Steven Galanis, the CEO of the leading marketplace for personalized video shoutouts – Cameo – joined the NFT world by purchasing a Bored Ape Yacht Club art for 100 ETH. At the same time, Migos’ Takeoff said he bought a Mutant Ape Yacht Club NFT. After the stellar 2021 NFTs had, specific projects from the industry continue to attract business people and celebrities in 2022 who allocate funds to digital arts and even update their Twitter profile picture to include them. BYAC is...
Read More »After a16z Exit, Katie Haun Plans to Secure $900M for Crypto Funds
Prominent crypto investor Katie Haun is reportedly planning to raise a whopping $900 million for a pair of cryptocurrency investment funds. This could be a significantly large debut for a new venture capital firm. Katie Haun’s High Target for First Venture Firm Haun, who is set to depart as a partner at Andreesen Horowitz (a16z), has high targets for her new venture firm, according to Financial Times. The investor has doubled down on a $300 million early investment fund...
Read More »Weekend Watch: After Volatile Week BTC at $42K, LINK Explodes 13%
After the enhanced fluctuations in the past several days, bitcoin finally calmed around $42,000. The situation with the altcoin is quite similar, except for Chainlink. LINK surged by 13% and trades above $26. Bitcoin Sits Still at $42K It’s safe to say that the past few days didn’t go well for the primary cryptocurrency. On January 5th, it traded at $47,000 after failing to overcome $48,000 despite numerous attempts. This is where the landscape changed rapidly for the worse....
Read More »Due Dilly Launches First Local Sports Card Shop in the Metaverse with The Sandbox
[PRESS RELEASE – Newport Beach, United States, 7th January 2022] Once a niche idea tossed around by tech enthusiasts, the concept of a centralized virtual world parallel to the physical world––the metaverse— has made its way into the mainstream. Any doubt about whether or not the metaverse has officially arrived was dispelled, late last year, when Mark Zuckerberg announced that Facebook would be changing its name to Meta and spending $10 billion on the metaverse. But that was...
Read More »Powered by Autonomy, AutoSwap Brings First Limit Orders and Stop Losses to PancakeSwap on BSC
[PRESS RELEASE – Zug, Switzerland, 6th January 2022] Autonomy Network, an off-the-shelf decentralized automation protocol, is thrilled to introduce AutoSwap, the first-ever dApp to offer limit order, stop loss, impermanent loss protection, and recurring payment features for Binance Smart Chain-based DEXes such as PancakeSwap. The dApp will also be available on Ethereum, Polygon, Avalanche, Solana and other chains. It’s the first time that these features have become available...
Read More »ClearDAO DeFi Derivatives Factory Lists on KuCoin
[PRESS RELEASE – Singapore, Singapore, 7th January 2022] ClearDAO announced its project token CLH will list on KuCoin on Jan 7th 13:00 UTC. The CLH/USDT trading pair will become available to users of the exchange. ClearDAO is the first KuCoin Spotlight project of 2022. ClearDAO has raised 3 million dollars in seed and private sales. Strategic investors include Huobi Ventures, LD Capital, KuCoin Labs, WOO Ventures, Gate.io, Redline DAO, VRM, StillWater Research and others....
Read More »PayPal is Working On its Own Cryptocurrency: PayPal Coin
If the market crash got you nervous and you thought the crypto industry was dead, you might want to change your mind. PayPal, the global e-payments giant, is working on developing its own cryptocurrency. PayPal is exploring the development of a stablecoin, possibly pegged to the U.S. dollar, although there is no information on a roadmap for the project. Speaking to Bloomberg News, Jose Fernandez da Ponte, senior vice president of crypto and digital currencies at PayPal,...
Read More »New York City’s Mayor Reaffirms: Will Get His First Three Checks in Bitcoin
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...
Read More »Terra to Deploy $139 Million in DeFi Projects to Enhance UST Use Cases
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...
Read More »Melania Trump Unveils New NFT Crypto Project
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...
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