Category: Blockchain

Famous Non-Fungible Token (NFT) marketplace, OpenSea has recorded a new All-Time High (ATH) in Ethereum trading volume for the month of January as collectors showcase their willingness to break new records in this new year. Per data from Dune Analytics, the monthly Ether trading volume has topped $3.5 billion, outpacing the $3.42 billion recorded by

Hong Kong-based HolyShxxt!’s release of NFTs and their plan to launch a strategic football management simulation GameFi shows the potential growth of the fusion of gaming and blockchain-powered financialization in the city and globally. The NFT and blockchain developer launched a set of generative art collectables on January 11, 2022, that includes 8,888 unique soccer players’ NFTs that are

In a bid to protect members of the investing public, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has prohibited all outdoor advertisements for all cryptocurrencies or digital payment tokens (DPT) service providers.  Curbing Misinformation in Crypto Ads The move to ban crypto ads in public space for all crypto service providers was hinged on the fact

Despite incessant backlash from regulators in the United States, the adoption and growth of digital currencies have been steady over the past few years. Considering this position, Michael J. Hsu, the Acting Comptroller of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has advocated that regulators should collaborate with major crypto intermediaries in order

To attract more viewers, the movie industry in South Korea has gone a notch higher by incorporating non-fungible tokens (NFTs) as a marketing tool.  With NFTs taking the world by storm, the Korean movie sector has not been left out of this bandwagon since December 2021 by offering NFT merchandise and collectable tickets to a limited number

Lukka, an enterprise crypto-asset software, and data provider has completed its Series E fundraise, pulling $110 million from investors to raise its valuation to $1.3 billion. According to the press release shared by the startup, participants in the funding round include Marshall Wace, Miami International Holdings, Inc., Summer Capital, and SiriusPoint Ltd., as well as

Hong Kong-based Crypto.com – one of the most fastest-growing cryptocurrency exchanges, said Monday, January 17, that it has signed a five-year partnership agreement with the Australian Football League (AFL). The exchange will act as a partner for the Toyota AFL Premier League season and NAB AFLW matches, as the exclusive title partner for the “Crypto.com AFL

Well-known U.S. retailer Walmart appears to be laying the groundwork for its foray into the Metaverse, documents filed shown with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office late last month, showing that Walmart is preparing to create its own collection of cryptocurrencies and non-fungible tokens. Walmart filed a total of seven applications on December 30, along

North Korean hacks on the cryptocurrency platforms jumped from four to seven extracting nearly $400 million worth of digital assets over the last year, blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis said in a new report. “From 2020 to 2021, the number of North Korean-linked hacks jumped to seven times from four, and the value extracted from these

  Bitcoin’s friendliness in terms of the low transaction fees paid to use its network continues because it hit a monthly low. Market insight provider Glassnode acknowledged: “Total fees paid (7d MA) on the Bitcoin network just reached a 1-month low of 0.427 BTC.” The previous monthly low was observed on Christmas day.