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Finance
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Singapore-Based Crypto Platform Inks Blockbuster Sports Deal

Crypto.com has bought the naming rights to the arena that is home to NBA team Los Angeles Lakers, in what is said to be one of the largest naming deals in sports history. The Staples Center in Los Angeles, home to the Lakers basketball team as well as the…

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Finance
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Thailand Reins in Speculation in Digital Assets

The country’s finance regulator is banning licensed digital asset exchanges from trading meme coins, fan-based tokens, NFTs, and social coins as part of its ongoing regulatory action against crypto trading. The Thai Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is…

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Finance
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Ripple Launches Academic Lab to Groom Talents

The partnership with the National University of Singapore will bring together industry players, government agencies, regulatory bodies and educational institutions to develop and apply emerging technologies in the field. The School of Computing at the…

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Finance
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Facebook reveals its new digital currency called Libra

As expected, Facebook announced a brand new cryptocurrency coming in 2020 – Libra. Described as a new digital wallet for new digital currency, the new financial service will allow consumers to keep their cryptocurrency safe, as well as make various…

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Finance
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Bank of Korea begins effort to ditch coins

At convenience stores across the country, customers paying with cash will have the option of depositing extra change into public transit cards or converting them to rewards points. The bank’s goal is to reduce the number of circulating coins, which costs an…