Animoca Brands buys streaming platform for blockchain games Hong Kong Web3 gaming giant Animoca Brands (The Sandbox, Revv, Phantom Galaxies), has acquired blockchain-powered streaming platform Azarus for an undisclosed sum. Built around the slogan “streams are not TV,” Azarus allows users to livestream their gameplay while using tokens for incentives and rewards. Animoca Brands says
Month: November 2023
Voters in Maine rejected a much-debated proposal to replace the state’s two largest power providers with a public utility company in Tuesday’s election. Question 3 on the ballot, which asked voters to approve the state takeover of for-profit power providers Versant and Central Maine Power Company and the creation of a non-profit, publicly owned utility
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The UK economy stagnated in the three months to September according to official figures that highlight the challenge facing chancellor Jeremy Hunt as he seeks to revive growth in his upcoming Autumn Statement. Gross domestic
China to protect NFTs In a surprise move, the Chinese government has guaranteed legal protection for NFTs. In response to a series of often conflicting judicial opinions on the state of cryptocurrency in the country, the Chinese government has officially issued a legal commentary on dealing with cases of nonfungible tokens (NFTs) theft and their status as
In this article Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Traders working at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), on Sept. 20th, 2023. NYSE It’s quiet out there in IPO land — very quiet. This is it: the weeks before Thanksgiving usually bring a spate of large IPOs eager to go public before the holiday season
Ether (ETH) experienced a surprising 8% rally on Nov. 9, breaking the $2,000 barrier and achieving its highest price level in six months. This surge, triggered by news of BlackRock registering the iShares Ethereum Trust in Delaware, resulted in $48 million worth of liquidations in ETH short futures. The initial announcement was made by @SummersThings
Working from home, you get to avoid all of the noise that accompanies an office environment, including those untimely interruptions by colleagues stopping by to chat. However, a WFH environment presents its own set of challenges, ranging from the sound of your neighbors’ lawnmowers and weed-eaters to household noises and loud family members. Fortunately, active
House for sale in Millbrae, California. Xinhua News Agency | Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images Mortgage rates saw the biggest one-week drop in over a year last week, causing the first increase in mortgage demand in a month. Total mortgage application volume rose 2.5% last week, compared with the previous week, according to the
Municipals were mixed Thursday, largely sitting out another swing to higher yields in U.S. Treasuries after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said the central bank would not hesitate to hike interest rates further if needed. Equities sold off. Triple-A yields barely budged while USTs saw yields rise by 10 to 14 basis points following a
AI Arena AI Eye chatted with Framework Venture’s Vance Spencer recently and he raved about the possibilities offered by an upcoming game his fund invested in called AI Arena in which players train AI models how to battle each other in an arena. Framework Ventures was an early investor in Chainlink and Synthetix and three
Municipals strengthened Wednesday for the sixth consecutive session while U.S. Treasury yields fell throughout most of the curve with the largest gains seen out long. Equities ended mixed. Triple-A yield curves were bumped four to nine basis points, depending on the curve, while USTs saw some weakness on the front end while yields fell up
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the UK tax myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. The UK’s tax authority has warned that it faces additional costs this year as 1.2mn extra people are pulled into the tax net because of higher earnings and savings rates. Jim Harra, chief executive of
Visitors around the Charging Bull statue near the New York Stock Exchange, June 29, 2023. Victor J. Blue | Bloomberg | Getty Images The S&P 500 is up 14% this year, but just eight days that explain most of the gains. If you want a simple indication of why market timing is not an effective
Vail, Colorado, has no shortage of notable landmarks. There’s the mountain itself with world-class skiing and snowboarding, the European-style pedestrian village and Gore Creek, which cuts through the heart of the resort town itself. But for locals and visitors alike, an unusual condominium building also fills the bill: the iconic dome home. The three-unit residence
Ivanka Trump, assistant to U.S. President Donald Trump, listens during an American Workforce Policy Advisory Board meeting in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Friday, June 26, 2020. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images Ivanka Trump, the eldest daughter of former President Donald Trump, is scheduled to testify
In a troubled world, booming demand for American military weaponry has left the country in need of billions of dollars more in armaments than it can currently produce. West Virginia is trying to meet that need. Though its footprint in the national defense sector is small, representing just .1% of the $558.7 billion in defense contracts
Janice McAfee, the widow of tech impresario John McAfee, is still in the midst of grief. She is doing “odd jobs to feed herself,” has run out of funds, and still doesn’t know what really happened to her husband. Since the death of crypto guru and antivirus pioneer husband John McAfee in a Barcelona prison
Several large new-issues priced into a stronger market with munis seeing gains across the yield curve amid constructive secondary activity as U.S. Treasuries pared back some of Mondays losses and equities also improved. Triple-A yields fell three to five basis points while USTs made gains up to eight basis points out long. The two-year muni-to-Treasury
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Voters are heading to the polls in several states across the US on Tuesday, in off-year elections that will be seen as an indicator of which way the political winds are blowing for President Joe
Lugui Tillier is the sales manager for Lumx Studios, one of the top cryptocurrency firms in Rio de Janeiro — a city with a burgeoning crypto industry. But for Tillier — who holds dual citizenship between Belgium and Brazil — cryptocurrency is more than a job. It was a passion sparked by a friend, and it
The founder of Estonia-based LHV Bank, Rain Lõhmus, has been revealed as the owner of a massive 250,000 Ether (ETH) stash bought during the Ethereum ICO, which is now worth an eye-watering $470 million. There’s only one problem. He no longer has the keys. In February, Coinbase director Conor Grogan highlighted a Ethereum whale wallet
New York City and the surrounding region have received a lot of negative attention about losing population. But the metropolitan area’s apartment business doesn’t appear to be feeling the effects. For the second consecutive year, real estate professionals have ranked a portion of the metropolitan area as the best for buying apartments, according to the
Toronto Star | Toronto Star | Getty Images A recent jury verdict against the National Association of Realtors and large residential brokerages could upend the residential real estate industry. The real estate compensation model is at the heart of the issue. Plaintiffs contend that commission rates are too high, buyer brokers are being overpaid, and
Miami International Airport leads the nation’s airports in recovering passenger traffic lost during the COVD-19 pandemic, according to a report. “We looked at the total passenger recovery levels for 10 of the largest muni market borrowers in the U.S. airport sector and found half have surpassed 2019 levels while the other half remains below pre-pandemic
Who is this person anyway? Irene Zhao, the Simp-Queen mastermind behind the SO-COL platform and a Crypto Twitter influencer, explains that having a celebrity in your corner can turbocharge your NFT collection. Zhao’s first Simp DAO and NFT collection, IreneDAO, started with a floor price that was basically pocket change in ETH. “I think it
Voters in Rhode Island’ will face several local ballot questions Tuesday, mostly for for local school bonds. Rhode Island is in the midst of a state-backed overhaul of its educational facilities, many of which are deemed to be outdated and in need of replacement or renovation, and local officials hoping to tap a state reimbursement
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. UBS has unveiled its first quarterly loss in nearly six years as it bears the costs of the takeover of its former rival Credit Suisse. The $785mn net loss was bigger than the $444mn expected
Ava Labs, the team behind the Avalanche Blockchain, has confirmed it laid off 12% of its employees in a recent wave of staff cuts, citing the need to reallocate its resources. The firm’s founder and CEO Emin Gün Sirer confirmed the news on Nov. 7 after several former Ava Labs employees announced on X (formerly
Do you love modern contemporary style but crave country ranch life? You’ll find both at a $4.25-million property on 20 acres in California’s Santa Ynez Valley. The sprawling concrete, glass and steel structure was built to capitalize on sweeping views of the surrounding rolling hills and native oak trees. Village Properties The house at 1270
In this article WE Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The WeWork logo is displayed outside of a shared commercial office space building in Los Angeles, California on August 8, 2023. Embattled office-sharing firm WeWork on August 8 warned US regulators that it is worried about its survival. Citing financial losses, cash needs, and a
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