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Finance & Economics

Warner Music Group partners with OpenSea: how can artists benefit?

The partnership between Warner Music and OpenSea offers more Web3 opportunities to artists

Blockchain & Crypto

Academics Call for Web3 Education

Australian blockchain academics and educators urge more robust Web3 education in schools to prepare students for a world dominated by blockchain technology

Finance & Economics

Six States Sue Biden’s Administration over Student Debt Cancellation Plan

The state representatives believe loan forgiveness under Student Debt Cancellation Plan will harm state higher education lending programs and reduce tax revenues

Science & Technology

Google looks for ways to cut costs: shutting down gaming service Stadia

Google’s game streaming service Stadia is shutting down in January in an effort to make the company more cost-effective

Blockchain & Crypto

SWIFT & Chainlink partner to enable cross-chain crypto transfers

The new project will connect SWIFT’s global network to nearly every blockchain, combining access to digital and traditional assets on a single network

Blockchain & Crypto

Central banks join to explore CBDC for international retail payments

BIS and the central banks of Israel, Norway and Sweden teamed up to find out  how CBDCs can be used for international retail and remittance payments

Finance & Economics

Developing countries face fierce economic headwinds: World Bank

The head of the World Bank warned that the risk of a global recession is an extremely challenging scenario for poorer nations and their development

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Financial institutions pledge to lower remittance fees to Ukraine

As remittance now plays a vital role in the war-torn economy of Ukraine, global financial leaders commit to lowering the fees 

Blockchain & Crypto

Christie’s launches NFT auction platform on Ethereum 

Inspired by successful NFT sales, the prestigious auction house Christie’s launched a blockchain platform to carry out auctions and sales on Ethereum “from start to finish”

Blockchain & Crypto

Bitcoin think tank suggests rejecting CBDCs in favor of BTC and stablecoins

U.S. think tank claims CBDCs are problematic for individual and economic freedom, while crypto is a viable alternative 

Fintech & Ecommerce

Interac promotes ‘mindful shopping’ with music

Canadian interbank network Interac has come up with a creative way to promote mindful spending

Science & Technology

International Digital Remittances To Surpass 2 Billion Transactions Globally By 2027: Juniper Research

84% growth in international digital remittances will be driven by accelerated adoption

Science & Technology

Virtual card transaction volumes will surpass 121 billion globally by 2027

Juniper Research predicts the rising integration of virtual cards to existing digital wallets services, such as Apple Pay and Google Pay will drive accelerated transaction growth 

Finance & Economics

FTX US wins auction for Voyager Digital’s assets 

Voyager has completed an auction under its chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings, with FTX US securing the winning bid

Blockchain & Crypto

DBS opens crypto exchange to high-net-worth clients

DBS is opening its crypto trading digital exchange DDEX to wealthy clients, enabling them to trade through the Digibank app

Finance & Economics

Samsung launches Axis credit card in India

Tech giant Samsung launches a co-branded Visa credit card in cooperation with Axis Bank in India