The metaverse may represent an over $1 trillion annual revenue market opportunity, crypto investment giant Grayscale said in a report, without specifying the timeline. The report, which was published on Thursday, is dubbed “The Metaverse, Web 3.0 Virtual Cloud Economies.” The report looks into the opportunity that will arise from the intersection of trends in […]

The government of El Salvador bought 100 more bitcoin, President Bukele tweeted on Friday, while the price of the largest crypto currency by market-cap fell near $54,000. “El Salvador just bought the dip. 100 extra coins acquired with a discount,” Bukele said. Bitcoin price fell about 8% on Friday around $54,237, as broader markets tumble […]

ConsenSys, the Ethereum software powerhouse, removed about 50 Iranian students from its online programming course in a move that highlights the gray areas in sanctions law facing the cryptocurrency industry. The students were notified on Nov. 13 in an email from ConsenSys Academy, an educational branch of the Brooklyn, N.Y.-based company. While they already finished […]

Parity Technologies co-founder and CEO Jutta Steiner has left the company. Parity is the technology firm behind the much-anticipated Polkadot blockchain network. A Parity representative confirmed to CoinDesk that Steiner stepped away earlier this year after running the company since 2015. The representative also confirmed that Gavin Wood will assume the role of CEO following […]

The University of British Columbia (UBC) is ranked among the top three institutions in Canada overall and educated the current prime minister, Justin Trudeau. Its contribution to the country’s blockchain ecosystem is important. 28New University of British Columbia Total Score55.8 Regional Rank7 Courses1 Blockchain@UBC describes itself as a “multidisciplinary research cluster” aiming to use “blockchain […]