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First Bitcoin-backed synthetic dollar to launch with 25% yield

[May 6 7:00 AM] USDh is the first Bitcoin-native synthetic dollar with yield-generating capabilities. Is the 25% yield sustainable?

Faisal Al Monai: Convergence of AI and Blockchain Is a Solution to Data Integrity Issues in AI Model Training

[May 2 5:20 AM] The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) lead the world in the adoption of blockchain and cryptocurrencies because governments in the region actively promote digital transformation in their strategic future visions, according to Faisal Al Monai…

Animoca Brands Joins Forces With Opal Foundation to Build Expansive Web3 Ecosystem on Bitcoin

[Apr 30 7:41 PM] Animoca Brands, a Hong Kong-based game software company, has announced its partnership with the Opal Foundation to enter the Bitcoin ecosystem, leveraging the Opal Protocol to develop the largest Web3 ecosystem encompassing gaming, Defi…

Yuga Labs Resumes Layoffs; CEO Says Web3 Platform ‘Lost Its Way’

[Apr 29 3:19 AM] According to Greg Solano, co-founder of Yuga Labs, the Web3 platform has laid off additional workers partly because it had “lost its way.” Solano also encouraged employees uninterested in the next phase to consider accepting the same…

Prioritizing First-Mover Advantage Over Security Leaves Defi Protocols Vulnerable to Hacks – Nikita Ovchinnik

[Apr 27 5:31 AM] According to Nikita Ovchinnik, founder of Barter Defi, decentralized finance (defi) protocols are increasingly becoming the primary target of most hacking attacks because defi “lays bare its inner workings for all to see.” He said the…

Cryptopunk #635 Achieves $12.41M Sale, Joins Ranks of Top Priciest NFTs

[Apr 25 11:15 AM] On Thursday, a Cryptopunk NFT with an alien theme changed hands for 4,000 ether, equivalent to $12.41 million. This particular Cryptopunk, #635, ranks as the sixth priciest in the Cryptopunks collection. Cryptopunks Collection Sees Another Major…

Animoca Brands Japan Teams up With Square Enix to Market ‘Symbiogenesis’ and Its NFT Collection

[Apr 23 2:08 AM] Animoca Brands Japan, a subsidiary of Animoca Brands, has signed an Memorandum of Understanding with Square Enix to assist in the marketing of the upcoming game Symbiogenesis and its related NFT collection. Square Enix, known for high-profile games…

Unstoppable Domains x Bitcoin․com Halving Campaign With .Bitcoin Domains

[Apr 22 11:00 AM] In celebration of the Bitcoin halving event, Unstoppable Domains partners with Bitcoin.com to offer personalized .bitcoin domain names, enhancing user experience with simplified cryptocurrency transactions within the Bitcoin.com Wallet app…

Crypto Exchange Okx Partners With Manchester City to Launch Football Shirts Mintable as Digital Collectibles

[Apr 22 3:27 AM] Okx and the English football club Manchester City have partnered to launch commemorative football shirts that can be minted as non-fungible tokens (NFTs). Fans of Manchester City, the reigning English football champions, will be able to mint the…

Melania Trump Unveils Personalized Mother’s Day Jewelry Plus Solana NFT

[Apr 21 9:27 PM] Former First Lady Melania Trump has announced a customizable $245 necklace, “Her Love & Gratitude,” to celebrate Mother’s Day on May 12, 2024; the necklace comes with a flower pendant, an adjustable chain, and options for…

Bitcoin.com Announces Launch of Verse Voyager NFTs With Exclusive Airdrop — Public Sale to Start April 24

[Apr 17 11:15 PM] Bitcoin.com, a trailblazer in the cryptocurrency domain since 2015, is thrilled to unveil the highly anticipated Verse Voyager NFT collection, which has officially launched with an exclusive airdrop of nearly 10% of the collection’s supply to early…

Magic Eden Surges to Top Spot in NFT Market, Records Stellar $756M Trading Volume in March

[Apr 17 7:24 PM] Magic Eden, a Solana-based NFT marketplace, achieved its highest monthly trading volume in March, outpacing Blur with a 194.4% increase to $756.5 million, attributed to its Diamond reward program and support for creator royalties. This surge led…

Ordinals Explorer Ord.io Nets $2M in Pre-Seed Round to Pioneer Next-Gen Bitcoin Services

[Apr 17 8:00 AM] On Wednesday, Ord.io, the Ordinals explorer, announced a $2 million pre-seed funding achievement to pioneer the expansion of Runes. Leonidas, the founder of Ord.io, stated that the startup is strategically positioning itself to “serve the…

Stepn Partners With Adidas to Issue Genesis Sneakers NFTs

[Apr 16 11:36 PM] Stepn, a lifestyle and move-to-earn application, partnered with Germany-based apparel company Adidas to issue the Genesis Sneakers NFT collection. The collection, which marks the start of a one-year collaboration between these organizations…

Why Christie's First Bitcoin Inscriptions Auction Matters

[Apr 9 1:53 PM] With the halving and new tech set to give Ordinals a further lift, Bitcoin-based inscriptions are demonstrating staying power and some advantages over NFTs. Christie’s is taking notice with a new initiative.

Meme Coins Surge While NFTs Navigate a Rough Patch

[Apr 8 8:20 AM] As the crypto landscape undergoes a dramatic transformation in early 2024, meme coins have taken center stage, delivering unprecedented gains. Against this backdrop, the NFT market contends with a downturn, setting the stage for a potential…

8 Blockchain Giants Log $3.77 Billion in NFT Sales in Q1 2024

[Apr 7 9:31 AM] Despite experiencing a downturn for four straight weeks, eight blockchain networks logged $3.77 billion in non-fungible token (NFT) sales in the first quarter of 2024. Leading the charge, Ethereum-centric NFTs accounted for $1.4 billion or 37% of…

Socialfi Expands Satoshi Nakamoto’s Vision of a Defi System to Social Media, Says Kevin Lu

[Mar 27 4:00 AM] According to Kevin Lu, social finance, or “socialfi” — a combination of social media and decentralized finance — is an innovation that extends Satoshi Nakamoto’s vision of a decentralized financial system to social media. Although it’s

Cryptopunk #7,804 Sells for $16.38 Million, Second Most Expensive Sold in the Collection

[Mar 20 2:48 PM] On Wednesday, March 20, 2024, Cryptopunk #7,804 exchanged hands for a sum of 4,850 ethereum (ETH), equivalent to $16,382,444. This transaction marked it as the collection’s second highest-priced non-fungible token (NFT) sale. It surpassed…

Influential Trader GCR Buys Original Dogwifhat Meme for $4M; WIF Rises

[Mar 18 6:34 AM] WIF pieces have surged in the past hour as X users found out the trader user now holds the original image.

Solana NFT Marketplace Tensor to Issue TNSR Governance Token

[Mar 12 1:34 PM] Solana-based NFT trading platform Tensor said Tuesday it will issue a token, $TNSR, whose holders will govern the protocol.

Robert Alice Made NFT History, Now He’s Writing About It

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Sony Files ‘Super-Fungible Token’ NFT Patent

[Mar 8 4:30 AM] Sony, the Japanese electronics behemoth, has filed a patent involving the use of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) as part of in-game mechanics. Sony’s patent describes the usage of a “Super-Fungible Token,” an amalgamation of a set of…

If Bitcoin Clears $70,000, How Fast Will Ethereum Ease Past $5,000?

[Mar 5 1:00 PM] As Bitcoin surges towards its all-time high (ATH) of nearly $70,000, analysts are closely watching Ethereum, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency, wondering how quickly it will follow suit and break its record ATHs of approximately…

Bitcoin NFT NodeMonkes Sells for $1M as BTC Inches Toward $69K

[Mar 4 3:44 AM] Bitcoin-based collections traded more volume than Ethereum collections in the past 24 hours, which shows network adoption as bitcoin prices inch closer to highs.

Gods Unchained Goes Mobile: Play-to-Earn NFT Game Launches on Google Play and Apple App Store

[Feb 29 3:00 PM] On Thursday, the creators of the Immutable X-powered non-fungible token (NFT) game Gods Unchained announced that the game is now accessible on mobile devices. The Gods Unchained application has made its debut on both the Google Play Store and…

Solana Gaming Project MixMob Bags Stormtrooper NFT Licensing Rights

[Feb 29 6:00 AM] MXM, MixMob’s governance token on the Solana blockchain, operates the MXM Esports League and incentivizes players.

SBINFT’s Jangdeok Ko Links the Surge in NFT Piracy to the Ease of Token Minting

[Feb 25 2:30 AM] Since Japan designated Web3 as a “national strategy,” an increasing number of traditional companies in the country have either merged or are contemplating integrating their businesses with Web3, Jangdeok Ko, the CEO of the non-fungible…

Non-Fungible Items; Picking up Where NFTs Left off — COZ Co-Founder Tyler Adams

[Feb 22 6:30 AM] Many have already pronounced the death of NFTs, and in part, they are correct. Amidst the fervor of the NFT hype cycle, we saw huge valuations and sales such as Beeple’s ‘The 5000 Days’ collection selling for a staggering $69.3 million. However…

Satoshi-Era Bitcoin Function 'OP_CAT' Dusted Off as Development Fervor Grows

[Feb 14 6:11 AM] Developers Ethan Heilman and Armin Sabouri view OP_CAT as a simple opcode that offers some of the general purpose functionality currently missing in Bitcoin.