In brief Facebook rebranded to ‘Meta’. The move signals Facebook’s commitment to driving the metaverse. Oculus CTO John Carmack says it’s ‘unlikely’ that Facebook’s metaverse will totally embrace crypto. On Thursday, Oculuss Chief Technology Officer John Carmack said during a live keynote speech about Facebooks new metaverse that its unlikely were going to be in the completely open crypto world…
Illustration by Mitchell Preffer for Decrypt Crypto never fails to disappoint fans of volatility. This week, Bitcoin and Ethereum reached prices never seen before, then promptly pulled back while prices of altcoins, like SHIB, soared. Ethereum (ETH) recorded a new all-time high on Friday. Transactions came so thick and fast that the network burned more tokens than it minted, thanks…
A so-called meme cryptocurrency named after Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is rising in value, namely by a whopping 3,780% in October. Dubbed Dogelon Mars (ELON), the cryptocurrency reached $0.00000233 Saturdayits highest level since May 13after opening the month at $0.00000005 (data from Poloniex). The massive upside move pushed Dogelon Mars’ market cap from around $26 million on Oct.…
The law “On Virtual Assets,” Ukraine’s attempt to regulate its growing crypto space, has been revised again and recommended for final adoption. A key parliamentary committee has given its support for the bill which was vetoed by the Ukrainian president this month. Ukrainian Deputies to Vote on Updated ‘Virtual Assets’ Law in November The saga with Ukraine’s long-awaited legislation regulating…
It all started with mining Bitcoin (BTC) in a dorm room. What started as a hobby with a few mining rigs scaled into twenty industry-scale mining farms across the globe. Because we scaled our operations in a new industry, we had to discover what worked and what didnt through trial and error because theres no handbook for this. Building a…
A friend of mine who is a school administrator in Connecticut, and knows nothing about crypto, has been asking me for months what coins she should buy. I gave her my usual disclaimers: I don’t dispense investment advice; do your own research (readDecrypt!); only invest what you can afford to lose. And I told her that Bitcoin and Ethereum are…
Nonfungible tokens (NFTs) and the marketplaces they trade on have been the talk of the cryptoverse for a while now. Even amid the peak of the bull run, the hype for NFTs is not decreasing. It is arguable to say that the traction they are gaining is at an all-time high right now and continues to climb higher. The NFT…
In brief Ethereum’s ‘Altair’ upgrade went live on Wednesday. Altair facilitates the network’s transition to Ethereum 2.0. Demand for Ethereum is surging right now. The average transaction fee on Ethereum is soaring at $51.45, according to data from crypto metrics site BitInfoCharts. The figures show an increase of 2,293% since late June. Only seven days ago, the average transaction fee…
press release PRESS RELEASE. NFTs have emerged as a unique digital asset in the past 24 months, expanding the potentials of digital arts, collectibles and gaming. The sports industry has taken to NFTs, but the functionalities of NFTs go beyond speculation, and SportsIcoin is redefining NFTs in the sporting industry. SportsIcon is connecting fans and superfans to their sporting heroes…
Bitcoin (BTC) is ready to rally again as BTC price action flips bullish on crucial timeframes, trading platform Decentrader says. In its latest market update on Oct. 29, the firm predicted incoming fresh upside for Bitcoin, which has languished below old all-time highs this week. $150,000 end-of-year potential Despite sideways moves in BTC/USD keeping markets guessing, the odds are still…
