Crypto Weekly

Crypto Weekly with Kavita Gupta – Episode 28

CryptoWeekly with Kavita Gupta is back with yet another interesting episode, summarising the top news from the world of crypto and blockchain. On the Global News front, Facebook’s parent company, Meta is mulling selling off Diem Assets, Mayors of New York, Miami, and Belgian MP considering converting their salary into crypto, and Fidelity has filed two more ETFs for the Metaverse, crypto industry. Moving on to the world of NFTs, a bug at Opensea leads the exploiter to make 332 ETH, Warner Music Group is foraying into the world of Metaverse with a music-focused theme park called The Sandbox, and for all those auto buffs out there, luxury car company Lamborghini has announced its maiden NFT collection. Buzz is that Youtube too might embrace NFTs. For more details, watch the episode.

Crypto Weekly with Kavita Gupta – Episode 27

This week on Crypto Weekly with Kavita Gupta, we bring you the latest from the world of crypto and blockchain. On the Global News front, crypto.com loses $34 million following a hack. However, the exchange says that users have been reimbursed. Pakistan and Russian agencies are mulling the crypto ban, and Binance is set to relaunch a fresh exchange in Thailand. Bringing news from the world of NFTs, Coinbase and Mastercard have partnered to allow NFT purchase with cards, Mercedes has partnered with artists to launch G-class NFTs, and Adidas Originals and Prada are set to launch user-generated NFT projects. This week on Global Funding news, Microsoft has acquired Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion, NFT platform, Autograph has raised $170 million in series B funding, and Gemini has acquired crypto trading platform, Ominex in order to launch Gemini Prime. For more details, watch the episode.

Crypto Weekly with Kavita Gupta – Episode 26

This week on Crypto Weekly with Kavita Gupta: BIS, Swiss National Bank, SIX Exchange complete wholesale CBDC trial Nasdaq-listed company BTCS INC offers dividends in Bitcoin, called Bividends Rio De Janeiro's mayor plans to invest 1% of the city’s treasury in cryptocurrency Digital collectible company Candy Digital is set to launch a secondary marketplace for baseball NFTs Samsung Electronics America has entered into a metaverse by opening a virtual version of its flagship stores China plans to support NFTs, albeit only through the Chinese Yuan Coinbase Buys FairX to Launch Crypto Derivatives For more, watch the episode.

Crypto Weekly with Kavita Gupta – Episode 25

Winding up another action-packed week, Kavita Gupta - Co-Founder & CSO, FINTECH.TV brings the latest from the world of crypto and blockchain. On the Global News front, Vitalik proposes a new multidimensional fee structure for ETH, China launches mobile wallet for CBDC, and El Salvador prepares bills for a legal framework around Bitcoin bonds. Moving on to the world of NFTs, Samsung announces integration of NFTs in their smart TVs, Indian music composer, and singer, AR Rehman has partnered with Hedera Network for his NFT collection, and Australian Open creates NFTs of its courts. Back home, Indian crypto exchanges have come under the scanner for GST evasion, and Enforcement Directorate launches probe into 2020 crypto scam of Rs 1200 crore. For more, watch the episode.

Crypto Weekly with Kavita Gupta – Episode 24

On the first CryptoWeekly episode of 2022 with Kavita Gupta, we bring to you the latest from the world of crypto and blockchain. On the Global News front, ProShares has sought SEC approval to launch metaverse ETF, Iran has banned crypto mining until March 6, 2022, to save power, and Binance has signed an MoU with DWTCA. Moving on to the world of NFTs, in the year 2021, the trading volume of NFTs crossed $13 billion compared to $33 million recorded in 2020. The luxury carmaker, Ferrari, is eyeing digital collectibles, and the Swedish bank, Merco, is mulling launching its NFT collection. Back home, as India continues speculations around crypto regulations, mutual fund companies have been asked to avoid investing in crypto-related assets until a clear law is formulated. For more, watch the episode.

Crypto Weekly with Kavita Gupta – Episode 23

Crypto Weekly with Kavita Gupta is back with yet another exciting episode, and the last one in the year 2021 with a summary of top Global news in the Crypto universe. USD Tether has become the official currency in Myanmar. Co-Founder and former CEO of Twitter, Jack Dorsey, has announced board members of his Bitcoin trust with Jay-Z, and Tesla has announced that it will accept Dogecoin as payment for Tesla’s merchandise. On the NFT front, Adidas has joined Nike in Metaverse with a new NFT collection, Sotheby’s record $100 million in NFT sales in 2021, and Asset Management Firm, Bitwise has launched NFT Index Fund. For more details, watch the episode.

Crypto Weekly with Kavita Gupta – Episode 22

Join us on Crypto Weekly with Kavita Gupta, for a scoop on the latest from the world of crypto and blockchain. Today we discuss: Blockchain platform Solana Labs was reportedly hit by a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack, and thankfully, there was no network outage. Virtue Gaming has launched a play-to-earn crypto model to bring online poker to US players. In the front of NFTs, OpenSea has walked back on its IPO plan, Beeple’s life-size NFT was sold for $29 million, and the fast-food chain White Castle acquired an Ethereum Domain. In the news from the Indian shores, Kotak Mahindra Bank has opened its doors to the Indian crypto exchange, WazirX.

Crypto Weekly with Kavita Gupta – Episode 21

Crypto Weekly with Kavita Gupta is back with the top global news: Adidas has stepped into the metaverse by partnering with multiple NFT projects Jack Dorsey renames Square to Block post his exit from Twitter South Korea has deferred crypto tax laws Dance music star Deadmau5 and PTM released 1 million copies of their first NFT single Defiance launched the first NFT-focused Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) The Matrix NFT frenzy caused the website to crash Cabinet note has suggested that cryptocurrency in India will be classified as a crypto asset and will be regulated by SEBI Draper Dragon Fund has entered India Navi Mutual Fund has filed for blockchain fund

Crypto Weekly with Kavita Gupta – Episode 20

This week on Crypto Weekly with Kavita Gupta, we discuss: El Salvador is planning the first Bitcoin City backed by Bitcoin bonds. Over 1 million Ethereum tokens have been burned following EIP-1559. China’s crypto censorship has now reached news outlets and mining pools. Canadian investment firm bought a plot of digital land for $2.5M Animoca promises compensation for 265 stolen ETH

Crypto Weekly with Kavita Gupta – Episode 19

Join us for another episode of Crypto Weekly with Kavita Gupta. Today we are going to discuss: Staples Center has been renamed to Crypto.com Arena Binance opened L2 ETH deposits with Arbitrum One Liquidity providers faced losses on Uniswap V3 Alameda & Maple Finance launched an on-chain loan vehicle Miramax sues Quentin Tarantino over Pulp Fiction NFT Post Malone and Hello Kitty join the NFT craze Prime Minister Narendra Modi creates a stir with remarks on crypto.

Crypto Weekly with Kavita Gupta – Episode 18

Crypto Weekly with Kavita Gupta is back with yet another riveting episode, summarising the top news from the world of crypto and blockchain. Today we discuss: Grayscale, which is a Bitcoin & Altcoin Investment Fund, has overtaken SPDR Gold shares. US Senate has passed the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill. Climate-change-focused Klima DAO has accumulated over 9 million tonnes of carbon offsets. Sotheby's will accept Ether in live bidding for Banksy Art auction. International Chess Federation will launch a global NFT marketplace on FreeTON. The Parliamentary Committee is expected to hold a closed-door meeting with top stakeholders of the cryptocurrency industry to explore regulations. For more details, watch the episode.

Crypto Weekly with Kavita Gupta – Episode 17

Winding up another action-packed week on Crypto Weekly with Kavita Gupta. Making global news are: 1. U.S. Senator Ted Cruz has introduced a resolution that would position Congress to lead in the area of cryptocurrency. 2. FC Barcelona set to launch NFT soccer moments with Ownix 3. KuCoin launches virtual office in the Bloktopia metaverse 4. Amitabh Bachchan’s NFT Series Records India’s Highest-Ever NFT Bids at Nearly $1 Million Watch the episode for more details.