According to the latest U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) 13-F filing from Ark Invest’s and 21shares’ ARKB fund, the State of Michigan Retirement System (SMRS) acquired approximately $ 6.59 million in ARKB shares. This news follows an announcement by Steven Fulop, the mayor of Jersey City, New Jersey, that the city’s pension fund …
Soccerverse, a massively multiplayer football management game, has successfully raised $ 3.1 million in a strategic funding round led by renowned games industry publisher Square Enix, with additional participation from early investor Hiro Capital. This brings the total funding to $ 4 million. Founded by ex-Soccer Manager CEO Andrew Gore and blockchain gaming …
Tether, the issuer of the USDT stablecoin and a leading player in the digital asset industry, has made a strategic investment of $ 18.75M in XREX Group, a fully regulated, blockchain-enabled financial institution. The investment aims to drive innovation in the digital asset industry and facilitate USDT-based cross-border payments in emerging markets. XREX will …
On Tuesday, the publicly traded medical technology firm Semler Scientific announced its decision to allocate bitcoin to its treasury. The company disclosed that it had acquired 581 bitcoins for a total of $ 40 million. Semler Scientific Embraces Bitcoin Joining the trend initiated by Microstrategy in 2020, another company has reportedly begun holding bitcoin …
Microsoft South Africa (SA) has entered into a $ 70.5 million artificial intelligence (AI) investment agreement with the Southern African nation’s Department of Trade, Industry, and Competition (DTIC). The investment aims to support the development of black-owned small, micro, and medium enterprises (SMMEs) in both tech and non-tech sectors over the next 10 years. …