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2023-04-09 10:47:26 Donald Trump Pleads Not Guilty, NFT Collection Sales Increase 172% In 24H

Sales of Donald Trump‘s Trump Digital Trading Cards continued to surge as the former US president appeared to refuse to accept allegations related to his Mar-a-Lago estate. Former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records after being indicted by a Manhattan grand jury last week. Former US President Trump has been officially arrested and becomes the first former president in US history to be criminally charged.

Trump claimed the “fake case” was made “just to interfere in the upcoming 2024 election” and said it should be “dropped immediately." According to OpenSea, the Trump NFT series sold a total of 30 units within an hour of his appearance in court and 47 within six hours. With jumps its sales jumped 172% in the last 24 hours. Open / Comment

2023-04-07 12:31:01 NFT Platform OneOf Acquires Blockchain Rewards Company Tap Network

Non-fungible token (NFT) platform OneOf has acquired blockchain rewards tool Tap Network to help large companies connect with their consumers in Web3. As a part of the launch, OneOf is launching the OnePlatform, a turnkey option for companies looking to expand into Web3 that combines elements of e-commerce, data and loyalty programs.

Tap Network, founded in 2018, allows consumers to redeem loyalty points or cryptocurrencies for real world products and services from major brands. It has partnered with companies such as internet browser Brave, rideshare company Uber, entertainment firm Warner Music Group and more. Lin Dai, CEO and co-founder of OneOf, told CoinDesk that integrating Tap Network will help onboard more companies and customers into Web3 via e-commerce. Open / Comment

2023-04-05 23:29:59 MicroStrategy purchased another 1,045 bitcoins ($29.3 million). The company now owns 140,000 BTC worth about $4.17 billion, with an average acquisition price of $29,803. Open / Comment

2023-04-04 18:44:51 ​Ethereum Staking Provider Lido to Incorporate NFTs Into Unstaking Process

Lido, the largest decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol by total value locked, unveiled plans during its Node Operator Community Call #5 to release a non-fungible token (NFT) representing a user’s withdrawal request amount as part of the process of unstaking their ether (ETH). These withdrawals will be enabled after the Ethereum blockchain undergoes its next major upgrade. Ether withdrawals on Lido, where users can unstake their stETH and receive ETH at a 1:1 ratio, will have two steps: request and claim, according to Mariya Muzyko, product manager at Lido, during the call Tuesday afternoon. Once a user requests a withdrawal, they will receive a Lido-issued NFT representing their withdrawal request. The user can then use the NFT to claim their ETH rewards. The NFT is burned after the user redeems and claims their ETH. Lido was the first to provide access to liquidity to ETH holders who wanted to stake their tokens by issuing a derivative token, stETH. Open / Comment

2023-04-03 17:01:02 Disney Reportedly Axing Metaverse Division Amidst Company Restructuring

The metaverse division of Disney has apparently fallen victim to the latest round of layoffs announced by the company. Per reports from the Wall Street Journal citing people “familiar with the situation,” the whole next-generation storytelling and consumer-experience unit, comprised of 50 people, has been axed — this being part of the 7,000 layoffs. Disney, the well-known entertainment behemoth, seems to have lost interest in the metaverse. According to reports coming from the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), the metaverse unit of the company was wholly disintegrated in the latest round of layoffs that CEO Bob Iger announced on March 27.   Disney’s headcount by 7,000, aiming to cut costs by $5.5 billion. In a memo sent to employees, Iger justified this move stating that it was “part of a strategic realignment of the company, including important cost-saving measures necessary for creating a more effective. Open / Comment

2023-04-02 21:44:10 Ticketmaster Introduces NFT Pre-Sale for Avenged Sevenfold Tour

Ticketmaster, the world’s leading ticketing company, is again exploring the potential of non-fungible tokens (NFTs). NFTs are digital assets that represent ownership of unique items, such as digital art or collectibles. This time, Ticketmaster has integrated cryptocurrency wallets to offer exclusive access and discounts to certain token holders for the upcoming Avenged Sevenfold tour. This significant move enables Ticketmaster to offer exclusive benefits to certain customers and create a sense of exclusivity. A Open / Comment

2023-04-01 08:38:19 The 1inch Wallet app for Android has received an update.

1inch Wallet adds support for Ledger and WalletConnect v2. Open / Comment

2023-03-30 15:32:30 Vault Hill City Metaverse launches it’s first PC build

Vault Hill's goal is to bring the first-ever human-centric metaverse, and now, they are bringing this experience to everyone. With this year dedicated to Vault Hill's devoted community, they are offering the necessary tools to build, expand, and flourish in the metaverse, following their successful community-exclusive Virtual land (VLAND) sale.

For the first time, Vault Hill City (VHC) is now available as a downloadable application, which can launch on a PC/Laptop. Install the application and start exploring, building, interacting, and playing in the first human-centric metaverse. Not only this, but the new product release also includes a NO CODE building tool! If someone has purchased a virtual land in the VHC metaverse, go ahead and customize the installation inside out and add selected assets and decorations without writing a single code line. Open / Comment

2023-03-29 07:45:27 Ethereum Foundation: The Shapella network update will be activated on the Ethereum network at block 194048, tentatively on April 13, 2023 at 01:27:35 Moscow time.

The update will allow you to withdraw ETH locked on staking and finally make the transition of the network to Proof Of Stake. Open / Comment

2023-03-28 14:38:33 Nvidia to offer metaverse services under partnership deal with Microsoft

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) has announced that it will be teaming up with Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) to offer firms building in the metaverse a range of services that will assist in building realistic virtual worlds. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang broke the news to attendees of the firm’s GTC developer conference, saying the collaboration would open the door to endless possibilities. The alliance will also see the integration between Nvidia’s Omniverse and Microsoft 365 programs like Teams and OneDrive, which Huang says will allow deeper cooperation between developers. In his speech, Huang hinted that the services provided by Microsoft and Nvidia to developers would be paid for, but details of its pricing were not revealed. The announcement was greeted with enthusiasm among attendees, resulting in BMW (NASDAQ: BMWYY) board member Milan Nedeljković stating that the automobile manufacturer will be using the service in its upcoming virtual factory. Open / Comment