# First Wikipedia edit NFT sells at Christie’s for 0K

# First Wikipedia edit NFT sells at Christie’s for $750K

“# First Wikipedia edit NFT sells at Christie’s for $750K ” After celebrating its 20th anniversary in January, the free Internet encyclopedia Wikipedia continues making history by selling its first nonfungible token (NFT) via auction giant Christie’s. On Dec. 15, Christie’s completed an auction of two Wikipedia-related objects directly from Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales. Titled…

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# Social network Reddit reveals plans to go public

# Social network Reddit reveals plans to go public

“# Social network Reddit reveals plans to go public ” On late Wednesday night, the popular social platform Reddit announced that it has started the process of making the company public. The company filed a confidential S-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) informing them of their intentions for going public. Per SEC regulations,…

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# Wall Street financial advisor LionTree explores crypto payments

# Wall Street financial advisor LionTree explores crypto payments

“# Wall Street financial advisor LionTree explores crypto payments ” Wall Street financial advisor that helped Amazon acquire MGM studios this year is exploring crypto payment options. LionTree, a popular financial advisor and investment banking firm, is looking into cryptocurrencies as a payment option. In its year-end letter, Chairman and CEO Aryeh Bourkoff talks about…

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# HSBC and IBM create successful multi-ledger CBDC demo

# HSBC and IBM create successful multi-ledger CBDC demo

“# HSBC and IBM create successful multi-ledger CBDC demo ” On Thursday, HSBC and IBM announced the successful test of an advanced token and digital wallet settlement between two central bank digital currencies, or CBDCs, in a cloud environment. The experiment consisted of transactions between CBDCs, eBonds, and forex. IBM’s Hyperledger Fabric and enterprise technology…

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# Circle and Endaoment to create USDC-based disaster relief fund for communities impacted by deadly tornado

# Circle and Endaoment to create USDC-based disaster relief fund for communities impacted by deadly tornado

“# Circle and Endaoment to create USDC-based disaster relief fund for communities impacted by deadly tornado ” Circle, the company that created the USDC stablecoin, announced a partnership with public charity Endaoment to create a disaster relief fund. The fund will help mid-western American communities impacted by last week’s deadly tornadoes. The two entities hope…

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# ConsenSys launches Rollups for privacy-enabled transactions on Ethereum blockchain with support of Mastercard

# ConsenSys launches Rollups for privacy-enabled transactions on Ethereum blockchain with support of Mastercard

“# ConsenSys launches Rollups for privacy-enabled transactions on Ethereum blockchain with support of Mastercard ” On Thursday, ConsenSys, a prominent developer of Ethereum (ETH) software, announced the launch of enterprise software ConsSys Rollups. The service, designed on the basis of zero-knowledge (ZK) proofs, is meant to protect specific transaction elements, such as account balances, sender…

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# Universities including Berkeley, MIT, Harvard, Oxford to form EduDAO to promote Web 3.0 innovations, financed by BitDAO treasury

# Universities including Berkeley, MIT, Harvard, Oxford to form EduDAO to promote Web 3.0 innovations, financed by BitDAO treasury

“# Universities including Berkeley, MIT, Harvard, Oxford to form EduDAO to promote Web 3.0 innovations, financed by BitDAO treasury ” On Thursday, BitDAO, one of the world’s largest decentralized autonomous organizations with over $2.5 billion assets under management and its partner Mirana Ventures, announced the creation of EduDAO with eight of the world’s top universities…

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