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Game publishers' plans to add NFTs to games have sparked a fierce backlash from gamers, who have long resented the growing number of micro transactions in games — Game publishers are offering NFTs, but skeptical gamers smell a moneymaking scheme and are fighting back.
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Sources: Activision Blizzard has fired or pushed out 36+ employees and disciplined ~40 more since July, after sexual harassment and other misconduct allegations — Company's actions have come in the wake of pressure from investors, business partners and employees to address complaints over its handling of misconduct issues
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Social Capital founder and CEO Chamath Palihapitiya says the “ugly truth” is “nobody cares about what's happening” to Uyghurs in China, himself included — - Chamath Palihapitiya said “nobody cares about what's happening” to Uyghur Muslims in China.
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Apple clarifies it will still collect a commission from Dutch developers using third-party payments; Google will too in South Korea, just lowering its fee by 4% — On December 24th of last year, the Netherlands' competition regulator, the Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) …
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In February, Spain will start requiring influencers and sponsors promoting cryptocurrencies to pre-notify authorities and warn of investing risks or face fines — Watchdog imposes landmark restrictions amid concerns for investors in unregulated sector — Spain is imposing restrictions …
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| Alberto Nardelli / Bloomberg: |
Amazon reverses its plan to ban the use of Visa credit cards in the UK, set to start on January 19; the company had cited high transaction fees — Amazon.com Inc. has emailed U.K. customers to say that a planned ban on Visa credit cards will no longer take place.| Lauren Thomas / CNBC: |
Recent filings from Walmart, including seven US trademark applications, indicate a possible plan to develop and offer virtual goods, NFTs, and a cryptocurrency — - Walmart appears to be venturing into the metaverse with plans to create its own cryptocurrency and collection of NFTs.
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Ukraine's digital transformation ministry says “all evidence points to Russia being behind the attack”, which took down about 70 government websites — Proof of involvement could meet threshold for west to impose sanctions but incident yet to be formally attributed
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| Olga Kharif / Bloomberg: |
BitPay says Bitcoin use by its merchants fell to ~65% of crypto payments, down from 92% in 2020, as Ether purchases rose to 15% and stablecoins grew to 13% — Consumers and businesses are increasingly starting to use digital tokens other than Bitcoin for purchases, according to BitPay Inc. … | Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Istanbul-based Spyke, which builds multiplayer social games, raises a $55M seed from Griffin Gaming Partners, the largest Turkish seed round yet — Istanbul has become a city to watch when it comes to casual gaming startups, boosted by the likes of Peak (acquired by Zynga for $1.8 billion) … | Manish Singh / TechCrunch: |
India-based agritech startup Arya, which helps farmers in South Asia store and sell their produce and secure credit, raises a $42M Series C and $18M as debt — Indian agritech startup Arya, which reaches hundreds of thousands of farmers in the South Asian market and helps them store and sell … | Annie Njanja / TechCrunch: |
Uganda-based Asaak, which uses behavioral and financial data to assess loans for motorbikes and smartphones for African gig workers, raises a $30M pre-Series A — Asaak, a Ugandan asset financing startup, has secured $30 million in pre-Series A equity and debt funding.Sponsor Posts
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