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A previous period of gains in the crypto currency world saw Bitcoin (BTC) rise in value, which hasn’t gone unnoticed by investors and trading platforms alike, with news of Robinhood launch ing BTC and crypto trading in the EU and UK. The commission-free trading app enabling investors to trade stocks, options, popular crypto currencies, and ETFs has expanded its offerings in response to the increasing competition in the market. In the most recent expansion of its offerings, this company has decided to extend its services to EU and UK traders. As reported by Robinhood in their Q3 report on November 7. The report saw this trading platform’s shares dipping approximately 10% post-announcement, reflecting more cautious investor responses that may be the reasoning behind this future expansion into new markets to stave off drawbacks from the previous adverse events. Cryptocurrency Is the crypto rally overachieving? Insights from JPMorgan Cryptocur...

Sport Fans NFTs , a unique sports NFT project, has been launch ed to the public on Sunday, Aug 21st. The new one-of-its-kind sports NFT project will transform the way fans experience the game and provide a genuine alternative to several existing sports-related NFTs. The first tranche of NFTs is being released ahead of the World Cup 2022. “To start with, all our NFTs will be specifically minted for some of the major tournaments across different sports. And there is no way we would have missed the world’s most popular sporting event – The Football World Cup,” explains Mouttou Viramouttou, Co-founder & Chairman, Brugu Software Solutions, which has been instrumental in developing and promoting the project. For the World Cup 2022, Sport Fans NFTs has announced a total of 32,000 unique NFTs on the basis of a limited number of 1000 NFTs each for every team which has qualified for the tournament. The primary attraction of the project is that every Sport Fans NFT hol...

Tecpetrol, an Argentinian oil company, has announced plans to launch a crypto mining facility powered by natural gas. The project will be in Los Toldos II Este region, north of Vaca Muerta in Argentine Patagonia. The mining facility will start operating in late October or early November. You might also like: Worldcoin breaks an all-time high user record in Argentina Tecpetrol has launch ed an initiative to convert excess gas produced during oil drilling into energy for crypto mining . The goal is to minimize environmental impact by avoiding gas emissions and flaring, which burns off gas that can’t be stored or transported easily. The project will help Tecpetrol optimize gas utilization, reduce waste, and improve crude oil production. Crypto mining will be used strategically to consume gas that would otherwise be wasted or burned. You might also like: Environmental lawyer weighs in on crypto mining and taxation proposal Follow Us on Google News Sou...

The nonfungible token platform was launched in partnership with Near Protocol. On June 20, Škoda India, the Indian subsidiary of Czech automobile conglomerate Škoda Auto, launch ed a Web3 and nonfungible token (NFT) experience in partnership with Near Protocol. Dubbed “Škodaverse India," developers say the platform will possess low gas fees, interoperable NFTs for multi platform usage, and eco-friendly, scalable NFTs. The firm wrote:  “Škodaverse India will also unlock bespoke utilities and experiences for NFT holders which will be revealed along with the first drop details. All NFTs will be minted on carbon-neutral blockchains, aligning with our sustainable vision." The debut Škoda NFT collection is scheduled to launch “soon," with no fixed date or offer price. Users will be able to mint the NFT whenever it is dropped through the addition of funds to their wallets.  Benefits for NFT holders, as listed by developers, include owning a unique digital asset represent...

A new Era has dawned with the launch of the first Ethereum Virtual Machine compatible ZK rollup, enabling projects like Uniswap and Sushi to easily port over for scaling. Some of the biggest names in decentralized finance, including Uniswap, Sushi, Maker and Curve, are set to launch March 24 on zero-knowledge proof roll-up zkSync Era. The Ethereum layer 2 scaling network has finally opened to users in alpha after four years in development, enabling faster and cheaper transactions. It is the first Ethereum Virtual Machine compatible zk-Rollup to launch on mainnet (competitor StarkWare uses a bespoke language called Cairo), allowing most Ethereum DApps to simply port over with very few changes. Between 32 to 50 projects are expected to go live on March 24 or over the weekend, including Balancer, Pyth Network, Mute, Redstone, Graph and Argent. Banxa, Yearn Finance, Celer, Chainlink, Aragon, Woo Network and Tracer DAO are also porting to the network. “Friday for us is the big one, it’s...

The tournament, “0xMonaco: Battle of Titans,” is scheduled to kick off on Jan. 29 and will bring together developers from around the blockchain space. MatchBoxDAO — a collective of developer s, artists and designers building on-chain Gaming infrastructure with StarkNet — has announced the launch of MatchBox Arena, an esports experience specifically designed for developer participation. Dubbing it the “World Cup of the Web3 companies,” the team said the Gaming tournament is designed to find out which company has the best technical team.  We are finally launching: "Matchbox Arena" With the "Battle of Titans" as the first CTF competition released on the platform, we'll officially release "Matchbox Arena" tomorrow where the players will be able to upload their code.https://t.co/vGbEuyzus0 More info below — MatchboxDAO (@matchbox_dao) January 17, 2023 The tournament, titled “0xMonaco: Battle of Titans,” will bring together Web3 developers from c...