press release PRESS RELEASE. Boston, 6 April 2022 – Creaticles ($CRE8), the world’s first NFT Requests Marketplace matching NFT buyers to its roster of verified global artists, has today announced a collaboration with Fantom Foundation. The integration on Fantom, one of the fastest growing layer-1 blockchain platforms, represents the first step in Creaticles’ multi-chain expansion plans, and the platforms will…
In brief Ubisoft’s Ghost Recon Breakpoint game won’t receive additional NFT items as overall post-launch support ends. The publisher plans to launch Tezos-based in-game items for other titles in the future. Ubisoft’s recent push to release NFT items for its major video game franchises generated sizable backlash from NFT-skeptical gamers—and now the first part of that experiment is concluding as…
Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, founder and CEO of crypto exchange Binance, has made it into the top 20 of Forbes’ World’s Billionaires List, coming in at number 19. After speaking with crypto analysis and individuals reportedly familiar with Binance’s business, Forbes estimated that CZ—whose crypto exchange is preparing to take a $200 million stake in the publisher—is worth an estimated $65…
In a recorded video played on the mining stage at Bitcoin 2022, Jordan Chen, COO of MicroBT, producer of the Whatsminer series of bitcoin mining rigs, shared details about the company’s new M50 series of miners: the M50s, M50 and M53. The M50 series is expected to run at a higher power for longer periods of time than previous rigs…
Exchange-traded funds issuer ProShares has filed a registration statement with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission to list shares of a Short Bitcoin Strategy ETF. In a Tuesday filing, ProShares applied with the SEC for an investment vehicle that would allow users to bet against Bitcoin (BTC) futures using an exchange-traded fund. According to the registration statement, the Short…
The bitcoin market truly never stops. Day in and day out, Bitcoin transactions are occuring, miners are mining and nodes are validating. The mere physical persistence of Bitcoin on this level represents the truly decentralized nature of the entire network; as the technology is operable by anyone with a computer, so it shall operate unceasingly. While it may be overseen…
Block, formerly Square, said Monday in a regulatory filing that a former employee downloaded Cash App Investing reports containing customer names and brokerage account numbers in December, after leaving the company. The company’s stock price was down as much as 7%, to $125.54, on Wednesday morning. Block didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment from Decrypt. The company “recently determined”…
The first quarter of 2022 has come to an end and specific digital currency markets have seen a lot of action during the last three months. Out of the top ten digital currencies, terra (LUNA) saw the biggest gains, jumping more than 43% higher against the U.S. dollar in Q1. Out of the top 30 crypto assets, unus sed leo…
In brief ESPN has signed a multiyear deal with Tom Brady’s NFT startup, Autograph. The first NFTs, based on ESPN’s Tom Brady docuseries, will be released today on Polygon. NFL quarterback Tom Brady is already firmly entrenched in the world of NFT collectibles, and now he’s bringing sports media juggernaut ESPN along for the ride as well. Today, ESPN announced…
A Bitcoin (BTC) hostel is coming to Portugal’s shores. As it’s Europe’s first Bitcoin-only hostel, Cointelegraph spoke with the founders to find out how Bitcoin shapes the business model, from planning to architecture to the community. The Bitcoin Hostel is a homestay and hangout where Bitcoin (Lighting or on-chain) is the only acceptable payment method — a space where “the…
