Roblox Currency "Robux" Is Outperforming the Ruble
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Motherboard: As of this writing, the Ruble is worth about 0.012 U.S. dollars. The Robux, the money people use to buy things in Roblox, is worth about 0.0125. This means that the Robux has slightly more buying.....»»
India Considering Phased Roll Out of Central Bank Digital Currency
India's central bank is considering launching a digital currency, according to a top executive, giving a clear indication of its intentions for the first time after previously stating that it was studying the idea. From a report: T Rabi Sankar, the d.....»»
India considering phased roll out of central bank digital currency
India’s central bank is considering launching a digital currency, according to a top executive, giving a clear indication of its intentions for the first time after previously stating that it was studying the idea. T Rabi Sankar, the deputy governo.....»»
Monster Hunter Stories 2 Bottle Cap guide: Where to find them, and how best to spend them
There is a special currency in Monster Hunter Stories 2 called Bottle Caps. We will show you how to find them, and what to spend them on......»»
Bitcoin jumps 8% after Elon Musk says Tesla "likely" to start accepting it again, confirms Space X holdings
Tesla played a big part in Bitcoin's bumper year so far by announcing a $1.5 billion investment back in February. The firm also said that it would accept the virtual currency as payment for its products. But CEO Musk backtracked in May, suspending Te.....»»
Visa acquires Currencycloud, which makes APIs for remittances and currency transfers, in a $963M deal
A year and a half after Currencycloud raised $80 million in a round that included Visa, the London-based developer of APIs that powered remittance and currency exchange services is getting even closer to the financial services giant. Today, Visa anno.....»»
Why China Undermines Bitcoin - as It Tests Its Own Digital Currency
The Guardian's UK/US site editor in the Asia Pacific timezone argues that China wants to undermine bitcoin because, behind the scenes, its reserve bank wants to set up its own digital currency — and then reboot the international financial syste.....»»
South Korean Toilet Turns Excrement Into Power, Digital Currency
Cho Jae-weon, an urban and environmental engineering professor at the Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), has designed an eco-friendly toilet connected to a laboratory that uses excrement to produce biogas and manure. Reuters.....»»
Visa is partnering with 50 leading crypto companies to let users spend digital assets at merchants worldwide
Visa has announced a partnership with 50 of the top crypto platforms, including Coinbase, FTX and CoinZoom, that’ll make it easier for users to convert and spend their digital currency at millions of merchants around the globe......»»
TikTok is testing a Cameo-like feature that lets users buy personalized videos from creators
TikTok’s interpretation is called “Shoutouts,” and it uses the social networking platform's in-app currency for payment (the same one that is used to tip creators during livestreams). According to BuzzFeed, which was the first to report on the.....»»
Roblox cuts deal with Sony to produce in-game "music experiences"
On Tuesday, Roblox Corporation announced that it inked a deal with Sony Music Entertainment to bring its recording artists into the game. The arrangement sees Roblox and Sony collaborating to create "innovative music experiences" for the community, s.....»»
Roblox partners with Sony Music to connect artists with money-making activities in the metaverse
Video game platform Roblox announced this morning it has partnered with Sony Music Entertainment on a deal that will allow the two companies to work together to create music experiences for the Roblox community, including opportunities that would giv.....»»
One of the Largest Owners of Bitcoin, Who Reportedly Held As Much As $1 Billion, Is Dead At 41
Billionaire bitcoin owner Mircea Popescu has reportedly died, leaving behind a cache of virtual currency and a controversial crypto legacy. MarketWatch reports: The bitcoin pioneer, who was believed to own over $1 billion in the world's No. 1 crypto,.....»»
Roblox hit with $200 million lawsuit over creators" use of unlicensed music
Variety reports that NMPA president/CEO David Israelite announced the lawsuit at the trade group's 2021 annual meeting, highlighting Roblox's millions of daily active players and alleging that it goes to great lengths to avoid paying artists for usin.....»»
How to get Alien Artifacts fast in Fortnite
Alien Artifacts are a new form of currency added to Fortnite chapter 2, season 7. In this guide, we'll show you how to get your hands on them and what they do......»»
Bitcoin becomes an official currency in El Salvador alongside the US dollar
El Salvador has become the first country to officially adopt Bitcoin as legal tender......»»
Facebook buys studio behind Roblox-like Crayta gaming platform
Facebook has been making plenty of one-off virtual reality studio acquisitions lately, but today the company announced that they’re buying something with wider ambitions — a Roblox-like game creation platform. Facebook shared that they.....»»
Miami Readies For Largest Bitcoin Conference In History
On Wednesday, crews were putting the final touches on the Bitcoin 2021 Convention, the world's largest-ever crypto-currency conference to be held this weekend at the Mana Convention Center in Wynwood. CBS4 Miami reports: Miami's crypto conference is.....»»
Bitcoin Mining Council To Report Renewable Energy Usage
A new Bitcoin Mining Council has been created to improve the crypto-currency's sustainability, following a meeting of "leading" Bitcoin miners and Elon Musk. The BBC reports: It's hoped the council will "promote energy usage transparency" and encoura.....»»
Bitcoin Mining Council to report renewable energy usage
The Tesla CEO and a group of Bitcoin miners hope to improve the currency's sustainability......»»
America"s Central Bank Seeks Public Comments on Issuing Its Own Digital Currency
"Technological advances are driving rapid change in the global payments landscape," says the U.S. federal reserve, the country's central banking system. They announced this week that they're "studying these developments" and exploring ways that the c.....»»