Dec 26, 2023 23:07 pm UTC| Economy Investing
In the 1960 western The Magnificent Seven, a group of seven gunfighters protect a village from bandits. Only three survive to ride out of town at the end of the movie. The odds look much better for the seven tech companies...
Sotheby’s Auction House Reveals $35M Worth of Digital Tokens Sold in 2023
Dec 26, 2023 09:44 am UTC| Business Digital Currency Investing
Sothebys, a premier auction house, said it sold almost $35 million worth of digital art for 2023 alone. The British-founded company noted that with this number of sales, the year was definitely one of the most exciting...
Starbucks Korea Set to Drop New NFTs in January
Dec 26, 2023 09:30 am UTC| Business Digital Currency Investing
Starbucks Korea launched its loyalty program on Polygon in December of last year, and now it said it will begin issuing NFTs on said blockchain platform next month. The coffee chain explained that this move is part of its...
Japan Revises Tax Regime for Cryptocurrency Holdings, Offering Relief to Corporations
Dec 25, 2023 09:54 am UTC| Business Digital Currency Investing
Japans government has approved a revision to the national tax regime for digital assets, granting Japanese firms exemption from paying taxes on unrealized gains from cryptocurrency holdings starting April 1, 2024. The...
Core Scientific Blockchain Firm Expects to Exit From Bankruptcy Next Month
Dec 22, 2023 09:23 am UTC| Business Digital Currency Investing
Core Scientific Inc., a blockchain, artificial intelligence (AI) hosting, transaction processing, and application development firm headquartered in Austin, Texas, is expected to come out of bankruptcy. This news emerged...
Coinbase Secures Registration with French Markets Regulator, Expands Services in Europe
Dec 22, 2023 06:58 am UTC| Business Digital Currency Investing
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has confirmed its registration with the French markets regulator, VASP, marking a significant step towards expanding its services in Europe. The VASP approval granted by Frances AMF...
Ripple Secures Central Bank of Ireland’s Approval for Digital Asset Service Operations
Dec 21, 2023 08:27 am UTC| Business Digital Currency Investing
Ripple Labs, Inc. managed to get the approval of the Central Bank of Ireland so it can legally offer its services as it operates as a digital asset service provider in Ireland. With authorization from the Irish monetary...
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