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Hong Kong-based blockchain gaming unicorn Animoca Brands, which raised $65 million to a $2.2 billion valuation last month, has teamed up with major K-pop entertainment agency Cube Entertainment to build a music metaverse and issue NFTs. Cube joins other K-pop labels like Hybe, global K-pop sensation BTS' agency, along with JYP and SM Entertainment, in the worldwide race into NFTs. Animoca Brands CEO Robby Yung shares his insights.

Nov 15, 2021

Nigeria’s central bank digital currency (CBDC), the eNaira, is in its second week of operations since it went live Oct. 25. Yele Bademosi, CEO and founding partner of Nigeria-based Nestcoin, discusses the latest on the rollout, use cases of the eNaira, and the wider state of crypto affairs in the country.

Nov 9, 2021

EDM DJ Alesso has partnered with emerging NFT platform OneOf and space tourism firm World View to launch his debut NFT collection on the Tezos blockchain. Dubbed "Cosmic Genesis," it comes with stratospheric space flights for two token holders. Alesso and OneOf CEO Lin Dai share insights into the release and the potential impact of NFTs in the music industry.

Nov 4, 2021

As the digital collectibles market heats up, the art, gaming, tech, and financial worlds are colliding in New York for a sold-out week-long conference on NFTs called "NFT. NYC." CEO Jodee Rich discusses the event, the rise of NFTs, and the wider obstacles ahead for the NFT space. Plus, reactions to Facebook's take on the metaverse as a potential threat to smaller crypto communities.

Nov 3, 2021

Nigeria has become the first African country to roll out a central bank digital currency (CBDC). The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) worked with blockchain and payments startup Bitt Inc. to launch the eNaira. Bitt CEO Brian Popelka shares insights into the partnership and eNaira's use cases. Plus, implications for privacy and financial inclusion.

Oct 29, 2021

Token sale platform CoinList has raised $100 million in its first equity round in nearly two years, valuing the firm at $1.5 billion. This comes as its KYC-approved user base grew 42x in 12 months, and the third quarter of 2021 saw the largest ever VC investment in crypto. CoinList CEO Graham Jenkin dicusses the funding round, user growth, and global footprint.

Oct 27, 2021

The Economist is auctioning its Sept. 18 cover titled "Down the rabbit hole: The promise and perils or decentralised finance" as an NFT. All proceeds go to the Economist Education Foundation, its independent charity. Alice Fulwood, a Wall Street correspondent at The Economist, shares insights into the launch and the possibilities of decentralized web in providing new ways of distributing media.

Oct 26, 2021

Former Yearn.Finance developer Matt West has declared his candidacy for Oregon’s newly formed 6th U.S. House district as a Democrat. West discusses what it means to be the first DeFi developer to run for Congress on a pro-crypto platform and what he hopes to achieve through his campaign.

Oct 25, 2021

Found guilty of seven charges including money laundering, conspiracy to traffic narcotics and computer hacking, the controversial founder of the Silk Road Darknet marketplace Ross Ulbricht is currently serving a double life sentence plus 40 years, without the possibility of parole. Ross Ulbricht Defense CEO Lyn Ulbricht discusses her son's case and why she thinks his sentences could've been different.

Oct 22, 2021

Kristin Smith, executive director of the Blockchain Association, a Washington, D.C.-based lobbying group, discusses her views on why crypto is too big for partisan politics and why attempts to label crypto "red" or blue" are missing the point.

Oct 20, 2021