62% of Merchants Eye NFTs as Part of Loyalty Schemes

Checkout.com report shows strong merchant support for crypto payments. 62% of merchants plan to introduce digital tokens or NFTs as part of loyalty schemes. 23% of online businesses plan to offer crypto payment methods by 2024 The number of merchants and online businesses planning to introduce crypto in the near future is increasing rapidly, according …

ESPN Launch First NFT Collection with NFL Legend Tom Brady

Major sports cable network ESPN has signed a deal with Web3 startup Autograph The agreement will see ESPN launch its first NFT collection with NFL Superstar Tom Brady ESPN’s reach is considerably large with over 140 million subscribers worldwide ESPN has teamed up with Web3 brand Autograph for a multi-year deal geared towards launching an …

NFT Marketplace Giant Opensea Goes Live with Solana NFTs

OpenSea has finally onboarded Solana-powered NFTs to its marketplace Users can trade their favorite digital collectible using SOL denominated bids and auctions Solana joins other Layer 1 blockchains Ethereum, Klatyn, and Polygon Non fungible tokens (NFTs) leveraging the Solana blockchain network have gone live on the leading digital marketplace OpenSea. The news follows a prior …

Palm NFT Studio Joins the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance at the Board Level

Palm NFT Studio Co-Founder and CEO Dan Heyman Appointed as EEA Board of Directors Representative to Advance the Continued Adoption of Ethereum WAKEFIELD, Mass. – April 6, 2022 – The Enterprise Ethereum Alliance (EEA) today announced the addition of Palm NFT Studio as an EEA Board-level member, the highest level of the organization. In addition, …

Binance.US Raises $200M in Seed Round at $4.5B Valuation

Summary: Binance.US has raised $200 million in its seed round after a valuation of $4.5 billion This was the first round of funding for Binance.US Investors included RRE Ventures, Foundation Capital, Original Capital, VanEck, and Circle Ventures, among others Launched in 2019, Binance.US has grown to become one of the largest digital asset exchanges in …

Binance Invests $150 Million in Sky Mavis After $600 Million Ronin Hack

Binance and Andreesen Horowitz have invested in Axie Infinity creator – Sky Mavis The startup will use the funds to reimburse users affected by the recent hack on the Ronin sidechain protocol The exploit on Ronin’s is arguable the biggest in DeFi history so far as the attacker stole over $600 million in Ether and …

Number of Cardano (ADA) Holders Hits an All-Time High at 5M

The number of wallets on Cardano has increased to over 5 million. The wallet growth is up 48% year-to-date. The number of accounts holding between 10 and 10K ADA has also increased. Cardano continues to grow, with the number of wallets on the network reaching over 5.1 million — an increase of 48% since the …

Starbucks To Explore NFTs, Metaverse By The End Of 2022

Starbucks will soon enter the metaverse, as confirmed by its CEO Howard Schultz The company’s CEO further announced that Starbucks will soon introduce its newest NFT/Metaverse venture by the end of this year.  In a recent announcement made by Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz, the multi-million dollar beverage brand is all set to enter the world …

Ethereum Major AllCoreDevs Meeting Completed, Updates Coming

Ahead of the complete transition to Proof-of-Stake (PoS), Ethereum’s core development team has closed another AllCoreDev session. The focal points consist of updates on the Merge and Shanghai hardfork. Tim Beiko, leader of Ethereum’s group of developers, disclosed the latest updates of the meeting. Key Highlights From Ethereum Merge upgrades are clearly the main focus, …

MicroStrategy Purchases 4,167 Bitcoins Shortly After Silvergate Loan

Michael Saylor’s Microstrategy has announced yet another huge Bitcoin buy The company’s subsidiary splurged a massive $190.5 million to purchase some 4,167 BTC Saylor’s latest acquisition puts the firm’s total BTC holdings at around $6 billion Also, the news comes days after MicroStrategy secured a hefty loan from Silvergate Bank According to an update on …

Magic Eden To Integrate Tokens Of Hot Solana NFT Projects DeGods and Aurory

Magic Eden will now accept crypto tokens of top NFT projects such as DeGods and Aurory These tokens will enable users to purchase any NFT listed on Magic Eden Magic Eden, one of the leading Solana NFT marketplaces, is gearing up to expand its portfolio and has announced that it will now accept crypto tokens …

German Police Impound $25 Million in Crypto from Illegal Marketplace

The world’s largest illegal marketplace operating on the Russian dark web has been shut down German authorities have seized around $25 million in Bitcoin from the operation so far Reports claim the platform’s users were involved in money laundering and narcotics German police shut down the illegal Darknet marketplace known as Hydra Market on Tuesday, …

Cardano and the Blockchain Center of the University of Zurich Establish Research Collaboration

Cardano and The Blockchain Center of the University of Zurich will collaborate on a research initiative over the next three years. The collaboration will focus on high-level academic research on blockchains and Distributed Ledger Technologies. Cardano has had a solid start to 2022, with ecosystem and price-related developments. Cardano has expanded its efforts to encourage …

Twitter Stocks Moon as Elon Musk Apes Into Company Shares with $3 Billion

Twitter shares shot up following a massive buy-in from billionaire and Tesla CEO Elon Musk Musk splurged a hefty $2.89 billion to acquire a 9.2% stake in the social media heavyweight Also, the announcement triggered a surge in Dogecoin’s price Billionaire entrepreneur and SpaceX founder Elon Musk sent Twitter’s stocks flying through the roof on …

Neutrino USD (USDN) Depegs From $1 Amid Controversy

The Neutrino USD stablecoin has depegged from its $1 value amid market manipulation controversy. Founder Sasha Ivanov accuses Alameda Research of market manipulation and FUD. Some users are saying that they are unable to withdraw USDC and USDT from Waves’ Vires platform. The Neutrino USD (USDN) has depegged steeply from its $1 price point over …

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