According to the social media company Twitter, the firm plans to launch a new feature called “NFT Tweet Tiles,” a segregated panel within a tweet that showcases non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and the marketplaces that list the specific NFT shared. The new NFT concept is expected to drop soon, in order to “impact the Tweet experience,”…
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The network was halted on Oct. 27 after the team said a bug had caused “non-determinism between individual nodes.” Cross-chain exchange and proof-of-bond network THORChain announced it was once again “fully operational” after an outage of more than 20 hours In an Oct. 28 tweet, the THORChain team said the network was “back online and…
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As fans prepare for game one of the World Series between Major League Baseball’s (MLB) Philadelphia Phillies and the Houston Astros, the candy and collectibles firm Topps released the company’s 2022 NOW MLB Postseason non-fungible token (NFT) collection. The MLB Postseason NFT collection is being released in three drops via the Topps NFT marketplace. Topps…
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Major crypto company Blockchain.com is allegedly in talks over down-round fundraising that could see its valuation slashed by more than 70%. The crypto exchange reportedly aims to raise funds at a fraction of the $14 billion valuation it achieved earlier this year, Bloomberg reported Thursday, citing people with knowledge of the matter. … Read More: Blockchain.com…
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The central bank of Kazakhstan intends to use Binance’s blockchain platform Bnb Chain for the deployment of its upcoming digital currency. The decision was made public on social media by Changpeng Zhao, the chief executive of the global crypto exchange which was recently licensed to work in the country. Kazakhstan to Employ Binance Blockchain Infrastructure…
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LooksRare joins the lineup of NFT marketplaces that have abandoned default creator royalties but says its replacement solution is “competitive.” Nonfungible token (NFT) marketplace LooksRare is the latest in a string of NFT markets to do away with enforcing creator royalties by default, following the likes of Magic Eden and X2Y2. The platform tweeted on Oct.…
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High transaction fees stand in the way of crypto achieving its full potential and being embraced by the masses — but it is possible to make transfers for free. During the frenzied bull run, transaction fees were running rampant. Over on the Ethereum blockchain, they hit eye-watering highs of $196.638 back in May — rendering…
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The service will simplify node infrastructure and onboarding for blockchain developers. According to an Oct. 27 announcement, tech-giant Google is launching an in-house Blockchain Node Engine (BNE) based on Google Cloud. As a node-hosting service, BNE enables Web3 companies to relay transactions, deploy smart contracts, and read or write blockchain data directly on Google Cloud.…
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Major investment bank JPMorgan is exploring a future in “the new web” that would see users “freely traverse across digital realms in a trusted way, all using one digital identity in multiple places.” More precisely, it is exploring the idea of a digital wallet, or a Web3 digital ID offering. It is not clear how…
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Oasys, a Web3, EVM-compatible, gamefi-focused blockchain project, launched the first phase of its mainnet on October 25th. The company, which has gathered support from AAA gaming companies such as Sega, Ubisoft, and Bandai Namco, will start validating blocks from all nodes in preparation for its definitive activation slated to happen on November 8th. Oasys Launches…
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