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MLB Team Washington Nationals Partners With Terra Blockchain Community, Ballpark Plans to Accept UST

On February 9, the American professional baseball team based in Washington, D.C., the Washington Nationals, announced the team has partnered with Terra, the open-source blockchain platform and decentralized autonomous organization (DAO). The Washington Nationals detail that the team is a “leading innovator” and is “consistently introducing new technologies to enhance the fan experience.” Washington Nationals Ink Long-Term Deal With Terra Major League Baseball (MLB) team the Washington Nationals has partnered with the blockchain platform and DAO Terra, according to an announcement published by the team on Wednesday. The deal with Terra follows a slew of sports-related deals with crypto firms, but the MLB team will be the first to partner with an open-source blockchain project. In addition to the partnership, the algorithmic stablecoin UST that’s issued on the Terra blockchain will be “accepted as a payment method at Nationals Park as early as next season.” “The Nationals continue t...
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Label Foundation Has Announced an Official Deployment on Binance Smart Chain

PRESS RELEASE. Label Foundation has recently announced its readiness to deploy on the Binance Smart Chain, utilizing the cross-chain bridge that they have developed in cooperation with the Tokyo-based blockchain development company, Curvegrid. The deployment of the bridge pinpoints to the initiation of the Label’s integration into the Binance Smart Chain’s ecosystem. Label may be understood as a blockchain-oriented international education content platform which presents an incubation system that readily supports various promotion, distribution and investment processes in an attempt to eliminate obstacles and challenges pertaining to existing content production as well as investment procedures. Previous to this development, Label Foundation has expanded its ecosystem with key partnerships within the blockchain and education industry. It has already collaborated with OPENTRACK, a leading music education platform operated by Clesson. The partnership will provide a batch of world-cla...
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Discussion on crypto and major tech firms combine in hearing over decentralization of digital ecosystem

“The point of crypto is to have true decentralization — the projects that succeed will be the projects that achieve that," said Brian Brooks. Blaine Luetkemeyer, a House representative from Missouri, revisited the issue of major companies exerting control over vast swaths of the internet, something he expressed concerns about encroaching in the crypto space. Speaking at a Wednesday hearing on digital assets with The House Committee on Financial Services, Luetkemeyer addressed Bitfury CEO and former acting Comptroller of the Currency Brian Brooks in saying that major tech firms including Instagram, Facebook — now Meta — and Twitter “control people on their platforms.” Luetkemeyer asked whether this level of control could extend to undue influence for the rollout of a digital dollar. “The point of crypto is to have true decentralization,” said Brooks. “The projects that succeed will be the projects that achieve that. Bitcoin succeeded because there were literally millions of pa...
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Australia to Regulate Crypto Sector as Part of Payments Reform

The government of Australia is preparing to comprehensively regulate the activities of cryptocurrency exchanges and custodians. The push is part of a major overhaul, aimed at preserving the country’s sovereignty over its payments system, which will also affect providers like Apple and Google. Payment Laws in Australia to Cover Crypto Business and Big Tech Authorities in Australia are gearing up to update the nation’s legislation governing payments in the largest reform of the industry in over two decades. The changes will expand the regulatory framework to encompass new payment processors in the online space including those dealing with cryptocurrencies. In 2022, the government will begin consultations on the establishment of a licensing framework for crypto exchanges and the regulation of platforms holding digital assets on behalf of clients, Reuters reported. Canberra also wants to explore the feasibility of a central bank digital currency ( CBDC ) issued by the Reserve Bank of ...
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'Nation should not compensate investors for crypto losses' says UK's Financial Conduct Authority CEO

UK's top financial watchdog wants to bar investors from accessing government compensation in the event of crypto scams or not-at-fault financial loss. On Wednesday, Nikhil Rathi, CEO of the United Kingdom's Financial Conduct Authority, or FCA, issued the following statement to the Treasury Committee when asked about the risks of the much-unregulated cryptocurrency sector in the country: When we talk about the compensation scheme, we have to draw some pretty clear lines. I would suggest anything is crypto-related should not be entitled to compensations, and consumers should be clear about that when investing.  In the passage, Rathi refers to the FCA's Financial Services Compensation Scheme, or FSCS, which pays out compensation to consumers when certain authorized financial institutions cannot meet claims against them, such as during bankruptcies, criminal schemes or insurance breach-of-contract. In theory, the proposed rules would prevent U.K. government from paying res...
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NFT partnerships and protocol integrations boost Tezos, WAX and Aleph.im

A slew of new NFT-related partnerships and integrations with DeFi platforms sparked a rally in XTZ, WAXP and ALEPH. The roller coaster ride that is the cryptocurrency market continued its volatile ways on Dec. 8 as Bitcoin ( BTC ) price briefly slipped below the $49,000 level. Despite the setback, there are still clear signs that crypto mass adoption is taking place, a prime example being Visa's announcement that it will launch crypto consulting and advisory services for merchants and banks.  Analysts expect that Bitcoin will continue to search for firmer footing and while this process plays out, Ether and a handful of mid and low-cap altcoins are booking moderate gains. Top 7 coins with the highest 24-hour price change. Source: Cointelegraph Markets Pro Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView shows that the biggest gainers over the past 24 hours were Tezos ( XTZ ), WAX (WAXP) and Aleph.im (ALEPH). Ubisoft launches NFTs on Tezos Tezos is a layer-one bl...
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Video Game Giant Ubisoft Launches NFT Platform, Software Firm’s Blockchain-Tech Runs on Tezos

The French video game manufacturer based in Montreuil, Ubisoft Entertainment SA, has announced the company has launched a blockchain-based platform called Ubisoft Quartz. According to the company, the platform will enhance specific games with playable and energy-efficient non-fungible token (NFT) assets. Ubisoft Quartz Revealed For quite some time, video game companies have shown strong interest in NFT technology and blockchain-based games. Earlier this year, firms like Square Enix, Ubisoft, and Electronic Arts have been hinting at moving in the NFT direction. Now Ubisoft has announced it has launched a platform that will leverage the Tezos ( XTZ ) blockchain to utilize NFT technology. “Introducing Ubisoft Quartz,” the gaming company tweeted on Tuesday. “We’re bringing the first energy-efficient NFTs playable in a AAA game to Ghost Recon: Breakpoint. Try it in the beta from December 9 with three free cosmetic drops.” Ubisoft is well known for its franchise gaming titles like “Ass...
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