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Finance

The Shopification of Wealth

Just as Shopify democratized e-commerce, enabling millions to open online stores, on-chain rails are poised to lower the barriers to entry in the financial advisory business, says Miguel Kudry.

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Finance

Crypto Mining Firm BitNile to Start Bitcoin-Based Marketplace Next Year

BitNile may also be looking to diversify its business away from bitcoin mining, given the squeeze on margins the industry has experienced in recent months.

Riot Platforms’ acquisition of Block Mining makes sense, JPMorgan says. (Sandali Handagama)

Finance

A16z Leads $14M Funding Round for New E-Commerce Platform From Twitch Co-Founder

Rye plans to become fully decentralized on the Solana blockchain

Rye co-founders Robin Chan, Justin Kan, Arjun Bhargava, Saurabh Sharma, Jamie Quint and Tikhon Bernstam (Rye)

Finance

EBay Acquires NFT Marketplace KnownOrigin for Undisclosed Amount

The move comes one month after eBay released its debut collection of NFTs.

eBay Headquarters HQ (Shutterstock)

Finance

Amazon Not Close to Accepting Crypto as Payment in Retail Business, CEO Says

Still, Andy Jassy said the company may sell NFTs in the future.

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Finance

Hut 8’s Data Center Deal Will Set It Apart From Peers, Analyst Says

Hut 8 closed on its C$30 million purchase of 5 of TeraGo’s Canadian data centers on Jan. 31.

Hut 8 plant

Markets

First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Falls Below $44K After Fed Minutes Release

The cryptocurrency drops almost 6%, and altcoins also fall.

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Finance

Chinese E-Commerce Giant JD.com Reveals NFTs

JD Technology is offering free collectibles to people who sign up for its conference.

JD's seven NFTs. (JD Technology)

Finance

Verifone Partners With BitPay to Support Crypto Payments

Rollout will commence later this year across Verifone’s merchant network in the U.S.

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Videos

Shopify to Allow Merchants to Sell NFTs Directly Through Their Stores

Shopify, which powers the e-commerce sites of over 1.7 million businesses worldwide, announced Monday it is now allowing merchants on its platform to offer non-fungible tokens (NFT) directly to customers, with the NBA's Chicago Bulls being one of the first to sell. "The Hash" team unpacks the story as it potentially opens digital assets to much wider adoption.

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