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The online marketplace giant, Ebay, is seeking to fill several positions in the area of Web3 and non-fungible token (NFT) technology, according to several Linkedin job postings. Ebay is looking for a “creative crypto attorney” for the marketplace, Knownorigin, which it acquired in June 2022. Big Corporations Still Seek Workers to Manage Crypto and Blockchain … Read more
As of November 2022, Kenyan fintechs accounted for 30.2% or 93 out of the 308 tracked tech startups, a Disrupt Africa study recently found. In addition, the study findings show that the fintech sub-sector alone accounted for 3,100 or 27% of the 11,462 people that were employed by tech startups during the same period. Fintechs … Read more
A court in the Chinese city of Hangzhou has determined that non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, represent virtual property protected by the laws in the People’s Republic. The ruling comes from a case over a dispute between a customer and a platform hired to sell a collection of tokens. Hangzhou Internet Court Hears Case Involving Property … Read more
A Nigerian finance bill, which seeks to amend the country’s various tax statutes, contains provisions which allow the government to tax cryptocurrency and other digital asset transactions, a report has said. Nigeria is reportedly seeking to join six other countries, including two from Africa, which already levy taxes on digital asset transactions. Extracting More Revenue … Read more
The court said NFTs are “unique digital assets” that “belong to the category of virtual property” in a case where it had to confirm the legal attributes of NFTs. Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
Tezos NFT ecosystem gained a lot of traction over the past year due to its low cost of minting and energy efficiency. Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
Indian e-commerce giant Flipkart partnered with Polygon-incubated organization eDAO to launch a virtual shopping world in the metaverse. Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
Flipkart, the Walmart-backed Indian e-commerce giant, has launched a pilot to allow its customers to experience making purchases in a metaverse environment. The company announced the launch of its own metaverse, called Flipverse, in which several brands will be able to offer their own shopping experiences. Flipkart to Launch Flipverse: A Metaverse of Purchases Flipkart, … Read more
Novel can deploy smart contracts over the NFT collections and make them available to users for purchases on the Shopify storefront. Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
Guests staying at Palazzo Versace Dubai have, since September 7, had an option to settle payment for services rendered via cryptocurrency. The hotel also plans to add the crypto payment option to its e-commerce platforms to enable guests to pay for gift vouchers using digital currencies. Cryptocurrency Infrastructure Provider A luxury hotel based in Dubai, … Read more
