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Hey Waivly Crew! 🌊 Spotify is working on a new way to listen to music with its new “Discover” tool. The Indian government is getting ready to propose a new cryptocurrency bill in parliament that will ban the majority of cryptocurrencies.

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Spotify tests new Tik-Tok style video feed

Spotify has started testing a new TikTok-style video feed in its beta iOS app that lets users scroll through a feed of vertical videos.

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Spotify’s new feed will appear in a Discover tab between the Home and Search buttons, which will allow users to scroll through, like, or skip a curated selection of music videos to help find new songs.

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The feature was first spotted by developer Chris Messina, who described the feed as “basically a pared-down version of a TikTok-style feed of vertical music videos” that will likely use Spotify’s Canvas format.

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Spotify isn’t the first company to take inspiration from TikTok’s vertical video feed. Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, Pinterest, Netflix, Snapchat, and other companies have adopted TikTok’s format over the past year.

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Spotify confirmed the test in a statement to TechCrunch. “At Spotify, we routinely conduct a number of tests in an effort to improve our user experience,” a spokesperson said. “Some of those tests end up paving the way for our broader user experience and others serve only as an important learning. We don’t have any further news to share at this time.”

World of Warcraft might be coming to consoles

A new rumour suggests World of Warcraft might be coming to consoles for the very first time.

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The original Reddit post has since been deleted, but it notes that a World of Warcraft "complete edition" was listed in the source code for Xbox's upcoming games category.

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World of Warcraft: complete edition is listed to release on December 9th, the same day that The Games Awards take place, so there is a chance it could get announced during the event.⠀

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It isn’t the first time that a Warcraft console edition has got rumoured, as last year Shadowlands was rated for the Xbox Series X in Brazil. Blizzard went on to clarify that it had "no plans" to bring the game to console.

The Waves

🚫 Roblox sues long-banned user for terrorizing the platform

📈 Decentraland’s MANA token hits a new all-time high

📽️ Dune is returning to IMAX theaters in December 2021

🌐 WhatsApp web version now lets you create stickers

Crypto Special

Indian government to ban cryptocurrencies

India’s government is preparing to reintroduce a bill that could ban crypto ownership and establish a central bank digital currency.

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The bill would allow the government to ban all private cryptocurrencies. However, certain cryptocurrencies will be allowed to promote the underlying technology of cryptocurrency and its uses.

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“To create a facilitative framework for creation of the official digital currency to be issued by the Reserve Bank of India,” the government said in a bulletin. “The bill also seeks to prohibit all private cryptocurrencies in India, however, it allows for certain exceptions to promote the underlying technology of cryptocurrency and its uses.”

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If the bill passes, it would effectively ban the 15 to 20 million cryptocurrency investors in India from transacting in most cryptocurrencies.

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Coinbase acquires crypto wallet firm BRD

Coinbase, the largest U.S. cryptocurrency exchange, has acquired crypto wallet firm BRD for an undisclosed amount.

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According to a tweet from Coinbase Wallet, BRD will help with the adoption of web3. “The BRD team will be joining Coinbase Wallet to help accelerate web3 adoption. The team brings deep expertise in self-custody for crypto wallets, which will help Wallet enable more people to safely and securely access the decentralized world of crypto.”

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BRD launched back in 2014 as one of the first mobile crypto wallets that allowed users to store Bitcoin. After partnerships with exchanges over the years, it has grown to support a wide range of tokens that can be bought, sold, and swapped.

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BRD users can continue to use the wallet as normal, and in the future, will be offered an optional migration path to self custody with Coinbase Wallet, which will come with a special gift.

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