The current trend is for artists and groups to release artwork sets of 5,000 to 20,000 NFTs, which can be used as profile pictures on social media. The nonfungible tokens (NFTs) Square Enix has in mind for Final Fantasy 7 are different from conventional NFTs. Bored Ape Yacht Club is the most famous example of this, but there are many more successful collections of this ilk. 



The risk of such tokens for financial systems were underscored in May when crypto markets were sent tumbling by the collapse of one stablecoin TerraUSD and its paired token Luna, though these helped underpin a network of decentralised finance (DeFi) applications, rather than being used to make real world payments.

This is partly in response to the development of so-called stablecoins, privately issued tokens such as Tether and USDC, whose value is pegged to that of a traditional asset, often the U.S.

dollar, which are typically used as a store of value and to make payments.



July 17 (Reuters) - Consumer-focused digital tokens issued by private companies could be better than central bank-issued tokens assuming the companies can be regulated appropriately, the Australian central bank governor cryptocurrencies said on Sunday.





These boot-pants are made for walking! Copy Christine in Balenciaga






Balenciaga 'Pantashoes'




A stock split is when a company decides to divide its existing shares by a certain ratio to create new shares, which then lowers the individual share cost. You still own the same portion of the company, though stock splits may temporarily increase stock price volatility, or the probability of large swings in the stock price.
What's a stock split?

"So clearly as part of this pushing back on Londongrad, we need to push back on some of these enablers who've allowed this to happen," he added.

"Clearly ... some people have decided that the UK is no longer for them."





Was it really Wise for the payment transfer firm to close... In my experience of dealing with similar cases, I can see how hard it is for victims to resist the insistent sales patter of an accomplished conman.




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