Kazakhstan has long been a big crypto mining location and now with an influx of migrants from Russia, it's looking to become a crypto hub. President Tokaev announced plans this week to enable digital asset conversion through secure and regulated state support.

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Leading asset manager BlackRock has launched its new blockchain ETF on Sept. 27, the iShares Blockchain Technology UCITS ETF. The fund includes Coinbase, Paypal, AMD, Nvidia, and Riot Blockchain among its current holdings of over $5 million in assets.

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Spain's Telefonica and chip designer Qualcomm are partnering on extended reality and metaverse initiatives. Telefonica's infrastructure will support the Qualcomm's technology platform, Snapdragon Spaces, to develop experiences aimed at augmented reality headsets.

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