Author: Donald Munn
Press release Milan, 23 June 2022 – Binance, the world’s leading blockchain ecosystem and cryptocurrency infrastructure provider, today announced an exclusive, multi-year partnership with Cristiano Ronaldo, one of the greatest footballers ever. The partnership includes Binance‘s launch of a global campaign with the aim of introducing Ronaldo’s fans to Web3, bringing them closer to this world through NFTs. For the duration of the agreement, Cristiano Ronaldo and Binance will create a series of NFT collections that will be offered for sale exclusively on Binance’s NFT platform. The first one will be released later this year and will feature designs created…
Lots of news today related to the metaverse and NFTs, such as the launch of the Metaverse Standards Forum by Meta, Microsoft, Epic Games, Adobe and other companies joining together to create an interconnected and open system. Not only that, Mark Zuckerberg announced new ways to monetize on Meta which also involves NFT creators, while eBay acquired KnownOrigin’s Non-Fungible Token marketplace. Meta, Microsoft, Epic Games and other companies launch the Metaverse Standards Forum The new Metaverse Standards Forum is a new venue for cooperation between organizations and companies to promote the development of interoperability standards for an open and inclusive…
The popular platform for creating e-commerce, Shopify, recently launched over 100 new features, including one dedicated to the world of NFTs. Shopify’s new features include support for NFTs It is called Tokengated Commerce and allows customers to link their crypto wallets to stores on Shopify, so that those with specific NFTs can unlock exclusive products and experiences. The initiative is part of the Connect to Consumer (C2C) strategy, which is the call for brands to create strong connections with consumers based on authenticity, loyalty and trust. Through Tokengated Commerce, merchants will be able to leverage NFTs to further strengthen their…
Tencent and McCann are preparing to compete in the metaverse sector. By now it is plain for all to see; the metaverse is becoming the worthy heir, or rather, a possible evolution of the Internet. China and its strict regulation Even the main Chinese big techs are preparing to enter the world of the metaverse and embrace the phygital universe The metaverse is definitely the new frontier of the web that will slowly become part of our everyday life. This is why even the major Chinese technology companies, including Tencent, have decided to embark on this new adventure, starting work…
Cantina Royale is launching new features and components after signing a partnership with the Elrond company to exploit the full potential of its innovative blockchain. Cantina Royale available soon One of the best known and most popular web3 free-to-play and play-to-earn games based on the metaverse has announced a few days ago its arrival on mobile devices. We're upgrading Web3 entertainment! We are honored to have @ElrondNetwork as a partner Stay tuned https://t.co/GH57ELXL6J — Cantina Royale (@CantinaRoyale) May 30, 2022 According to what is the first news from the company, there will be new additions of Web3 elements such as…
Today, CryptoBatz NFT holders will be allowed to preview Ozzy Osbourne‘s new single to be released next Friday. CryptoBatz NFT, the Ozzy Osbourne project We are excited to announce, at the CryptoBatz NFT NYC party tonight we will be giving attendees an exclusive first listen to the @OzzyOsbourne full unreleased new track 'Patient Number 9'. We can't wait to listen to it with you! — CryptoBatz (@CryptoBatzNFT) June 21, 2022 The preview of “Patient Number 9” will in fact be made available by CryptoBatz on Discord, and those who attended the global NFT Summit called “NFT NYC” were also able…
A new report published recently by Chainalysis revealed that although the DeFi ecosystem is growing thanks to the emergence of new layer 1 blockchains, no true Ethereum-killers continue to emerge yet. Ethereum-killers are not yet having a significant impact on the entire DeFi industry The chart shows that interest in blockchains like Algorand is growing To be fair, layer 2 blockchains, such as those that are themselves based on Ethereum, are also increasing, but in theory it is only the layer 1 ones that could really compete with Ethereum. Indeed, in the past many new layer 1 blockchains have claimed…
Convex Finance said in a tweet yesterday that they were looking into a potential front-end problem. Please review approvals while we evaluate a potential front end issue. https://t.co/R0QCGROQFv — Convex Finance (@ConvexFinance) June 23, 2022 Bug found in Convex Finance system Convex Finance is a Curve-based DeFi project that offers optimized financial yields, and has a more user-friendly interface than its parent platform. This is where the issue lies, in the front-end, i.e., the user interface, and that is why yesterday’s tweet cannot be dismissed as business as usual. In fact, in a later tweet they then reported that they…
Bitcoin Analysis Bitcoin’s price closed above the 2017 cycle top high of $19,891 on Wednesday as bulls continue to carve out further support at that level. BTC’s price retested that level and concluded its daily session on Wednesday -$749.9. The BTC/USD 8HR chart below from Shiva-Sativa is the first chart we’re analyzing for Thursday. BTC’s price is trading between 0.236 [$18,700.23] and 0.382 [$21,560.27], at the time of writing. The targets to the upside for bullish traders if they can hold the $19,8k level are 0.382, 0.5 [$23,871.99], and 0.618 [$26,183.61]. Conversely, the targets for bearish traders to the downside…
Crypto.com, the popular cashback app in Cronos (CRO), has announced that it has integrated Apple Pay as a payment method, currently available only to users in the US. Crypto.com’s app integrates Apple Pay as a payment method The Crypto.com app today announced to its followers that it has integrated Apple Pay as one of its payment methods. Apple Pay is now available in the https://t.co/vCNztABJoG App! Instantly buy crypto in just a few taps: Simple set up Fast, easy, secure Tap to purchase now https://t.co/mSP9HFlytV pic.twitter.com/dXRC2wuX9j — Crypto.com (@cryptocom) June 24, 2022 “Apple Pay is now available in the http://Crypto.com…