Casual gamers a ‘critical’ audience for blockchain games: GameFi execs

The casual gaming market will remain a crucial audience for blockchain games and nonfungible tokens (NFTs) in gaming, according to three blockchain gaming company co-founders.  Casual gamers, people who play games somewhat regularly but rarely invest significant time, make up the largest segment of players in the gaming industry. Kieran Warwick, co-founder of blockchain role-playing game Illuvium called casual gamers “critical” because of the sheer number of them in the population. There are more than 3 billion gamers worldwide as of 2023, and it’s estimated that at least 1.95 billion…

Report – Wallets Bitcoin News

Seven major banks, including Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, and Wells Fargo, have reportedly teamed up to launch a digital wallet that will compete with other third-party wallet providers such as Paypal and Apple Pay. Big Banks to Launch a Digital Wallet Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, and four other financial institutions behind the payment network Zelle are collaborating to launch a digital wallet for consumers to use at online checkout, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday. The wallet will be managed by fintech firm Early Warning Services…

SushiSwap To Redirect 100% Trading Fees To Treasury

While the DeFi market has continued to mirror the crypto market rally, more innovations have been introduced to the ecosystem. In today’s news, SushiSwap, the sixth-largest decentralized exchange (DEX) by 24 hours trading volume, has passed a proposal to relocate 100% of its trading fees to the SushiSwap treasury for maintenance and expenses. Related Reading: SushiSwap Head Chef Suggests Cooking Up New Token Model – Will The DEX Survive 2023? SushiSwap Introduces New Update This new update comes after CEO Jared Grey voiced warnings that the exchange treasury stability is…

Bitcoin Moves Sideways at $23K

Bitcoin’s chart implies new support levels forming near $22,900. The volume profile visible range (VPVR) tool, shows increasing levels of activity and price agreement at this mark. Often these are called high volume nodes, and can indicate where the market sees an asset as fairly priced, at least for the moment. Source

Yellen’s Comments on Zambia’s Debt Restructuring Draw Criticism From Chinese Embassy – Economics Bitcoin News

The Chinese embassy in Zambia denounced the United States over its debt limit and the “extraordinary measures” Treasury secretary Janet Yellen has implemented to stave off a U.S. debt default. Yellen said on Monday that it was very important that Zambia restructure its debt, but Zambia sees it differently. The embassy castigated Yellen’s comments in response, stressing that the U.S. has a “catastrophic debt problem.” Chinese Embassy in Zambia Denounces U.S. Debt Limit and Yellen’s Recent Comments Last week, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen urged Congress to increase the government’s…

Arizona lawmakers seek to make crypto a tax-exempt property

Lawmakers in the Arizona State Senate are considering a bill aimed at having voters decide whether virtual currency is exempt from property taxation. In legislation introduced to the first session of the Arizona State Senate in 2023, Senators Wendy Rogers, Sonny Borrelli, and Justine Wadsack proposed having Arizona residents decide on amending the state’s constitution in regards to property taxes. Should the measure pass the legislature, voters could choose whether virtual currency — specifically not “a representation of the United States dollar” — be tax exempt in the state in…