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A first-of-its-kind, the WOW (World of Web3) Festival is set to take place in the UAE promising an unparalleled digital alternative reality festival, NFT gallery, Web3 Summit and multi-dimensional outdoor performance all on one place.…

If 2017 was the year of the ICO Wild West Gold Run, 2021 was the year of the NFT. It not only became the Collins Dictionary word of the year, NFTs became the new darling of the brand and advertising world. And last year saw $21…

As we close our IDOs and prepare for the listing and product launch, we also look back on the inception of Metamall and how it all started. Myself and members of leadership at Metamall have spent most of the last decade digitizing brand businesses…

Play-To-Earn gaming is one of the biggest aspects fueling the blockchain market bull run in 2021-22. The Play-To-Earn gaming pertains to certain games (built on blockchain framework) where gamers can play and earn monetary rewards. The gamers…

Admit it. You’ve seen the movie. Sure, blame it on your kids, but you walked away really believing you could train a dragon. Now you’ll have the chance to prove yourself right—while earning passive income on the side.…

McDonald’s is the latest to file trademark applications for virtual goods, services and even virtual restaurants and cafes, leaning into a growing trend of major corporations preparing for a potential wave of virtual reality marketplaces…

“The industry never stops. You wake up and the phone is already buzzing. It’s addicting. I love the intensity. I love the general environment of it. It’s fun. People are smart and brilliant.”      …

Article first published in Forbes Monaco September 2021 issue. His network includes Gene Simmons, Evander Holyfield, Wyclef Jean, John Tesh, Akon, Buzz Aldrin and hundreds of others. How Dustin Plantholt has become the most sought…

TOPLINE India’s government on Tuesday announced plans to impose a 30% tax on income gained from digital assets like cryptocurrencies and non-fungible tokens (NFTs), in a move that will assuage earlier concerns about the country imposing…

On November 13, the 1st Annual Forbes Monaco Crypto & Art Gala united world experts and local billionaires who share a passion for the digital asset at the Monaco Yacht Club. The live art auction featuring original works by Marcos…

Crypto is all about community and in 2021 the community spoke loud and clear about its concerns regarding negative environmental impacts, sustainability, the corruption in government and governmental structures, supply chain and data sovereignty.…

Welcoming the new NFT project, Voxxt - into the metaverse. Voxxt is a Decentralised art-to-life play-to-earn adventure game, allowing users to utilise their NFT’s for gameplay. Users will Trade, Train, Battle and Earn while exploring…

In October of 2021, the word “metaverse” transformed from a niche concept describing the futuristic fantasies of a select group of technology enthusiasts to the hottest topic in business, finance and entertainment. The…

“Everydays: The First 5,000 Days,” a piece of digital artwork, finds itself alongside paintings made by the likes of Picasso, Rothko, van Gogh and Monet as one of the most expensive art pieces sold at an auction in 2021, a year…

Launched in February 2021, WAM.app is the world’s first hyper-casual gaming platform and internationally validated play-to-earn social gaming platform where users compete in skill-based tournaments in highly engaging online games to win…

Article first published in October/November Forbes Monaco issue. The world’s most valuable resource is no longer oil,” The Economist declared in May 2017, “but data.” In the first quarter of that year,…

In 2020-2021, we witnessed a boom in the digital assets DeFi (decentralized finance), NFT (non-fungible tokens) and other blockchain technologies. The industry performed a growth of over 300% in 2020, and 600% so far in 2021. Together with…

On Tuesday, November 16, Frédéric Chesnais, former CEO and principal shareholder of the flagship gaming company Atari, unveiled the highly anticipated AlphaVerse—launching Summer 2022. The platform’s central hub is…

Within a couple of hours Wednesday, bitcoin prices skyrocketed to their highest levels in months, adding on to weeks of moderate gains amid a flurry of positive developments for the recently struggling market, with U.S. Bank and Bank of America…

Though it's been one of the year's fastest-appreciating cryptocurrencies, Solana's sol token has given up much of its massive gains this week, plunging more than 35% from last week’s record high following a network outage…

El Salvador acquired roughly $21 million worth of bitcoin on Monday, President Nayib Bukele announced, buoying the crypto market ahead of making history Tuesday by becoming the first country in the world to formally adopt the digital currency…

Following weeks of pent-up price momentum, cryptocurrencies rallied Thursday morning amid growing fervor for the buzzy blockchain-based digital collectibles known as non-fungible tokens and ongoing institutional adoption—boosting the…

Bitcoin jumped above $50,000 Monday morning as PayPal announced it would be expanding its cryptocurrency services beyond the U.S., marking the digital currency’s highest price since May as the cryptocurrency market stages a comeback from…

Hackers allegedly breached blockchain-based platform Poly Network and extracted more than $600 million in cryptocurrencies on Tuesday, the company announced on Twitter, marking the biggest hack ever in the decentralized finance space that’s…

One day after posting blowout second-quarter earnings, electric-carmaker Tesla revealed in a public filing Tuesday that the value of its bitcoin holdings plummeted more than $1 billion last quarter from $2.5 billion at the end of March as the…

Two weeks after announcing a debt offering to fund the investment, business analytics firm MicroStrategy, which owns more bitcoin than any other corporation in the world, has spent nearly $500 million to acquire more of the world’s largest…

Electric carmaker Tesla will no longer allow customers to pay for cars with bitcoin, CEO Elon Musk announced Wednesday, citing the vast amounts of electricity needed to “mine” the cryptocurrency — a reversal three…

Over the last 18 months the world has surely changed and we live in uncertain times. More so than ever the advancement of technology and innovation is providing solutions for a better and more secure future. The unique data storage and processing…

The NYT sold ownership of a previously-printed column by technology reporter Kevin Roose for over $558,000 Thursday in its first-ever experiment with a non-fungible token auction, promising bidders they would be a part of history as the NFT…

Bitcoin's massive rally continued into the weekend, pushing the market capitalization of the world's first and largest cryptocurrency to $1.2 trillion Saturday, and leading to the broader crypto market's largest monthly gain on…

Bitcoin’s price reached another record high Tuesday, pushing past $48,000 after electric car giant Tesla revealed it had invested $1.5 billion in the controversial asset and would soon be accepting it as a form of payment for its electric…

Investment giant BlackRock filed documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission showing that it wants to include cash-settled Bitcoin futures as eligible investments for two of its funds—the latest instance of a major financial…

In countries with free market economies, large corporations play a critical role, providing citizens with jobs, the state treasury with taxes, and customs with duties. Often, these companies are public. Their stocks are listed on exchanges…

Thanks to the advent of cryptocurrencies, the world has not only received a universal means for payments but also learned about blockchain technology. When it comes to working with data, blockchain has offered unprecedented functionality that…

Modern technology is rapidly changing traditional trading formats, automating all related processes; however, none of the currently available instruments on the market is protected against emerging risks. Today we have the opportunity…

Bitcoin PoS takes everything you know and love about Bitcoin and makes it faster, more rewarding, and ready for real-life digital currency payments. Alarge amount of energy is required to keep the Bitcoin network up and running these days,…

GSB Gold Standard Banking Corporation, leading German Software, IT and Blockchain Powerhouse, chose One Monte Carlo to launch on the 2nd October 2020 an unprecedented technology aimed at making cryptocurrency transactions much easier and faster.…

The advertising industry is playing a very important role in every industry you can ever think of. In the ad industry, it is helping businesses in building a successful brand image and ensuring long term success. Yearly, companies spend a lot…

Until 2020, there were many releases of technology companies in the field of blockchain and cryptocurrencies. They surprised us not only by their technological features, but also by their bright names. The COFFE blockchain is no exception.…

Time is our most valuable asset. Surely everyone has heard about this from their parents. Time is an irreplaceable human resource, which is more valuable than any material wealth, and which cannot be earned. All we can do with time is to make…

Antonio Cecere Adds Clarity To A Luxury Asset Soaring In Value The Magnificent Jewels at Christie’s New York auction this April proved once again that fancy color diamonds are a top performing physical asset and an investment vehicle…

The First Crypto "You Can Hear" When Kay Van-Petersen told CNBC that bitcoin “could hit $100,000 in 2018” investors went crazy. After all, the analyst at Saxo Bank had successfully predicted the cryptocurrency would reach…