sunday we recap all of the action from the past week on The Sports Slice. Let’s …
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A proposal made by the Wikipedia administrator opted for a vote to know if Wikimedia Foundation would still want to receive cryptocurrency donations. The answer to which was a reverberant no. This particular debate over the mentioned proposal has been going on since January and the vote was concluded with around 400 participants. The common point of contention has been …
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