Meta Launches Meta Pay, a Metaverse Dedicated Digital Wallet – Metaverse Bitcoin News
Meta, the metaverse-based platform, has announced the launch of a new wallet directed to support value interaction in the metaverse. Meta Pay, a rebrand of the former Facebook Pay service, will keep fulfilling the same functions that Facebook Pay did in the past, but will be developed as a universal way of paying for goods […]
Tencent Launches Extended Reality Unit to Tackle the Metaverse Market – Metaverse Bitcoin News
Tencent, the Chinese technology and entertainment giant, announced the creation of its own metaverse-driven division. The division, named the extended reality unit, will be the one tasked with encompassing all metaverse-driven efforts, including hardware and software developments. According to reports, the company aims to employ over 300 in this unit, with Tencent giving it big […]
Spanish Treasury Introduces New Crypto Tax Model Featuring Balance Reports – Regulation Bitcoin News
The Spanish treasury has introduced a new series of requirements regarding the reporting and taxation of cryptocurrency holdings in the country. The new rules include the obligation of taxpayers to disclose all of their cryptocurrency holdings to the tax authorities, as well as their value in euros, including details of transactions with the addresses of […]
Visa Launches Bitcoin and Crypto Enabled Cards in Latam – Bitcoin News
Visa, one of the biggest payments companies in the world, has announced the launch of a series of crypto-enabled cards in partnership with several fintech startups in Latam. These cards will allow users to spend crypto, purchase crypto where Visa cards are accepted for such, and also receive crypto cash back through different fintech partners […]
Meta Launches Metaverse Digital Clothing Store – Metaverse Bitcoin News
Meta announced that it was launching a designer digital clothing store that will allow users to purchase pieces of clothing for their avatars in its metaverse. The company believes that clothing and other accessories will become an important part of the users’ identity expression and that this will entice them to spend money on digital […]
Binance Suspends Direct Deposits and Withdrawals in Brazil – Bitcoin News
Binance announced this week that the direct withdrawal and deposits were suspended in Brazil. The exchange issued a statement where it announced that this was the result of a change in the payments partner in the country and that it will be taking legal steps against it. However, the partner states that Binance did not […]
Globant Finds 73% of Tech Professionals Believe Metaverse Is Accessible to Them – Metaverse Bitcoin News
A report issued by Globant, an Argentinian software company, has discovered that people feel the metaverse is close and accessible to them. The report, titled “How the metaverse is transcending digital limits and reinventing our place in the physical world,” found that the metaverse is perceived as being accessible by 73% of the people consulted, […]
Hackers Are Cloning Web3 Wallets Like Metamask and Coinbase Wallet to Steal Crypto – Bitcoin News
Confiant, an advertising security agency, has found a cluster of malicious activity involving distributed wallet apps, allowing hackers to steal private seeds and acquire the funds of users via backdoored imposter wallets. The apps are distributed via cloning of legitimate sites, giving the appearance that the user is downloading an original app. Malicious Cluster […]
Huobi Launches Blockchain and Web3 Investment Arm Ivy Blocks – Bitcoin News
Huobi, a leading cryptocurrency exchange, has announced the creation of a new investment arm to tackle decentralized finance and Web3 projects. Ivy Blocks, as it was named by the exchange, will focus on finding projects in seed stages to aid them via financing and other supporting services with the objective of making a “better, more […]
Felix Capital Raises $600 Million to Grow Web3 Exposure – Bitcoin News
Felix Capital, a London-based VC company, has raised $600 million in its fourth fundraising round, this being its biggest yet. The company, which has been investing in commerce and money-tooling startups, is planning to use part of the funds raised to increase its Web3 exposure as part of its new business strategy. Felix Capital […]