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UFC Taps VeChain as First Official Layer 1 Blockchain Partner
9.6.2022
The multi-year deal was reportedly worth $100 million
SuperTeam Raises $10M to Build Blockchain Sports Game
9.6.2022
SuperTeam Games has raised $10 million in its first round of funding as it looks to create a blockchain-based sports game
Tether deploys new USDT token on the Tezos blockchain
9.6.2022
The asset will also be available on twelve other networks, including Ethereum, Solana and Polkadot, among others
Stellar Public Network Upgrades to Protocol 19 Successfully
9.6.2022
The Stellar Public Network has been upgraded to Protocol 19 as of June 08, 2022, at 15:00 UTC. The upgrade introduces new transaction preconditions and a new type of signer. Several changes adopted during the upgrade will make building payment channels, key recovery solutions, and bridges to other...
ApeCoin Community Narrowly Wins Vote to Stay on Ethereum
9.6.2022
The majority of apecoin (APE) holders have voted in favor of a proposal that the token remains on the Ethereum (ETH) blockchain despite its high transaction fees.
The final results, which come after a six-day voting period that started on June 3, reveal that 53.62% of ApeCoin token holders...
'Father' of the Metaverse Neal Stephenson launching Metaverse blockchain
9.6.2022
At LAMINA1, Neal Stephenson will focus on “helping get artists and other value creators paid properly for their work, helping the environment [...] and seeing a truly open Metaverse get built” noted co-founder Peter Vessenes
New NFT Marketplace, myNFT, Seals $7m in Funding to Make NFTs Accessible to All
8.6.2022
PRESS RELEASE. New London-based NFT marketplace platform, myNFT, has announced its upcoming launch with the news that it has received Series A funding from some of the most prominent investors in the blockchain industry. myNFT believes that the current NFT industry is filled with barriers, blocking...
Blockchain Games Strongest Category Amid Crypto Market Downturn
8.6.2022
Blockchain games is the category within crypto that has resisted the industry downturn the most, with activity still being up 197% year-over-year, DappRadar’s Industry Report for May shows.
The sector’s resilience is clear despite a drop in the number of game transactions of 5% in May compared...
Metaverse sneak peek: Project aims to build a creator-focused economy through blockchain
8.6.2022
Cointelegraph explored Web3 creator economy protocol DEIP’s metaverse in an online event last week
Ethiopian Central Bank Urges Residents to Stop Engaging in Crypto Transactions
8.6.2022
The National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) has said it does not recognize cryptocurrencies as a legitimate method of payment and that residents must avoid using them. The bank insists the local birr currency is the only lawful means of settling transactions in Ethiopia. Illegal Transactions The Ethiopian...
Ethereum's Ropsten Testnet Set to 'Merge' Today
8.6.2022
The Ropsten public testnet, Ethereum (ETH)'s longest-lived proof-of-work (PoW) testnet that allows for blockchain development testing before deployment on the mainnet, is expected to go through The Merge in a matter of hours....
Read More: Ethereum's Ropsten Testnet Set to 'Merge' Today
Circle to Boost Instant Payouts for Businesses by Adding Support for Polygon USDC
8.6.2022
Polygon USDC becomes the first bridged version of USDC to attract support from Circle that facilitates faster payments and transactions at lower costs. The benefits extend to institutional traders and businesses looking to swap fiat currencies to and from Polygon USDC. Swap and transfer of Polygon...
Staking POWR Token Is Live On the Powerledger Energy Blockchain
8.6.2022
POWR staking is now live on the Powerledger Energy Blockchain, where users can begin staking by locking up the token in the Ethereum contract. Several validators have been onboarded to assist with staking POWR tokens. There is a limit of 5 million POWR tokens for every validator, which is expected...
Myria Has Announced Free-to-Claim Alliance Sigil NFT for All New and Existing Community Members
8.6.2022
PRESS RELEASE. June 8, 2022: Myria Studios, the blockchain gaming division of Myria, announced that the company is rewarding its community members with its inaugural NFT drop — a free-to-claim Alliance Sigil NFT. For a limited time, all new and existing Myria community members can claim...
Crypto bank Custodia sues the Fed over 19 month delay on account approval
8.6.2022
Custodia wants to compel the Federal Reserve Board and its Kansas City branch to approve its application for a Fed master account within 30 days
SpartaCats Troll DOGE With Billboard Near SpaceX Office
8.6.2022
PRESS RELEASE. SpartaCats, a novel meme-coin project based on BNB and the Everscale blockchain network, put up a digital billboard advertisement in Hawthorne, California, near the headquarters of Tesla and SpaceX. In the ad, you can see an image of cats taking off in a rocket, leaving behind...
Everyone Hates Blockchain Bro's Vision For The Future Of Games
7.6.2022
For some, it’s a vision of utopia. For a thousand more, it’s unmistakably a dystopia. But it’s really just a speculative LinkedIn post about the potential future of “blockchain” gaming, which has gone viral across multiple social media platforms when folks started mocking what they see as...
Chainalysis exec touts blockchain analysis to Senate homeland security committee
7.6.2022
Three experts from the private sector appeared before the Senate committee Tuesday to talk about ransomware attacks and how to combat them
PayPal enables transfer of digital currencies to external wallets
7.6.2022
The move comes after nearly two years since PayPal enabled users to buy and sell crypto on its platform
Japanese VC Firm Mistletoe Strengthens Crypto Focus, Says Web3 Will Spread to All Industries
7.6.2022
The Japanese venture capital firm Mistletoe is strengthening its focus on the crypto industry amidst the market downturn, arguing that Web3 will “spread to all industry segments” in the future, just like the Internet has done.
Speaking with Cryptonews.com, Atsushi Taira, the co-founder...