Author: Jeremy Ryan

Though still officially in a pre-alpha state, The Beacon already offers a play to earn feature via weekly dungeons. Players can visit up to four dungeons per week per character, and earn game items as well as a new game currency called Lux Shards! The Beacon continues to develop their pre-alpha, action RPG game, recently introducing a new game currency known as Lux Shards. Lux Shards are in in-game currency only that players earn by completing dungeons. Players then use the Shards to purchase chests or special seasonal items from the Bazaar. The seasons will last for eight weeks. The…

NFT Polygon passes Solana in NFT sales volume. Reddit launches its third generation of NFT collections. Polygon, the decentralized Ethereum scaling platform, overtakes Solana in NFT sales volume. Polygon jumps to the second rank, whereas Solana is at the third rank. Ethereum holds the top spot in the sales volume ranking. Polygon’s sales volume is around $2,469,752, with an increase of 133.06% in the last 24 hours. At the same time, Solana’s trading volume is around $2,368,436, with an increase of 33.79%. This marks the beginning of the on-chain culture revolution by Polygon. Reddit launches its NFT collection on Polygon…

Blockchain On Apr. 11, tokenization infrastructure provider Tokeny announced a new partnership with Ethereum real-estate tokenization marketplace CoFund. The deal would enable CoFund to issue regulatory-compliant ERC-3643 security tokens on the Polygon (MATIC) network to tokenize a $10 million hotel in the Indonesian island resort of Bali. According to Tokeny, investors can own a piece of the hotel starting with a minimum investment of $1,000. Luc Falempin, CEO of Tokeny, commented: Simple ERC20 tokens and NFTs don’t meet compliance needs. Our technology platform leverages the ERC-3643 token standard to ensure our partners can enforce compliance, even on a permissionless blockchain.…

PROOF, the creator of the popular Moonbirds NFT collection, has introduced the “Moonbirds: Diamond Exhibition.” This impressive NFT collection consists of 10,000 digital artworks created by 22 accomplished artists, such as Beeple, Dirty Robot, and Justin Mezzell, the co-founder of PROOF.Exclusive Diamond Nest Benefits and EventsOnly Moonbirds NFT holders with the “Diamond Nest” status can participate in the Diamond Exhibition NFT drop. To achieve this designation, NFT holders must stake their tokens.For example, the Day One Diamond Nest “Choice Pass” airdrop is slated for April 18 and is reserved for those who staked their NFTs from the beginning of the…

Blockchain Ethereum is built on the principles of decentralization, trustlessness and free market competition. So it might be surprising to learn that an important mechanism in the protocol’s ecosystem is centralized, must be trusted and offers no economic incentive. Relays perform a key role in the infrastructure that supports MEV — or maximum extractable value — on Ethereum. Existing between builders and validators as middlemen, relays absorb large amounts of traffic from builders by only sending select blocks to validators. The problem, as Matt Cutler, CEO and co-founder of Blocknative, explained on the Bell Curve podcast, is threefold: Few relays…

NFT Major online message board platform Reddit launched its third-generation (Gen 3) NFT collection today, significantly expanding the number of artistic collaborators while turning its focus towards the theme of future realities. Previous collections began releasing on Ethereum scaling network Polygon in June 2022, depicting the platform’s alien mascot Snoo in various styles and themes. Over the following months, Reddit released Halloween-themed avatars and Super Bowl tie-ins, generating significant buzz and attracting over 7.3 million unique wallets to date. The latest collection looks to expand upon that start with a much wider range of artistic output, stretching from 32 artists…

NFT The hype once driving the popularity of non-fungible tokens (NFT) may have finally settled, said Jeff Garzik, a former Bitcoin core developer and co-founder of software development company Bloq. “I call the [NFT] market ‘pleasantly down to Earth,’” Garzik, who is also the founder of Web3 focused entertainment company NextCypher Productions, told CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover” on Tuesday. While still nowhere near the volumes of last year, things have been picking up with NFTs. According to a report from online store for decentralized applications (dapp) DappRadar, the NFT market had a 137% increase in trading volume during the first…

Blockchain With the new instrument, developers of cryptocurrency applications will be able to integrate third-party protocols with Binance DeFi Wallet. Web3 teams will be able to significantly advance the functionality and operability of their products. Binance (BNB) releases Wallet Software Development Kit for blockchain engineers According to the official announcement shared by the team of Binance (BNB), the largest cryptocurrency exchange, Wallet Software Development Kit for Binance DeFi wallet is now available for all Web3 engineers and enthusiasts. With Binance Wallet SDK, third-party protocols can be integrated with Binance DeFi Wallet seamlessly. In order to ensure maximum privacy of users’…

Blockchain Aumenta Solutions and MSI’s port infrastructure maintenance project is based on the Ardor blockchain and makes use of augmented reality technology. The TECNIO Centre EASY research group’s Aumenta Solutions, an augmented reality solution provider for industry, engineering and architecture professionals, has partnered with shipping company MSI and blockchain development and maintenance firm Jelurida to transform the port infrastructure maintenance industry. The collaboration will incorporate blockchain technology and augmented reality to provide real-time maintenance data sharing, increase efficiency and reduce system downtime. TECNIO Centre EASY is a research group from the Spanish University of Girona that in 2020 joined in…

Blockchain Supply chain reliability and efficiency are always a concern for product-based businesses, but their importance was spotlighted recently as multiple industries struggled both with obtaining needed materials and keeping their products continually available on store shelves. Companies looking for streamlined, easy-to-manage and safe solutions may be considering blockchain as an option. While blockchain technology can be an impactful tool for many applications — including, in some cases, logistics and distribution — it’s not necessarily the best tool for certain industries. Below, 11 members of Cointelegraph Innovation Circle share their tips for companies exploring leveraging blockchain to manage their logistics…