108,900 XRP Is New Record for XRPL NFT Sales
According to the collection's official Twitter account, the sale was the result of an open auction of Xpunk #8811. Without revealing the name of the buyer, it was stated that this person is known to the community."XRPL Punks" collection's items sold for 108,900 XRP, the equivalent of $44,000.
The XRPL Punks collection, or Xpunks, homage to the already legendary non-fungible CryptoPunks collectibles, is one of the hottest on XRPL. Since the long-awaited XLS-20 amendment was applied to XRPL this fall, Xpunks alone have traded 1.78 million XRPs to date.The Bored Apes XRP Club has two times less, but still a turnover of 866,533 XRP.
According to the collection's official Twitter account, the sale was the result of an open auction of Xpunk #8811. Without revealing the name of the buyer, it was stated that this person is known to the community."XRPL Punks" collection's items sold for 108,900 XRP, the equivalent of $44,000.
The XRPL Punks collection, or Xpunks, homage to the already legendary non-fungible CryptoPunks collectibles, is one of the hottest on XRPL. Since the long-awaited XLS-20 amendment was applied to XRPL this fall, Xpunks alone have traded 1.78 million XRPs to date.The Bored Apes XRP Club has two times less, but still a turnover of 866,533 XRP.
💰 FTX-backed DEX Serum calls itself 'defunct,' promotes community fork
Serum, a decentralized crypto exchange backed by FTX, notified its 215,000 Twitter followers the project is “defunct” after the crypto exchange giant's sudden collapse — while pointing users towards a community-led fork of the project. The Serum program on mainnet became defunct" following FTX's implosion, Serum tweeted. "As upgrade authority is held by FTX, security is in jeopardy, leading to protocols like Jupiter and Radium moving away,” it added, referring to two DeFi projects on the Solana blockchain. It pointed that it was now replaced by a community fork called OpenBook.
Serum, a decentralized crypto exchange backed by FTX, notified its 215,000 Twitter followers the project is “defunct” after the crypto exchange giant's sudden collapse — while pointing users towards a community-led fork of the project. The Serum program on mainnet became defunct" following FTX's implosion, Serum tweeted. "As upgrade authority is held by FTX, security is in jeopardy, leading to protocols like Jupiter and Radium moving away,” it added, referring to two DeFi projects on the Solana blockchain. It pointed that it was now replaced by a community fork called OpenBook.
📣 Samsung, Huawei, LG lead metaverse patent race
South Korean and Chinese companies are securing metaverse hardware patents, with LG and Huawei rising in the ranks with the most Metaverse patents as the electronics industry looks beyond smartphones, the media reported. The size reached a value of $22.79 billion in 2021, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.
The global metaverse market is expected to reach $996 billion in 2030, registering a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 39.8 per cent. Display colour schemes and semiconductors are among the strengths of South Korean companies, which have quickly established a presence in core components rather than headsets and other finished products.
South Korean and Chinese companies are securing metaverse hardware patents, with LG and Huawei rising in the ranks with the most Metaverse patents as the electronics industry looks beyond smartphones, the media reported. The size reached a value of $22.79 billion in 2021, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.
The global metaverse market is expected to reach $996 billion in 2030, registering a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 39.8 per cent. Display colour schemes and semiconductors are among the strengths of South Korean companies, which have quickly established a presence in core components rather than headsets and other finished products.
🪙 Uniswap's own NFT marketplace aggregator live months after Genie acquisition
Uniswap Labs, the main developer behind decentralized exchange protocol Uniswap, is starting a new NFT marketplace, which it hopes will break the barrier between cryptocurrency exchanges and such NFT markets. while platforms such as Rarible have also introduced aggregators. The marketplace aggregates NFTs up for sale from OpenSea, X2Y2, LooksRare, Sudoswap — including its pools, which sell NFTs along price curves — Larva Labs, X2Y2, Foundation and NFT20. The developer has been working on the product since June when it purchased NFT aggregator Genie as part of expansion efforts to include NFTs and ERC-20 tokens among its products.
Uniswap Labs, the main developer behind decentralized exchange protocol Uniswap, is starting a new NFT marketplace, which it hopes will break the barrier between cryptocurrency exchanges and such NFT markets. while platforms such as Rarible have also introduced aggregators. The marketplace aggregates NFTs up for sale from OpenSea, X2Y2, LooksRare, Sudoswap — including its pools, which sell NFTs along price curves — Larva Labs, X2Y2, Foundation and NFT20. The developer has been working on the product since June when it purchased NFT aggregator Genie as part of expansion efforts to include NFTs and ERC-20 tokens among its products.
One of the original promises of Web3, the transfer of power from the platforms to the creator, is still alive and well.
OpenSea announced today that creators have now earned more than $1 Billion on their platform just this year.
That is more than Facebook, TikTok, Twitter, Instagram or Snapchat has paid out to creators.
OpenSea announced today that creators have now earned more than $1 Billion on their platform just this year.
That is more than Facebook, TikTok, Twitter, Instagram or Snapchat has paid out to creators.
👉 Telegram CEO Durov Plans to Build Crypto Wallets, Decentralized Exchange
Messaging app Telegram has sold $50 million in usernames in less than a month through its blockchain-based auction platform, Fragment, CEO Pavel Durov said Wednesday. The figure speaks to the success of Telegram’s second go-around at bootstrapping its own crypto infrastructure. Fragment is built atop the Telegram Open Network, a blockchain Durov abandoned under regulatory pressure in 2020 and later returned to after its community kept it alive.Telegram is already a go-to messaging app for many crypto traders, giving it a captive audience from the start.
Messaging app Telegram has sold $50 million in usernames in less than a month through its blockchain-based auction platform, Fragment, CEO Pavel Durov said Wednesday. The figure speaks to the success of Telegram’s second go-around at bootstrapping its own crypto infrastructure. Fragment is built atop the Telegram Open Network, a blockchain Durov abandoned under regulatory pressure in 2020 and later returned to after its community kept it alive.Telegram is already a go-to messaging app for many crypto traders, giving it a captive audience from the start.
It appears as if Apple – the world's largest technology company – seems to have a fundamental misunderstanding on how blockchain technology works.
According to Coinbase, Apple has blocked updates from Coinbase Wallet until they can collect 30% of the gas fees required to send NFTs in-app.
Of course, this is not possible. Even if Coinbase wanted to comply, they couldn't.
According to Coinbase, Apple has blocked updates from Coinbase Wallet until they can collect 30% of the gas fees required to send NFTs in-app.
Of course, this is not possible. Even if Coinbase wanted to comply, they couldn't.
🐴 1INCH Price Tumbles as Investors Reportedly Offload $8 Million Worth of Tokens
The chief communication at 1inch Network, Sergey Maslennikov clarified:“Actually, those wallets and token transfers are not connected to the 1inch Foundation in any way, but attribute to some of the 1inch Network’s backers who continuously receive their unlocked 1INCH tokens in accordance with the vesting schedule/timeline”Additionally, a Tweet from DonYakka claimed that the transfer “was not from the 1INCH foundation wallet.”He said: “It is via an early investor because they have claimed through vesting contract, the date that 25% drop happened the whole market did, 1INCH does have a BTC and ETH pair so when these pairs increase be ready for pump too.”.
The chief communication at 1inch Network, Sergey Maslennikov clarified:“Actually, those wallets and token transfers are not connected to the 1inch Foundation in any way, but attribute to some of the 1inch Network’s backers who continuously receive their unlocked 1INCH tokens in accordance with the vesting schedule/timeline”Additionally, a Tweet from DonYakka claimed that the transfer “was not from the 1INCH foundation wallet.”He said: “It is via an early investor because they have claimed through vesting contract, the date that 25% drop happened the whole market did, 1INCH does have a BTC and ETH pair so when these pairs increase be ready for pump too.”.
Neuralink, Elon Musk's brain machine interface company, is aiming to put its first implant in a human subject in the next six months.
Announced tonight during a live event, Musk said the company has been “working hard to be ready for our first human,” and has submitted most of the required paperwork to the FDA to launch a study in humans.
Announced tonight during a live event, Musk said the company has been “working hard to be ready for our first human,” and has submitted most of the required paperwork to the FDA to launch a study in humans.
🪙 Top decentralized exchange Uniswap launches an NFT marketplace aggregator
Uniswap Labs, the developer behind the top decentralized exchange Uniswap, has announced the launch of its own nonfungible token (NFT) marketplace aggregator in an effort to break the separation between cryptocurrency exchanges and NFT markets. The new offering – which has been under development since Uniswap acquired the NFT trading aggregator Genie back in June – will aggregate NFTs that are listed for sale on the top marketplaces including OpenSea, X2Y2, LooksRare, Sudoswap, Larva Labs, X2Y2, Foundation and NFT20.
Uniswap Labs, the developer behind the top decentralized exchange Uniswap, has announced the launch of its own nonfungible token (NFT) marketplace aggregator in an effort to break the separation between cryptocurrency exchanges and NFT markets. The new offering – which has been under development since Uniswap acquired the NFT trading aggregator Genie back in June – will aggregate NFTs that are listed for sale on the top marketplaces including OpenSea, X2Y2, LooksRare, Sudoswap, Larva Labs, X2Y2, Foundation and NFT20.
S. Korea energy conglomerate builds US$84 mln metaverse fund
South Korea’s city gas and energy group Daesung’s venture capital subsidiary recently established a fund worth 110 billion Korean won (about US$84.5 million) for expanding investments into startups in the metaverse industry, local media outlets reported Thursday.
Korea Venture Investment Corp., the country’s government-backed fund of funds, invested 60 billion won (US$46 million), with other limited partners including the Industrial Bank of Korea (IBK), Shinhan Capital Co. Ltd. and other subsidiaries of the Daesung Group. The fund will focus its investments in startups specializing in artificial intelligence (AI), extended reality (XR), blockchain and digital twin technologies.
South Korea’s city gas and energy group Daesung’s venture capital subsidiary recently established a fund worth 110 billion Korean won (about US$84.5 million) for expanding investments into startups in the metaverse industry, local media outlets reported Thursday.
Korea Venture Investment Corp., the country’s government-backed fund of funds, invested 60 billion won (US$46 million), with other limited partners including the Industrial Bank of Korea (IBK), Shinhan Capital Co. Ltd. and other subsidiaries of the Daesung Group. The fund will focus its investments in startups specializing in artificial intelligence (AI), extended reality (XR), blockchain and digital twin technologies.
🪙 UNI Surges After “Fee Switch” Vote is Proposed
Uniswap’s UNI token jumped over 7% on Dec. 2 after a governance proposal calling for a vote to reserve a portion of trading fees was posted. the post on Uniswap’s governance forum doesn’t explicitly specify a plan for what will happen to the retained fees. Of course, that’s not stopping people from buying UNI — DeFi enthusiasts have long speculated that holders of the UNI token will one day be eligible to receive some portion of the fees charged on Uniswap trades — with the token pumping, it’s clear that at least some investors believe the proposal is a step towards providing some sort of yield to UNI holders. regulatory concerns associated with sharing protocol revenue with UNI holders.
Uniswap’s UNI token jumped over 7% on Dec. 2 after a governance proposal calling for a vote to reserve a portion of trading fees was posted. the post on Uniswap’s governance forum doesn’t explicitly specify a plan for what will happen to the retained fees. Of course, that’s not stopping people from buying UNI — DeFi enthusiasts have long speculated that holders of the UNI token will one day be eligible to receive some portion of the fees charged on Uniswap trades — with the token pumping, it’s clear that at least some investors believe the proposal is a step towards providing some sort of yield to UNI holders. regulatory concerns associated with sharing protocol revenue with UNI holders.
This is truly one of the most impressive technologies of all-time, and a very real and raw glimpse into our near future – one which is heavily AI driven.
OpenAI, an artificial intelligence research lab founded by Elon Musk and Sam Altman (Elon has since left the company) has released ChatGPT – a simple chat-style UI powered by powerful language-generation AI.
OpenAI, an artificial intelligence research lab founded by Elon Musk and Sam Altman (Elon has since left the company) has released ChatGPT – a simple chat-style UI powered by powerful language-generation AI.
💰 1inch tokens worth over $100 million set to be unlocked by Dec. 30
1inch, a decentralized exchange aggregator, is about to experience a massive unlock that will see tokens currently worth $111 million released from their vesting schedule, according to data from TokenUnlocks. The DEX aggregator launched its native token in December 2020. Only 6% of the total supply was released then, with the remaining tokens locked in a four-year vesting schedule ending in December 2024. Tokens were initially distributed among entities including the core team, investors, advisors and the community, as with other DeFi projects.
1inch, a decentralized exchange aggregator, is about to experience a massive unlock that will see tokens currently worth $111 million released from their vesting schedule, according to data from TokenUnlocks. The DEX aggregator launched its native token in December 2020. Only 6% of the total supply was released then, with the remaining tokens locked in a four-year vesting schedule ending in December 2024. Tokens were initially distributed among entities including the core team, investors, advisors and the community, as with other DeFi projects.
📣 Blockchain, Metaverse and NFT ́s arrive in Granada in January with Block Wold Tour
The most prestigious and pioneer world congress of Blockchain has chosen the city of the Alhambra as its next destination. The organization of BlockWorldTour has always tried to promote Granada as a technological city, hosting the first ever blockchain event in 2019.
Block World Tour will be announcing their speakers in platforms such as Instagram several weeks prior the congress. During the past editions, we have seen professionals coming from all sectors, which are booming while research falls short of innovation. Used to seeing references in the media of new trending terms such as Metaverse, DEFI or NFT.
The most prestigious and pioneer world congress of Blockchain has chosen the city of the Alhambra as its next destination. The organization of BlockWorldTour has always tried to promote Granada as a technological city, hosting the first ever blockchain event in 2019.
Block World Tour will be announcing their speakers in platforms such as Instagram several weeks prior the congress. During the past editions, we have seen professionals coming from all sectors, which are booming while research falls short of innovation. Used to seeing references in the media of new trending terms such as Metaverse, DEFI or NFT.
📣 Hashflow partners with Wormhole for cheaper cross-chain crypto swaps
Decentralized exchange (DEX) platform Hashflow has partnered with Wormhole, a crypto bridge service, to enable users to swap crypto tokens across several blockchain networks, according to an announcement issued on Wednesday. Crypto bridges are protocols used to send tokens from one blockchain network to another. Hashflow says its partnership with Wormhole will make native cross-chain crypto swaps cheaper for users. The DEX platform currently supports swaps across six Layer 1 and Layer 2 chains. These include Ethereum, Avalanche, Optimism, and Arbitrum.
Decentralized exchange (DEX) platform Hashflow has partnered with Wormhole, a crypto bridge service, to enable users to swap crypto tokens across several blockchain networks, according to an announcement issued on Wednesday. Crypto bridges are protocols used to send tokens from one blockchain network to another. Hashflow says its partnership with Wormhole will make native cross-chain crypto swaps cheaper for users. The DEX platform currently supports swaps across six Layer 1 and Layer 2 chains. These include Ethereum, Avalanche, Optimism, and Arbitrum.
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BR3AKING: Elon Musk introduced the new Tesla motors semi-truck tonight, boasting that the truck can drive for an incredible 500 mile range, fully loaded.
🪙 Bitcoin Family Says They Are Moving $1M in Crypto to Decentralized Exchanges After FTX Collapse
In October 2017, Netherlands native Didi Taihuttu and his family sold all their valuable belongings and their house for bitcoin. The decision paid off and the Taihuttu family has traveled all around the world and recently moved to the island of Phuket. On Nov. 30, the 44-year-old Didi Taihuttu told CNBC that after storing crypto in cold storage, centralized exchange (cex) platforms, and decentralized exchange (dex) protocols for years, the Dutch family has decided to proactively transfer $1 million in digital assets to dex protocols in order to have more control via self-custody.Just over five years ago, Bitcoin.com News reported on the Taihuttu family after they decided to sell their home, children’s toys, and vehicles so they can accumulate bitcoin (BTC). On Wednesday, the patriarch of the family, Didi Taihuttu, spoke with CNBC and explained that the family is moving $1 million in crypto assets to dex protocols following the FTX collapse.
In October 2017, Netherlands native Didi Taihuttu and his family sold all their valuable belongings and their house for bitcoin. The decision paid off and the Taihuttu family has traveled all around the world and recently moved to the island of Phuket. On Nov. 30, the 44-year-old Didi Taihuttu told CNBC that after storing crypto in cold storage, centralized exchange (cex) platforms, and decentralized exchange (dex) protocols for years, the Dutch family has decided to proactively transfer $1 million in digital assets to dex protocols in order to have more control via self-custody.Just over five years ago, Bitcoin.com News reported on the Taihuttu family after they decided to sell their home, children’s toys, and vehicles so they can accumulate bitcoin (BTC). On Wednesday, the patriarch of the family, Didi Taihuttu, spoke with CNBC and explained that the family is moving $1 million in crypto assets to dex protocols following the FTX collapse.
Decentraland launches metaverse land rental
Decentraland has announced that owners of lands can rent them to other users. The new system will allow both LAND owners and tenants to rent LAND in a safe and decentralized manner, stored in a server managed by the Decentraland Foundation (off-chain).
Decentraland is a virtual world launched in 2020, where users can buy virtual plots of land using one of its native tokens, MANA, on the Ethereum blockchain. Apart from buying lands, users can also engage with each other, play games using interactive dApps, and carry out trades to earn money.
Decentraland has announced that owners of lands can rent them to other users. The new system will allow both LAND owners and tenants to rent LAND in a safe and decentralized manner, stored in a server managed by the Decentraland Foundation (off-chain).
Decentraland is a virtual world launched in 2020, where users can buy virtual plots of land using one of its native tokens, MANA, on the Ethereum blockchain. Apart from buying lands, users can also engage with each other, play games using interactive dApps, and carry out trades to earn money.