Thailand’s KASIKORNBANK (KBank) has acquired a 97% stake in the parent firm of crypto exchange Satang for 3.705 billion Thai baht (US$102.8 million).
The bank intends...
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Ukraine crowdfunding raises almost $10m in 24 hours to buy kamikaze dronesMoney raised after wave of Russian strikes on Ukrainian cities on Monday will...
GameStop added Loopring to its list of key partners as a layer-2 solution to the upcoming launch of a GameStop NFT platform. The layer-2 decentralized protocol built on Ethereum blockchain, Loopring (LRC) has just announced the beta launch of GameStop’s NFT marketplace in collaboration with…GameStop. GameStop and Loopring Come Together for NFTs The GameStop NFT [...]
Enjin’s Efinity is now the first NFT parachain on Polkadot and it vowed to support CryptoBlades with its one million users so let’s read more in today’s latest blockchain news. The popular ecosystem for NFTs, Enjin just launched the first NFT parachain on Polakdot while at the end of 2021, the Efinity project won Polkadot’s […]
The travel industry has moved quickly to support refugees from Ukraine and British holidaymakers can play a major role
British holidaymakers eager to help the people of Ukraine are being urged to book with travel companies that are using their resources to support those fleeing the conflict.
Dozens of transport providers, tour operators and accommodation websites have jumped into action. Eurostar is offering unlimited free tickets to Ukrainians travelling from any Eurostar station to the UK, while Wizz Air will provide 100,000 free seats on flights from Ukraine’s neighbouring countries to any available destination.
More than $13m has been donated to support those affected by the devastating floods in Queensland and New South Wales, and most of the money has been directed towards peer-to-peer fundraising efforts such as GoFundMe.
Many of those crowdfunding campaigns have been set up by people living in the flooded regions to cover urgent costs and fund relief and rescue efforts, including more than $20,000 raised to run a rescue helicopter.
Singapore-based technology services and consulting provider Cake DeFi is launching a $100 million fund focused exclusively on Web3, Metaverse and NFT efforts. The fund aims to aggressively support startups across these spaces and to grow the nascent ecosystem. Speaking with CoinDesk, Cake DeFi CEO Dr, Julian Hosp highlighted the fund’s goal:cake defi “We’re a [...]