Search Results for: Mastercard

“With an impressive $54 million funding round led by 10T Holdings and Ripple, Futureverse aims to revolutionize the metaverse landscape through advanced AI content generation tools. The company’s partnership with Ripple for redefining metaverse applications adds to their ambition.”

“A recent study shows ‘AI jobs’ dominating ‘crypto jobs’ in online searches, with AI’s popularity as an employment sector historically surpassing crypto. Interest in ‘crypto jobs’ spiked with the 2021 cryptocurrency burst but dropped due to various factors including a bearish downturn and regulatory scrutiny.”

“NFT Inspect and MoonPay are combining forces to enable Twitter users to secure cryptocurrencies and NFTs via a browser extension. This partnership promises a broadened platform for purchasing a variety of cryptocurrencies through MoonPay’s proficient payment infrastructure, supporting methods like debit cards, Apple Pay, and bank transfers.”

Warner Music Group and Polygon Labs have collaborated to launch a music accelerator program that fosters innovation in the intersection of music, technology, and Web3. The initiative supports decentralized music projects on the Polygon network, aiming to transform the distribution of music, stimulate artist-fan communities, and explore music-related merchandise opportunities.

Brazil’s central bank authorizes Mercado Bitcoin, the largest local crypto exchange, to join a pilot project for the digital real, with plans to test CBDC issuance and treasury bills. The project highlights the importance of innovation, trust, and compliance in the digital assets ecosystem, while addressing privacy and security concerns.

Cryptocurrency credit card adoption is surging in Brazil, with users increasingly spending digital tokens on daily expenses. Crypto cards, such as Binance Card, are encouraging mainstream adoption by integrating digital currencies into everyday payments like groceries and dining. This trend reflects the growing interest in cryptocurrencies across Latin America, driven partly by fiat inflation concerns.

The creator economy is transitioning to Web3, spearheaded by content creators, film, and gaming industries. With the support of Web2 giants like Amazon and Mastercard, blockchain projects offer enhanced media experiences, new revenue streams, and innovative platforms such as Royalty and tokenization in film funding. Blockchain-based gaming experiences and collaborations continue to evolve the content creation landscape.

Self-custody wallet Giddy partnered with Bitrefill, enabling users to pay for everyday items using cryptocurrency yield. The integration connects crypto and blockchain with real-world purchases and allows access to DeFi lending pools and protocols for generating yield without touching initial deposits.

American Express (Amex) plans to extend its AI capabilities through partnerships for validating transactions, approving credit lines, analyzing customer sentiment, and predicting finances, without creating its own large language model. The company aims to integrate AI into various activities and services while maintaining a cautious approach to incorporating the latest generation of AI technologies.

The Central Bank of Brazil prepares for its CBDC pilot project with participation from global companies like Visa and Microsoft. The digital real platform, set to kick off in mid-June 2023, focuses on privacy and programmability, while addressing challenges like financial privacy, transaction volumes, and potential monopolies in the ecosystem.

OKX, the world’s second-largest crypto exchange, releases an upgraded app for Hong Kong users, offering safe and secure spot trading of 16 widely-used cryptocurrencies. This comes ahead of Hong Kong’s new regulatory framework for virtual asset service providers, with OKX demonstrating their commitment to regulatory requirements, security measures, and compliance capabilities.

Visa has been utilizing Ethereum’s Goerli testnet and a smart contract called Paymaster to explore transaction-free payments in digital currencies. This method enables users to pay gas fees with any token, eliminating the need for Ether and potentially enhancing payment experiences in the crypto space.

The HKMA recently launched a pilot project called Cyber Hong Kong Dollar, a CBDC involving 16 companies, including Alipay Financial, Mastercard Asia, Ripple Labs, Visa, and HSBC. The e-HKD aims to test six potential use cases while results are expected at Hong Kong Fintech Week 2023.

The ITTF partners with Floki, an Elon Musk-inspired cryptocurrency, to sponsor the World Table Tennis Championship Finals. This collaboration marks the first-ever union between table tennis and cryptocurrency, aiming to revolutionize the sport and spearhead its digital transformation while increasing visibility for Floki’s metaverse game, Valhalla.

Consensus 2023 showcased growing interest in Web3 technology adoption among large companies like Mastercard and Google Cloud. The event focused on essential Web3 strategies, innovations, and privacy, but could benefit from a stronger international presence to understand global opportunities.