Crypto exchange Gemini founder and CEO Cameron Winklevoss is again threatening to sue Digital Currency Group and its CEO Barry Silbert over delays in the resolution of Genesis for its Earn customers while slamming the CEOfor allegedly trying to play the victim card. In the July 3 “Open Letter to Barry Silbert,” Winklevoss alleged the DCG enterprise had engaged in…
Month: July 2023
Blue chip NFT prices wobble, Credit Suisse tries tokens and more
‘Blue chip’ floor prices near two-year lows The largest nonfungible token (NFT) collections by market capitalization are in a sea of red as the cheapest NFTs in their collections took dives over the past week with some hitting near two-year lows. Yuga Labs’ flagship Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) collection — the second largest by market cap according to CoinGecko…
Bitcoin remains ‘primary focus’ for investors amid year highs: CoinShares
Bitcoin (BTC) has been the “primary focus” for institutional investors over the last two weeks, according to Coinshares, as the cryptocurrency continues to hit new prihighs for 2023. In a July 3 report from CoinShares’ Head of Research James Butterfill, the analyst noted that Bitcoin-related products saw $310.6 million of inflows over the last two weeks, representing the vast majority…
Kyle Davies to donate future OPNX earnings to 3AC creditors for ‘karma’
The co-founders of collapsed crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital (3AC) have pledged to donate a portion of earnings from their newest crypto venture to creditors who lost money in the fund’s 2022 collapse. In a July 3 Twitter Space, 3AC co-founder Kyle Davies said it would be “good karma” to “donate” the potential earnings from Open Exchange (OPNX) to…
Now You Can Create Tunes via Bitcoin With an On-Chain Music Engine
Inscribing artwork, games, and even meme tokens on the Bitcoin blockchain would have seemed unimaginable a year ago—but thanks to Ordinals, it’s all happening. And over the weekend, someone used the protocol to put a fully on-chain music engine onto Bitcoin. The “Descent Into Darkness Music Engine” was inscribed onto the Bitcoin blockchain on Saturday, with 10 editions minted and…
Asia Express – Cointelegraph Magazine
Hong Kong crypto ETFs’ rise to popularity During a June 28 interview with Hong Kong’s public broadcast agency Radio Television Hong Kong, Peishan Li, chief executive and board member of Hang Seng Investment Management, disclosed that digital asset ETFs listed in the Special Administrative Region (SAR) of China have now surpassed $12 billion Hong Kong dollars ($1.532 billion) in assets…
TON blockchain launches on-chain encrypted messaging feature
The network previously allowed users to post on-chain messages but only in an unencrypted, completely public way. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/public/index.php/news/ton-blockchain-launches-on-chain-encrypted-messaging-feature
Behind the Scenes with AMGI Studios and My Pet Hooligan
Decrypt’s Kate Irwin goes to Burbank, California for a behind-the-scenes tour of AMGI Studios, the developers of upcoming game My Pet Hooligan. Source: https://decrypt.co/videos/live-events/eQ71oapI/behind-the-scenes-with-amgi-studios-and-my-pet-hooligan
My Pet Hooligan Could Rival Fortnite With Its Vibrant Battle Royale Combat
This story comes from GG. Your Web3 Gaming Power-Up Discover GG Battle royale games—and shooters in general—are hard to do well. How do you add originality without distracting players? What balance of surprise and skill creates the most addictive game loop? The multiplayer shooter market is oversaturated, and big-budget AAA titles like Valorant, Call of Duty, Fortnite, Apex Legends, and…
‘A lot of the bad actors have been shaken out of the market' — Bitvo CEO
Bitvo president and CEO Pamela Draper spoke with Cointelegraph at the Collision conference in Toronto on the firm almost being acquired by FTX and Canada’s regu… Source: https://cointelegraph.com/public/index.php/news/bad-actors-shaken-out-canadian-market-bitvo-ceo