Mark Zuckerberg might claim the Metaverse is the future — but in the eyes of others, the future has already begun. Science fiction author Neal Stephenson coined the term “Metaverse” back in his 1994 novel, Snow Crash. Within the pages, the main character, Hiro Protagonist, navigates through the virtual world. Since 2003, millions have also worked, played and socialized in…
Netflix has ordered a documentary series about the couple who allegedly laundered billions of dollars from the 2016 Bitfinex hack. Aspiring rapper Heather Morgan and her husband, Ilya “Dutch” Lichtenstein, were arrested in New York this week. The Department of Justice (DOJ) also seized 94,636 bitcoins stolen from the Bitfinex hack. Documentary Series About the Bitfinex Hack and the Couple…
Bud Light has created more than 12,000 NFTs—priced at $399 apiece—tied to the launch of its new beer brand N3XT, and now it’s offering holders of the N3XT NFTs something new: Nouns-inspired specs. Like, actual glasses. In just the latest example of mainstream brands embracing crypto, Bud Light, which last year bought a hand-drawn beer rocket NFT for 8 ETH…
press release PRESS RELEASE. InsurAce.io has announced that its proposal for a NEAR protocol development grant has now been granted, and that its deployment on NEAR shall take place very soon. InsurAce.io is constantly on the search for new ecosystems and technologies. They have stated that new procedures and protocols will be implemented ever since the initial incorporation. Needless to…
Coming every Saturday, Hodler’s Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions and much more — a week on Cointelegraph in one link. Top Stories This Week Russian government and central bank agree to treat Bitcoin as currency The Russian government and…
Analyzing the aggregate cryptocurrency market performance over the past 7 days could give investors the impression that the total market capitalization grew by a mere 4% to $2.03 trillion, but this data is heavily impacted by the top 5 coins, which happen to include two stablecoins. Excluding Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH), Binance Coin (BNB) and stablecoins reflects a 9.3% market…
The truckers Freedom Convoy in Canada continues even after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has warned the truckers the government is ready to “respond with whatever it takes.” Furthermore, an Ontario judge on Friday ordered protestors to end the blockade at Ambassador Bridge, and TD Bank gave around a million dollars donated to the Freedom Convoy to the Canadian court.…
What Is An Annuity, And Why Do They Matter? An annuity is generally a fixed sum of money paid to someone each year, often defined as payable for the rest of their life. These have typically been purchased from insurance companies upon retirement. A typical annuity quote would be something like, in exchange for every £15 (~US$20.34) of up front…
Intel is planning to release blockchain accelerators later this year and has lined up some big-name buyers, according to a blog post on Friday by Raja M. Koduri, a senior vice president. Among its first customers for the accelerators, which help facilitate energy efficient crypto mining, are BLOCK (formerly Square), Argo Blockchain and the crypto mining startup Griid Infrastructure. Koduri, who’s…
As China says goodbye to the Year of the Ox and welcomes the Year of the Tiger, crypto in China also enters an era of tough survival. After months of government crackdown, most projects have either moved their headquarters abroad or become extremely quiet. Since no project can really market to Chinese nationals, many Chinese projects now count the majority…
