press release PRESS RELEASE. “Play & Earn” is no longer a strange term for most GameFi believers. Recently, Remitano Network, Remitano’s blockchain network, has launched a novel airdrop in the format of “Play to Earn”, allowing users to own the network’s RENEC token in the form of “group mining”. Starting from the free daily RENEC solo mining at Remitano.com, users…
Month: June 2022
‘Strava Meets Pokémon Go’: Stepn Has 3 Million Users, But Its Token Is Down 97%
If you’re in the NFT space, it’s unlikely you haven’t heard of Stepn by now. The NFT-based fitness app launched less than six months ago and has amassed 3 million monthly active users—impressive for an app that requires you to buy an NFT just to use it. The app, which CMO Shiti Manghani describes as “Strava meets Pokémon Go,” became…
US Congressional hearing on digital asset regulation focuses on disclosure
An agriculture subcommittee heard a CFTC official, a law professor, a Chainalysis cofounder and Charles Hoskinson air their views on regulation and adjacent topics. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/us-congressional-hearing-on-digital-asset-regulation-focuses-on-disclosure
Ripple CEO criticizes SEC for ‘contradictions’ on crypto regulations
Brad Garlinghouse, the chief executive officer of Ripple Labs, has claimed the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, has inconsistently imposed regulations on crypto firms in the country. Speaking to Wired editor-in-chief at the Collision conference in Toronto on Thursday, Garlinghouse pointed to Ripple’s current legal battle with the SEC, in which the federal regulator has alleged the…
Do Kwon Interview Explains He’s ‘Devastated’ by LUNA Collapse, Says ‘There’s a Difference Between Failing and Fraud’ – Bitcoin News
During a recent interview with the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), Terraform Labs (TFL) founder Do Kwon said he was “devastated” by the LUNA and UST implosion that took place in mid-May. He told the WSJ that he was probably a billionaire when LUNA tapped an all-time high before the collapse, but lost a great portion of his net worth following…
Meta, Microsoft and Other Tech Giants Say They Want an Open Metaverse—Should We Believe Them?
On Tuesday, 35 technology companies—among them Meta (formerly known as Facebook), Microsoft, Alibaba, and Sony—announced their founding membership in an organization calling itself the Metaverse Standards Forum. The Forum’s stated goal: to foster coordination and cooperation among the hundreds of companies currently jockeying to create (or depending who you ask, dominate) the still-nascent metaverse: an immersive collection of digital spaces…
John McAfee’s Widow Still Seeking Independent Autopsy One Year After Husband’s Death
In brief John McAfee was found dead in a Spanish prison on June 23, 2021, from an apparent suicide. The McAfee family is fighting for the release of McAfee’s body so an independent autopsy can be conducted. A year has passed since the body of tech entrepreneur and anti-virus software developer John McAfee was found in his holding cell in…
Buy Bitcoin or start mining? HashWorks CEO points to ‘attractive investment yield’ in BTC mining
Recently, bad news has abounded, and the resulting fear is real. DeFi is looking dead, altcoins completed their lifecycle by returning back to $0 (I guess that’s a joke), and Bitcoin’s (BTC) price fell lower than even the smartest brains in the room expected. A unifying theme of the most recent bull market appears to have been greed. Everyone got…
gm: Meet ‘Move to Earn’ NFT App Stepn
gm: Meet ‘Move to Earn’ NFT App Stepn Stepn is the talk of Crypto Twitter: an app that rewards you in crypto for exercising outdoors. But first you have to buy a pricey sneaker NFT. Stepn CMO Shiti Manghani joined the gm podcast to talk about how the app works, its GST and GMT tokens, Stepn’s recent decision regarding China,…
Uphold withdraws with Venezuela, citing US sanctions
Crypto trading platform Uphold said it will be withdrawing support for users in Venezuela due to sanctions imposed by the United States government. In a Thursday announcement, Uphold said “owing to the increasing complexity of complying with U.S. sanctions” the platform would “very reluctantly” be moving out of Venezuela. The platform advised users to withdraw their funds as soon as…