Author: Donald Munn
So it’s all true, in order to celebrate the life and deeds of one of the most talented players in the history of football, Fanz.com has managed to get consent to launch an entire collection of non-fungible tokens based on Diego Armando Maradona. What is Fanz.com Fanz is a Manchester-based tech company that is looking to bring the world of football into the fascinating web 3.0 ecosystem. Fanz is designed by fans for fans of the world of football, aiming to unite players and teams with digital artists and blockchain technology. Their goal is to create NFTs about the world’s…
The role of supply and inflation The ongoing macroeconomic crisis is seeing rising inflation that is expected to rise around the world without pause for some years. This picture is not good for the markets and central banks are moving to contain the problem with aggressive policies of raising rates to compensate. Obviously, the problem remains but on top of that there is a supply crisis. At a time like this, when the supply of energy is scarcer than usual, and scarcer still following the crisis in Ukraine, inflation is rising, galvanized by the economic situation, and this is causing…
Meta, the new Facebook, which is increasingly involved in the virtual world of the metaverse, where it has already launched its own social platform that in just two months has gathered 300,000 users, seems certain to be able to involve new advertising investors in the project. To develop the project, Meta has planned about 10,000 hires in Europe over the next five years. In a recent meeting with major advertisers, the company said it would be ready in a few months and therefore invited advertisers to get ready to make good ads for the new virtual world, which according to…
Donald Trump’s new social network app, called Truth Social, has been available for download from the Apple Store in the US since last night. According to the company that developed it, it will only be fully operational at the end of March. The company is called Trump Media and Technology Group (TMTG), and its CEO is Devin Nunes, a former Republican congressman close to the former president. The social network Truth Social, whose slogan is “Follow the Truth”, is presented as America’s “Big Tent” social media platform that encourages open, free and honest global conversation, without discriminating against political ideology.…
PRESS RELEASE: On the occasion of a dinner hosted by Heinz Beck (La Pergola, Waldorf Astoria Rome***), the first NFT linked to a “dine wine and art experience” was created. The three-Michelin-starred chef created his first non-fungible token at his Social restaurant in Dubai. The dinner was paired with a tasting of great Italian wines, all part of the Italian Wine Crypto Bank, which promoted the initiative together with Crypto Dine Wine Art, a company specializing in the creation of NFTs linked to the world of food and wine. According to the press release, this is the first NFT in…
Bitcoin Analysis Bitcoin’s price rebounded a bit from incessant selling on Tuesday and finished its daily candle +$1,245. The BTC/USD 4HR chart below from vf_investment shows that BTC’s price rallied off of the 100.00% fibonacci retracement level [$36,312.09] and bulls are now trying to re-establish control above the 78.60% fib level [$38,388.93]. Bearish traders conversely are aiming to again send BTC’s price back down to test the 100% fib level with a secondary aim of 161.80% [$30,314.49]. fib level The second BTC chart we’re looking at today is the BTC/USD 1W chart from TradingShot. The chart posits that BTC’s price…
If the aim of Coinbase was to attract curiosity and attention, then the very expensive ($7 million) ad at the last Super Bowl was certainly a very successful operation. In addition to having recently been named as the most innovative and talked-about ad of all those aired during the highly-followed Super Bowl final in mid-February, the 60-second spot was so successful that it caused the Coinbase app to crash for a few hours due to excessive simultaneous access in the hours following the airing. But now it seems that a new controversy has arisen around this much talked about commercial. …
Sunday saw the conclusion of the ETHDenver festival dedicated to Ethereum, during which Vitalik Buterin was of course the undisputed star. Among the many things that the celebrated co-founder of Ethereum said, there was one that probably didn’t please many investors and speculators. He was talking about the “crypto winter”, or the prolonged period of price distress, and Vitalik Buterin revealed that in fact many developers welcome bearish periods. This is because too much euphoria is often generated during bull runs, which attracts too many short-term speculators, while developers need to be able to work more calmly and over the…
El Salvador, the first country in the world to implement Bitcoin as legal tender, is now experiencing a rise in tourism of over 30%. President Nayib Bukele is proposing 52 legal reforms to Congress, including offering citizenship to foreigners in exchange for investments, including in cryptocurrencies. El Salvador and the increase in tourism over 30% thanks to Bitcoin Morena Valdez, head of El Salvador’s Ministry of Tourism (MITUR), reportedly pointed out how the implementation of Bitcoin has attracted more tourists and investors to the country, with associated benefits for the sector. The post was retweeted by El Salvador’s own President,…
Yesterday, the ability to connect the Coinbase wallet to the Nano Ledger was officially announced. It's a big day. We've joined forces with @coinbase to offer secure self custody to @CoinbaseWallet users, in order to make your #Web3 experience as seamless and secure as possible. https://t.co/J6gRoJHdMj pic.twitter.com/OCUhRsdJCG — Ledger (@Ledger) February 22, 2022 So now Coinbase users can protect their tokens and NFTs using Ledger hardware wallets thanks to the Coinbase Wallet browser extension that adds support to these types of wallets. Connecting Coinbase Wallet and Ledger Linking the Coinbase wallet with Ledger Nano X or Nano S keeps private…