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TrueFi launches on Optimism, expanding access to on-chain credit
7.6.2022
Several projects have launched on Optimism this year with the goal of giving users instant transactions and lower gas fees
Citadel Is Building a Crypto Trading Marketplace With Virtu Financial: Sources
7.6.2022
The effort also includes Citadel’s recent VC backers, Sequoia and Paradigm, with more trading firms to come, according to a source familiar with the plans
US Arrests Former Employee of Opensea NFT Marketplace in ‘First-Ever Digital Asset Insider Trading Scheme’
3.6.2022
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has indicted an employee of non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace Opensea in what the department called the “first-ever digital asset insider trading scheme.” DOJ Indicts Former Opensea Product Manager The DOJ announced Wednesday the unsealing of...
GameStop Eyes Incoming NFT Marketplace As Net Loss Widens
2.6.2022
Following the mixed financial results for the first quarter of the fiscal year 2022, the video game retailer GameStop said that it is taking steps to upgrade its digital asset wallet, with plans to enable transactions on its designed GameStop non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace upon...
Fidelity Plans Hiring Spree to Expand Crypto Services to Include Ethereum Trading and Custody
2.6.2022
Fidelity is planning a hiring spree to add ether trading and custody services to its cryptocurrency business. “As the demand for digital assets continues to steadily grow and the marketplace evolves, we will continue to expand our hiring efforts,” a Fidelity executive explained....
Former product manager at OpenSea charged with insider trading
1.6.2022
The charges are related to digital collectibles bought and sold on the NFT marketplace in September 2021
Alleged Hydra Administrator Refuses to Provide Access to His Crypto Wallet, Report Claims
1.6.2022
A Moscow court has ordered the seizure of the crypto wallet of one of the alleged administrators of darknet market Hydra. Media reports reveal, however, that the man — who was arrested in Russia in mid-April — is refusing to share access to his presumed crypto stash with Russian...
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC Drops Below $29,000 to Start the Weekend
28.5.2022
Bitcoin bears re-entered the marketplace on Saturday, as prices moved closer to a multi-week low to start the weekend. BTC once again fell below $29,000, whilst ETH continues to move lower, and now hovers around $1,750. Bitcoin Following a brief rebound on Friday, BTC once again moved lower, with...
VAST Completes Private Investment Round as It Readies to Launch First-Ever EngageFi™ NFT Platform
26.5.2022
PRESS RELEASE. Miami, FL – VAST, the multimedia NFT marketplace that dropped the first-ever NFT sitcom featuring Snoop Dogg and The Harlem Globetrotters, has announced the completion of their strategic private investment round with leading blockchain venture capital firms: GHAF Capital,...
Polkadot parachains spike after the launch of a $250M aUSD stablecoin fund
25.5.2022
Polkadot parachains posted double-digit gains after partnership announcements, protocol integrations and a stablecoin development fund caught the attention of the crypto investors
Gamestop Launches Web3 Ethereum Wallet That Leverages Loopring’s ZK-Rollup Tech
23.5.2022
This week, the consumer electronics and gaming software retailer, Gamestop, has officially revealed the company’s self-custodial, Web3 ethereum wallet. The wallet is currently in beta form and now available via the firm’s web portal, in order to provide users with a wallet that stores...
OpenSea’s New Marketplace Protocol Could Become ‘Uniswap Moment’ of NFTs
23.5.2022
The popular non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace OpenSea has unveiled a new protocol that allows anyone to set up new and decentralized NFT marketplaces. And judging from some members of the community, the protocol could become the “Uniswap moment” of NFTs....
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OpenSea launches 'Seaport' marketplace protocol allowing NFT bartering
20.5.2022
“OpenSea does not control or operate the Seaport protocol — we will be just one, among many, building on top of this shared protocol,” said the platform
Cumulative NFT Sales Among 18 Blockchain Networks Surpass $36 Billion
20.5.2022
Statistics recorded this week show that the aggregate number of non-fungible token (NFT) sales, settled across more than a dozen different blockchains, has officially surpassed $36 billion. While there are 18 competing blockchains offering NFTs, Ethereum-based NFT sales dominate by more than 75%....
Dubai Couple Ties the Knot in the Metaverse
20.5.2022
A Dubai based couple has decided to be wed in the metaverse after legal problems stemming from their nationalities initially forced them to tie the knot in Georgia in 2019. After the wedding, the couple said they will use their own experience to help others get married in the metaverse as well....
GameStop Jumps Into NFTs Just As The Market Collapses
20.5.2022
The NFT market, and other blockchain-associated grifts like cryptocurrency, are having a very bad month, as their perceived “value” evaporates and whatever actual monetary value they had falls through the floor. To which GameStop says: lol.Read more
Digital Collectible Owners Continue to Take Loans out Using NFTs as Collateral
19.5.2022
While non-fungible token (NFT) collectibles have become a hot commodity over the last 12 months, a number of NFT owners are taking loans out against their NFTs. This month, a project called Nftfi has facilitated $25.6 million in NFT loans so far, and last month the lending marketplace recorded...
An Anime Action Adventure: YOANN․IO Seed Launch on KICK․IO
18.5.2022
PRESS RELEASE. Metaverses are here, and they are the next generation of gaming. That’s why KICK.IO launchpad is excited to be hosting the public sale of YOANN.IO, an Anime Action Adventure. YOANN.IO empowers players to go on exciting adventures, interact with other players, as well as earn...
Tumbleweeds blow through Coinbase NFT on its first day: Just $75K in volume
6.5.2022
After almost seven months and over 8.4 million emails on the waitlist Coinbase opened its NFT marketplace to the public but only recorded 150 transactions on the big day
Coinbase Opens NFT Marketplace to All
4.5.2022
The crypto exchange has opened the floodgates to its Ethereum-based marketplace after testing the beta version with a select group of users in April