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Reading Time: 3 minutes It’s that time of year — Black Friday 2021 is finally here! I’ve done some research and uncovered the top NFT deals in the Metaverse market that you don’t want to miss. However, that all important rule of DYOR still applies. Let’s dive in! CryptoPunk — 50% discount A select […]
Reading Time: 5 minutes An interview with Stefan Rust, Founder and CEO of Sonic Capital Stefan Rust, founder and CEO of Sonic Capital, has used his time in COVID to kick start the next version of his career and one that may be his defining legacy: he is on a mission to save the […]
Reading Time: 7 minutes Interview with Yonathan Lapchik SUKU, first published in December 2020 On August 4, 2020, Yonathan was cooking Uruguayan steaks at a BBQ for friends in Miami. All was quiet; work was good. He was working on a project, SUKU, three years in the making when he got a message saying […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes This post was originally published on jpfs.com The Euro fell last week, firstly weighed by ECB comments who continued to push back the need for policy action but more importantly lockdowns across the eurozone began to become a more likely reality as Austria returned to full lockdown. Sterling had some […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes This post was originally published on jpfs.com The momentum behind the Euro rally last week ran out of steam, as COVID infection numbers surge on the continent. Europe’s central and eastern currencies were also weighed down with little sign of a reprieve. As Europe looks to become the new epicentre […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Jumping into Gathertown two days before the GeckoCon conference you could already see avatars gathering for this three day festival of all things NFT related. With 150 top industry speakers, famous faces and the latest wearables, it is easy to see why so many tuned in to get a piece […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes Artentik launches NFT marketplace for Portugal’s Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa (SCML) St Francis of Xavier to be celebrated as a NFT on his feast day of December 3rd Artentik, the digital marketplace for SCML, is dropping the world’s first religious relics in the form of Non-Fungible-Tokens (NFTs) for […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes NFT DIVIDEND ANNOUNCMENT Millennium Fine Art, Inc. (MFAI), The public sale of the Millennium Sapphire through its wholly-owned subsidiary, MS Token, Securitized Token Offering (STO) is still open until November 23rd at 12 p.m. EST. With a minimum purchase of $500, at $3.5 per token, investors can now own a pro […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute IN THE NOW – EPISODE 5 – NOVEMBER 19 Welcome to IN THE NOW Blockleaders news with Jillian Godsil and me Lisa Gibbons. We spend 30 minutes each week discussing the world of crypto and blockchain. We have lots to cover today. Lets get started. First the Headlines, this is […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute This post was originally published on jpfs.com The week after the main Central Banks announced their interest rates a repricing of expectations took hold. The USD was once again the main winner as markets began pricing in an interest rate rise by June 2022 as inflationary pressures continue to build. […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Panther Protocol expands its partnership with Flare to include Songbird – Flare’s Canary network. Flare is the world’s first Turing-complete FBA (Federated Byzantine Agreement) network. Built to “Unlock the Value” inherent in the 65% of blockchains that do not have native smart contracts by bringing, for the first time, true trustless […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes This post was originally published on jpfs.com Inflation data reported on the high side in the US with the release of the October CPI numbers, extending the Dollar’s rally over the weekend. The impact this had on other financial markets saw elevated volatility levels in bond markets, as well as […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Welcome to IN THE NOW Blockleaders news with Jillian Godsil and me Lisa Gibbons. We spend 20 minutes each week discussing the world of crypto and blockchain. We have lots to cover today. Lets get started… First the Headlines, this is the big picture this week Over 5,000 people attend […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes There were 208 artworks from over 58 countries entered in the Digital Art 4 Climate competition. The youngest artist was 10 years old. The digital artist Bricx Martillo Dumas, aka Shrimppaste, who hails from the Philippines, has been declared the winner of the DigitalArt4Climate art competition, with his piece Nexus. Dumas’ […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Blockchain Academy has launched the first Crypto Trading Simulator competition for Universities around the world this week. Over 15 clubs, 20 teams, and more than 100 traders globally have signed up to participate in the universal challenge. Welcoming the top blockchain University clubs including: Kryptosphere from France, McGill University […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Circle, the digital currency company, has launched the Circle Ventures fund to support early stage blockchain projects. Circle Internet Financial, LLC today announced the launch of Circle Ventures to invest in compelling, early-stage blockchain projects and companies that further Circle’s mission to raise global economic prosperity through the frictionless exchange […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes This post was originally published on jpfs.com Central banks pushed back against the markets hawkish interest rate expectations last week. RBA started the week and set the tone. While ending the yield curve control, any decision to raise interest rats in 2022 was called a complete overreaction. This pushed AUD […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes This post was originally published on jpfs.com The Dollar held a firmer stance at the end of last week, as major central banks pushed against the markets discounting future tightening. First up in this regard was the Bank of England decision to hold rates, despite the market expecting a hike. […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Welcome to IN THE NOW Blockleaders news with Jillian Godsil and me Lisa Gibbons. We spend 30 minutes each week discussing the world of crypto and blockchain. First the Headlines, this is the big picture this week: Philanthropy and NFTs at Websummit with Jillian Godsil taking centre stage. NFT.NYC was […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Dismisses notion of blockchain nationstates XP.Network, the first blockchain agnostic NFT ecosystem, has partnered with Unique Network to offer NFTs without limits. Currently blockchain ecosystems act like virtual bordered nation states, requiring users wishing to use them to become trapped citizens through wallet section, token choice and rules. There is […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes This post was originally published on jpfs.com The Euro ended the week as one of the worst performers as the post ECB rally faded. Markets see the Eurozone lagging other major central banks in reducing their stimulus plans and raising interest rates. Australian Dollar ended the week the strongest of […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute The new editorial project “The NFT Magazine” has announced that Hackatao will design the cover of the first issue of the magazine, the first one to be read and collected on Ethereum. The public sale of the first drop is scheduled today on November 2 on OpenSea at 8 pm CET for 0.05 ETH. About Hackatao Born […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes • From baroque art to graffiti art, items from 500-year unparalleled collection of art, relics, reliquaries, sculptures and modern artforms to be tokenised • Proceeds to support SCML’s extensive social enterprise work Lisbon and Hong Kong, 2 November 2021 — Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa (‘SCML’), Portugal’s 500-year-old social […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes What is a Crowdloan? A crowdloan is a way for projects to anticipate the support they need to connect to the Kusama or Polkadot network as a parachain. With a crowdloan your contributions are locked into Kusama or Polkadot for a certain period of time. This means that you are […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes This post was originally published on jpfs.com Global yields have firmed this week with a majority of the currency majors paring gains against the Dollar. As opposed to the pattern that developed in the week earlier, the currencies from higher yielding currencies lost ground against the greenback. Most notably, it […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Happy Halloween and welcome to this weeks short Crypto and Blockchain recap with Jillian Godsil and Lisa Gibbons. First the Headlines, this is the big picture this week: FATF Defi and NFT Guidelines are updated – the financial action task force is an international organisation that creates standards for anti-money […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Working with investors who recognise the opportunity offered with digital currencies, Invictus Capital has launched a dedicated institutional investment suite designed to bring the latest funds, strategies and intelligence to institutional investors globally. The Invictus marriage of top expertise from both traditional and crypto finance is a powerful driver for […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Philanthropy and art: The use of NFT for good (purpose) is the title of the panel on Wednesday at 1145am at the PANDACONF stage. Guests of the panel are: Pauline Foessel, founder and Director of the Art Curator Grid Dr Edmundo Martinho, Chairman SCML Fernando Martinho, Founder and CEO of […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute This post was originally published on jpfs.com The US dollar drifted lower throughout the week continuing its negative correlation with risk assets. Optimism in risk assets meant the USD lost ground against commodity pairs such as NZD and AUD. Fed Chairman Powell spoke and he confirmed that the taper is […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Jillian and Lisa catch about this weeks biggest movers and shakers in the world of crypto. First the Headlines, this is the big picture this week: Yesterday Eth reached a new all time high of $4,366 dollars. Another great week for Polkadot after the announcement of the highly anticipated parachain […]
