Nigeria’s Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani, has announced a $1.5 million initiative to boost the country’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) development. This fund, supported by Luminate, a global foundation, will be launched on Oct. 7 in Abuja. The move came after the Ministry launched a $61,780 AI Fund in collaboration with Google, […] Source CryptoX Portal
Ripple has announced that its payments solution is now available in Brazil, which follows digital asset infrastructure provider’s partnership with crypto exchange Mercado Bitcoin. According to a Ripple announcement on Oct. 3, Mercado Bitcoin will be the first platform to tap into Ripple Payments, a solution that allows businesses to benefit from faster and cheaper cross-border payments. Mercado Bitcoin users will also benefit from enhanced security, global access, and deeper liquidity. Direct cross-border payments in Reais Brazil is the first country in Latin America that the company behind XRP…
Dogizen, the viral Telegram game that’s amassed 1 million users on Telegram, launches its presale this Friday—the first-ever Telegram ICO. The presale meets huge anticipation based on the success of other Telegram gaming tokens like Catizen’s CATI and Hamster Kombat’s HMSTR, as well as newcomer DOGS, which recently broke records with its own Telegram airdrop. […] Source CryptoX Portal
In some ways, the release of EigenLayer’s native EIGEN token this week was as expected; price rapidly rose moments after it was listed on exchanges, leading to a period of price discovery that culminated in a 22% slide from it’s momentary record high. But there appears to be a storm brewing behind the scenes, with several investors and community members calling foul on a lack of transparency over the token’s supply. Source
The Ice Open Network went parabolic this week ahead of its mainnet launch, as more centralized exchanges listed it. ICE token listings The Binance-based Ice Open Network (ICE) surged to a high of $0.0097, its highest level since Feb. 24, and over 202% above its lowest level in August. It then erased some of this week’s gains, dropping to a low of $0.0080 as the bullish momentum faded. According to the developers, the token has been listed on 22 centralized exchanges, including LBank, Tapbit, Deepcoin, and Coinstore. The most recent…
Swan Bitcoin has filed a lawsuit against some of the former employees of its mining venture for allegedly stealing proprietary software and trade secrets to launch a competing firm, Proton Management. In a Sept. 25 lawsuit filed with a Los Angeles federal court, Swan alleged that six of its former staffers conspired to “harm Swan’s ability to compete in the market” by stealing what the filing dubbed as “crown jewels” from its mining business. Founded in 2019, Swan Bitcoin offers financial services for investors and branched out to the mining…
Stepn, the Web3 move-to-earn app, has announced a new partnership with Adidas, the German sports apparel company, to issue a second Genesis Sneakers collection. Stepn qualified this new partnership as a milestone for the adoption of its Stepn Go app. The two companies will issue 1,000 co-branded Genesis Sneakers based on 4 different designs inspired […] Source CryptoX Portal
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Iggy Azalea is set to shock the online gambling world with the launch of her new crypto-powered casino, Motherland, in November 2024. Powered by her Solana memecoin, MOTHER, the casino will offer a variety of games, including slots, blackjack, roulette, poker, and sports betting. The launch is part of Azalea’s broader strategy to build a […] Source CryptoX Portal
South Korea’s central bank, the Bank of Korea, will soon allow participants to use digital tokens for payments at supermarkets and convenience stores in a central bank digital currency (CBDC) trial. Starting in December, 100,000 participants will be part of this test. Retail partnerships and global initiatives like Project Agora highlight the broader impact of […] Source CryptoX Portal