Blockchain

Blockchain-based gaming has quickly become one of the most popular topics of discussion and investment in the field of cryptocurrencies. This has to do a lot with the rise of play-to-earn games that took the industry by a storm, especially as the concept of the metaverse became the talk everyone seems to be concerned about. With this in mind, one of the games that’s aiming to bring the adventures tales of pirates and feisty waters is called Yarloo. It’s an ambitious take on...

Eric Adams – the newly-elected mayor of New York City and apparently a bitcoin bull – displayed his support for the primary cryptocurrency once again. He opined that the recent price drop could provide certain opportunities for investors and reaffirmed a previous stance indicating that he will get his first three paychecks in BTC. First Three Paychecks to be Paid in BTC It is safe to say that Big Apple’s new mayor hasn’t changed his stance on BTC despite the most recent price...

Multi-sector blockchain protocol Terra (LUNA) has announced a proposal to deploy $139 million to five different DeFi projects across Ethereum, Solana, and Polygon to enhance UST’s use cases. The proposal, however, needs to be accepted by the Terra community through a vote of governance participants that’s likely at a later date. Terra as a Dominant Crypto Player The details of how UST and LUNA worth $139 will be used on different DeFi platforms are contained in the document...

It appears First Lady Melania Trump likes bitcoin. She was just one of several people over the past day or so to congratulate the world’s number one digital currency on its 13-year anniversary. Melania Trump Is the Newest “Face” of Crypto Melania put out the following tweet: It is widely reported that bitcoin’s market cap exceeds USD $1 trillion. Today marks the 13th anniversary of the bitcoin genesis block. Happy anniversary, #SatoshiNakamoto, #MelaniaNFT. The First...

According to a Friday PR, Gaming platform Overwolf is making an investment in SYN CITY, a blockchain-based Mafia Metaverse gaming platform, which is formally opening on January 8. With over 95,000 creators, Overwolf is a significant player in user-generated gaming content. SYN CITY is a brand new platform built on blockchain and intends to offer a gaming experience in the metaverse. The latter promises to bring gameplays on mafia and crime syndicate themes. Built by...

The electronics giant Samsung introduced a new feature allowing clients to virtually attend quests or live music events. The company’s new metaverse experience is called Samsung 837X and is modeled on the physical flagship location in New York. Samsung Joins The Metaverse League In a January 6 announcement, the Korean firm described the feature as an “immersive world that can be explored virtually.” Samsung 837X is an “experiential playground for people to discover the...

In a bid to revolutionize its fan engagement, French esports organization Team Vitality announced that it has collaborated with popular blockchain project Tezos on a three-year partnership deal. Team Vitality Partners Tezos Announcing the development in a press release shared with CryptoPotato today, the partnership, which is considered the biggest since the inception of Team Vitality, will span from 2022 through 2024. Commenting on the news, Nicolas Maurer, CEO of Team...

After a phenomenal run in 2021, the NFT industry continues to grow fast and attract more professional and institutional players. Riding the hype is the NFT-focused venture studio, Metaversal, which secured a $50 million Series A round. $50M Investment Secured According to the official blog post, the investment round saw backing from blockchain investment firm CoinFund and a research-intensive investment company – Foxhaven Asset Management. In addition to the two entities,...

Seconde partie de l’entretien avec Jacques Favier (voir ici la 1ère partie). « Jacques Favier, normalien et agrégé d’histoire, a fait carrière dans la banque et l’investissement. Il est aujourd’hui consultant en co-fondant la société CATANAE. Il a également créé le « Cercle du Coin« , association francophone sur le bitcoin et la blockchain et anime le site « La Voie du Bitcoin » depuis 2015. Il a créé le « Bitcoin Boulevard », passage du Grand Cerf à Paris. Il est co-auteur de...

NVIDIA, the global manufacturer of graphics processing units and integrated circuit technologies for workstations, personal computers, and mobile devices, wants to step up its efforts to develop more products for the metaverse. The metaverse is a concept that describes the next generation of internet content, where users will be able to interact with objects (and other humans) in virtual worlds in a deeper, multisensorial, richer way. It involves technologies like Virtual...