Author: Jeremy Ryan

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…

What is the ORC-20 standard? ORC-20 is an open standard for ordinal tokens on the Bitcoin network, created with the aim of adding new features to the BRC-20. It aims to be backward compatible with the BRC-20, to improve adaptability, scalability, and security, while eliminating double spending, which has been a problem for some. BRC-20 token. As with BRC-20 Tokens, ORC-20 is an experimental project with no guarantee that tokens generated according to this standard will have any value or utility. They can bring new features, but they can also bring a host of new problems, bugs, and trade-offs that…

Blockchain Following a knowledge update on the standard, Binance Academy ORC-20 tokens, its trading volume recorded a record high on May 13. You may be familiar with BRC-20 tokens, but have you heard about ORC-20 tokens?The ORC-20 protocol builds on Ordinals and the BRC-20 token standard.Learn more about ORC-20 tokens and how it compares with BRC-20 tokens ⬇️https://t.co/XVomctnq1s pic.twitter.com/Oehsf6W3Hl — Binance Academy (@BinanceAcademy) May 13, 2023 According to data from Dune, the number of ORC-20 transactions on the Bitcoin blockchain in a day reached 72,200 on May 13, a record high, of which around 70,000 Inscriptions were minted with 5,9…

Larva Labs, the brainchild of Matt Hall and John Watkinson, has been a pivotal game-changer for blockchain-based products and services. Known for their groundbreaking projects such as CryptoPunks, Autoglyphs, and Meebits, Larva Labs has been a leading innovator in the Non-Fungible Token (NFT) space since its inception in 2017.Meet the Founders: Matt Hall and John WatkinsonMatt Hall and John Watkinson, the ingenious minds behind Larva Labs, have a rich background in technology and creativity. Both have contributed to the creation of the Androidify app and the FlowHome launcher. Matt, a software engineer and artist, along with John, a seasoned designer, together conceived…

NFT Jack Butcher, founder of creative agency Visualize Value and artist behind the breakthrough Checks VV non-fungible token (NFT) collection, is releasing a new project titled Checks Elements that pairs generative artwork with hand-drawn physical prints. Checks Elements, a 152-piece generative art collection, is inspired by the four classical elements of earth, fire, water and air. Each piece in the collection is a unique algorithmically-generated composite of colors that make up these elements, and explores the “ever-evolving relationship between consensus and truth.” “Elements are conceptually … the first instance of decentralized consensus,” Butcher told CoinDesk. “We’re trying to play into…