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Lionel Messi signs a $20M deal with crypto fan token firm Socios

  Lionel Messi is considered by many the most successful footballer ever. is the latest world-known personality to step into the hot field of fan tokens. The PSG megastar has collaborated with the crypto fan token firm. Lionel Messi has signed a contract worth over $20 million with the digital fan token company Socios.com, However, the three-year deal doesn't include any forms of cryptocurrency transactions. Socio's news release that Messi, whose transfer from Barcelona to Paris St Germain in August included a cryptocurrency payment as a signing bonus, will be "involved in a publicity and promotion campaign for Secios in the build-up to the Qatar World Cup" which will start in November." The company has partnered up with more than 130 football clubs and leagues for fan tokens introduced the star as its first global ambassador in a tweet, and changed its Twitter Bio to "Lionel Messi approved" Messi said that he was proud of joining Socios's mission a

Citizens School of Dubai to accept tuition payments in Bitcoin and Ethereum

Citizens School declared to integrate blockchain technology into several aspects of its academic and administrative operations in the future. According to Arabian Business news, Citizens School will accept tuition payments in Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) payments using digital assets are processing platform and are automatically converted into United Arab Emirates Dirhams (AED). Dr. Adil Alzarooni, the founder of Citizens School, stated: "We look forward to enhancing the role of young generations in achieving the UAE's digital economy. As more people embrace the era of digitalization, today's children will become the entrepreneurs and investors of tomorrow." Read:  https://cryptounity.news/citizens-school-of-dubai-to-accept-tuition-payments-in-bitcoin-and-ethereum

Indian state government to use Polygon for issuing verifiable caste certificates

The Maharashtra government is in the process of rolling out 65,000 caste certificates to aid the process of providing governmental schemes and benefits. The government of Maharastra, one of India's state governments, has started issuing caste certificates over the Polygon blockchain to citizens living in Etapalli village, Gadchiroli district, as a part of the Digital India campaign. in collaboration with LegitDoc, a blockchain-based application, the Maharashtra state government is in the process of rolling out 65,000 caste certificates to aid the process of delivering governmental schemes and benefits. Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Shubham Gupta revealed that the Indian government is still on the lookout to execute disruptive technologies that can help democratize citizen services, stating: Read:   https://cryptounity.news/indian-state-government-to-use-polygon-for-issuing-verifiable-caste-certificates

LG Electronics officially adds blockchain and crypto as new areas of business

  Southe Korean tech giant LG Electronics has officially declared its business development aims to include cryptocurrency and blockchain-based software.  South Korean tech giant  LG Electronics  has officially stated cryptocurrency and blockchain as new business areas in its corporate charter. Company's aim to start its exchange or platform, an LG spokesperson tempered any speculation, stating "Nothing has been decided yet We just mentioned business areas largely." Rumors concerning LG creating a crypto-related marketplace emerged earlier this year when Bithumb CEO Heo Baek young confirmed that the exchange was working with "a large company" to develop an NFT marketplace. Read:  https://cryptounity.news/lg-electronics-officially-adds-blockchain-and-crypto-as-new-areas-of-business

The Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro to accept Bitcoin for Real Estate Taxes

  Binance CEO Changeng Zhao declared to open a new office in Brazilian city that "He's done his part. We are working on ours." The Brazillian city of  Rio de Janeiro will officially start accepting Bitcoin (BTC) payments  for taxes related to urban real estate within the city limits. a.k.a Imposto sobre a propridade predial e territorial urbana (IPTU) New pro-crypto tax laws will be implemented from 2023, which was declared by the Secretary of Economic Development, innovation, and Simplification, Chicago Bulhoes Read full story at  https://cryptounity.news/the-brazilian-city-of-rio-de-janeiro-to-accept-bitcoin

Binance commits $10 Million to Ukraine with total crypto donation nears $20M

  The crypto community is rallying together like never before to show support to Ukraine in the way of digital asset donations. Crypto has emerged as the method of choice for fundraising and donations as it offers several advantages over banks and traditional methods of money transfer which are slow, expensive, and often restricted and monitored. The Ukrainian government has called upon the crypto community to pledge support in a series of appeals on social media over the week, Vice Prime Minister of DIgital Transformation Mykhilo Fedorov posted three addresses for  crypto donation  on Saturday. I'm asking major crypto exchanges to block addresses of Russian users it's crucial to freeze not only the addresses linked to Russian and Belarusian politicians but also to sabotage ordinary users. Read full story at  https://cryptounity.news/binance-commits-10-million-to-ukraine-with-total-crypto-donation-nears-20m

Ukraine accepting Bitcoin, Ethereum and USDT donations to support civilians and troop

  The Ukrainian government has reached out to the crypto community on Twitter to raise funds to support its citizens and defense. in the first week of the Russia Ukraine war, the  Ukrainian government has reached out to the crypto community on Twitter for raising funds to support its citizens and army . Ukraine has been started accepting Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), and Tether (USDT) as a donation. Between defense threats through the country of Ukraine, the government of Ukraine sought help from numerous international organizations. However, considering time is of the essence, the official Twitter account of Ukraine extended its call help to crypto on Twitter. Mykhailo Fedorov the vice Prime Minister of Ukraine also shared three crypto wallet addresses urging the crypto community to donate and help Ukraine fight against the Russian defense. While the BTC and ETH addresses remain the same. Fedorov's USDT wallet address is TRC20 based Read full story at  https://cryptounity.news/uk