In brief Worldwide Webb, an Ethereum-based online metaverse game, has seen rising sales and prices for digital NFT apartments. Unlike many metaverse games with 3D environments and avatars, Worldwide Webb features 2D pixel worlds and characters. When most people think of the metaverse, they imagine immersive 3D worlds—whether it’s Ethereum-based games like Decentraland or The Sandbox, or Facebook’s vision that…
One of the most significant transitions to occur for the cryptocurrency ecosystem since the launch of Bitcoin (BTC) has been the increasing dominance of proof-of-stake (PoS) protocols over the proof-of-work (PoW) model, primarily due to energy requirements of the PoW model and growing concern over its environmental impact. As more projects launch or transition to the PoS model, a new…
In brief An announcement about the draft bill was vague on details for individual investors, who will be divided into two classes. President Vladimir Putin has said the country has “certain competitive advantages” in crypto mining. Russia’s Finance Ministry has submitted to the government a draft of cryptocurrency regulations. In a statement released Monday, the Finance Ministry said the proposal…
For international travelers still able to cross borders amid an ongoing pandemic, using cryptocurrency to prove they have the means to sustain themselves abroad is a relatively new concept. Many countries around the world are closed to visitors in an effort to protect their residents from COVID-19, but some have continued to allow students, retirees, and others seeking medium- to…
Bitmanu announces 3nm bitcoin mining ASICs. The pioneering architecture enables lower power-consumption and higher hashrate than current market miners.One of the earliest iterations of 3nm bitcoin mining chips to hit the market. Bitmanu, an ASIC manufacturing startup, has announced their entrance into bitcoin mining with the simultaneous announcement of three 3-nanometer (nm) mining rigs. These are some of the earliest…
On Dec. 2, 2021, Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) amassed the attention of culture driven athletic brand, Adidas and cemented their partnership raising both its notoriety and value. RTFKT studios was acquired by Nike and has also garnered the community’s attention by airdropping the first Nike NFT, MNLTH. The MNLTH airdrop lives up to its name as RTFKT introduces a…
Watch This Episode On YouTube Listen To This Episode: I felt truly lucky having had a conversation with Texas Slim on the food supply, Bitcoin and the Beef Initiative. It’s almost as if I’m privy to a revolution quietly growing among our communities: a food revolution. As people’s eyes are opened in regards to the centralization of our money supply,…
A decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) wants to purchase the National Football League (NFL) team the Denver Broncos. The DAO called “Buy the Broncos DAO” (BBD) wants to obtain the NFL team as a community and “put ownership in the hands of the fans.” A Newly Formed DAO Wants to Buy the Denver Broncos Franchise A newly formed DAO called “Buy…
Intel has shared details of its past explorations on bitcoin mining application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) at ISSCC 2022, a global forum for presentation of advances in solid-state circuits and systems-on-a-chip, reported Tom’s Hardware. Intel’s power-efficient chip, called Bonanza Mine, is fabricated in a 7nm process and bundled in lots of 300 to compose a full-fledged 3,600W bitcoin mining machine that…
Following a bearish start to the week, the crypto market rallied throughout the afternoon, with quant (QNT) and terra (LUNA) leading the gainers. Earlier losses in bitcoin and ethereum were also lessened, as the overall market was up 1.35% as of writing. Biggest gainers Cryptocurrency markets have been under considerable pressure from bears in the last week, however, this somewhat…
