News snippets:

1. Coinmarketcap reinstated that listing with them are forever free and if anyone is going to request to pay a fee or a tip to get listed, they are probably a scam.
2. CoinMarketCap has entered the metaverse space. They are set for their first-ever online conference from May 26-27.
3. Crypto is being used to evade sanctions which are being imposed on Russian individuals. And, in the process, exchanges are likely to be accomplices. Lagarde, President of European Central Bank spoke these when speaking at the Bank for International Settlements Innovation Summit 2022. Reportedly, the concern is that cryptocurrencies can work as a tool to blunt the sanctions imposed on Russia to eventually work against Ukraine. Noteworthy, major brand exchanges have rejected calls to freeze accounts of Russian users.
4. UFC flyweight star Matheus Nicolau stated he’s ditched fiat because he’s fighting something new: inflation. Thus, Matheus Nicolau is now getting paid in Bitcoin. Matheus Nicolau:  “We professional athletes have a very short career, so that’s why I think it’s really important to manage our money.”
5. Major banks are taking an interest in blockchain and metaverse and therefore it is time for SWIFT and other outdated payment systems to integrate blockchain into their operations. A lot has been stated in this regard, it helps checking in to the exhaustive publication.
6. While it was not easy to buy altcoins in Japan, there is a brand-new rule which will make it easy for investors to access more cryptocurrencies than ever before. The Japan Virtual and Crypto Assets Exchange Association (JVCEA) are releasing a “green list” of 18 coins which the local exchanges can provide without completing a time-consuming application, which can otherwise take longer than six months.
7. Billionaire Ray Dalio has revealed that he owned Bitcoin. Therefore, Bridgewater Assets are considering to gain exposure to cryptocurrencies. They are likely to back crypto funds as opposed to directly investing in digital assets.
8. Acorns a very popular investing app that has 8.2 million users have made a major announcement about Bitcoin. For clarity, Acorns is an American financial technology and financial services company based in Irvine, California that specializes in micro-investing and robo-investing. Acorns users will now be able to allocate nearly 5% of their portfolio to a Bitcoin exchange-traded fund, in a way that suits their investment profile.  Worth noting, Acorns has an estimated 8.2 million users and $5 billion in assets under management