Final Fantasy Creator Focuses on Blockchain Gaming
Final Fantasy creator Square Enix aims to double its investments in blockchain gaming development, despite the decline of the overall crypto market
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Ethereum vs Bitcoin: Which Crypto was More Popular in 2022?
Total transactions on the Ethereum network outstripped Bitcoin more than fourfold, although Bitcoin remained the leader in online search interest
US Credit Card Transaction Volume Hit $3.09T in 2022: Insider Intelligence
Insider Intelligence forecasts US credit card transaction volume to hit $3.089 trillion in 2022, shaped by a few dominant trends
Retailers Prepare to Close the Holiday Quarter: This Season was Different
As holiday shopping is coming to an end, the next few weeks would help determine the overall success of the 2022-2023 holiday quarter for retailers – so far, signals are mixed
Bank of Israel Introduces a Rate Hike
Although inflation in Israel is lower than in most Western countries, the country’s central bank raised its benchmark interest rate on Monday to stabilise the economy
Ethereum Name Service (ENS) Recorded 2.2 Million Registered Domains Last Year
ENS turns difficult-to-read data strings into simple website-style addresses that are easier to remember and use
IMF: Economy to Face “Tough Year” in 2023
According to the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, Kristalina Georgieva, the world economy should brace for a tough year in 2023.
EU Gas Prices Fall Amid Mild Winter
The prices for natural gas in the European Union continued their downward trend in the new year.
Virtual Employees Hired in China for $14K a Year
While US companies are slow to adopt virtual employees trend, China’s cyberspace has doubled its “hiring” of digitised human beings
The Reason for Record Wage Raises Revealed
Wages for many US employees were up between 5.5% – 7.7% in November – the highest increase in 25 years of record-keeping
New AI Service QuickVid Generates Videos with Voiceovers
A new AI-enabled web service QuickVid combines several generative systems to automatically create short-form YouTube, Instagram, TikTok and Snapchat videos
Microsoft to Acquire a Stake in London Stock Exchange
The symbiosis between the two giants of the tech industry and traditional markets will also involve the creation of new products able to “revolutionize the way financial advisers provide advice to their clients”
UBS Enables Remote ID Verification with NFC and Biometrics
Swiss customers can now open a bank account using their mobile phones and biometric passports
Amazon Offers Employees “Voluntary Severance”
The retail giant proposed “voluntary severance” to some employees this week to trim costs beyond the massive layoffs already announced
Banco BPI Opens in Metaverse
Portuguese bank BPI now has a virtual branch which customers can visit using Meta’s Oculus VR headset
Lloyds Bank combined spending and savings in a new solution for kids
Smart Start from Lloyds Bank gives kids an opportunity to manage their money and get into the habit of saving
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