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Blockchain.com downsizes by 25% after 3AC collapse Zeynep Geylan · 6 days ago · 2 min read Blockchain.com got caught up in the Three Arrows Capital fallout and downsized by 25%. The company closed its office in Argentina, and let 150 people go in total. 2 min read Updated: July…

Polkadot and Kusama have advanced to crucial resistance areas as the crypto market shows renewed strength. Key Takeaways Kusama looks like it's approaching a local top after surging over 13% in the last 12 hours.  Polkadot rose by only 4.4% in the same period but has yet to slice through…

The ongoing crypto winter has been so far uneasy for investors, but for true believers of the new technology, it seems like time to double down their efforts on high-potential projects. Fintech-focused US VC firm Lightspeed Venture Partners announced the launch of a new blockchain-focused team – Lightspeed Fraction –…

Minecraft has announced it will be banning the use of NFTs and blockchain technology on its servers. The highly popular sandbox game also seeks to prevent the creation of NFT projects based on its assets. Mojang, Minecraft’s creator, has justified the decision by stating that NFTs are not inclusive of…

The new "Minecraft" game is introduced at the Xbox E3 press conference in Los Angeles on June 11, 2017. Mojang Studios said allowing NFT integration into the game would go against its policies of inclusion. File Photo by Mike Nelson/EPA July 21 (UPI) -- The company that develops gaming software…

Thursday 21 July 2022 6:41 pm Crypto sinks Blockchain.com cut 25 per cent of its workforce, about 150 people, as the impact of the “crypto winter” and the Three Arrows Capital collapse worsens. The crypto exchange blamed the sharp crash in the crypto market and high financial losses for the…

You are here: Home / News / Minecraft to Step Back From NFT as Mojang Studios Bans NFT Integrations July 21, 2022 by Vignesh Karunanidhi On Wednesday, Minecraft developer Mojang Studios announced that it will be removing nonfungible tokens, or NFTs, as well as blockchain technology in general, from its…

5ire – a London-based layer one blockchain firm – secured a $100 million fundraiser, boosting its valuation to $1.5 billion. Becoming a Unicorn in Less Than a Year 5ire’s latest fundraiser was led by SRAM & MRAM Group (a leading international conglomerate headquartered in London). The company vowed to use…

Mojang’s Block Game Bucks the Blockchain’s Big Bucks Today, Mojang – creators of the ever-popular Minecraft – released a statement on NFTs. They’re going through a bit of a shake-up right now, as they’re currently designing chat restriction functionality, and a new set of “Minecraft Usage Guidelines.” As part of…

Microsoft is expanding its Azure confidential computing portfolio with virtual machines that use the encryption and memory protection features of AMD's third-gen Epyc processors. There is also Azure Confidential Ledger, a secure service for managing sensitive data records that runs on hardware-backed secure enclaves. The Azure DCasv5 and ECasv5 series…