Crypto Payments Coming to iPhone? 📱

A new iPhone feature has got Bitcoiners intrigued. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ Market Activity Total Market Cap $2.05T (+1.11%) 24 Hour Volume $85.88B (-3.25%) Notable Movers[(THETA) $3.81]( (+10.23%) Notable Movers (DeFi)[(SCRT) $7.08]( (+7.31%) Bitcoin Dominance 41.56 %[(+0.17)]( Bitcoin Price[(BTC) $44,902.53 (+1.46%)]( Ethereum Price[(ETH) $3,250.78 (+1.68%)]( Cardano Price[(ADA) $1,21 (+0.05%)]( Editor's Note Are All Crypto Bros Sports Fans? This week, yet another crypto company has bought the naming rights to a formerly non-crypto related event — the F1 Miami Grand Prix will now be called the Formula 1 Crypto.com Miami Grand Prix for the next nine years. This is [on top]( of the Los Angeles Staples Center becoming the Crypto.com Arena (for a cool $700 million), Crypto.com becoming a sponsor of soccer’s 2021 Coppa Italia, Binance sponsoring soccer’s African Cup of Nations, and FTX becoming the sponsor for the Miami Heat, Major League Baseball, the Golden State Warriors and the Washington Wizards and Capitals. All of these crypto exchanges rushing to enter partnerships with sports teams begs the question — are all of these exchanges run by huge sports fans? Is everyone in crypto just really, really into soccer and basketball and car racing? I think not. Probably, most of these companies instead have a similar goal — let’s expand our audience as much as humanly possible, and the best way to do that is to appeal to a huge number of people, aka the world’s sports fans. Which is a good marketing move! It’s just slightly comical when you step back and look at just how many crypto companies are in the sports world right now, when ten years ago, crypto was just full of nerdy coders mining Bitcoin in their parents’ basement. Today’s Top Stories Check out [CoinMarketCap Alexandria]( for tech deep dives, analysis, daily news and easy-to-understand guides on how crypto works! [Today’s Top Stories ] crypto payments coming to iPhone?]( Crypto payments may finally be coming to iPhones — kind of. Apple has unveiled a feature called Tap to Pay that will allow U.S. businesses to accept contactless payments with an iPhone. The tech giant said the feature will support "Apple Pay, contactless credit and debit cards, and other digital wallets." This has fueled speculation that it may be compatible with the crypto wallets offered by major exchanges. Tap to Pay is due to launch later this year. mayor supports crypto, but not mining]( New York City Mayor Eric Adams has declared he's in favor of crypto… but against mining. The newly elected politician has sought to make the Big Apple a hub for digital assets. His remarks come amid fears a former coal power plant that has been turned into a BTC mining facility is heating up nearby lakes and making it "so warm you feel like you're in a hot tub." Adams' stance may not go down well with the BTC community. It's great to support crypto, but most major coins don't exist without mining. ditches documentary on 'crypto millionaire']( The BBC has quietly dropped a documentary into a British man who became a millionaire trading cryptocurrencies, amid allegations a coin he created turned out to be a scam. In an article that has now been taken down, the broadcaster told the story of Hanad Hassan — describing how he turned a $50 investment into $8 million within a year. Hassan founded OrfanoX, which was discontinued last year. Several investors have claimed that they have been unable to take their money out. INU is launching its own metaverse]( SHIBA INU has also announced that it plans to launch its own metaverse offering this month — vowing to "lead the sector" with its as-yet-unnamed project. The news helped SHIB comfortably outperform other major cryptocurrencies, with its sister token LEASH also going through the roof. In other news, McDonald's has filed a McFlurry of trademark applications that suggest it is planning to build in the metaverse — including ones for virtual restaurants where food and beverages are in NFT form. maker Zynga to launch NFT game]( One of the world's best-known mobile gaming companies is planning to launch an NFT-based title this year, according to Axios. Zynga — whose titles include FarmVille and Words With Friends — also intends to go on a hiring spree. Its blockchain chief Matt Wolf said "things are really frothy right now," meaning the company plans to find an opportune time to jump in. NFTs are unlikely to be added to Zynga's existing games amid fears that it could end up confusing existing players. Thanks for reading! Have a great day — more news tomorrow! What Are Play-to-Earn Games? How Players Are Making a Living With NFTs NFT-powered play-to-earn games are revolutionizing the gaming world, with many gamers now earning a living playing titles like Axie Infinity. [Learn More]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Telegram]( Written by Molly Zuckerman and Connor Sephton Was this email forwarded to you? [Sign up here](. WANT MORE CRYPTO BITES? 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