Author: Donald Munn

Award-winning singer-songwriter Ross Golan has launched his first NFT album The name of the album is: The Wrong Man and it is already available for sale on the marketplace – Terra Virtua. Ross Golan, NFT album for sale on Terra Virtua The artist, who has been collaborating for years with big stars such as Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber, has created an NFT collection for his most loyal fans. The collection is a mix of music, 2D animated album covers and a limited edition poster. There is also an exclusive Platinum Edition which includes a physical copy, an animated NFT…

Bitcoin Analysis  Bitcoin’s price was sent back above the $40k level on Wednesday and concluded its daily session +$1,645.  The BTC/USD 1D chart below from mattpickstone shows BTC’s price trading between the 0.236 fibonacci level [$38,196.99] and 0.382 [$44,027.40]. If bullish BTC market participants can send BTC’s price above 0.382 their next target is 0.5 [$48,739.65] with a third target of 0.618 [$53,451.9]. Conversely, the bearish targets for traders expecting further downside are 0.236 and 0 [$28,772.48].  BTC’s price trading between the 0.236 fibonacci level [$38,196.99] and 0.382 [$44,027.40]Bitcoin’s Moving Averages: 5-Day [$39,401.39], 20-Day [$39,844.63], 50-Day [$40,503.61], 100-Day [$47,612.84], 200-Day…

Edward Snowden, former CIA computer expert and protagonist in 2013 of a controversy with the United States over allegations of espionage, has returned after a long time to speak in an interview.  On 27 February, during the Camp Ethereal 2022 event, Snowden spoke about cryptocurrencies and blockchain in a long interview with Marta Belcher, a lawyer, cryptocurrency expert and member of the Filecoin Foundation. Edward Snowden speaks about cryptocurrencies again In particular, the American cyber expert explained how he believes governments view cryptocurrencies as “an evolving threat“, how cryptocurrencies “transform power relations”, and how Ethereum “suffers from the same privacy…

A few days ago, the Ethereum Foundation announced the launch of the Kiln Merge Testnet. The new PoS-based BlockChain Kiln is the successor to Kintsugi, which was a valuable testbed for the merge as it led to the identification of stable and robust protocol specifications.  So Kiln is in fact the new step in the process of merging Ethereum’s old Proof-of-Work blockchain with the new Proof-of-Stake Beacon Chain.  Kiln was launched in PoW mode in parallel with the Beacon Chain. This merger took place on Kiln on 15 March 2022, and now this new testnet is entirely running in PoS…

In Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky has just signed a law legalizing virtual assets, including cryptocurrencies. The cryptocurrency law in Ukraine As explained in the official note, the law had been approved by the Parliament last 17 February, before the Russian invasion.  With the signature of President Zelensky, the cryptocurrency market is regulated and will be subject to the authority imposed by the National Commission for Securities and the Stock Market.  Specifically, the law: Determines the legal status, classification and ownership rights of virtual assets; Designates market regulators, i.e. the National Bank of Ukraine and the National Commission on Securities and…

Metafest 2022 is a brand new and pioneering summit that brings together the fast emerging NFT and metaverse worlds with investors, technologists, crypto companies and members of the public from 6th – 10th April 2022.  The Cryptonomist is among the media partners of this amazing event. Metafest 2022  event It will be a unique networking event with conferences, workshops, demonstrations, star-studded meetings, awards, auctions and plenty of socialising at after-parties and precedes this year’s Caprices Festival at the top of the Cry D’er mountain in Crans-Montana, Switzerland. Tickets for this unmissable conference are available at www.metafest.ch with a full programme…

Binance will host Binance Blockchain Week in Dubai scheduled for March 28-30, 2022. Three days packed with exclusive schedules, including live panels and side meetings, will bring together some of the industry’s leading players and boldest innovators to discuss the most relevant technological developments of the century. Binance Blockchain Week guests Binance Blockchain Week will see over 2,500 attendees in person and thousands more live streaming via Binance Live, for a deep dive into the technology of the future, through the world of NFTs, the metaverse and beyond. Joining CZ, CEO and co-founder of Binance, on stage will be over…

SPONSORED POST* Dear Community, we want to start a new post series about the progresses related to the Notable’s  Ecosystem, in order to let you know exactly how everything is going, share our view for the  upcoming months and to give you the possibility to tell us your thoughts.  Notable’s  Ecosystem, where are we now?  The last 2 months have been very important for Notable’s development, on multiple sides. What we  want now is to prepare all the bases needed for a great launch of our platform for Q2 2022. Our  team is working a lot on all the technical…

It’s war between Russia and the social networks: following Facebook and Twitter, on the night of 14 March, Instagram was also blocked. Russia blocks Instagram The decision to block Instagram had been announced in recent days by the Kremlin and came after a veritable escalation of tensions between the social network, which belongs to Meta, and the Russian government.  It all started with numerous requests from the Ukrainian government to stop social networks in Russia. Meta reacted by restricting the pages of the main Russian news networks, accused of spreading propaganda.  Subsequently, contrary to Facebook’s usual policies, Meta allowed hate…

The Sandbox today announced a new partnership with HSBC, one of the world’s largest international providers of banking and financial services, as it enters the metaverse to engage with sports, e-sports and gaming enthusiasts.  The Sandbox opens the doors of its metaverse to HSBC The Sandbox’s popular blockchain metaverse has announced its new partnership with HSBC on the social network of crypto-lovers Twitter: Delighted to announce we’ve partnered with @HSBC, one of the world’s largest international banking & financial services providers! Bringing a host of opportunities to engage with global financial services & sports communities in The Sandbox Metaverse.https://t.co/GmQ3lrVmnB —…