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Collection of South African Fine Wine Sold as NFTs – Metaverse Bitcoin News

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Collections of South Africa’s fine wines were recently sold as non-fungible tokens (NFTs) with one lot being sold for $79,000. Immediately following the auction, two lots were reportedly paid for using bitcoin. Lots Exceed Estimates Collections of fine wines made by some of South Africa’s leading producers have been sold as non-fungible tokens (NFTs) in what has been described as a first for the country’s wine industry. The auction, which was conducted by fine art auctioneer Strauss & Co, saw some lots, like Klein Constantia’s Vin de Constance vertical collection…

Riot Blockchain Is Constructing a 1 GW Bitcoin Mining Facility in Navarro County, Texas – Mining Bitcoin News

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The publicly listed bitcoin miner Riot Blockchain has announced the company has started development on a 1 gigawatt (GW) bitcoin mining facility in Navarro County, Texas. The development of 400 megawatts (MW) of capacity has been initiated on the 265-acre site and the team hopes to have bitcoin mining and hosting capabilities online by next year. Riot Is Developing a 1 GW Bitcoin Mining Data Center — Company Plans for 400 MW of Capacity to Be Online by July 2023 Riot Blockchain (NASDAQ: RIOT) is expanding operations in Texas as…

Shenzhen Residents to Receive 15 Million Yuan in Digital Currency – Featured Bitcoin News

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The Chinese government is giving away 15 million yuan in central bank digital currency (CBDC) to 130,000 residents of Shenzhen this Friday. The digital yuan can be used at nearly 5,000 stores with no minimum purchase required. Digital Yuan Pilot Continues China’s central bank, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC), continues to test its central bank digital currency (CBDC) with another digital yuan giveaway. The government of Shenzhen’s Futian district has announced that 15 million yuan ($2.27 million) in digital RMB (e-CNY) will be given to local residents Friday, Global…

Artizen’s $ATNT Listed on MEXC Global Plus Other Updates – Press release Bitcoin News

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press release PRESS RELEASE. Artizen is a metaverse specialised company based on blockchain technology. We are preparing metaverse services by integrating various contents through NFT Marketplaces, NFT Projects and more. Artizen’s unique ecosystem, which is transparent and safe, is provided by organically linking real and virtual spaces. ATNT is a utility token from Artizen, which has its initial listing on MEXC. Announcement on MEXC: https://support.mexc.com/hc/en-001/articles/6030143038745–Initial-Listing-MEXC-will-List-ARTIZEN-ATNT-and-Launch-the-MX-DeFi-Session News on Smart Liquidity: https://smartliquidity.info/2022/04/24/artizen-mx-defi-mining-session/ Punk Panda Is a Genesis Project Containing Its Own Unique Rarity These 2D NFT pandas will be converted into 3D…

India’s Decision on Crypto Regulation Will Not Be Rushed, Says Finance Minister – Regulation Bitcoin News

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Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman says that the country’s crypto policy will not be rushed. “Our intention is in no way to hurt the ecosystem, or to even say that we don’t need it,” she added. Finance Minister on Indian Crypto Regulation India’s finance minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, discussed cryptocurrency regulation Wednesday at a fireside chat organized by Stanford University School of Medicine. She explained that India will not rush to finalize the country’s crypto policy. On the contrary, she said India will take an informed decision after due deliberations across…

We Want to Be a Responsible Global Crypto Hub – Regulation Bitcoin News

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The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), the country’s central bank and the regulator of the crypto sector, says that its licensing process for digital asset service providers needs to be stringent. “It needs to be because we want to be a responsible global crypto hub with innovative players, but also with strong risk management capabilities,” said the central bank chief. Singapore’s Crypto Regulation Needs to Be ‘Stringent’ Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) Managing Director Ravi Menon talked about cryptocurrency regulation at the Financial Times Crypto and Digital Asset Summit Wednesday.…

Grayscale Investments Plans European Expansion – Featured Bitcoin News

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Grayscale Investments, the world’s largest digital asset manager, is expanding into Europe. “We’re going to be very thoughtful, very methodical about each of the financial centers and financial hubs that we ultimately launch in,” said the CEO. Grayscale Entering Europe The world’s largest digital asset manager, Grayscale Investments, is getting ready to expand into Europe, CEO Michael Sonnenshein told Bloomberg Tuesday. He explained that decisions have yet to be made regarding which exchanges, which products, and which countries Grayscale will target first. The executive revealed that he has been meeting…

CropBytes Games Celebrates a Milestone Unheard of, ‘4 Years of Sustainable Web3 Gaming’ – Press release Bitcoin News

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press release PRESS RELEASE. For a gaming community to complete 4 years in the crypto gaming industry is a remarkable achievement to say the least. CropBytes was launched during the 2018 bull run, and the team’s strategy and agility towards changing market scenarios and needs of the community have enabled the game to sustain and grow over the years. What started out as a NFT based game with initial flash sale, is now a game with a sustainable economy with a mix of FTs and NFTs with over 550k downloads…

A Deep Dive Into the Portfolios of the World’s Largest Ethereum Whales – Bitcoin News

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While there’s a number of bitcoin whales that often get caught by blockchain parsers and written about in media reports, ethereum whales get a lot less attention. According to statistics in 2022, there are a lot more ethereum whales than holders with large sums of bitcoin. In fact, while the top 100 richest bitcoin addresses control 14.08% of the circulating supply, the top 100 richest ethereum addresses hold 39.81% of all the ether today. Data Shows Ethereum Still Has a Large Concentration of Whales in 2022 Ethereum, the second-largest crypto…

Famed Whistleblower Edward Snowden Reveals He Took Part in the Zcash Launch Ceremony – Altcoins Bitcoin News

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Edward Snowden, the well-known whistleblower and former computer intelligence consultant who exposed the Five Eyes Intelligence Alliance, has revealed he took part in the Zcash creation ceremony. Snowden says that during the creation ceremony he “participated” and leveraged the “pseudonym John Dobbertin.” Snowden Played the Role of ‘John Dobbertin’ During the Zcash Launch A recent video published by Zcash Media explains that Edward Snowden was one of the six people who helped launch Zcash on October 23, 2016. According to the video, the six individuals did not know who the…