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Meta Reportedly Issuing $10 Billion in Bonds to Invest in Its Metaverse Products and Other Initiatives
5.8.2022
Meta, the social media company, is planning to issue its first set of bonds to finance new investments and operations, according to reports. The company will be selling $10 billion in debt, to maintain a healthy cash flow and fund buybacks, per statements of two people with reported knowledge...
Harvard University and Filecoin Foundation for the Decentralized Web Plan to Preserve Digital Information
31.7.2022
On July 27, the Filecoin Foundation for the Decentralized Web (FFDW) announced it will be supporting an initiative with Harvard University’s Library Innovation Lab (LIL) called the “Democratizing Open Knowledge” program. With FFDW’s support, LIL plans to explore...
ROLA Brings You the Best Predict-to-Earn Ecosystem
28.7.2022
PRESS RELEASE. ROLA, a community-driven platform for the crypto industry, allows users to participate in AI-based predictions on all market aspects while leveraging real-time market insights on top of professional analysts’ knowledge. The ROLA app enables users to consume market insights...
University of Tokyo to Offer Engineering Courses in the Metaverse
27.7.2022
The University of Tokyo will offer a series of engineering courses using metaverse tech. The courses, which are projected to start being offered later this year, will introduce students to the subjects of engineering and will combine this knowledge with the skills to handle metaverse-based worlds...
Report: Just Over Half of South Africans Have Little to Zero Knowledge About Cryptocurrencies
27.7.2022
About 53% of South Africans have little to no knowledge about cryptocurrency, while only 14% thought or felt they had a better understanding of the subject, a report has said. Nearly half of the respondents said they would only invest in cryptocurrency if or when their respective banks...
Coinbase Reportedly Facing SEC Probe for Listing Unregistered Securities
26.7.2022
Coinbase, the U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange, is reportedly facing a probe from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over the listing of several crypto assets on its platform. The investigation, according to three people with ostensible knowledge of the matter, is examining whether...
Play-to-own, NFTs and Web3: Crypto Raiders drops knowledge with NFT Steez
22.7.2022
NFT Steez chats with Crypto Raiders about the state of blockchain gaming and how to prioritize fun over “financialization” when it comes to NFTs and P2E models
Polygon zero-knowledge EVM rollup aims cheaper Web3 transactions
20.7.2022
Polygon uses zero-knowledge proof to club multiple transactions into groups before relaying them over to the Ethereum blockchain as a single transaction
Metaverse Domains Are Trending as Minting Goes Live on Quik․com
5.7.2022
Quik.com, a portal to the web3-optimized metaverse, is bringing firsthand knowledge of the .metaverse, .vr, .web3, and many other top-level domains to the web3 race. These domains on Quik.com are minted on blockchain technology and are featured to be stored as an asset in the user’s digital...
Mastercard Report: 51% of Survey Respondents Have Completed a Cryptocurrency Transaction in Latam
1.7.2022
A new report issued by Mastercard, the payment processing giant, has found that most consumers in Latam have knowledge of what cryptocurrency is. The report states that more than half of the consumers in Latam have at least made a transaction involving cryptocurrency. Also, a third of the surveyed...
Report: 75% Have Heard About Crypto in Spain, According to the CNMV
29.6.2022
The results of a new report commissioned by the CNMV, the securities watchdog in Spain, have found that three out of four citizens have heard about cryptocurrencies. However, the report, which included opinions from 1,500 participants, also found that this knowledge is still minimal, and that less...
Agoras: Cryptocurrency Designed to Evolve Alongside Humanity
15.6.2022
Agoras is the cryptocurrency of Tau. If you haven’t heard about Tau yet, it is the first-ever decentralized blockchain social network, that will be able to take the thoughts, advice, and knowledge of its users and update its own software in real-time to give all users control over what...
The more you know about Bitcoin, the more optimistic you are: Block survey
1.6.2022
Over 9,500 people around the world were surveyed for Block’s 2022 Bitcoin report which showed that more optimistic individuals possessed a greater self-reported knowledge level of the crypto
The Latest Zcash Software Release Supports the Network’s ‘Largest Upgrade in History’
12.5.2022
According to the Electric Coin Company, the team behind the cryptocurrency network Zcash, the protocol is soon to implement the largest upgrade in history. The Zcash development team has released the 5.0.0 codebase which supports the NU5 upgrade that will occur on or around May 31, at block height...
Makerdao Plans to Integrate Ethereum L2 Solution Starknet to Lower DAI Transaction Costs
20.4.2022
The decentralized finance (defi) project Makerdao has announced its plans to support the zero-knowledge (ZK) rollup solution Starknet in order to make DAI transactions faster and network costs cheaper. Starknet will be integrated into the defi protocol on April 28, 2022, as part...
Elden Ring Patch Really Wants Folks To Finally Notice The Damn Tutorial
19.4.2022
Among the many changes buried in Elden Ring’s latest patch, one harks back to the very beginning of the game. Like many games, Elden Ring offers a combat tutorial a little after creating your Tarnished near the start of the game. Unlike most games, the tutorial is a side path that’s so easy...
Recent Poll Suggests 21% of Americans Have Dabbled in Crypto
3.4.2022
A recent poll conducted by NBC News indicates that one in five Americans has used cryptocurrencies by either investing or trading digital assets. The findings suggest that crypto assets continue to become more popular as 21% of the 1,000 participants surveyed have “dabbled” in crypto...
Polygon Announces Zero-Knowledge Identity Platform for Web3
1.4.2022
On March 29, Polygon, the layer two (L2) scaling solution that runs parallel with the Ethereum blockchain, has announced a new identity platform called Polygon ID. While the protocol is is still under development, Polygon ID is powered by zero-knowledge (ZK) cryptography and Polygon expects...
US Senators Introduce Crypto Sanctions Bill — Expert Says It’s Overbroad, Unconstitutional
19.3.2022
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren and 10 other lawmakers have introduced the “Digital Asset Sanctions Compliance Enhancement Act of 2022.” The bill “would place sweeping restrictions on persons who build, operate, and use cryptocurrency networks even if they have no knowledge...
Mina Foundation Raises $92M to Accelerate Adoption of Zero-Knowledge Proofs
17.3.2022
The terms of the $92 million token sale were not disclosed but FTX Ventures and Three Arrows Capita led the effort