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UPenn’s Wharton School rolls out online certificate course on business in the Metaverse

[ad_1] The University of Pennsylvania Wharton School of Business announced Tuesday that its Aresty Institute of Executive Education will launch a certificate program titled “Business in the Metaverse Economy.” The six-week course will be taught online with a heavy dose of immersion.Wharton, one of the world’s leading business schools, teamed up with consulting firm Prysm Group to design the course, which will include more than 50 lectures by faculty and
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Crypto Council for Innovation hires government insiders to build leadership team

[ad_1] The Crypto Council for Innovation, or CCI, a crypto advocacy group that establishes dialogues with governments and regulatory agencies on the benefits of crypto, has hired two new experts with experience in financial regulatory policy in the United States.In a Tuesday announcement, the CCI said Linda Jeng, a former Federal Reserve Board and Treasury Department employee, and Brett Quick, former deputy chief of staff for House Financial Services Committee
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Bitcoin price falls under $21K, bringing more capitulation or just consolidation?

[ad_1] On July 26, Bitcoin (BTC) price dropped below $21,000, giving back the majority of the gains accrued in the previous week and returning to the $23,300 to $18,500 range that Glassnode analysts describe as “the Week 30 high and Week 30 low.” A handful of analysts and traders attribute the July 26 to July 27 Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting and the expected Federal Reserve rate hike as the
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Major chains give Gibraltar a BTC boost

[ad_1] “But you can’t buy a coffee with Bitcoin,” the Bitcoin (BTC) critics chanted. Gibraltar, a tiny British Overseas Territory in Europe just blew a hole in that FUD as popular coffee chain Costa Coffee now accepts Bitcoin over Lightning. Hotel Chocolat, the Card Factory and the Gibraltar bakery also accept Bitcoin as a currency in the British Overseas Territory. The well-known franchises take advantage of Bitcoin’s Lightning Network (LN) to
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This little-known DeFi crypto token has rallied over 800% in a month

[ad_1] A new and relatively unknown DeFi token called BarnBridge (BOND) has rallied over 800% to reach $20 on July 26.The BOND price surge comes more than a month after bottoming out at around $2.19. In comparison, top coins, Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) have only rebounded by 18% and 54% in the same period, respectively.BOND/USD daily price chart. Source: TradingViewAnother pump and dump?BarnBridge is a cross-chain risk management protocol that
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Uncertainty around French laws prompted F1 racers to remove crypto branding: Report

[ad_1] Many Formula 1 international racing teams reportedly removed or covered branding and logos from crypto-related sponsors in response to uncertainty around France’s advertising regulations.According to a Tuesday report from RacingNews365, Crypto.com’s logos were not on display during the French Grand Prix on Sunday — the crypto exchange has been a global partner with the racing series starting in July 2021. The team behind the Alpine Formula 1 car also
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HARTi and Mitsui Sumitomo roll out NFT insurance coverage for claims

[ad_1] As announced on Tuesday, Japanese NFT Platform HARTi and insurance group Mitsui Sumitomo (三井住友海上) will roll out nonfungible token, or NFT, insurance for all digital artworks exhibited within the HARTi app. The insurance will attach to the NFT pieces on display by sellers free of charge, with HARTi responsible for the premium payments. Under the scheme, Mitsui Sumitomo will compensate owners of insured NFTs if their digital assets are compromised