Author: Jeremy Ryan

Legends of the Mara is a new offering from Yuga Labs, which will come with its own companion NFT collection.Yuga Labs is back with a new experience for its loyal NFT holders. Legends of the Mara is a collection-based 2D strategy game “that picks up where the 2nd Trip left off”.In essence, the ‘2nd Trip’ took place in the Yuga Labs’ own metaverse named Otherside. In the 2nd Trip, 7,200 Voyagers entered the Otherside metaverse and took part in an interactive team competition. Now, Legends of the Mara continues the journey in the intriguing world of Otherside. Furthermore, owners of ‘Otherdeeds’,…

Blockchain BSC’s transaction costs are relatively high compared to L2 solutions, which may not be appealing to users. As a result, there is growing competitive pressure on BSC to maintain its market share. Over the past six months, the network’s key measurements have plateaued, and utilization has varied between 15-20%. BSC validators must feel the urgency to reassess their current transaction fee structure to prevent slower growth compared to rapidly growing L2 solutions. The proposed solution is for BSC validators to adopt a more flexible approach towards transaction fees, enabling users to choose fees below the current 5 gwei rate,…

Blockchain KuCoin Community Chain (KCC), a fan-built decentralized open chain that offers high performance, has recently announced the launching of its latest upgrade on the testnet. The platform mentioned that its exclusive upgrade thereof will target the merge of upstream code. The new upgrade called “KCC V1.3.0” has been launched on the testnet of KCC. #KCC V1.3.0 has gone live on the KCC testnet, welcome all of you to participate in testing and provide feedback by raising an issue on KCC GitHub.https://t.co/cSganHmIMp — 0xLeandre (@0xleandre) March 29, 2023 KuCoin Community Chain’s Exclusive KCC V1.3.0 Upgrade Launches on KCC Testnet A…

NFT Shiba Inu has launched a new Twitter account for The SHIBOSHIS. In a tweet yesterday, prominent SHIB influencer Lucie announced the launch of a new Twitter account for Shiba Inu’s non-fungible token (NFT) Shiboshi. The Twitter account dubbed “THE SHIBOSHIS” was created yesterday by the Shiba Inu team. The account has attracted a following from Shiba Inu’s community members, including lead developer Shytoshi Kusama. At press time, THE SHIBOSHIS account attracted a total of 899 followers. So far, the Twitter account has only made one post, which reads: in the meanwhile… — THE SHIBOSHIS (@shiboshisworld) March 28, 2023 It…

Binance, the leading global cryptocurrency exchange, has revealed the worldwide rollout of Bicasso, its innovative AI art and NFT minting platform. Following a successful European trial run, users across the globe will get a chance to test its powerful features for themselves. However, Binance will restrict the latest opportunity to a 12 hour window commencing at 12pm UTC on January 29 for 100k members on a first come first serve basis. During the new trial period, budding NFT artists will get the chance to create, mint and personalize NFTs using the powerful platform. To achieve this, they must submit a series…

The well-liked y00ts non-fungible token (NFT) project is shifting from the Solana blockchain to the Polygon network. This change aims to make transactions quicker and cut down on network fees.Y00ts made the official announcement in December, ending months of guesswork. DeLabs, the Los Angeles startup responsible for y00ts and its sibling project DeGods, got a $3 million grant from Polygon to help with the move. DeGods is also leaving Solana and plans to connect with Ethereum.Launched in September 2022, y00ts is using a cross-chain bridge to bring its 15,000-edition generative art collection to Polygon. To start the migration process, current…

NFT Lido, the largest decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol by total value locked, unveiled plans during its Node Operator Community Call #5 to release a non-fungible token (NFT) representing a user’s withdrawal request amount as part of the process of unstaking their ether (ETH). Ether withdrawals on Lido, where users can unstake their stETH and receive ETH at a 1:1 ratio, will have two steps: request and claim, according to Mariya Muzyko, product manager at Lido, during the call Tuesday afternoon. Once a user requests a withdrawal, they will receive a Lido-issued NFT representing their withdrawal request. The user can then…

NFT Interest in tokenized real estate is spreading. All the way to south Texas. In the latest indicator of the once-niche sector’s spread, startup Homebase has closed out the tokenization of its first single-family rental property, the company told Blockworks exclusively. The McAllen, TX, single-family home was valued at $235,000. Homebase drummed up $246,800 in about two weeks by tokenizing the residence on Solana (SOL) via a smart contract tied to an NFT created for the purpose: “Homebase 1 [The Cardinal].” The total amount raised includes $11,800 set aside to “to account for maintenance and other issues,” a spokesperson said…

Blockchain With the Arbitrum airdrop now a reality, the market is shifting its focus to zkSync and StarkNet, two Ethereum L2 extension options that have yet to release coins. According to 0xScope, the number of daily active addresses on zkSync and StarkNet jumped by nearly tenfold after Arbitrum announced the airdrop. It has only been three days since the launch of @zksync Era, and over 100k people have used the Era bridge to deposit $ETH.Meanwhile, the daily active users of @zksync Lite have rapidly declined since the Era’s appearance. pic.twitter.com/g2eMnglfC3 — 0xScope (???? . ????) (@ScopeProtocol) March 27, 2023 Furthermore,…

Blockchain Nexus, a blockchain platform, has announced the release of a new range of cutting-edge APIs that will revolutionize the development of decentralized applications (dApps). These APIs will be incorporated into the upcoming 5.1/5.2 upgrade of Nexus’ Tritium++ protocol, offering developers a significant breakthrough in building smarter dApps with enhanced simplicity and security. The new APIs provide a solid foundation for the development of secure and reliable decentralized applications, bringing us one step closer to creating an unstoppable and decentralized internet. With Nexus’ Tritium++ protocol, developers can create dApps with ease and confidence, knowing that they have access to cutting-edge…