Crypto fashion: why people pay real money for virtual clothes
People care what their avatars are wearing.
When the virtual world Decentraland said in June users could make and sell their own clothing for avatars to wear on the site, ...
Messi joins crypto craze, taking part of PSG fee in fan tokens
Soccer star Lionel Messi’s signing on fee at Paris St Germain includes some of the French club’s cryptocurrency fan tokens, in the latest big name endorsement for new ...
UNic’s online blockchain MSc now available on campus
University of Nicosia, the first university in the world to offer a degree in blockchain and digital currency, has announced that the previously online master’s course is also now ...
Why Chia isn’t as green a coin it claims to be
Chia, a newcomer into the cryptocurrency market, has tried to differentiate itself from Bitcoin by flaunting its green credentials. But what exactly is Chia and what are the ramifications of ...
Crypto is ‘rat poison’, a third of mainstream investment firms tell JPM
Only 10 per cent of institutional investment firms surveyed by JPMorgan trade cryptocurrencies, with nearly half labelling the emerging asset class as “rat poison” or predicting it would be a temporary ...
Fans divided on football clubs’ adoption of cryptocurrency
A growing number of major soccer clubs are launching digital coins that allow fans to vote on a variety of minor decisions as the sport faces slumping revenues caused by ...
Major cryptocurrency exchanges mulling India entry despite risks
Global digital currency exchanges are exploring ways to set up in India, following in the footsteps of market leader Binance, industry sources told Reuters, while the government in New Delhi ...