Despite a number of attempted vampire attacks, nonfungible tokens (NFTs) continue to have a strong run on OpenSea, with the number of unique users and transactions increasing. However, the NFT market’s overall volume is falling behind last month’s figure of nearly $3 billion. While there are NFT projects readying to hit the secondary market, it seems the sector, as a…
As the market dips over escalating tensions in Eastern Europe, Dr. Raullen Chai, the co-founder and CEO of blockchain network IoTeX, is urging crypto investors to hold on to their crypto. The Russian army recently started its advance on Ukraine, firing missiles on the second-largest European country. Following this, crypto markets took a nosedive, with all the top coins dropping…
Canada’s prime minister, Justin Trudeau, has ended the use of the Emergencies Act invoked last week to deal with the Freedom Convoy trucker protest. The Canadian police have also instructed financial institutions to unfreeze accounts previously frozen. “The situation is no longer an emergency, therefore the federal government will be ending the use of the Emergencies Act … We are…
In brief China’s Supreme Court has issued a ruling that specifies penalties for offenders who use cryptocurrency to raise funds. Penalties range up to 10 years in prison and fines of up to 500,000 yuan ($79,000). China’s years-long crackdown on cryptocurrency has stepped up another level, thanks to a new Supreme Court ruling that paves the way for fines and…
In brief Aligned is the latest startup to offer crypto infrastructure as a service The startup is founded by a veteran of Consensys As the crypto industry booms, the infrastructure it sits on has become evermore complex—spurring the rise of picks-and-shovels companies that help crypto firms deploy everything from nodes to staking to validation to computation to zero-knowledge proofs. The…
According to recent filings with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Monster Energy has four pending trademark applications related to the nonfungible tokens (NFTs) and metaverse realms. The first trademark application consists of downloadable virtual goods comprised of, but not limited to, beverages, food, supplements, sports, gaming, music, and apparel. According to the filing, such downloadable multimedia assets…
Kimbal Musk, Tesla board member and brother of Elon Musk, admitted that the company was “very ignorant” of Bitcoin’s high carbon footprint when it bought $1.5 billion in Bitcoin last year. Speaking at the EthDenver conference, Musk said that Tesla had been bombarded with “I’m not kidding, probably a million” messages complaining about the company’s Bitcoin plans. “Of course, our…
In 2018, the two main ways video game players can earn a living were through e-sports and live streaming — or perhaps a successful YouTube channel. But, thanks to the rise of blockchain technology, the financial aspect has never been more interwoven with the gaming industry. While most users are acquainted with one or two facets of financialization in gaming…
The transmissibility of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 seems to have affected many attendees at the ETHDenver developer conference, who reported symptoms and positive test results following the event. Many social media posts from ETHDenver attendees after the conclusion of the Feb. 11-20 conference claim they tested positive for the virus. A local news outlet reported that more than 12,000…
Bitcoin (BTC) edged higher after Wall Street opened on Feb. 24 with Russia’s Ukraine invasion and its aftermath still top on markets’ agenda. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView Risk sentiment set to be “dominant driver” in crypto Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD nearing $36,400 on Bitstamp two hours after the opening bell, up $2,000…
