![Blockchain.com Adds a Former Walmart Director to its Board Blockchain.com Adds a Former Walmart Director to its Board](https://media.starbiz.net/1/2022/01/thumbs/61f0b69239681_380x168.jpg)
Walmart director Tom Horton joins Marcie Vu and Sir Richard Branson on the board of the cryptocurrency startup Blockchain.com.
![Facebook and Instagram Plan on Integrating NFT Marketplace Into Social Media Platforms: Report Facebook and Instagram Plan on Integrating NFT Marketplace Into Social Media Platforms: Report](https://media.starbiz.net/1/2022/01/thumbs/61ef5fad0e481_380x168.jpg)
Facebook and Instagram are reportedly planning on integrating a non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace into their social media platforms.
![Cryptocurrency Market news: $130 billion wiped off crypto markets in 24 hours as major coins continued their multi-day sell-off Cryptocurrency Market news: $130 billion wiped off crypto markets in 24 hours as major coins continued their multi-day sell-off](https://media.starbiz.net/1/2022/01/thumbs/61ef5e1a1068d_380x168.jpg)
The crypto market's aggregated cap dropped $1.4 trillion since November
![Will Google Labs Eat Up the Bitcoin Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Space in 2022? Will Google Labs Eat Up the Bitcoin Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Space in 2022?](https://media.starbiz.net/1/2022/01/thumbs/61ee0e911abbe_380x168.jpg)
Google will be launching an exclusive division to facilitate the development of wide range of financial services including blockchain and cryptocurrencies.
![White House is set to put itself at center of US crypto policy White House is set to put itself at center of US crypto policy](https://media.starbiz.net/1/2022/01/thumbs/61ee0a1256168_380x168.jpg)
The Biden administration is preparing to release an initial government-wide strategy for digital assets as soon as next month and task federal agencies with assessing the risks and opportunities that they pose, according to people familiar with the matter.
![New York restaurant to only admit diners with an NFT New York restaurant to only admit diners with an NFT](https://media.starbiz.net/1/2022/01/thumbs/61ea1914cb924_380x168.jpg)
PARIS: The Flyfish Club isn’t scheduled to open until 2023, but it’s already generating a buzz among the most tech-savvy foodies.
![Crypto.com, Which Took Naming Rights On Staples Center, Loses $30M In Hack Attack Crypto.com, Which Took Naming Rights On Staples Center, Loses $30M In Hack Attack](https://media.starbiz.net/1/2022/01/thumbs/61ea16c27a5ad_380x168.jpg)
It’s not been a good year for the Los Angeles Lakers or L.A. Clippers on their home court. Now, Crypto.com, which took over the naming rights to the former Staples Center, has suffered a bigger blow than losing a basketball game. They were hacked for a reported $30 million in bitcoin and ether.