Category: Altcoin

‘Privacy-preserving computing is the future,’ says Secret Network’s Guy Zyskind after Quentin Tarantino NFT drop

On Nov. 2, award-winning writer and director Quentin Tarantino announced he would auction off seven uncut scenes from Pulp Fiction as nonfungible tokens, or NFTs, built on the Secret Network (SCRT). The digitized assets will include the first uncut scripts of the movie, as well as secrets about the film and its creators. While the

“PlugWalkJoe” indicted for $784k cryptocurrency theft scheme

Joseph O’Connor, known in some corners of the internet as PlugWalkJoe, was indicted on an array of charges relating to a May 2019 cryptocurrency exchange hack. During the attack, he is alleged to have absconded with digital assets valued at approximately $784,000. In the criminal scheme, authorities believe O’Connor utilized SIM swap attacks (an artifice

Colombian exporter developing cryptocurrency to help transport long-horned beetles to Japan

As reported by Reuters Thursday morning, Tierra Viva (“Alive Earth”), a Colombian exporter of long-horned beetles based in Tunja, has been developing its own cryptocurrency to avoid high commission costs on international sales. According to the outlet, the Hercules, Neptunus, and elephant beetle species exported by Tierra Viva have a retail price of $300 a

Solana Becomes Fourth-Biggest NFT Blockchain As SOL Overtakes Cardano

Solana (SOL) is now the fourth-most popular blockchain in terms of non-fungible token (NFT) sales volume. According to data aggregator CryptoSlam, Solana’s NFT sales are the fourth-largest by volume. Leading the pack is Ethereum, followed by Ronin (a sidechain developed for the Axie Infinity play-to-earn game) and Worldwide Asset eXchange (WAX).   At time of