Catalonia is building its own metaverse, says innovation minister

The government is hoping to make Barcelona a digital hub by offering various skills programs to university students and boot camps to cultivate talent.

Ukraine sells CryptoPunks NFT donation for 90 ETH, worth over $100K

The CryptoPunk 5364 NFT was donated to the Aid For Ukraine campaign by user 0x165cd3 who procured the artwork back on March 1, 2022. It took cross-border sanctions and an escalating war for the Ukrainian government to realize the importance of cryptocurrencies as it witnessed uninterrupted monetary aid in the form of crypto and nonfungible tokens (NFT).In a continued effort to aid the needs of its citizens and the nation, the Deputy Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine, Alex Bornyakov, announced the sale of a CryptoPunks NFT for 90 Ether (ETH) that was received as a donation on April 20, 2022.Breaking news on crypto donations: #CryptoPunk #5364 has been sold for 90 ETH.

UK Government Pushes the Nation to Be a Global Crypto Hub, Says Digital Minister

The digital minister's latest comment came as a relative relief to the crypto industry in the mid of watchdogs set to maintain regulatory scrutiny on the sector.

Treasury Minister of El Salvador Dismisses Bitcoin Investment Losses, Calls Media Reports Biased

Alejandro Zelaya, the treasury minister of El Salvador, called out the critics of the investments that his country, through the action of President Nayib Bukele, has made in bitcoin.

El Salvador Finance Minister: Bitcoin Crash Poses 'Extremely Minimal' Fiscal Risk

El Salvador hasn't suffered any losses on its Bitcoin holdings, since it has yet to sell the cryptocurrency, the country’s finance minister argued.

El Salvador 'has not had any losses' due to Bitcoin price dive, finance minister says

Salvadoran minister Alejandro Zelaya brushed off the media criticism of the nation’s investments in Bitcoin. Alejandro Zelaya, the minister of finance of El Salvador, reacted to the recent media attacks on the nation’s strategy of investing in Bitcoin (BTC) by calling the allegations of fiscal risks “extremely superficial.”During a press conference held on Monday, Zelaya responded to a journalist's question about the government's reaction to Bitcoin's sharp dip in an emotional manner: “There is a clear criticism of Bitcoin as such, not of El Salvador's strategy.

El Salvador’s Fiscal Risk Is Extremely Minimal Despite BTC’s Crash, Says Finance Minister

The country has not purchased any bitcoin during the most recent market pullback, unlike on previous occasions.

Bermuda confirms crypto hub ambitions despite market downturn

“We are aware of the recent devaluation in the price of cryptocurrencies and remain confident that it does not threaten the island’s ability to become a crypto hub,” said Bermuda’s minister of economy and labor, Jason Hayward.

Bermuda Could Emerge as a Crypto Hub, Minister of Economy Says

Crypto's ongoing decline could actually aid Bermuda's goal to become a global hub of the digital asset sector.