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After months of viral stories with giddy headlines about how “worthless” most NFTs have become, the diminishing NFT market is finally showing real signs of life. Sales have steadily risen in recent weeks, with October’s trading volume tally up 32% over September and daily trading volumes ticking up each of the last few days. Prominent NFT prices are popping, as well, and not just because of rising crypto prices. And yes, people are spending six-figure sums on JPEG illustrations of rocks. Are we back? Not so fast. While these hints of excitement are starting to whip traders into a frenzy…

At long last, Splinterlands gives us an official release date for the 1.5 release of their Land-based gameplay! While this first launch is only a small subset of the larger plans, land owners will be able to stake cards to their plots and begin harvesting Grain, SPS tokens, and research points! Get your Dark Energy Crystals and Splinterlands cards ready, because Phase 1.5 of the land gameplay is set to land on November 14th! This release will allow players to begin staking Dark Energy Crystals and cards to their land plots as workers in order to harvest Grain (to feed…

Brave Browser users can opt-in to earn Basic Attention Tokens by viewing privacy-focused, first-party ads through Brave Rewards. Over 57M Inspect users will have access to the first Layer 2 solution built on the X platform. Leading the charge in the Web3 domain, Inspect partnered with Brave Browser to offer a seamless browsing experience for millions of users seeking enhanced privacy and accessibility. Inspect, a leading player in the Web3 landscape, has teamed up with Brave, renowned for its privacy-focused web browser, which has carved out a niche for users concerned about online privacy. According to the announcement, Inspect is…

This week, half-giddy, half-cautious optimism spread across crypto circles as Bitcoin surged past $37,000 for the first time in 18 months on excitement regarding the approval a spot Bitcoin ETF, and Ethereum pumped past $2,100 on similar news of a pending ETH ETF application from BlackRock. There’s clearly an emergent hope within crypto that the bottom—finally—is in. But to those who protest that it could never be a true bull market without obscenely expensive, seemingly pointless JPEGs trading hands: there’s now reason to rejoice on that front as well. On Friday, two separate on-chain images of illustrated rocks—one hosted on…

Coinbase launched its Verifications platform Thursday, bringing know-your-customer policies on-chain. The exchange said launching identity verification on the chain protocol level increases security and transparency, providing a solution to common challenges associated with typical KYC methods. “Built on the [Ethereum Attestation Service’s] open standard, our verifications are public and composable,” Coinbase Cloud, the company’s blockchain infrastructure arm, wrote on X. Ethereum Attestation Service is a base layer where users can make declarations and add virtual signatures to information. “EAS enables anyone to make attestations on chain or off chain about anything,” the service’s website reads. “You simply register a schema…

A new playtest is now open for The Walking Dead Empires, bringing with it a number of new features, as well as the beginnings of persistent, player progression! In addition, this playtest will be never-ending, growing and developing over time and at some point in the future, leading into an official release! The Walking Dead Empires opens a new playtest for their zombie-fighting, base building MMO game. Officially deemed a public development build, this marks the beginning of permanent game persistence! Players will be able to use their NFTs for this playtest. However, those NFTs must be migrated over to…

In the ever-shifting terrain of the financial sector, a nuanced battle is unfolding as traditional banks and blockchain technology firms vie for supremacy in deposit acquisition. Established financial institutions, stalwarts of the industry, find themselves at a crossroads as they grapple with changing customer preferences and the disruptive force of evolving technologies. The struggle to amass deposits, a linchpin for these institutions, has become increasingly intense in the face of the disruptive innovations emanating from the blockchain technology sector. A Clash of Ideologies On one front, traditional banks, leveraging their time-honored reputation, regulatory adherence, and expansive customer base, are steadfastly…

Gala Music, a trailblazing decentralized blockchain music platform, is excited to introduce the STGE app, a revolutionary free application that provides users with an unparalleled and rewarding way to explore and listen to their favorite music live while actively supporting the artists they admire.—The STGE app redefines the music discovery experience, offering users the opportunity to seamlessly discover and enjoy both new tracks and their all-time favorites while actively contributing to their beloved artists’ success. This groundbreaking app reflects Gala Music’s steadfast commitment to pushing the boundaries of music and blockchain integration, aiming to forge stronger connections between artists and…

Exploring NFT-Infused HorizonsElaborating on his vision of virtual items being put to use across numerous platforms, Baszucki shared an example of Elton John crafting exclusive capes on Roblox, possibly existing as NFTs outside the Roblox ecosystem for interoperability. Interestingly, this isn’t the first time Roblox has considered leveraging NFTs. In 2022, the company mentioned that “limited-edition items that ‘resemble’ NFTs” would become a part of its ecosystem in the future, downplaying crypto terminology to attract a broader audience. However, the company has yet to prioritize this shift.Instead, the gaming titan has been focusing on growing its user base (which has hit an…

An editorial by Professor Qi Ge, a member of the vechain Steering Committee and a physicist specializing in 2D materials, sheds light on the biotech innovations that are revolutionizing sustainability through the integration of the VechainThor blockchain. The proposed solution involves using graphene, an ultra-thin, highly conductive material, to create a scaffold for bacteria. By creating specific chemical groups on the surface of graphene that attract and support the process of electron donation by bacteria, a self-growing electrically charged system, similar to a fuel cell, can be created. However, the temperamental nature of bacteria requires certain environmental conditions for stability.…