Serum City, a city-building game that utilizes NFT assets from Yuga Labs’ Mutant Ape Yacht Club and other collections, is now available to play. However, you’ll need an access pass, and only certain NFT project holders can claim one for now. Novel Labs and Faraway have launched the game, which was first revealed last April, with the first season of…
Month: February 2024
The Future is Multichain w/ Jason Trikakis from Holograph
Reza is joined by Jason from Holograph.xyz They dive into the multichain future and what that means for NFTs, DeFi, RWAs, and more. Source: https://decrypt.co/videos/interviews/QGJdd57G/the-future-is-multichain-w-jason-trikakis-from-holograph
‘Parallel’ Teases Open Beta Plans as New Ethereum NFT Cards Launch
Parallel, the NFT card-battler that Decrypt’s GG named as its 2023 game of the year, may soon be launching to a much larger audience amid teases of an open beta launch on the horizon. Currently available in a closed beta test that’s gradually letting more players in, Parallel said on Twitter (aka X) late Wednesday that info on the open…
New OTC Portal pairs available for ETH, INJ and SOL
Now available to trade via RFQ within the OTC Portal: Base assetPairETHBTCINJUSDSOLBTC, ETH Here’s what you need to know about ETH, INJ and SOL: Ethereum (ETH) is a global, open-source platform for decentralized applications. Ethereum is a marketplace of financial services, games and apps that is trustless, decentralized and secure. ETH is the cryptocurrency powering the Ethereum network. It’s used…
Most New Ethereum Tokens Appear to Be Pump and Dumps—But There’s Good News
More than half of the newly tokens listed on Ethereum decentralized exchanges could be pump and dumps, a Chainalysis report shows. Of the Ethereum-based tokens that hit DEXs last year, 54% “display patterns that may be suggestive of pump and dump schemes,” the report finds. Even though most tokens showed signs of potentially being scams, Chainalysis found that they only…
Ethereum’s Dencun Upgrade: Technical Overview and Potential Market Impact
Looking to improve your understanding of Ethereum? Take Decrypt’s Getting Started With Ethereum Course and earn your free on-chain certificate! Ethereum, the leading proof-of-stake blockchain, is undergoing a significant upgrade known as Dencun, adding a new feature called “proto-danksharding.” This article provides an explanation of the Dencun upgrade, exploring its technical components, development stages, and its potential impact on the…
Trading for Dogwifhat (WIF) starts February 1
We’re thrilled to announce that Dogwifhat (WIF) is now available on Kraken! Deposits and withdrawals are live and WIF will start trading on Kraken on February 1. Funding and trading WIF funding is live. Add WIF to your Kraken account by navigating to Funding, selecting the asset, and hitting Deposit. Only deposit WIF on Solana. Deposits using other networks will…
Binance Launches In-App Bitcoin Inscriptions Marketplace for BRC-20 Tokens
Binance has announced the launch of an in-app Inscriptions Marketplace supporting Bitcoin BRC-20 tokens such as ORDI. According to an announcement by the crypto exchange, the Binance Inscriptions Marketplace provides a “one-stop solution” within the Binance Web3 Wallet, enabling users to inscribe and trade inscriptions including BRC-20 tokens and Ethereum Virtual Machine tokens. BRC-20 is an experimental token standard for…
54% of Tokens Appear to Be Pump and Dumps—But There's Good News
The potentially scammy tokens only represented 1.3% of DEX volume in 2023, suggesting only a small number of traders fall for them. Source: https://decrypt.co/215205/54-of-tokens-appear-to-be-pump-and-dumps-but-theres-good-news
US Ramps Up Monitoring of Crypto Miners’ Energy Use
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) will collect data on the energy use of cryptocurrency miners operating in the United States. In a press release, the agency announced that it would begin a “provisional survey of electricity consumption information from identified cryptocurrency mining companies operating in the United States.” Crypto mining is how assets that use a proof of work…