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Square Enix Sells Tomb Raider; US, China’s Crypto Fate

Algorand becomes 2022 FIFA World Cup’s new blockchain partner. Japan’s Square Enix sells Tomb Raider and other titles for blockchain ventures. Skybridge’s Anthony Scaramucci says the U.S. and China can’t ignore crypto. Those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of “The Daily Forkast.”

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Finance

Algorand Scores FIFA Partnership, ALGO Price Surges

The blockchain will be a "regional supporter" for North America and Europe at this year's World Cup and an official sponsor of next year's Women's World Cup.

A roundabout in the town of Al Ruwais in the North of Qatar, the host venue for the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup. (Robbie Jay Barratt/Getty Images)

Tech

Smart Offsets: Algorand Ups Sustainability Pledge With Self-Executing Code

The smart contract–based commitment to sustainability coincides with Earth Day, which is Friday.

A rendering of Algorand's Times Square activation. (Algorand Foundation)

Videos

Algorand Plans to Black Out Times Square Ahead of Earth Day

The Algorand Foundation will darken New York City’s Times Square ahead of Earth Day, aiming to debunk myths about the carbon impact of blockchain technology and bring awareness to the environmental costs of Times Square billboards.

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Finance

Cardano, Solana and Other Non-ETH Tokens the Focus of New Grayscale Smart Contract Fund

It’s the fund manager’s 18th investment product and third diversified fund offering.

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Tech

Algorand Upgrade Set to Allow for Easy Creation of Complex Dapps

The upgrade will, in the future, allow Algorand-based products to run in low-power environments like mobile phones and smartwatches as well as on other blockchains.

A Drone Racing League drone flies through an Algorand-branded gate. (DRL)

Opinion

How to Make Blockchain a New Kind of Economic Engine

The blockchain where the future of finance will be built has zero downtime, zero forking, complete finality and a community of active developers.

DeFi networks are global. (NASA/Unsplash)

Markets

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Decouples From Stocks Ahead of Seasonally Weak March

Bitcoin and ether were up 5% over the past 24 hours, while stocks closed lower.

Investors grapple with market risk. (Mostafa Meraji, Unsplash)

Videos

Algorand CEO Staci Warden on What's Next for the Payments-Focused Blockchain

Staci Warden, CEO of the Algorand Foundation, the Singapore-based entity behind the pure proof-of-stake (PPoS) Algorand protocol, shares insights into the Algorand ecosystem as it moves to building a "multi-chain world" focusing on "decentralization, scale, and security." Plus, Warden's "one-way" road from TradFi to crypto.

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