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Adshares, a decentralized network that connects Publishers and Advertisers through blockchain, will allow advertisers to create interactive 3D ads for placement in metaverses.

Everdome, the new metaverse, revealed that its DOME coin would be available for trading on Gate.io, one of the world's most popular crypto trading platforms.

South Korea's Ministry of Science and ICT announced that the country would invest approximately $186.7 million, or 223.7 billion Korean won, to develop its metaverse ecosystem.

Shift4, a supplier of payment technology, announced Tuesday the acquisition of cryptocurrency donation platform The Giving Block.

HolyWally, a white-label virtual wallet platform that seamlessly connects with financial institutions, fintech businesses, and shops, has obtained US$1.4 million in a funding round headed by M-DAQ, a top Singapore fintech corporation.

The story will be about the theft of 119,756 (BTC), which was one of the biggest financial crimes of 2016. The documentary will be directed by American filmmaker Chris Smith with Nick Bilton as the co-executive producer.

Anthony Welch, a British housing investor, attempts to attract crypto investors to a regulatory-free island in Vanuatu's archipelago, renamed after Bitcoin founder Satoshi Nakamoto.

Bitcoin mining and NFT minting have become increasingly popular in recent years, and Intel has taken advantage of this trend by releasing a new chip for blockchain applications on February 11.

Binance, the world's biggest crypto trading platform by trading activity, is investing $200 million in Forbes, the 104-year-old journal and internet media organisation.

A 555-carat diamond with mysterious origins estimated to be 1 billion years old has been sold for $4.5 million in cryptocurrency at a Sotheby's auction.

Italian car brand Alfa Romeo will incorporate NFT, which has recently become popular in digital art, into its new Tonale SUV, the company announced Tuesday at a car launch.

The European Commission (EC) has announced that a bill for a digital euro will be proposed in 2023.

According to Nikkei, Mitsubishi UFJ Trust is planning to launch a stablecoin as a form of payment to facilitate quick settlement of securities transactions.

According to the initiative's chief executive officer, Howard Wu, Aleo intends to develop a GitHub-like firm. Aleo's team has also developed its own scripting language, Leo, to make it easier for programmers to construct decentralized and secured apps.

On Tuesday, representatives from Alphabet, the parent company of Google and YouTube, said they were exploring the possibility of introducing blockchain technology into the company's popular services.

Sam Bankman-Fried, the CEO of crypto exchange FTX, has announced the acquisition of Japanese crypto business Liquid Group and its subsidiaries by his company.

Susquehanna's digital assets division has signed on as a market maker to TP ICAP's Digital Asset Platform, slated to launch later this year.

According to a new study, the yearly transaction volume on the Bitcoin network exceeded that of some well-known card networks in 2021, including American Express (AmEx) and Discover.

The SEC granted the Boston Security Token Exchange regulatory permission this week.

Qubit Finance, a decentralized finance (DeFi) service, was the latest target of a high-value crime on Thursday, with hackers taking about $80 million in cryptocurrencies.

According to a press statement issued Monday, Blockchain Founders Fund secured $75 million for its BFF II fund from various investors, including NEO Global Capital, AppWorks, and Sebastien Borget, chief operating officer of The Sandbox, a video game and metaverse software.

On Thursday, Deutsche Bank surprised market forecasts by reporting a profit for the fourth quarter of 2021, thanks to higher investment bank income.

The Bank of Ann Arbor has finalized the sale and opening of its new Birmingham location.

Match-Trade Technologies, a trading technology supplier, announced the appointment of Michael Nichols as the company's new Head of Sales on Tuesday. He will work in Match-Trade's brand-new Cyprus office.