Dapper to partner with the NFL in offering NFTs similar to NBA Top Shot: report
Sep 29, 2021 22:38 pm UTC| Digital Currency Economy
Dapper Labs is poised to announce a non-fungible token (NFT) product partnership with the National Football League (NFL) and the NFL Players Association similar to NBA Top Shot. If the deal pushes through, Dapper Labs...
Alibaba to stop selling cryptocurrency, crypto mining gear
Sep 29, 2021 22:30 pm UTC| Digital Currency Economy
Alibaba would stop selling cryptocurrencies and cryptocurrency mining gear on its platform due to Chinas ban on cryptocurrency trading and mining. To apply Chinas ban, Alibaba will terminate two of its product...
Cardano's financial arm to invest $100 million in decentralized finance projects
Sep 29, 2021 22:21 pm UTC| Digital Currency Economy
Cardanos financial arm, Emurgo, will invest $100 million in the development of decentralized finance-based products for the ecosystem. Emurgo will spin two subsidiaries for this task, with the first dubbed Emurgo...
S. Korea to launch its first homegrown space rocket Nuri on Oct. 21
Sep 29, 2021 22:16 pm UTC| Science Economy
South Korea will launch its first homegrown space rocket Nuri carrying a 1.5-ton mock payload on Oct. 21 as scheduled at the Naro Space Center in Goheung. The Nuri is now on a launchpad for a propellant fill test to...
Wine prices up 13% to supplant Scotch whisky, Hermes bags as top luxury investment
Sep 29, 2021 22:10 pm UTC| Life Economy
Investment-grade wine prices increased by 13 percent over the past year to top this years list of luxury investments, according to the newest Knight Frank Luxury Investment Index. Meanwhile, the previous leaders, rare...
Japanese firms roll out brain science products despite ethical, validity concerns
Sep 29, 2021 21:55 pm UTC| Science Economy
Japanese companies are facing ethical concerns in heightening their brain technology research, including whether the purported effects are based on science. While some brain technology products have been cleared for...
Impossible Foods launches in the Middle East via the Dubai World Expo and UAE restaurants
Sep 29, 2021 10:26 am UTC| Business Economy
Impossible Foods has already reached Asia and is well-known in the United States. Now, it is expanding further and has landed in the United Arab Emirates. With its arrival in the UAE, the region has become Impossible...
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