BRICS, a set of countries grouped as an alternative to the G7, is now the world’s largest gross domestic product (GDP) bloc, taking purchasing power parity into account, according to reports from Acorn Macro Consulting. Powered By China’s growth, the group now contributes 31.5% to the global GDP, while the G7 provides 30.7%. BRICS Countries Shift the Economic Scale BRICS,…
Binance.US said it temporarily disabled the One Common Billing System and BUSD stablecoin pairs after halting Apple Pay and Google Pay deposits. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/public/index.php/news/busd-deposits-and-withdrawals-via-ocbs-suspended-on-binance-us
Doodles 2, the larger-scale successor to the popular Ethereum NFT collection, takes its next step towards a broader launch today with the long-awaited opening of the Genesis Box: a tokenized bundle of digital wearable items first auctioned last June. Inside each Genesis Box are two pieces of digital apparel—which could include headwear, clothes, shoes, and accessories—along with a beta pass…
Cardano moved to a six-week high on Friday, as consumer sentiment in the United States fell by more than expected. The University of Michigan’s monthly report fell to a reading of 62 in March, lower than the 63.2 sum markets were expecting. Chainlink also climbed, breaking out of a key resistance level. Cardano (ADA) Cardano (ADA) surged to a six-week…
The United States government plans to liquidate more than 41,000 Bitcoin seized as part of the case against Silk Road creator Ross Ulbricht. A March 31 filing with U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York regarding the case against James Zhong said U.S. government authorities had begun liquidating roughly 51,352 Bitcoin (BTC) seized in the Ulbricht case.…
XLM price is playing catchup to XRP’s March gains, quickly rising 25% versus the U.S. dollar while the XLM/XRP pair bounces from record lows. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/public/index.php/news/stellar-s-xlm-bounces-15-two-days-after-hitting-record-low-versus-xrp
‘We Don’t Really Do the Corporate Thing Very Well’ Says Jason Brink on Gala Games Approach With roughly 50 video games in its pipeline, Gala Games is all-in on Web3. Gala’s President of Blockchain Jason Brink told Decrypt’s Kate Irwin at GDC about the studio’s ethos and weighs in on the different approaches to Web3 gaming. Source: https://decrypt.co/videos/live-events/EDzHoKrt/we-dont-really-do-the-corporate-thing-very-well-says-jason-brink-on-gala-games-approach
Aurory executive producer and head of production Jonathan Campeau tells Decrypt’s Kate Irwin at GDC about how the first-generation of Web3 games came out of DeFi and are now evolving. Source: https://decrypt.co/videos/live-events/PqJHF0N9/why-aurorys-head-of-production-left-ubisoft-for-web3
March is on track to be the worst month yet for Trump NFT trading card sales volume, but a late-month surge tied to former United States president Donald Trump’s indictment by a New York grand jury has boosted prices and trading activity around the collection. The floor price—or price of the cheapest-listed NFT in the collection—jumped 24% over the last…
The price of Solana (SOL) fell nearly 95% in 2022, partly due to its association with tainted crypto entrepreneur Sam Bankman-Fried and his collapsed ventures FTX and Alameda Research. But so far in 2023, things have improved for the SOL price. Solana price doubles in Q1/2023 Solana’s price has risen 104% to around $20.60 per SOL in the first quarter of…
