Month: May 2022

press release PRESS RELEASE. NFTs are not a temporary trend. NFTs are here to stay. Although analysts are still in the process of realizing the full potential that the technology behind ‘Non-fungible tokens’ offers, much is already clear. Beyond being used to certify the authenticity of artwork, the applicability of NFT technology extends to many other fields and harbors some natural synergies with the next generation of gaming. Battle Borgz is on top of this trend. Battle Borgz are developing Read more …

Samsung Group’s investment arm is reportedly set to list a blockchain exchange-traded fund (ETF) on the Hong Kong Exchange during the first half of this year. The ETF will have a structure which is similar to that of BLOK, one of Amplify Holdings’s ETF products. Samsung Asset Management’s Stake in Amplify Holdings Samsung Asset Management Company (SAMC) is expected to list a blockchain exchange-traded fund (ETF) on the Hong Kong Exchange during the first half of 2022, the parent company Read more …

Bitcoin extended decline below the $38,000 level against the US Dollar. BTC is recovering, but it must clear $39,000 for upside continuation. Bitcoin remained in a bearish zone below $40,000 and $39,000. The price is now trading below $39,000 and the 100 hourly simple moving average. There was a break above a key bearish trend line with resistance near $38,000 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken). The pair must clear the $39,000 resistance to Read more …

Shark Tank star Mark Cuban has come up with a way to solve Twitter’s spam problem using the meme cryptocurrency dogecoin (DOGE). Tesla and Spacex CEO Elon Musk agrees that it is “not a bad idea.” Twitter recently accepted Musk’s buyout offer. Elon Musk Optimistic About Mark Cuban’s Dogecoin Idea Tesla CEO Elon Musk has been discussing on Twitter how to solve the platform’s spam bot problem. He has promised to solve the spam problem “or die trying.” Twitter agreed Read more …

Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett says he won’t buy all the bitcoin in the world for $25. Meanwhile, his longtime business partner and right-hand man, Charlie Munger, says bitcoin is stupid and evil, noting that the cryptocurrency makes him look bad. Warren Buffett Explains Why He Won’t Buy Bitcoin Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger talked about bitcoin during Berkshire Hathaway’s annual shareholders meeting Saturday. Buffett is Berkshire’s CEO and chairman of the board. Munger, often known as his right-hand man, Read more …

The government of Uzbekistan has moved to expand its crypto regulations through a decree signed by President Shavkat Mirziyoyev. The document provides definitions for terms like crypto assets, exchange, and mining, and determines the main regulatory body for the industry. Agency Under President Mirziyoyev to Oversee Crypto Market in Uzbekistan Uzbekistan’s head of state, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, has signed a new decree expanding the regulatory framework for the Central Asian nation’s crypto space. Its stated goal is to further develop digital Read more …

Jamie Redman Jamie Redman is the News Lead at Bitcoin.com News and a financial tech journalist living in Florida. Redman has been an active member of the cryptocurrency community since 2011. He has a passion for Bitcoin, open-source code, and decentralized applications. Since September 2015, Redman has written more than 5,000 articles for Bitcoin.com News about the disruptive protocols emerging today. Source

Jameson Lopp, one of the earliest developers in Bitcoin says, “Nobody understands bitcoin, and that’s okay.” Truer words were never spoken. It’s actually a useful starting point for the topic I’m writing about now. I’m absolutely neutral on whether you decide to buy or, better yet, save in bitcoin. My only goal is to help chip away at our collective ignorance. Michelangelo’s creation of the statue of David gives us a reference point. He claims that he chipped away everything Read more …

While the crypto economy shed billions this week, the total value locked (TVL) in decentralized finance protocols slipped under the $200 billion range to $196.6 billion. The TVL in defi lost roughly 3.16% during the last day, and the $592 billion in smart contract protocol tokens dropped in value by 3.5% over the last 24 hours. Defi TVL Slips Below $200 Billion, Numerous Protocols Shed Billions, Dex Trade Volume Dives The value locked in defi has slipped under the $200 Read more …

On Saturday, the creators of Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC), Yuga Labs, revealed the Otherside metaverse virtual land sale which turned out to be one of the largest non-fungible token (NFT) mints to date. The Otherside metaverse virtual land sale raised close to $320 million by selling 55,000 parcels of Otherside land. Otherside Metaverse Sees $320 Million Raised, Ether Fees Spike, Etherscan Crashes The Otherside metaverse virtual land sale took place on Saturday, and a great deal of people purchased Read more …

Listen to various Bitcoin critics for long enough and you’ll inevitably hear the argument that Bitcoin can’t possibly succeed because it doesn’t have any intrinsic value. You can’t hold a bitcoin in your hand, you can’t wear it, you can’t do anything with it besides trade it to someone else. Gold bugs love to point out that unlike bitcoin, gold is used in all sorts of industries such as electronics, jewelry and dentistry. Establishment fiat investors and economists love to Read more …

Eurozone’s monetary authority, the Eurosystem, is looking to enlist financial companies willing to develop front-end solutions for the digital euro. The plan is to carry out a “prototyping exercise” this year to test transactions to the back-end developed by the regulator. Eurosystem to Select Front-End Providers for Digital Euro Project Within the ongoing investigation into the possible issuance of a digital euro currency, the Eurosystem intends to conduct an experiment which will, among other objectives, test end-to-end transactions with the Read more …