Blockchain

According to a senior police officer, the Taliban government has arrested many dealers who disobeyed orders to halt selling digital tokens after the central bank of Afghanistan this month issued a statewide ban on cryptocurrencies.
Taliban bans crypto and arrest dealers of tokens

According to a senior police officer, the Taliban government has arrested many dealers who disobeyed…

With its own platform, Samsung Securities might soon go up against the biggest cryptocurrency exchanges. The platform could debut as early as the first half of 2023. According to reports, the South Korean technological behemoth has already begun the paperwork for the anticipated launch. It follows a failed attempt to launch a trading platform in 2021 due to a lack of funding at the time.
Samsung plans to launch crypto exchange in 2023

With its own platform, Samsung Securities might soon go up against the biggest cryptocurrency exchanges.…

Crypto unicorn CoinDCX, backed by the likes of Polychain, Pantera Capital, Bain Capital, and Coinbase Ventures, has announced plans to launch the mobile app Okto in order to expand its presence in the DeFi and Web3 ecosystems.
CoinDCX to launch Okto app providing access to more than 100 DApps

Crypto unicorn CoinDCX, backed by the likes of Polychain, Pantera Capital, Bain Capital, and Coinbase…

The Abu Dhabi Blockchain and Virtual Assets Committee said on Thursday that Abu Dhabi intends to introduce a blockchain and virtual assets strategy that is consistent with the emirate's broader economic policy. Mohamed Al Shorafa, the chairman of the Securities and Commodities Authority and the Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development, presided over the committee's first meeting, where they discussed tactics.
Abu Dhabi to launch Virtual Assets Strategy aimed at achieving economic advancement

The Abu Dhabi Blockchain and Virtual Assets Committee said on Thursday that Abu Dhabi intends…

The demand for tickets to Dubai's inaugural metaverse event next month has been "immense," according to Hamad AlShirawi, the director of programs for the Dubai Future Foundation. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, Crown Prince of Dubai, announced the first Dubai Metaverse Assembly in July. It will take place on September 28 and 29 at the Museum of the Future and Emirates Towers.
Dubai Metaverse Assembly witnesses ‘immense demand’, Dubai Future Foundation executive

The demand for tickets to Dubai’s inaugural metaverse event next month has been “immense,” according…

Square Yards, one of the fastest growing proptech companies globally, today launched a 3D Metaverse platform that will showcase the future of real estate search and discovery through a high-end 3D digital twin of the city of Dubai.
3D Metaverse platform launched for Dubai’s real estate

Square Yards, one of the fastest growing proptech companies globally, today launched a 3D Metaverse…

The Alien Bees Club NFT collection is set to launch its 7777 NFTs this month. It is the UAE’s first-of-its-kind NFT project focusing on sustainability and cross-chain integration (utilizing more than one cryptocurrency chain); for Cardano, Solana & Ethereum blockchains. Inspired by the 90s culture, this bee-themed collection cites the vibrant aesthetics as well as high utility.
UAE is set to launch first-ever cross-chain NFT collection

The Alien Bees Club NFT collection is set to launch its 7777 NFTs this month.…

New monthly job posting across all industries with metaverse in the title fell by 81 percent between April and June, Revelio found, after surging in the months following Facebook’s rebranding last autumn. The drop-off coincides with a broader retreat across the tech sector, which has prompted layoffs and hiring freezes, leaving workers from the US to India increasingly worried. Meta Platforms had slowed hiring in May but said it has picked up in recent months.
Slow hiring at Google and Facebook causes Metaverse job numbers to decline

New monthly job posting across all industries with metaverse in the title fell by 81…

Through a connection with FTX, the cryptocurrency exchange run by billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried, Reddit now allows users to buy Ethereum on the site. In a news release, FTX revealed that Reddit users may now manage their blockchain-based community points using the company's payment system, FTX Pay.
Reddit partners with crypto platform FTX to aid users manage community points

Through a connection with FTX, the cryptocurrency exchange run by billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried, Reddit now…

The largest cryptocurrency rose as much as 2.2% on Sunday to $25,031, its highest level since June 13. It was trading around $24,750 as of 6 a.m. New York time, rising a fifth straight day in a streak fueled by US consumer-price index data that came in below expectations. Ether gained as much as 2% to $2,030.50, having surpassed $2,000 on Saturday for the first time since May 31 amid optimism about completion of its blockchain’s much-anticipated software upgrade known as the Merge.
Bitcoin surpasses $25k and Ethereum tops $2k in expectancy of the Merge

For the first time since mid-June, Bitcoin temporarily crossed the $25,000 mark as momentum from…