The Sandbox raises $20M at $1B valuation, promises to expand creator economy

Biotech firm-turned-Bitcoin miner Riot Blockchain disclosed strong results for Q1 2020 in its latest quarterly report filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).Published May 8, the report revealed the firm’s cryptocurrency mining revenue for the three months ending March 31, 2020 (Q1 2020) had hit $2.4 million — up from $1.4 million…

Wednesday, Jan. 30 — nearly all of the top 20 cryptocurrencies are reporting moderate to notable gains on the day at press time. Bitcoin (BTC) is approaching $3,500 again, according to Coin360 data.Market visualization from Coin360At press time, Bitcoin is up over 1 percent on the day, trading at around $3,474, according to Cointelegraph’s price index.…

The founder and CEO of Square Inc, Jack Dorsey, believes that his company’s crypto-friendly payments application Cash App can distribute America’s stimulus package more efficiently than the U.S. government.On March 27, Dorsey responded to the tweet of a Cash App user suggesting that the payments application could be used to distribute the United States’ forthcoming…

A new Microsoft report states that India encounters the second-highest number of cryptojacking incidents in the APAC region. 975 Total views 8 Total shares Cryptojackers are hitting pay dirt in India, according to Microsoft's newly released Security Endpoint Threat Report 2019.The report states that web users in India encounter crypto mining malware attacks at a…

In this week’s newsletter, read about how game developer Square Enix plans to launch Final Fantasy VII digital collectibles. Check out the new Open Metaverse Alliance for Web3 and how NFT sales will fund artwork restoration efforts in Ukraine. In other news, you can learn about how an NFT of a falling man was removed…

NFTs would enable artists to create new ways to build relationships with and monetize their audience, says Jordan Birnholtz. 129 Total views 2 Total shares In a new twist for nonfungible tokens (NFTs), Solana-based NFT marketplace Neon deployed an NFT ATM in the financial district of New York, giving people a very familiar way to…

Grant Thornton, the firm liquidating hacked New Zealand cryptocurrency exchange Cryptopia, has discussed how best to do so with the platform’s developers.Grant Thorton aims for “collaborative relationship”According to a leaked email from Grant Thornton originally dated Sept. 23, its executives planned to conduct an online meeting for the developers on Oct. 7. The email reads:“Given…

BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, launched a Bitcoin exchange-traded product (ETP) on multiple European stock exchanges. The iShares Bitcoin ETP began trading on March 25 on Xetra, Euronext Amsterdam and Euronext Paris, according to BlackRock’s product page. The launch follows the success of its iShares Bitcoin Trust exchange-traded fund (ETF), which dominates the US