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Ukraine, Russia Conflict Showcases Bitcoin

[ad_1] “There’s a problem with bank accounts, something happened… the transactions are being stopped, for whatever reason.” –Ukrainian activist Walter Lekh, in a Twitter Spaces conversation discussing avenues of donation in support of Ukraine. Developments in Eastern Europe have taken center stage for much of the world in the past few days. Aggressive and consistent flows of reporting from the ground in Ukraine as the country sees Russian troops invade are dominating social feeds and headlines. Coming out of these updates of conflict and bloodshed have been reports of non-governmental…

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Chinese artist showcases NFT real estate at Alibaba-sponsored innovation festival

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[ad_1] This year’s Taobao Maker Festival — an annual event celebrating Chinese art and entrepreneurship hosted by the Alibaba-owned e-commerce platform Taobao — will showcase nonfungible tokens (NFTs) for the first time. This year’s event will see decentralized application platform Near Protocol team up with blockchain gaming firm Web3Games and Chinese artist Huang Heshan to sell NFT-based real estate created by Huang. Heshan’s virtual “Bu Tu Garden” will be available for purchase during the event, with the garden comprising more than 1,000 virtual structures, including ten “luxury single-family villas,” 300…

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