In brief Gala Games’ GRIT, a Wild West-themed battle royale game, will be the first Web3 game on the Epic Games Store. GRIT will feature user-owned NFT items. Rival marketplace Steam has banned NFT games. When leading PC gaming marketplace Steam decided to ban Web3 games with NFT or crypto hooks last October, rising rival Epic Games Store claimed that…
Month: June 2022
JPMorgan Changes Tune On Bitcoin
There was a lot of fanfare made recently over an investment note from JPMorgan Chase which seemed to elevate bitcoin over real estate and other traditional asset classes as the “alternative asset of choice.” A May 25 investor note made the argument that bitcoin was around 28% undervalued and that the bank was targeting an upside price of around $38,000…
Aussie Investors Have Already Lost Over $80M to Crypto Scams This Year
Crypto scams in the land down under are on the rise as investors lost $AUD 113 million ($81.5 million) between January 1 and May 1 this year, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) announced on Monday. According to Scamwatch, an ACCC-run website helping consumers and small businesses recognize, avoid and report scams, Australians lost a total of more than…
More Than 70% of Salvadorans Believe the Bitcoin Law Has Not Improved Their Personal Finances – Bitcoin News
A recent survey has offered some insight into the real opinions Salvadorans have about the implementation of the Bitcoin Law in the country. The survey, carried out by the University Institute of Public Opinion of the José Simeón Cañas Central American University, found that most Salvadorans believe the inclusion of bitcoin as legal tender, through the approval of the Bitcoin…
The Remarkable Crypto Ecological Landscape – Sponsored Bitcoin News
sponsored Gate.io is building on its success and evolving to become a remarkable crypto ecological landscape for its users, its ecosystem encompassing a vast variety of digital assets that collectively offer a feature rich experience to its users. With the 9th anniversary celebrations now kicked off, Gate.io is bringing even more innovative features to its users and updating its brand…
Blockchain-based move-to-earn app Stepn under DDoS attacks after upgrade
Solana-based move-to-earn application Stepn has reported multiple denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks in the aftermath of the platform proceeding with a major anti-cheating upgrade. Stepn took to Twitter on June 5 to report that the platform has suffered a number of DDoS attacks causing recovery maintenance and associated improper performance. 1/2We have been under multiple DDOS attacks in the past hours. Securing…
New margin pairs for APE and WAVES now available
We’re thrilled to announce that Kraken now supports new margin pairs for ApeCoin (APE) and Waves (WAVES)! Trading Margin trading for these assets is available now. You can add these tokens to your Kraken account by navigating to Funding. Pair base Pair name Available leverage Long Position Limit Short Position Limit APE APEUSD 3X 10,000 APE 10,000 APE APEEUR 3X…
Remote roles in blockchain offer flexibility for women: Alien Worlds co-founder
Saro McKenna, the co-founder of nonfungible token game Alien Worlds and CEO of blockchain consulting firm Dacoco, shared perspectives and personal experiences regarding inclusivity within the blockchain industry in an interview with Cointelegraph. Having experienced other male-dominated industries, McKenna shared how she believes that communities within the blockchain industry are “extremely diverse.” She explained that the people working in blockchain…
MetaBrewSociety to offer voting rights over a brewery via NFTs and DAO
Munich-based MetaBrewSociety (MBS) will soon offer voting rights on the business decisions of a physical brewery via nonfungible tokens (NFTs) and a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO). The MBS was formed in February this year by a group of beer-loving NFT investors and entrepreneurs that came up with the idea to combine a brewery with the Metaverse, a DAO and NFTs…
Bitcoin, Ethereum Jump 5% as Crypto Market Rebounds
The prices of Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) saw a 5% jump over the last day, giving investors renewed hopes for a much-anticipated market recovery after a brutal sell-off in May. Currently, Bitcoin is changing hands at $31,289, up 5.2% over the day, according to data provided by CoinMarketCap. The leading cryptocurrency last traded at these levels on June 1,…