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NFT Marketplace Blur Launches Native Token, BLUR Price Drops 85% in a Matter of Hours
14.2.2023
The Blur non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace launched its native token this week, and users who were awarded token allotments received “care packages.” Blur tokens began trading at noon on Feb. 14, reaching a high of $5.02 per token. However, the coin has since dropped more than...
NFT Marketplace Blur Releases Native Token for Community Ownership
14.2.2023
After a delay, the zero-fee marketplace has airdropped its highly-anticipated token to traders. The marketplace, which launched in October, aims to incentivize pro traders to transact on Blur
The ethics of the metaverse: Privacy, ownership and control
14.2.2023
As the metaverse continues to grow and evolve, it is essential that we consider and address the ethical questions and challenges it raises
Brazilians Will Be Able to Pay Taxes With Crypto
13.2.2023
Brazilians will now be able to pay part of their state taxes using cryptocurrencies. Banco do Brazil, a mixed ownership bank, is launching the option of paying a set of taxes with crypto, using Bitfy, a Brazilian cryptocurrency startup, as a payment processor, exchanging the cryptocurrencies paid...
Nimantha Siriwardana, CTO of Metacask, on Digital Ownership of Luxury Alcohol | Ep. 202
7.2.2023
In an exclusive interview with cryptonews.com, Nim Siriwardana, Co-Founder and CTO of Metacask, talks about digitalizing the spirits industry for transparent asset ownership, and the intersection between luxury goods and NFTs....
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Bitcoin Records Largest Mined Block to Date, 4 MB Block Containing NFT Causes Unease Among Small-Block Supporters
2.2.2023
Amid the controversy surrounding the Ordinals project and the debate over what types of data should be stored on the Bitcoin blockchain, the network mined its largest block, nearly 4 MB in size, containing just 63 transactions. One of the transactions was a 3.94 MB Ordinal inscription featuring...
London Crowned World’s Leading Cryptocurrency Hub, According to Study
2.2.2023
According to research from Recap, a cryptocurrency tax software company, London has become the world’s leading hub for cryptocurrencies. The researchers analyzed eight indicators, including the number of cryptocurrency businesses and the quantity of cryptocurrency ATMs in each country....
WazirX Says Binance Lied About Ownership as Dispute About India’s Largest Exchange Escalates
28.1.2023
The back-and-forth about the ownership of WazirX could have a devastating effect on the Indian exchange and its users
'What Was Gary Gensler Really Doing?': Rep. Tom Emmer on FTX, the SEC and What's Next for Crypto in Congress
23.1.2023
The so-called “Crypto King of Congress” blames over-centralization and old-fashioned fraud for FTX’s collapse (not crypto). As Congress considers new crypto legislation, can he persuade his colleagues – including the combative Elizabeth Warren – of the same?
NFT Market Sales Climb 16% Higher; 43.48% Increase in Buyers in Third Week of 2023
22.1.2023
Closing out the third week of January 2023, non-fungible token (NFT) assets saw a 16.39% increase in overall sales. 320,580 buyers participated in the NFT market action this past week, an increase of 43.48% compared to the week prior. $256.69 million in NFT sales were recorded over the last seven...
FTX Debtors’ List of Assets Omits Mention of Large Stash of NFTs and ENS Names Owned by Alameda
20.1.2023
This week, FTX debtors issued a press release and a 20-page document noting that bankruptcy administrators had located $5.5 billion in liquid assets. The document details that investigators discovered fiat currencies, crypto assets, and securities as part of FTX’s and Alameda...
More Than 65% of Oman’s Crypto Holders Are College Graduates — Study
13.1.2023
Approximately 65,000 of Oman’s residents are holders of crypto and a majority of these are either high school or college graduates, a new study by Souq Analyst has found. According to the study’s findings, an overwhelming majority (90%) of Oman’s crypto holders are aged between...
Trump’s NFT Prize Collection Surfaces on Secondary Markets, Generates $53K in 24-Hour Sales
12.1.2023
Following the launch of Donald Trump’s non-fungible token (NFT) card collection, winners of the Trump-themed prizes are selling prize NFTs on secondary NFT marketplaces such as Opensea. The Polygon-minted NFTs act as passes for a one-on-one Zoom meeting with the 45th president of the United...
US Bankruptcy Court Rules Celsius Deposits Belong to the Firm
5.1.2023
A New York bankruptcy court has ruled the deposits on high-interest-earning accounts belong to Celsius, the embattled former cryptocurrency lending firm, that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protections in July. The decision establishes a precedent that might affect the status of other, similar...
Can blockchain solve the ownership debacle over AI generated art?
21.12.2022
As Web3 and emerging technologies such as AI continue to expand creative possibilities, questions over how to protect creative rights and arts arise
Another Mysterious Person Signs a 2009 BTC Address, Message Shared by Martin Shkreli Mentions Convicted Felon Paul Le Roux
15.12.2022
Just recently, the crypto community discovered a bitcointalk.org forum user who signed a message from bitcoin block 1,018, and the signer associated the signature with an address first seen in 2022. Moreover, further investigation and evidence have tied block 1,018 to the now-deceased computer...
OpenSea to transfer Operator Filter Registry ownership before January
12.12.2022
OpenSea recently released an official tweet to inform users about transferring the Operator Filter Registry’s ownership. As per the tweet, the transfer is expected before January 2nd. The platform concludes the transaction with a multi-signature operated by a collective body that includes:- ourZORA...
FTX Fiasco boosts Bitcoin ownership to new highs: analysts weigh in
29.11.2022
Data analytics firm Glassnode, hardware provider Trezor and Bitcoin exchange Relai observe an uptick in Bitcoin self-custody
What Do You Really Own in the Ownership Economy?
22.11.2022
Sony Files Patent to Use NFT Tech for Keeping Track of in-Game Digital Assets; Introduces Moments Market
18.11.2022
Electronics giant Sony has filed a patent that describes the usage of NFT (non-fungible token) and blockchain technology to track the history of in-game digital assets. The filing describes the usage of this tech in order to record the story of modifications and ownership of the digital assets from...