Author: Jeremy Ryan

On April 5, Moonbeam was reported to have failed to build a new block, resulting in a 4-hour and 13-minute pause in transaction processing. The root cause of the recent Moonbeam blockchain production issue has been identified and the team has deployed a solution in the form of a client upgrade. Moonbeam is now producing blocks.Block production will continue to ramp up as all nodes update to the latest version,… — Moonbeam Network (@MoonbeamNetwork) April 5, 2023 Moonbeam’s team responded swiftly to the occurrence, stating that the development team was attempting to determine the source of the problem. A few…

NFT There are rumors abound that the OpenSea Pro upgrade may involve an airdrop, similar to Blur. The upgrade mentioned community rewards, which is what set the discussions off related to the NFT marketplace. OpenSea has unveiled OpenSea Pro, an NFT marketplace aggregator that comes with a number of advantages. The platform, which was previously Gem v2, is still being run by the Gem team and offers more cohesive functionality. OpenSea Pro is an answer to many of the issues that NFT enthusiasts face, including transaction costs. The team says that the platform was “Designed for this power user community:…

Thanks to emerging technologies like virtual reality, cloud gaming, and artificial intelligence, the gaming industry has witnessed significant advancements in recent years. A leading pioneer in this realm is Enjin.io.This platform aims to revolutionize the gaming industry by providing a seamless ecosystem for developers and gamers to interact and transact seamlessly with blockchain-based virtual assets. In this article, we will explore the various components and features of Enjin.io, its impact on the gaming industry, and the platform’s future prospects.Enjin Platform’s Core ComponentsAt the heart of Enjin’s ecosystem is the Enjin Coin (ENJ), a digital cryptocurrency explicitly designed for the gaming industry.…

NFT A nonfungible token (NFT) trader has seemingly fat-fingered a trade for a free NFT, buying it for 100 Ether (ETH), currently valued at $191,239, representing a 250,000% increase on the floor price of 0.04 ETH. The token was part of NFT marketplace OpenSea’s Gemesis NFT collection — free NFTs intended to commemorate the launch of OpenSea Pro on April 4. OpenSea Pro is a marketplace aggregator tailored to professional users by providing them with what OpenSea calls “a vastly improved” suite of features such as live cross-marketplace data and advanced orders. A record of the transaction on an Ethereum…

The newly minted DUDES NFT project has notched up over 200 ETH in trading volume in less than 24 hours of launching. The project features 10K PFP characters of DUDES in different moods, and according to the project’s creator, the goal is to create a private community for these characters where members get to “chat about NFTs, memes, and of course these DUDES.”The creator’s fascination with NFTs inspired him to create “new meme characters” that could rival the likes of Mfers or Pepe. Now, it turns out months of putting in “blood, sweat, and beers” to design each DUDE with…

Phantom Galaxies from Animoca Brands is an innovative metaverse offering users a unique and immersive experience. This article delves into the Phantom Galaxies ecosystem, exploring its key components and discussing its potential.A New Era of GamingVirtual worlds have long captivated our imagination, providing a space for creativity, exploration, and social interaction. Meanwhile, blockchain technology has disrupted various industries by promoting decentralization, security, and transparency. Phantom Galaxies aims to create a seamless and immersive experience for users by combining these two technologies.How to play and earnPhantom Galaxies’ play-to-earn model allows players to earn rewards while enjoying the immersive virtual world. Here’s…

NFT There’s another wave of NFTs starting to flood the Bitcoin blockchain—and they’re not in the form of Ordinals. The emergent STAMPS (Secure Tradeable Art Maintained Securely) protocol is proposing a different method of embedding image data into the OG blockchain, making different tradeoffs compared to the inscription technology that exploded in popularity earlier this year. Rather than storing image data within prunable transaction witness data, “Bitcoin Stamps” store it directly within spendable transaction outputs. “By doing so, the data is preserved in such a manner that is impossible to prune from a full node, preserving the data immutably forever,”…

Ember Sword announces their plans to hold an open alpha playtest for their fantasy adventure MMO. Players will have a chance to try out a few starting quests, explore the game world, and provide valuable feedback for the dev team. Interested players only have to create an account on the Ember Sword website to participate! Ember Sword prepares to reveal their world to a larger audience with an open alpha playtest in April! No token or NFT ownership required for this alpha. Players need only register an account on the Ember Sword website. Ember Sword Open Alpha Playtest This playtest…

Following their first public Exhibition Match, Melee on the Meteor, Wildcard has announced the launch of its first Web3 asset: the WildPass. The Genesis WildPass will be available on the Polygon blockchain network, and will provide exclusive opportunities and access to the Wildcard Universe.The Genesis Mint, consisting of 4,444 WildPasses, will be available to mint on Magic Eden’s Launchpad platform starting on April 20. The pass grants holders access to the Wildcard Web3 ecosystem and exclusive offerings, including exclusive passholder-only events, access to content, and more.WildPass Utilities will include:Life-long WildList (Wildcard) access.Holder-only airdrops.Exclusive private developer access, such as holder-only roundtable…

Project Red, a GTA-style, web3 enabled, MMO, released their whitepaper recently, outlining their plans for building and growing their virtual world. And one of the first steps for kicking their game economy into gear involves an upcoming sale for shares of Mafia Business Buildings! Project Red continues to build on their plans for a mafia-themed, virtual world. Their new whitepaper outlines the team’s plans for growing Project Red into a larger virtual world with dozens of activities — from the FPS Blood Arena to car racing to poker playing to pimp my car contests to owning a business. Project Red…