Robinhood says its 24-hour trading currently operating

Introduced in May 2023, the Robinhood 24-hour market service allows customers to invest on their own schedule.

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Animoca Brands Plans $2 Billion Metaverse Fund to Support Established Projects

Animoca Brands, the parent company of metaverse projects like The Sandbox, has announced it plans to launch a $2 billion metaverse fund. The new fund, which would be focused on returns for potential investors wanting to get more Web3-related capital exposure, will focus its activities on companies in the mid-to-late investment stages. Animoca Brands Plans

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Bank of Japan to Launch Digital Yen Pilot Program Next Year

The Bank of Japan is preparing to run a test trial of its own central bank digital currency (CBDC), the digital yen, with help from three top banks and regional institutions. The pilot program, estimated to last two years, will focus on testing the currency via several transactions, and experimenting with its functionality in environments

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A record 329 Japanese companies back Astar Network in Nikkei ad

Astar Network (ASTR/USD), a leading Layer-1 platform for multichain and which supports the building of decentralised applications with EVM and WASM smart contracts, has managed a feat no other blockchain platform has in terms of the number of major companies that have extended their support.

On Monday, the top Polkadot (DOT) parachain announced that its national newspaper advertisement had set a world record with 329 blue chip brands coming together in a single ad to support Astar’s Web3 project.

The advertisement ran on Monday 26 September in Nikkei.

According to Astar Network’s announcement, the smart contracts platform’s unique Build2Earn model that helps incentivise and empower developers through a dApp staking mechanism, has seen it recently voted the leading Layer-1 blockchain in Japan. The honour was bestowed on the by the Japanese Blockchain Association, the platform stated in the news release.

The support of the 329 companies, and the move by the Japanese government to make the country a crypto hub, thus aligns with Astar’s goals, the platform’s founder and CEO Sota Watanabe said. He added:

“Web3 is all about community. And we are proud that we could make this epoch-making ad supported by 329 companies including the biggest banks, reputable Internet companies and branch officers of a foreign companies like Microsoft and Accenture. This ad reflects the strong unity of the Japanese ecosystem. As Japan’s leading blockchain project, we will do our best to accelerate Web3 innovation through Astar.”

In its Web3 goals, Astar Network is getting support from some of the biggest banks and companies around the globe, including Microsoft, GMO, DeNA, Accenture and AWS. 

The mega ad came with a free non-transferable NFT distribution, which users can access by scanning a QR code on the Nikkei newspaper.

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Bitcoin Leaves Major Assets in the Dust: Surges 80% in the First Half of 2023, Soars to 12th Largest Global Asset

In the first half of 2023, eye-opening statistics reveal that bitcoin (BTC), the leading cryptocurrency, demonstrated remarkable performance by surpassing various significant assets such as the Nasdaq Index, Nikkei 225 Index, Dow Jones, S&P 500, Russell 2000, spot gold, the U.S. Dollar Index, and the Japanese yen, among numerous others. Moreover, amidst the top assets [...]

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