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NFT Web3 education platform Curious Addys and non-fungible token (NFT) educator Zeneca are teaming up to roll out HeyMint, a beginner NFT platform meant to help creators build out their first collection. With a goal of easing the minting process for creators and onboarding new entrants to Web3, HeyMint aims to be an accessible, equitable and low-cost creative tool. Creators can upload their artistic asset, choose their desired blockchain, create an allow list presale and enforce royalties. HeyMint currently supports Ethereum and three Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM)-compatible chains – Polygon, Arbitrum and Optimism. Creators pay no fees to list their…

Blockchain On Tuesday, March 28th, French authorities raided the Paris offices of five major banks—including HSBC, BNP Paribas, and Société Générale—in relation to an ongoing fraud and money laundering investigation where authorities are reportedly looking to collect at least €1 billion. The investigation centers on dividend payments; asset custody; centralized, opaque record-keeping systems; and tax avoidance strategies. When a dividend is paid to a shareholder, the shareholder must pay the associated taxes on the dividend. But… who is the actual shareholder that receives the dividend? In the legacy world of opaque, closed, centralized databases it can often be difficult to…

Ubisoft — the powerhouse publisher behind hit game franchises Just Dance and Far Cry — is making considerable moves in the Web3 world. This time, joining hands with Reality Labs to mint limited-edition NFT ‘Assassin’s Creed Smart Collectibles’ on the Polygon network, with the public sale starting on May 16. Ubisoft and Reality Labs recently joined forces to create customizable, 3D-printed collectibles based on game franchises, including Assassin’s Creed, For Honor and Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six. However, stepping into a new territory, there’s a digital tie-in. Linking physical keepsakes drawn from the widely popular action-adventure game Assassin’s Creed, the distinctive features of…

Blockchain Ankr, a renowned provider of enterprise-grade blockchain infrastructure and services, has revealed a strategic partnership with DMCC (Dubai Multi Commodities Center), the prestigious free zone and Government of Dubai Authority for commodities trade and enterprise. This significant partnership aims to bolster the growth and advancement of over 550 Web3 member businesses located within the DMCC Crypto Center. By leveraging Ankr’s innovative products, infrastructure, and advisory incubation, these businesses will experience accelerated development and receive comprehensive support to thrive in the dynamic world of Web3. The collaboration marks a remarkable milestone in driving the success of the Web3 ecosystem within…

Ubisoft, a leading player in the video game industry, has joined forces with Integral Reality Labs to introduce a new concept: Assassin’s Creed Smart Collectibles. These innovative assets are essentially NFT access passes created on the Ethereum scaling network, Polygon.These are not just digital tokens; they are tied with physical collectibles inspired by the much-loved Assassin’s Creed, a hugely popular action franchise inspired by different historical periods.Ubisoft’s Innovative LeapUbisoft, a French multinational company, is no stranger to the gaming community. Since its inception in 1986, Ubisoft has consistently delivered high-quality, immersive gaming experiences. Famous for creating franchises such as Far…

Dive into the introspective world of “Prison Diaries,” a one-of-a-kind collectible series that explores the raw emotions and experiences of life within the walls of a prison cell. This captivating body of work, created by Plenty Works, the collaborative practice of Sina Erol and Clarisse Empaynado, takes you on a journey through the depths of the human psyche as it navigates the viewer through spaces of bare emotion, composed of color and line.Prison Diaries represents the delicate projection of one’s momentary self to the outside environment through a series of meticulously hand-drawn and hand-painted attributes that give presence and personality…

Get ready to embark on a non-fungible journey of discovery that will lead participants through a complex maze of music, cryptography, and art. Over in the world of NFTs, Art Blocks and Pace Verso have teamed up with revered artist, Trevor Paglen, to launch the psychologically demanding ‘PRELUDES’ project.Through the project, PRELUDES will send collectors on a mission to uncover a series of secrets that will lead to an incredible prize. As such, Trevor Paglen has hidden an encrypted code within each musical NFT composition that will lead owners into an alternate reality scavenger hunt that spans the real world…

Blockchain According to the proposal, GFX Labs will be responsible for the technical deployment of contracts on the target chain, and the cross-chain bridge will be provided by Wormhole. Approval of the proposal by Uniswap governance will result in said Uniswap V3 contract being considered a canonical deployment on Moonbeam. The Uniswap DAO voted on this issue last spring. The proposal progressed through Uni’s governance rails, garnering strong community comments, passing the temperate check, and finally passing with a near-unanimous YES vote during the on-chain vote. For that proposal, Nomad was the selected contract deployer and the cross-chain messaging solution.…

Blockchain Paras has taken the initiative of further increasing its overall reach and has successfully connected with the Astar Network, as well as the Polkadot Network. This was carried out through Launchpad, along with an entire array of more products that will be delivered in time to come. As per the Founder and CEO of Paras, Riqi, they are convinced about the significance of multichain, and therefore connecting with the Polkadot ecosystem will provide the opportunity for projects to be further compatible where separate blockchains are concerned. The Astar Network being a parachain for Polkadot will make it possible for…

NFT Crypto Twitter was briefly set ablaze on May 14 with a suggestion that the world’s first real-world purchase made by Bitcoin may have been for a JPEG, not pizza. In a tweet from independent developer Udi Wertheimer, the Bitcoin advocate shared a screenshot showing what could have been the first-ever purchase using Bitcoin — even predating the infamous Bitcoin Pizza. This Twitter Space was FIREWe discovered that:the first purchase EVER with bitcoin was buying a JPEG for 500 BTC in Feb 2010it pre-dates the the famous 10,000 BTC pizzasatoshi himself helped facilitate the JPEG salelaser-eye cult in absolute SHAMBLES…