Sam Bankman-Fried, CEO of cryptocurrency exchange FTX, has admitted he doesnt fully understand the appeal of the non-fungible token (NFT) market. That’s not due to any flaw in the technology, though; Bankman-Fried noted that he struggles to grasp the “visual aesthetics” of artwork in general. “I personally dont understand the appeal of a Rembrandt painting,” he told Axios earlier today.…
HapeBeast hitting the headlines Three-dimensional nonfungible token (NFT) project HapeBeast is garnering notable attention on social media following the release of a highly-professional teaser video for their upcoming ape-themed profile picture project. Created by the founder of Digimental Studio London, Digimental, the project encompasses 8,000 unique aesthetic depictions of digital ape avatars. Having operated for a number of years, the…
Mastercard is said to be planning to allow any bank or merchant on its vast network to accept Bitcoin and offer Bitcoin and Bitcoin rewards. According to a new report from CNBC, Mastercard is partnering with Bitcoin and crypto wallet provider Bakkt, which will offer Bitcoin custodial services to merchants that sign up, executives at Mastercard and Bakkt said. There…
Investors who study Bitcoin (BTC) carefully are eventually convinced to own a stake in the cryptocurrency, according to SkyBridge Capital CEO and founder Anthony Scaramucci. In a Monday interview with CNBCs Capital Connection, Scaramucci who also served a 10-day stint as President Donald Trump’s communications director urged investors to do the homework on Bitcoin and understand what it is. He…
Solana’s (SOL) price edged up on Monday in the wake of a market-wide price rally led by Bitcoin (BTC), its total volume locked (TVL) hitting record highs and a promising technical setup. Bitcoin triggers market-wide rally SOL climbed by more than 6% to hit an intraday high of around $214. The SOL is now up a little over 35% over…
Eight years in the making, the United States Securities and Exchange Commissions (SEC) silent approval of a Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF) last week elicited a wave of exuberance in the crypto space and sent the price of the key digital currency to a new all-time high. Despite some analysts and industry participants having reservations regarding the nature of the…
press release PRESS RELEASE. The MetaHUMAN Foundation has announced a grants program to support a new generation of projects looking to adopt and build on top of HUMAN Protocol. Successful applicants will have access to an allocated fund of $10 million, to supercharge the adoption of the Protocol, and realize new possibilities for HUMAN technology across new use cases. HUMAN…
Ethereum competitor Solana flipped the market cap of XRP, becoming the sixth-largest cryptocurrency in the world, according to data aggregator CoinGecko. Solana currently trades at $209.58, up 10.9% in the last 24 hours alone and roughly 30% higher than it was this time seven days ago. At 9.49 AM UTC this morningthe height of its price surgeSolana was trading at…
Is it the most wonderful time of the year? Well, not yet. This one is the creepiest. Its time to dress up in the tracksuits from the Squid Game TV show, get your basket for some treats, and wander into a haunted house. This year, Changelly has prepared something to petrify you! Now, we are ready to share our spine-chilling…
Polymarket, a self-described decentralized information markets platform, is facing a probe from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) for possibly falling foul of U.S. trading regulations, per Bloomberg. Polymarket is firmly committed to complying with applicable laws and regulations and to providing information to regulators that will assist them with any inquiry, a Polymarket spokesperson said. The CTFC reportedly declined…
