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2022-05-23 13:11:17 Open / Comment

2022-05-22 11:31:15 Fitness in the Metaverse? It's more popular than you think

This week, the sports magazine Fitrated released the results of a study on how people feel about fitness in the virtual space. As it turns out, about 40% of respondents would be willing to leave a regular gym for a Metaverse counterpart.

The sample consisted of just over 1,000 people. Each of them was asked several questions about whether the fitness industry could become part of a global trend towards virtual worlds.

Nearly 40% of those surveyed would be willing to move their workouts to the Metaverse. And we're not talking about "pumping up" an avatar here, but about light exercise in VR or AR headsets. Open / Comment

2022-05-21 13:27:58 Azra Games Raises $15 Million for Play-and-Earn RPG With NFTs

“Project Arcanas” will be an RPG with plenty of NFTs, which are unique blockchain tokens that signify ownership. In the case of Arcanas, its NFTs will serve as deeds of ownership to specific characters or in-game items. Arcanas’ Genesis Collection will be the game’s first NFTs. These will be characters that can be staked—or locked up for a period of time to earn interest—and will play important parts in the game’s lore. Azra calls these non-fungible tokens "PFPs" (short for "Play Forever Passes"). Open / Comment

2022-05-19 11:01:10 Spotify is testing NFT

DJ Steve Aoki and indie band The Wombats have become the first participants in the Spotify for Android test for select users in the United States.

Platform users can browse NFT in musicians' profiles and buy them on external marketplaces.

The results of the experiment will show whether to implement a feature to promote non-interchangeable tokens for all artists. Open / Comment

2022-05-17 09:01:07 To commemorate the FIFA World Cup in 2022, Shiba Inu and Block Forest have partnered to develop a series of non-fungible tokens (NFTs). Blockchain platform Block Forest is built on Binance’s smart chain. This comes only a few days after the NFT World Cup introduced five NFTs, each representing a country’s flag.

The mentioned NFTs were up and running for a period of 72 hours before they were removed from the list. The NFTs were available for purchase, sale, and trading on the platform. However, further specifics about the NFTs themselves are still pending. Open / Comment

2022-05-14 11:37:03 The Central Bank of India forced the crypto exchange Coinbase to suspend work

Brian Armstrong, director of the American cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, said that his company was forced to suspend operations in India due to "unofficial pressure" from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Open / Comment

2022-05-12 11:36:14 Bitcoin managed to fall to $24,500 in the morning. Open / Comment

2022-05-11 11:05:58 President of El Salvador Naib Bukele said that the authorities bought another 500 BTC at an average price of $30,744 Open / Comment

2022-05-08 11:48:53 More than 58% of the financial pyramids identified in the quarter are associated with cryptocurrencies

Schemes based on investments in allegedly "digital tools" have received another impetus for development against the background of financial uncertainty, more than 58% of financial pyramids identified in the first quarter of 2022 are associated with cryptocurrencies. This was announced in an interview with TASS by Valery Lyakh, Director of the Bank of Russia's Department for Countering Unfair Practices. Open / Comment

2022-05-05 11:40:48 Netflix and Candy Digital Tease ‘Stranger Things’ NFTs

Netflix’s ever-popular science fiction horror drama Stranger Things is set to drop an NFT collection ahead of its fourth season. To facilitate the launch, the streaming platform is teaming up with NFT platform Candy Digital, who will also be running the project’s marketing campaign.

News of the launch broke when fanatics of the series stumbled across an ‘iamhellsmaster’ website. The site currently sports a simple, on-brand aesthetic with its staple piece being a digital clock which is counting down to 1AM BST on April 30th. When trying to enter the site further, visitors are also greeted with a message which reads: ‘Congrats for uncovering the clues and joining Stranger Things 4’s interactive curiosity voyage, brought to you by Candy Digital and Netflix’. Open / Comment