What’s next for blockchain and the creator economy
After two years and many COVID-19 restrictions finally subsiding, the world is welcoming the return of in-person theater, movies, comedy, music and sports. This has left some wondering what will…
CEXs refuse blanket asset freeze of all Russian users, though questions linger
Centralized exchanges (CEX) and CEOs from companies such as Binance, Coinbase and Kraken have all stated they would only freeze the assets of Russian clients specifically targeted by Western sanctions…
The Sandbox Metaverse hits 2M users, begins K-Pop partnership
The Sandbox metaverse game owned by NFT investment giant Animoca Brands has surpassed 2 million registered users amid its play-to-earn season 2 alpha launch. The crypto game backed by NFTs…
How behavioral tokenomics could facilitate the creation of a circular economy
The Iota Foundation and Imperial College London recently announced the launch of a four-year distributed ledger technology, or DLT, initiative designed to research and develop solutions to foster socially conscious,…
Tencent files for patent related to virtual concerts in Metaverse
Chinese tech conglomerate Tencent has filed for a virtual concerts patent with the Chinese National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) according to business data-tracker Qichacha. The application comes as Chinese companies…
BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, LUNA, SOL, ADA, AVAX, DOT, DOGE
The speculation regarding the U.S. Federal Reserve’s tightening cycle and recent geopolitical developments may have resulted in panic selling by short-term traders. Analysis from Glassnode suggested that traders who had…
Samson Mow leaves Blockstream, plans to focus on ‘nation-state Bitcoin adoption’
Blockstream chief strategy officer Samson Mow has announced he will be leaving the blockchain firm after five years. In a Tuesday Twitter thread, Mow said he would continue to be…
One NFT per human in existence and the Pixelmon controversy
Dutch artist Dadara and digital rights management platform RAIRtech have developed a collection of 7.9 billion identical nonfungible tokens (NFTs). The collection, named CryptoGreymen, is on the Polygon (MATIC) Ethereum…
Neo users explain why they’ve held on to the project despite China’s heavy crypto crackdown
It’s been a wild ride for Neo investors in the past few years, especially as China began to incrementally introduce harsher crypto regulations applicable to the project, which has been…
South Korea to invest $187M in national Metaverse project
South Korea’s Ministry of ICT, Science, and Future Planning pledged 223.7 billion KRW ($186.7 million) to create a broad Metaverse ecosystem to support the growth of digital content and corporate…