Money You can now do your banking in the metaverse with crypto and NFTs In JP Morgan’s virtual lounge, you can buy land with NFTs and cryptos and meet a tiger. 16/02/2022
Art How to buy an NFT of Gustav Klimt's 'The Kiss' for Valentine's Day Vienna's Belvedere Palace Museum is entering into the digital world of NFT art with their latest Gustav Klimt 'The Kiss' NFT drop 14/02/2022
Tech News Why are people shelling out millions on virtual land in the metaverse? Sales of digital land plots sold as NFTs topped €440 million in 2021 and that figure is set to double in 2022. 11/02/2022
Money Russia's government and bank to recognise cryptos as currency The move comes after the Bank of Russia last month proposed banning Bitcoin miners and other crypto operations. 09/02/2022
Money Crypto pours in to support Ukraine's military amid Russia tensions Bitcoin donations soar to Ukrainian volunteer and hacking groups, showing such groups received more than $550,000 (€480,000) worth of crypto in 2021. 09/02/2022
Money Couple arrested after US seizes $3.6 billion in stolen Bitcoin The FBI said it was the largest financial seizure ever. 09/02/2022
Money DeFi explained: What is it and will it replace banks? Bitcoin was developed as a decentralised payment system but decentralised finance, or DeFi, proposes to do much more than that. 07/02/2022
Tech News Tech this week: El Salvador rejects IMF call to drop Bitcoin use El Salvador became the first country in the world to make Bitcoin legal tender and is resisting any pushback on that, while Snap shares surge after a tough week for the tech sector. 06/02/2022
Money Can we trust crypto technology after the Wormhole bridge hack? The second-largest decentralised finance (DeFi) hack occurred this week in an attack that swiped $320 million (€279 million), or 120,000 Ether. 04/02/2022
Ecotech WWF selling NFTs is ‘astonishingly stupid’ say environmentalists The wildlife charity is hoping that the NFTs will help fund vital conservation efforts but critics have questioned how green they really are. 03/02/2022
Money Zuckerberg's dream of a Meta-backed cryptocurrency is over It's been clear for a while that Diem, which was first named Libra, was fighting an uphill battle with regulators. 02/02/2022
Money India set to tax cryptos at 30% and introduce a 'digital rupee' The move may deliver a blow to one of the most dynamic cryptocurrency markets in the world. 01/02/2022
Money Russia is planning to restrict cryptos but not outright ban them Russia's President Putin said this week there are "certain risks" associated with cryptocurrencies but also said there are "competitive advantages" in crypto mining. 28/01/2022
Money IMF urges El Salvador to drop Bitcoin as legal tender El Salvador became the first country in the world to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender, but the International Monetary Fund is not a fan. 26/01/2022
Art Pablo Picasso enters NFT art market with ceramic heirloom The NFTs will also come with music put together by Florian Picasso, who is a DJ and music producer, along with songwriter John Legend and rapper, Nas. 26/01/2022
Partner content Do your research warn NFT experts as fraud daubs commercial metaverse Partner content presented by Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing Dubai With NFT fraud on the rise, experts are warning would-be investors to 'DYOR' – do your own research – before buying non-fungible tokens representing ownership of digital assets. 26/01/2022
Money Bitcoin plunges to six-month low amid fears of a war in Ukraine Confidence in crypto - already on edge over fears the US Federal Reserve will introduce new regulations - is jittery as a conflict looms in Ukraine. 24/01/2022
Money Bitcoin price crash: Crypto extends losses as market fails to rally Having dipped below $35,000 on Saturday, Bitcoin failed to stem its losses amid a broader crypto market crash after hitting historic highs in November. 23/01/2022
Money Russia's central bank proposes ban on crypto use and mining Energy consumption has been cited as a reason for a potential ban in Russia, the world's third-largest crypto mining hub. 21/01/2022
Money New York's mayor Eric Adams invests first paycheck in cryptocurrency Recently elected as mayor, Adams has signalled his intention to make New York City the US' next big crypto hub. 20/01/2022