FC Barcelona preparing to launch its own cryptocurrency & NFTs
While speaking at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona yesterday, Laporta, the President of Barcelona FC, highlighted his vision and stated that the club is currently taking steps to build a metaverse filled with a cryptocurrency and a collection of NFTs unique to the Blaugrana brand.
CME Group to launch micro-sized Bitcoin and Ether options
CME Group, the world’s leading derivatives marketplace, announced its plans to launch options on Micro Bitcoin and Micro Ether futures on March 28.
This investment vehicle’s liquidity providers are expected to be Genesis Global Trading, Cumberland, and Akuna Capital.
Bitcoin, proof-of-work ban removed from European Union’s MiCA
The European Parliament member in charge of spearheading the bill known as the Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) legislation, Stefan Berger, confirmed that the European parliament has scrapped wording from proposed legislation that would have banned cryptocurrencies that rely on the proof-of-work (PoW) consensus mechanism, like Bitcoin.
Wirex announced integrating with Avalanche
Wirex, a worldwide digital payment platform, announced integrating with Avalanche, allowing Wirex app users to purchase AVAX with their debit/credit card with the best in-market rates, seamlessly exchange it, and easily send and receive AVAX to and from any other wallet.
Top 10 Daily Gainer – NFT Category
Following the recovery of the general market, NFT projects witnessed impressive growth in the past 24 hours.
FET, the utility token of the Fetch.ai ecosystem, is currently leading the Top 10 NFT assets and also leading the Top Gainers on ONUS app with a growth of 42.21%. Following behind are other potential NFT projects such as CGC (up 25.36%), RNDR (up 13.65%), CHZ (7.39%),…
More than 200,000 BTC moved by whales amid Bitcoin’s 18% climb
According to Whalemap, more than 200,000 BTC have been moved by whales amid Bitcoin’s 18% climb, equivalent to 8,745,640,154 USD.
Bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency, recently soared above the $44,000 level, reaching the highest price point since Feb. 17.
FTX pledges up to $1 billion for Future Fund to ‘improve humanity’
Cryptocurrency exchange FTX today announced a potential $1 billion fund that will invest in “ambitious projects in order to improve humanity’s long-term prospects.”
It is looking for projects that can safely advance AI, minimize the risk of biochemical disaster and end global poverty—among other things.
South Korea to invest $187M in national metaverse project
South Korea’s Ministry of ICT, Science, and Future Planning pledged 223.7 billion Korean won ($186.7 million) to create a broad metaverse ecosystem to support the growth of digital content and corporate growth within the country.
The ministry wrote in an official statement on Sunday that funds will be spent on completing four main objectives in creating what appears to be an all-encompassing metaverse ecosystem titled the “Expanded Virtual World”.
Ethereum supply last active 7 years ago hits new major high
Glassnode has reported that a three-month high has been reached by the holders of Ethereum supply who last moved their crypto five and seven years ago. This supply now totals 7,666,690.968 ETH – roughly $21,557,791,247.
Crypto market gained $200B in the last 12 hours
After weeks of high volatility, the cryptocurrency market has recovered after 12h, attracting a significant capital inflow into the space.
According to data obtained by Forkast, the global cryptocurrency market cap recovered above $2 trillion since dropping below the mark in mid-February, in a $200 billion 12-hour run.