The Bitcoin-based genetic data tracking system Eggschain has announced a partnership with the Boston IVF chain of 30 fertility clinics in the United States. The new partnership will use blockchain technology provided by Eggschain to aid in the tracking of cryogenic preserved sperm to be used in IVF and other fertility and non-fertility treatment, as well as long-term storage of…
On Wednesday, the non-fungible token (NFT) data and analytics platform Cryptoslam raised $9 million in a capital funding round led by Animoca Brands. Cryptoslam detailed that Mark Cuban participated in the financing and Ashton Kutcher’s and Guy Oseary’s Sound Ventures joined in as well. Cryptoslam Reveals $9 Million Capital Raise, Animoca Brands Leads Investment Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have become a…
Bitcoin (BTC) scooped liquidity at new lows on Jan. 7 as 2022 continued to deliver uninspiring price action. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView Trader: BTC price should close above $42,400 Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD hitting its lowest levels since September overnight, reaching $40,938 on Bitstamp. The pair had initially bounced at $42,000 but then…
The Japanese entertainment conglomerate and video game company, Konami Holdings Corporation, has revealed a non-fungible token collection in order to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the firm’s franchise “Castlevania.” Konami follows the slew of gaming giants like Ubisoft and Square Enix that have shown a strong interest in developing NFT technology. Konami Unveils NFT Collection Dedicated to the Castlevania Video…
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A crackdown on bitcoin mining by China has led to an increase in the number of Thai investors that have acquired and are operating mining rigs, a report has said. The report adds that many of these investors are currently earning between $30 and $40 per day from each mining rig. Chinese Crackdown and the Effect on Mining Rig Prices…
The Mozilla Foundation has put cryptocurrency donations on hold following a community backlash sparked by trenchant criticism from co-founder Jamie Zawinski. Last week the development company behind the Firefox browser tweeted an appeal for donations in cryptocurrency. But earlier today, Mozilla announced it had paused crypto donations due to the online discussion around crypto’s environmental impact. Last week, we tweeted…
Cat themed play-to-earn (P2E) NFT game Nyan Heroes is aiming to save 1 billion cats from euthanization in animal shelters across the U.S. Nyan Heroes is an upcoming NFT battle royal shooter style game built on the Solana blockchain that will enable players to compete with each other using NFTs depicting animated cats that are used to pilot mech-robot NFTs…
The CEO of financial advisory and asset management firm Devere Group has predicted that three countries will adopt bitcoin as legal tender this year. He is more bullish than El Salvador’s president who predicted that two countries will make bitcoin their national currency. 3 Countries Will Adopt Bitcoin as Legal Tender in 2022, Devere’s CEO Predicts The CEO of Devere…
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has put his thinking cap on again in an attempt to improve the current fee structure for the network. The proposal titled “Multidimensional EIP-1559” was laid out in a blog post on Jan. 5 in which Buterin noted that different resources in the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) have different demands in terms of gas usage. He…
