Nonfungible token-based projects like Loot and The N Project have helped spike interest in the Metaverse to an all-time high, raising hopes again that blockchain will finally break through to the masses. Will it, or is history doomed to repeat itself? The problem is that the very things that capture the imagination of the public
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Nonfungible tokens, or NFTs, have been dominating the crypto market this year. With sales topping over $2.5 billion during the first half of 2021, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that both the crypto community and mainstream creators are launching NFTs in hopes of driving revenue and engagement. The rise of the Metaverse has also
Decentralized finance (DeFi) is a natural product made possible by blockchain technology and has the right and ready infrastructure to propel the technology to a bigger playing field. The space has grown by leaps and bounds since the Ethereum network went live in July 2015, with Ethereum network transactions growing by 33x to 1.2 million
Ethereum’s top 10 whale addresses are continually accumulating ETH The Ethereum whales now hold 20.58% of ETH’s circulating supply This is the highest percentage they’ve held since May 2017 2.12% of their holdings was accumulated in the last 41 days Ethereum is once again trading below $2k with $1,700 being a support zone to watch
American social media giant, Reddit, may soon convert users’ karma points into Ethereum-based (ERC-20) tokens and onboard 500 million new crypto users in the process, according to a newly hired Reddit engineer. A series of tweets made by Reddit engineer, Rahul, highlights Reddit’s efforts to improve user interaction through various cryptocurrency initiatives. As Cointelegraph reported
Price action in the crypto market has not been for the faint of heart over the past 48-hours and it’s clear that volatility following Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether’s (ETH) breakouts to new all-time highs. While the top two cryptocurrencies fight to hold key support levels, the altcoin market has seen a handful of tokens post
Enegra Group, a commodities trading firm based in Malaysia with a net asset value of $28 billion, has migrated its equity-tied EGX security tokens from to the Polygon (MATIC) blockchain from Ethereum (ETH). In 2019, Energra tokenized 100% of its equity, enabling shareholders to digitally exercise their dividend, voting, and governance rights. Both the initial tokenization
Ethereum’s London Upgrade has had a successful testnet deployment The Ethereum upgrade is now ready for activation on the mainnet The London upgrade will go live on block 12,965,000 expected to occur between August 3rd and 5th of this year A total of 5 EIPs will be implemented including the highly anticipated EIP1559 Bug bounties
Joel Dietz, founder of Metamask and founding team member of Ethereum, is a romantic at heart. He creates art as “Cryptoapollo” that reflects the intersection between traditional art and technology. “I have a very classical romantic temperament, which can be hard to bring into the modern world since romantically inclined people can be suppressed in
Ethereum-based (ETH) decentralized finance, or DeFi, risk management marketplace Risk Harbor will soon take over control of Terra’s Ozone Protocol, according to a press release published on Thursday. Ozone is a decentralized insurance mechanism that provides coverage in the event of technical failures on the Terra DeFi ecosystem. The latter is a dual-token platform that
High transaction fees have been a persistent thorn in the side of investors and blockchain projects since at least 2014 when Ethereum Network co-creator Vitalik Buterin stated in reference to Bitcoin, “The ‘Internet of Money’ should not cost $0.05 per transaction. It’s kind of absurd.” Fast forward to November 2021 and the simple act of
Elon Musk has revealed that he personally owns Ethereum, Bitcoin and Dogecoin Mr. Musk made the revelation during ‘The ₿ Word’ virtual conference Elon Musk also revealed that both Tesla and Space X own Bitcoin Ethereum is currently attempting to reclaim the $2k price area as support The founder of Space X and CEO of
Bitcoin (BTC) may be over seven times higher than at its last halving, but if history repeats, that number could grow another 300% and more. As tracked by on-chain data source Ecoinometrics this month, BTC/USD has the potential to eclipse estimates simply by following historical precedent. Bitcoin: Compared to 2017, you ain’t seen nothing yet
If all goes to plan, Wrapped XRP (wXRP) will be coming to the Ethereum (ETH) blockchain next month, courtesy of Wrapped.com. The move is meant to enable Ripple (XRP) holders to interact with aspects of decentralized finance, or DeFi, such as executing smart contracts for use in borrowing and lending, swapping for altcoins, via their
Ether (ETH) bulls are probably very pleased with the 368% gains accrued so far in 2021 and it seems like not a day passes where the altcoin doesn’t hit a new all-time high. Even with Ether on the path to $5,000, there are still plenty of concerns about the network’s capability to absorb the strong
The Purpose Ethereum ETF now holds over 62,000 ETH worth roughly $133.9 million The Ether ETF offers investor exposure to Ethereum and is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange Interest in ETH continues to grow grown as Ethereum transitions to a Proof of Stake algorithm Ethereum might not dump after the London Upgrade on August