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Blockchain gaming for the first quarter of 2025 has been a “mixed bag,” seeing a greater number of deals while the amount invested significantly dipped, says blockchain analytics platform DappRadar.Web3 gaming projects raised $91 million in Q1 2025, marking a 71% decrease from the fourth quarter of 2024 and a 68% drop compared to the same quarter a year ago, DappRadar said in its April 10 State of Blockchain Gaming report.DappRadar analyst Sara Gherghelas wrote the figures showed “the growing pressure on early-stage startups and hint that 2025 may prove more challenging than previous years — unless broader market conditions…

New Hampshire’s Bitcoin reserve bill has passed the state’s House, making it the fourth state to advance such legislation through one chamber. On April 10, the New Hampshire House voted 192-179 in favour of House Bill 302 after it cleared the House Commerce and Consumer Affairs Committee with a 16-1 vote in early March. The bill now heads to the Senate, where it will face further debate before potentially landing on Governor Kelly Ayotte’s desk for final approval. If signed into law, HB302 would authorize the state treasurer to allocate up to 10% of New Hampshire’s general fund, revenue stabilization…

Ross Ulbricht, founder of the Silk Road darknet marketplace, announced on Thursday that he will make his first public appearance since being released from prison at an upcoming Bitcoin conference in Las Vegas. “It’s official. I am excited to announce that I will be making my first public appearance and speech since my release from prison at The Bitcoin Conference in Las Vegas,” Ulbricht posted on X. Ulbricht’s announcement comes just months after US President Donald Trump granted him a full and unconditional pardon through an executive order signed in January.This move fulfilled a campaign promise Trump made during the…

What is WalletConnect? It allows you to use QR codes or deep linking to interact with dApps without exposing your private keys, ensuring secure and seamless transactions.It is also an open-source protocol for securely connecting cryptocurrency wallets to decentralized applications (dApps).What is WalletConnect?WalletConnect is a publicly accessible protocol developed to bridge the connection between decentralized applications (dApps) and crypto wallets. By enabling users to connect their wallets with dApps in a secure manner, WalletConnect promotes smooth and protected transactions while safeguarding the privacy of users’ private keys. It serves as an intermediary that enhances interaction between users and decentralized applications,…

Homepage > News > Finance > India eyes to boost trade, tourism with BIMSTEC using UPI In an effort to strengthen the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) alliance, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has suggested integrating India’s United Payments Interface (UPI) with the payment systems of member countries, potentially enhancing trade, commerce, and tourism across the region. BIMSTEC is a regional organization formed on June 6, 1997, with the signing of the Bangkok Declaration. Originally called BIST-EC (Bangladesh-India-Sri Lanka-Thailand Economic Cooperation), it later became BIMSTEC, comprising seven member states after Myanmar joined on December…

21Shares has joined Bitwise and Grayscale in the U.S. spot DOGE ETF race.  DOGE ETF approval odds were above 60% as of this writing.  On the 9th of April, 21Shares submitted a filing to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), requesting approval to launch a Dogecoin [DOGE] exchange-traded fund (ETF). In Q1 2025, Grayscale and Bitwise made similar submissions as the race for the first U.S. spot memecoin ETF heats up.  Source: SEC DOGE ETF approval odds In February, Bloomberg ETF analysts James Seyffart and Eric Balchunas said DOGE ETF approval odds were 75%. Even the prediction site Polymarket…

President Trump’s new retaliatory tariff policy on imported equipment from Asia has significantly increased the cost of Bitcoin mining in the U.S. While mining firms struggle with disrupted supply chains, some suggest that BTC prices could face short-term pressure due to miner distress.“Replay of China’s 2021 Bitcoin Mining Ban” from U.S.In a move many in the industry liken to a “replay of China’s 2021 Bitcoin mining ban,” President Donald Trump and the U.S. administration have imposed tariffs of up to 145% on high-tech equipment imported from China, including Bitcoin mining rigs.Not only China, but several Asian countries involved in the…

US Securities and Exchange Commission staff have given guidance on how federal securities laws could apply to crypto, saying companies issuing or dealing with tokens that could be securities should give better details about their business.The SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance said in a staff statement on April 10 that it was giving its views “to provide greater clarity on the application of the federal securities laws to crypto assets.” The Division said its statement was made of observations of disclosures given in existing disclosure requirements and “addresses our views about certain specific disclosure questions that market participants have presented to…

The Russian logistics firm ETE Group has asked Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin to let domestic firms use crypto as a payments tool in overseas trade deals.Per Gazeta.ru, ETE wrote to Mishustin to ask him to “develop a regulatory framework for settlements with foreign suppliers in digital currencies, including cryptocurrency.”ETE said it wanted the government to “make changes to the Russian Civil and Tax Codes.Russian Logistics Players Looking to CryptoIt also wants Moscow to amend “other regulatory legal acts,” including the federal law that governs currency control. The Russian cargo port of Novorossiysk. (Source: Arthur Vanzetti [CC BY 3.0])The company is…

Homepage > News > Business > EU digital driving license needs to exist on a public blockchain On March 25, the European Commission confirmed that an EU digital driving license is coming. The Commission announced that the EU Parliament and Council had given the green light to the initiative, spelling out the details on social media platform X and in a related blog post. The licences will be valid in all EU countries and will replace physical licences with a mobile-based digital version. The aim is to standardize licensing across the Union and to make issuance and replacement easier. The…