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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud discussed potential collaboration between Saudi Arabia and the BRICS on Friday. In addition, Putin and the Saudi Crown Prince “expressed satisfaction with the level of coordination at OPEC Plus aimed at ensuring the global oil market stability,” the Kremlin press service details. Putin and Saudi Crown Prince Discuss Key Bilateral Issues, Including BRICS Collaboration Russian President Vladimir Putin and Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud of Saudi Arabia discussed several important bilateral issues during a phone call on Friday, Russian news outlet Tass reported, citing a statement released by the Kremlin press service after the call. The statement details that Russia and Saudi Arabia are satisfied with the level of coordination in the OPEC+ framework, stating: The parties expressed satisfaction with the level of coordination at OPEC Plus aimed at ensuring the global oil ma...

Telegram users can now buy, sell, and send bitcoin, as the leading cryptocurrency has been integrated into the Wallet bot on the popular messaging application. The bitcoin support follows the wallet’s recent tether integration, which enables users to transact with the stablecoin as well. Over a Billion Telegram Users Can Now Transfer Bitcoin in Chats On Friday, April 21, the @wallet bot on Telegram announced the addition of bitcoin (BTC) support to its web interface. The development team explained that previously, the leading cryptocurrency by market capitalization was only accessible in the text bot. “Now, all @wallet users will be able to take full advantage of our web interface,” the announcement on Telegram details. Telegram is extremely popular among cryptocurrency users, and according to a report from April 2023, the messaging app has an estimated 1.068 billion users. Bitcoin.com News confirmed that BTC has been added, as our publication tested the @wallet bot on Telegram...

On April 20, the American toy manufacturing company Mattel announced an update to its virtual collectibles platform, which will go live on April 27. The peer-to-peer platform, called Mattel Creations Virtual Collectibles, will coincide with the Hot Wheels NFT Garage Series 5, featuring some of Hot Wheels’ most popular car designs. Mattel Creations Virtual Collectibles Platform to Launch Peer-to-Peer Market Feature The toy manufacturer Mattel, Inc. (Nasdaq: MAT ) is continuing to expand into the non-fungible token (NFT) realm with the latest update to its Mattel Creations Virtual Collectibles platform. The addition is a peer-to-peer (P2P) marketplace powered by the NFT company Rarible . Mattel collaborated with the wallet-as-a-service provider Magic and its blockchain partner Flow . The P2P marketplace launch will coincide with the launch of the Hot Wheels NFT Garage Series 5, a collection of digital collectibles designed by the same team that created the Hot Wheels die-cast cars. ...

Elvira Nabiullina, governor of the Bank of Russia, has affirmed the bank has stockpiled reserves in assets that are not susceptible to being affected by U.S. sanctions. The official clarified that Russia has built a “safety cushion” in these assets while it continues working on creating new reserves in non-U.S. sanctioned assets. Russia Built Bank Reserves out of Non-Sanctioned Assets Russia has managed to create a so-called safety cushion for its economy, based on assets that are not susceptible to being blocked by U.S. sanctions, according to Elvira Nabiullina, governor of the Bank of Russia. According to reports from the Russian news agency TASS, Nabiullina stated that since the country was affected by a wide package of sanctions due to its involvement in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the bank has focused on piling up this kind of resource. Nabiullina stated the country could “relax” due to the existence of this reserve, and explained the country would keep stockpiling such asset...

PRESS RELEASE. The team behind Worker or Sheikh is excited to announce the launch of their groundbreaking Play-to-Earn game, designed to provide players with an immersive and sustainable gaming experience. With its unique economic model, easy-to-learn gameplay, and AI-driven optimization, Worker or Sheikh is set to redefine the Play-to-Earn landscape. Worker or Sheikh offers players two distinct roles within the game: Workers, who extract oil barrels from the wells, and Sheikhs, who act as investors and receive a passive income from the Workers’ efforts. This dual-role system promotes an inclusive gaming environment that caters to players with different investment capacities and gameplay preferences. One of the standout features of Worker or Sheikh is its sustainable economics, designed by experts and optimized using artificial intelligence. The game employs systems for deflation, dividends, staking, burning, and more, ensuring a stable and sustainable gaming ecosystem over time. ...

Nearly a month after Do Kwon’s arrest by Montenegro law enforcement, local prosecutors have now indicted the co-founder and CEO of Terraform Labs. The decision to indict Kwon is likely to delay attempts to extradite him to South Korea and the United States where he faces several charges. Local prosecutors have reportedly asked a court to extend Kwon and his associate’s detention. Kwon’s Hideout Seized by Local Law Enforcement Prosecutors in Montenegro have reportedly hit Terraform Labs co-founder and CEO Do Kwon with charges of using a fake passport and other identification documents when he attempted to flee the Balkan state on March 23, 2023. According to a DL News report, Kwon’s indictment is likely to complicate efforts to extradite him to the U.S. and South Korea where he faces multiple charges. As previously reported by Bitcoin.com News, Kwon and his associate Han Chang-Joon were arrested while attempting to leave for Dubai via a private jet. At the time of his arrest, Kwon...