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Unique Network to Distribute slice of Cryptopunk to over 56k owners
More than 56k community members and counting have signed up to Unique Network’s campaign to fractionalise a Cryptopunk, and share in its future value, despite bear market conditions. Crypto promised fairer distribution, equal access and a decentralized future for all - the polar ...read more
Injective announces a new $40M funding round led by Jump Crypto
Injective, a layer 1 blockchain built for finance applications, has announced a new $40 million round of funding led by Jump Crypto. Injective is the first fully decentralized smart contracts platform optimized for building decentralized finance applications such as exchanges, ...read more
The Full Moon in Aquarius encourages Shape Shifting ideas for the Future
It is time to supercharge your blockchain project with the Full Moon in Aquarius. To all of you stargazers out there, are you ready for the final supermoon of 2022? For Web3 startups, DeFi projects and technology enthusiasts in the world of Blockchain this may be a great week to ...read more
FTX Pay integrates with Reddit's Community Points
FTX, a leading regulated cryptocurrency company, announced an integration with Reddit's Community Points in the US, EU, Australia, and other global markets. The partnership features the integration of FTX Pay as a white-label payment and exchange solution to support users ...read more
Bringing the old and new worlds together with Pete Burgess
For Crypto Gibraltar Festival organiser Pete Burgess, bringing worlds and people together is what he does. This year's festival will take place from September 22 - 24 and Burgess is planning a takeover of Ocean Village in Gibraltar to turn it into its very own Crypto Village. ...read more
NEAR protocol opens Web3 door to 20 million Javascript developers worldwide
In an official blog post NEAR protocol has announced the release of a new Javascript SDK that will enable 20 million developers to build decentralized applications. The bold move will increase adoption within the NEAR ecosystem. Brining Web2 developers into the world of Web3 is ...read more
Coinbase to offer Crypto to the largest asset manager in the world
Coinbase has announced today that it has partnered with Blackrock, the worlds largest asset manager, to offer crypto to institutional investors. The news was announced on Twitter today. Blackrock's end-to-end investment management platform, Aladdin, will integrate with Coinbase ...read more
5 ways the metaverse can help with the climate crisis
The metaverse is no longer a buzzword as more brands and individuals harness the potential of blockchain technology to create new services and reach new audiences. How can individuals and organizations use these new virtual worlds to tackle challenges in our physical world? This ...read more
Is Gucci setting a precedent in accepting ApeCoin as payment?
Gucci has announced that it will be accepting ApeCoin in its stories. This is in addition to 12 other digital assets. The world-famous fashion brand has already carved out a name for itself in the metaverse, experimenting with new NFT collections and partnering with influencers ...read more
Hong Kong University to develop Worlds First Metaverse Campus
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology has announced plans to develop the first virtual metaverse campus called Metahkust. In a broad move in support of virtual education, the University will be building a virtual reality classroom that allows all students from ...read more
Crypto Gibraltar will take place September 22 - 24
The Crypto Gibraltar 2022 festival will take place from September 22 - 24. It was the first major crypto event following the pandemic and delivered a fantastic combination of informative discussions, productive networking and banging parties. The distributed festival that takes ...read more
Could Virtual Reality Police Training be an Easier Way to Train Law Enforcement?
While virtual reality has been helping to transform experiences like shopping or education to be more engaging, this technology is also helping law enforcement. Police departments around the United States are beginning to use virtual reality headsets and programs as part of their ...read more
Will Damien Hirst destroy his physical art in support NFTs?
Artist Damien Hirst is set to destroy physical works from his latest collection, The Currency. In a passionate account, world-renowned artist, Damian Hirst, expressed his struggle in choosing between physical and digital representations of his art. In 2021, Hirst announced that ...read more
Pangolin DEX launches on Flare
Flare Network, the blockchain that aims to connect everything, has announced its first decentralized exchange on its protocol, Pangolin Exchange. Pangolin is one of the most popular and trusted DEXs on the Avalanche blockchain, with over $15B in total trading volume, 3K token ...read more
Topl Raises $15M Series A Funding to drive social impact initiatives
Topl, the blockchain-as-a-service, BAAS, provider, has raised $15 million in Series A funding. The fund was co-led by investors Mercury, Republic Asia, and Cryptology Asset Group. Topl pride itself on being the creator of the world’s only blockchain built to drive impact ...read more
What is a Roblox Avatar, and Why are They Important?
Roblox is one of the biggest online video games on the planet. It is estimated that the game has around 23 million players. Everyone from adults to young children plays the game due to its easy to pick up nature. Roblox, much like TheSandbox and Fortnite, is one of the big ...read more
Open Metaverse Alliance for Web3 “OMA3™” to jointly address interoperability challenges of the industry
The leading blockchain-based platforms for the metaverse and Web3 Alien Worlds, Animoca Brands, Dapper Labs, Decentraland, Decentral Games, SPACE, Superworld, The Sandbox, Upland, Voxels, and Wivity have formed the Open Metaverse Alliance for Web3 (short: “OMA3”) to address ...read more
Reduce crypto tax in an increasingly regulated market
Let's take a closer look at how to reduce our crypto tax in an increasingly regulated market. In spite of the recent crash, cryptocurrency remains a popular asset across the world. It’s not hard to see why: although there is the risk of substantial losses, many coin traders, both ...read more
Racing into the Metaverse with Infinite Drive
Mobile gaming master Stephane Baudet describes himself as the oldest guy in the mobile gaming industry. With experience dating back to the 80's when he first began working on console games (not even AAA games at the time), he may just be the most experienced mobile gamer today ...read more
Blockdaemon accelerates growth in bear market with APAC region expansion
Blockdaemon, the leading blockchain infrastructure provider, has announced a strategic expansion into APAC. Blockdaemon already supports multiple institutional use cases with a single API integration and has begun its operations in Singapore as part of its expansion into the ...read more
Energy Web and Volkswagen team up to deliver 24/7 Charging Solution for Electric Vehicles
Energy Web has announced a partnership with Volkswagen Group to roll out a new smart charging solution enabling EV owners to charge their vehicles with renewable electricity that is matched directly with the vehicle’s real-time electricity consumption. Energy Web is a global, ...read more
Gemini approved as Virtual Asset Service Provider in Ireland
Gemini, a leading cryptocurrency exchange, today received the first Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) registration from the Central Bank of Ireland. It offers a platform that allows customers to buy, sell, and store cryptocurrencies like bitcoin, ether, and DeFi tokens. ...read more
Dubai Metaverse Strategy aims to support 40,000 virtual jobs
The Crown prince of Dubai has launched the Dubai Metaverse strategy, aiming to support 40,000 virtual jobs. Metaverse and blockchain companies already contribute $500 million to the Dubai Economy. Hamdan bin Mohammed, the Crown Prince of Dubai, has indicated that metaverse and ...read more
Why football clubs are turning to Crypto? Fan tokens continue to soar
As the majority of cryptocurrencies experienced a turbulent second quarter with millions being wiped off the markets, fan tokens continued to perform well. Fan Tokens are up 10% despite rocky market conditions. Paris Saint-Germain token PSG is up 12%, Lazio is up 8%, Barcelona ...read more
Flare Network genesis 14.07.22
Genesis has occurred for Flare Network, the blockchain built for universal connectivity with other blockchains and real world data sources. Flare is a powerful new blockchain with the first new consensus protocol for external data. Decentralized applications on Flare can safely ...read more
Zebu Live Announces Steven Bartlett As Headline Speaker And Reveals Details Of Web3 Week
Zebu Live, the UK’s most highly anticipated crypto, blockchain, and web3 conference, is today announcing Steven Bartlett as their headline speaker. Steven Bartlett is an Entrepreneur, Speaker, Investor, Author, BBC Dragon, and the host of one of Europe's biggest podcasts, 'The ...read more
The Iconic Playboy Mansion comes to the Metaverse
The final date of launch has not been revealed, however, the famous Playboy mansion is going virtual as the iconic brand teams up with The Sandbox to build the MetaMansion. The media giant had already dropped hints of its latest development when it launched the Rabbitar NFT ...read more
United Arab Emirates to launch first ever Metaverse hospital
United Arab Emirates (UAE) is planning the launch of the first hospital in the metaverse. The virtual medical center will launch in October and be managed by the healthcare provider, Thumbay Group. The virtual hospital aims to offer medical tourism services. Patients will be able ...read more
Blockchain Lottery Initiative to Support Good Causes in Ukraine
It has been more than three months since Russia invaded Ukraine and many of us around the world are doing our best to help all those in need. Now, if we look around, the sad truth is that with the ongoing crisis that is crushing Ukraine, their national lottery operation has been ...read more
EXIT Festival’s NFTs provide access to the an enhanced Metaverse festival experience
Ahead of this year’s much-anticipated EXIT Festival, the two-time winner of the Best Major European Festival award and one of the world's leading cultural, social, and entertainment events is set to launch two new NFT collections. EXIT is one of the best known festivals in ...read more
Re-Fungible NFTs
Beyond relatively simple, limited use cases like collectibles for NFTs lies a whole world of possibility and limitless potential. Fr om real-estate to healthcare and blockchain gaming, those who truly understand the power of NFTs know that when you dig deeper into the potential ...read more
A brand new NFT drop - a CHEST NFT to mark Polkadot Decoded 2022
Unique Network has just launched a Chest NFT at Polkadot Decoded 2022. The Chest NFT is to hold refungible (RFT) tokens which in turn can be traded as whole NFTs. Interested parties need to register for “Punks for the People” to claim a free Chest. The concept is simple: using a ...read more
Impact of Glitter Finance Bridging Solana to Algorand
Blockchain technology is gradually taking over the world as we switch from traditional centralized finance to decentralized finance. Thanks to cryptocurrency and other digital assets, individuals, companies, and governments are slowly integrating blockchain technology into their ...read more
Would you sell your property as an NFT?
As blockchain technology infiltrates more industries, digital assets as proof of ownership are growing in demand. The use of nonfungible tokens (NFTs) to represent physical properties in the real world has begun to take off. Many people today are being priced out of the current ...read more
Circle Announces Euro-backed Stablecoin Euro Coin
Circle Internet Financial, a global internet finance firm and issuer of USD Coin (USDC), announced that it is preparing to issue a fully-reserved, euro-pegged stablecoin from the United States called Euro Coin (EUROC). Available June 30, Euro Coin is a regulated, euro-backed ...read more
New Research Forecasts Metaverse Growth up to $5 trillion in value by 2030
Is the Metaverse too big an opportunity to ignore? A new report published by McKinsey & Company forecasts the metaverse has the potnetial to grow up to $5 trillion in value by 2030. The report details the various forces that will shape this growth including e-commerce, virtual ...read more
ZED Run creators launch first Metaverse Project, Human Park
Creators of digital horse-racing game ZED Run have launched a new metaverse experience called Human Park. Virtually Human Studios, the creators of popular digital game ZED Run have announced a new multi-player experience, Human Park. It is designed as a decentralized, ...read more
Decoding Crypto Launchpads With DAO Maker Co-Founder, Hatu Sheik
It is always a pleasure to chat with a crypto OG. And today, I have with me Hatu Sheik, the co-founder of DAO Maker. DAO Maker is a time-tested crypto launchpad aiming to democratize venture capital investing for the masses. It supports a variety of projects building on Binance ...read more
World Of Women NFT Revealed Madonna to Perform in NYC Party
It has been confirmed that singer Madonna will perform at a World of Women NFT event on June 23. In a tweet, World of Women NFT collection made a massive surprise announcement for their community. Iconic superstar Madonna will perform at the holders NFT.NYC party on June 23 to ...read more
Crypto Connoisseurs - June 2022
Crypto Connoisseurs discuss the latest Crypto headlines June 2022 Tune in to the Crypto Connoisseurs for a fascinating discussion with Kevin Murcko, CEO CoinMetro and Jason Fernandes, Co-Founder Adlunam! 💡American Economists Are Baffled by an 'Unusual Situation' as Russia's ...read more
IOTA Foundation partners with Dell to track Carbon Data
Iota Foundation has formed a partnership with tech giant, Dell Technologies to launch a data-driven solution for tracking real-time carbon footprints. Iota Foundation is a non-profit distributed ledger technology ecosystem provider. They are joining forces with Dell Technologies, ...read more
Announcing Zebu Live!
Following the incredibly successful DeFi Live event in November 2021 in London, Zebu Live is the natural evolution of the event as organisers, Zebu Digital double the size of the agenda and attendees, focusing on topics from all across Web 3.0 this September 22-23. Attendees last ...read more
Economist Report: Are we moving towards a cashless society?
A new report from Economist Impact commissioned by Crypto.com, provides a range of interesting insights into consumer sentiment toward digital currencies and the trend toward a cashless society. The report compared the attitudes from two surveys, one of 3,000 people from around ...read more
Exploding CryptoPunk offers NFTs for all - by Unique Network
Unique Network, an NFT infrastructure project on Polkadot, has purchased Cryptopunk #3042. It will fractionalize this single and popular NFT into a hundred thousand pieces, in order to demonstrate the value of blockchain interoperability. Cryptopunks, the original pfp project ...read more
Is the English Premier League joining the sporting race into the Web3?
The English Premier League files two patent applications with the US trademarks and Patent office. The English Premier League is the latest sporting giant to kick off its NFT ambitions. The famous UK football company has filed for two trademarks at the US Patents and Trademark ...read more
An evening with Rami Akeela and Weikeng Chen of DZK
Now, blockchain technology is taking a keen interest in ZKP protocols, which may add yet another layer of technological advancement to blockchain's evolution. At the center of this particular development stands DZK, a company leveraging ZKP to create a blockchain-based proof ...read more
Lockdown Books – in CityAM
The aftermath of the global financial crash of 2008 uncovered some unpalatable facts. First, it showed how national governments were hellbent on bailing out the private banks with public money. At the same time the little man was totally ignored and left to his own devices; to ...read more
Getting down to metabusiness
A new home for global commerce is under construction—and it’s virtual. Oft-hyped, virtual reality (VR) was at a low ebb until Mark Zuckerberg’s announcement last October: Facebook would be renamed Meta, Inc. after ‘the Metaverse’, a term coined by sci-fi author Neal Stephenson ...read more
Moving to El Salvador
One year ago, the world started to exit from lockdown and the President of El Salvador announced that his country would be using Bitcoin as legal tender – becoming the first country in the world to do so. President Nayib Bukeke made the announcement at the Bitcoin Miami ...read more
Discovering Commercial Opportunities in the Metaverse
It is easy for many to believe that the term “metaverse is a new one, but that is not true. Records show that as far back as 1838, Sir Charles Wheatstone had already introduced the concept of “binocular vision” for making a single 3D image. This eventually resulted in the ...read more