NFTs
Treasury says no taxpayer money was wasted on failed NFT-for-Britain plan
Digital token was put on ice after a year of work, but the Treasury tells FN that taxpayers won't fit the bill
Animoca Brands founder Yat Siu says AI will use crypto for transactions
'In the future, 70-80% of transactions will happen through autonomous AI agents and the decentralised nature of crypto makes it a perfect match'
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The Fintech Files: Binance faces regulator’s wrath, Treasury scraps NFT plans
Fintech Files rounds up what's going on in fintech and crypto this week
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It’s not just Snoop Dogg: Why music moguls everywhere are piling into crypto
It's not just artists making the jump from music to crypto – managers, label chiefs and producers are now following suit
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UK still working on government-backed NFT, officials say
Then-chancellor Rishi Sunak announced the plan in April as part of an effort to make the UK a 'crypto hub'
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Lawyers battle over whether NFT insider trading is criminal
A group of lawyers argues that prosecutors’ first NFT insider-trading case opens the door to an overly broad use of the wire-fraud statute to penalize unauthorized use of workplace information
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Criminals target NFTs as fears of theft and money laundering escalate
More than $100m worth of non-fungible tokens were stolen over the past year, according to blockchain analytics firm Elliptic
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JPMorgan’s metaverse landlord says virtual offices are pointless: ‘The truth is, nobody cares’
Major metaverse investor pours cold water on corporate virtual reality plans, saying leisure is the future instead
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Arsenal crypto ads banned for ‘misleading’ fans
Watchdog rules ads 'trivialised investment in cryptoassets and took advantage of consumers’ inexperience'
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The Fintech Files: Will Celsius customers hit HODL?
Some at Celsius are pushing for it to reopen withdrawals, but with a monthly limit
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Cristiano Ronaldo kicks off crypto partnership with Binance in multi-year NFT deal
Ronaldo has 459 million followers on Instagram, giving him one of the largest global reaches of any sports star
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GameStop rolls out digital wallet for NFT tokens and crypto
GameStop’s push into crypto comes as it mounts a turnaround effort led by the co-founder of pet-products retailer Chewy, Ryan Cohen, who became GameStop chair last year
Why investors need legal certainty before they pile into NFTs
A recent ruling helped clear some issues up, but institutional appetite is still held back by a lack of clarity
Here’s the reality of what blockchains and NFTs can’t do for punters pondering metaverse property
'Ownership' in the metaverse is not the same as ownership in the physical world, which puts consumers at risk of being swindled.
Millennials have a simple solution to the retirement crisis
They waved their magic wands, said ‘Wingardium Leviosa’ and bought digital assets such as crypto and NFTs
EToro moves into the NFT market
The expansion with eToro.art would serve as a market for existing and emerging NFT projects
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Amundi sets sights on booming NFT market
Europe’s largest asset manager says NFTs could become investable assets
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Three NFTs seized in £1.4m fraud investigation
Landmark probe sees first UK authority confiscate tokens in relation to criminal investigation
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Crypto ads will dominate the Super Bowl as sector ups marketing push
Crypto sector is doubling down on its marketing push by buying premium sporting slots
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Cryptos and NFTs: A 2021 rollercoaster in charts
What Google search trends can tell us about the wild ride for financial technologies this year
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