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Off-White Adds Crypto as Payment Across Stores
Off-White Adds Crypto as Payment Across Stores

Off-White now accepts crypto payments in its London, Paris, and Milan flagship stores Berlin-based payments provider Lunu will assist with digital payments and help the fashion brand with prices. The brand joins a wide list of luxury fashion lines accepting crypto payments. According to the news blog of Vogue Business on Thursday, Luxury fashion brand Off-White is now accepting cryptocurrency payments covered by its flagship stores in London, Milan, and Paris. Off-White, which generated around $7 billion in revenue last year, announced that it will now accept leading cryptocurrencies. Specifically, these include BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, and stablecoins USDT and

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Bitcoin of America, Mayor Suarez Laud Women in Crypto
Bitcoin of America, Mayor Suarez Laud Women in Crypto

Bitcoin of America sent its all-female executive team to the Bitcoin 2022 conference. Mayor Suarez was amazed how Bitcoin of America promotes “women in the cryptocurrency industry.” The company was encouraging women who are getting into the crypto space. Bitcoin of America, a popular virtual currency exchange, is announcing its return to Bitcoin 2022 in Miami. Last year at Bitcoin 2021, Bitcoin of America graced headlines for promoting females in the cryptocurrency space.  The company, which encourages women in the crypto industry, will be back this year and bring even more of its female team, together with its top women

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Miami Mayor Thanks Crypto Adoption, City Sees 200% VC Increase
Miami Mayor Thanks Crypto Adoption, City Sees 200% VC Increase

The Mayor of Miami reveals his success story for making Miami a tech hub.  He says it is partially thanks to embracing cryptos. He is also excited about the 4-day Bitcoin 2022 conference. The Mayor of Miami — Francis Suarez, shares the city’s success story of becoming a tech hub. To highlight, he says it is partially due to the adoption of cryptocurrencies. In detail, he specifies this during an interview.  In particular, the city has seen a 200% increase in its venture capital year-over-year since embracing crypto. According to Suarez’s vision, crypto helped transform the city. In fact, he

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Elon Musk Is Coming After Crypto Spambots on Twitter
Elon Musk Is Coming After Crypto Spambots on Twitter

Crypto fan — Elon Musk, holds 9.2% of Twitter shares.  This makes him the largest Twitter shareholder.  He intends to bring a lot of significant improvements to Twitter. Tech titan and crypto enthusiast — Elon Musk, surprised the internet and the world when he chose to join Twitter’s board of directors. According to Twitter’s filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Elon Musk now holds a 9.2% stake in Twitter Inc. With his hold on this Twitter stake, Musk is now Twitter’s largest shareholder. This gives the tech lord a huge hold and first say in what direction

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Jamaica to Launch CBDC Jamaica Digital Exchange
Jamaica to Launch CBDC Jamaica Digital Exchange

Bank of Jamaica is set to launch a central bank digital currency named Jamaica Digital Exchange. The institution will perform additional tests this month to its CBDC to guarantee seamless transactions. The CBDC should help Jamaicans who are financially excluded, the Bank of Jamaica’s Governor said. Bank of Jamaica, the central bank of Jamaica, plans to launch a digital version of its national currency. Last February, the institution stated that everything was ready for the release of the product. The CBDC, named Jam-Dex, stands for Jamaica Digital Exchange.  According to a recent interview with the Business Guardian, Natalie Haynes, the

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Indonesia to Tax Crypto at 0.1% Starting May
Indonesia to Tax Crypto at 0.1% Starting May

Indonesia has set income tax on crypto gains and value-added tax on crypto purchases. The director of tax regulations said they will impose the tax on May 1. The country views crypto assets as a commodity. The Indonesian Directorate General of Taxes of the Ministry of Finance decided to tax income (PPh) on capital gains from crypto investments and value-added tax (VAT) on crypto purchases at 0.1%. Hestu Yoga Saksama, director of tax regulations for the Ministry of Finance, also confirmed the decision. The director of tax regulations told CNN Indonesia Friday: “That’s right, 0.1% PPh and 0.1% VAT (for

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JPMorgan Predicts Limited Upside for Crypto Markets
JPMorgan Predicts Limited Upside for Crypto Markets

JPMorgan said the drop of stablecoins’ share in the total crypto market will result in limited upside for crypto prices. According to the bank, the share of stablecoins in the total crypto market has fallen from 7% to 10%. People consider stablecoins as cash on the sidelines for buying cryptocurrencies. Global investment bank JPMorgan Chase & Co. warned through Insider that people could expect further upside in crypto markets to be limited. Their projection came from the relationship of stablecoins and the rest of the crypto market.  JPMorgan recognized the share of stablecoins in the total cryptocurrency market value as

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The UK’s Royal Mint Will Create ‘Emblem’ NFT This Summer
The UK’s Royal Mint Will Create ‘Emblem’ NFT This Summer

The UK plans to become a global crypto asset technology hub. Stablecoins will soon be accepted as a legal form of payment within the nation.  The Royal Mint will create an NFT this Summer to act as the county’s ‘emblem’. With the new regulations looking to brighter days for crypto, the UK’s Chancellor of the Exchequer makes an exciting announcement. In detail, the country plans to become a global crypto asset tech hub.  Specifically, the Chancellor of the Exchequer  — Rishi Sunak, says that it is his ambition to make the UK a global crypto asset tech hub. In addition,

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Women of Bitcoin of America Prep For Miami Bitcoin Conference
Women of Bitcoin of America Prep For Miami Bitcoin Conference

The 2022 Bitcoin Conference in Miami hopes to see more women this year. Bitcoin of America is a team led mostly by women. Together the team and the Mayor of Miami encourage more women to join the space. One of America’s leading virtual currency exchanges — Bitcoin of America, says they will return to the Bitcoin Conference in Miami. Specifically, the brand brought much attention to women in crypto last year. This year, it plans to do the same.  To begin, it will bring prominent women from its team who hold executive roles in the company. Above all, the company

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Ukraine Sells Over 1200 NFTs, Proceeds Will Help Rebuild
Ukraine Sells Over 1200 NFTs, Proceeds Will Help Rebuild

Ukraine sells NFTs to earn funds during its war with Russia. The funds will drive the rebuilding of its heritage and cultural sites. Ukraine sold 1,282 NFTs for 190 ETH. Ukraine received many donations from supporters around the world during its ongoing war with Russia. To highlight, many donations came in the form of non-fungible tokens (NFTs). So far, Ukraine sold 1,282 NFTs on the first day of its sale.  In turn, the sales bought a total of 190 Ether (ETH). This fund amounts to over $650,000. Going forth, the country plans to use these proceeds to rebuild its many

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WisdomTree Adds Solana, Cardano, Polkadot ETPs
WisdomTree Adds Solana, Cardano, Polkadot ETPs

WisdomTree launched three additional physically-backed crypto ETPs. These are WisdomTree Solana (SOLW), WisdomTree Cardano (ADAW) and WisdomTree Polkadot (DOTW). The ETPs currently have the cheapest fees for ETPs for the three altcoins in Europe. WisdomTree, an American exchange-traded fund (ETF) provider, expanded its cryptocurrency products in Europe. Now, it has launched three additional crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs) backed by Solana (SOL), Cardano (ADA), and Polkadot (DOT). Several major European exchanges like Deutsche Boerse’s Xetra, the Swiss SIX exchange, and the Swiss Stock Exchange have already listed the ETPs. Euronext also offers these ETPs in Amsterdam and Paris.  SOLW, ADAW, and

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NFT Artwork Mariupol Showcases Ukraine War Horrors
NFT Artwork Mariupol Showcases Ukraine War Horrors

38 artists collaborated to create an interactive NFT artwork called ‘Mariupol’. The NFT artwork will auction at the Non-Fungible Conference summit. Proceeds and royalties will go to Voices of Children. A total of 38 artists joined forces to create an interactive NFT artwork called Mariupol. The art’s purpose is to “stand against massacres in Ukraine” and “raise funds for children” affected by the war. Non-Fungible Conference announced on their website and Twitter that they’ll be displaying the NFT artwork for Europe’s premier event for non-fungible assets in Lisbon, Portugal. The event, which will occur on April 4-5, will host talks,

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