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NFT It happened to have been the CTO of Ripple, David Schwartz, who had the foresight and believed the fact that the second rush of tokenized assets would be shifting direction toward utility-based NFTs. The present time seems to stand witness to the fact that he was not off the mark. One of the prime occurrences in Web3 happens to be the linking up of real-world products, services, and overall exposure with the digital world. This is already becoming known as the phygital NFTs. There happens to be an entire array of activities that seems to be happening with the…

Blockchain Azuro recently announced the release of its V2 and Azuro Score on Polygon. The launch allows crypto users to get one-click exposure to thousands of betting markets. The integration also provides users access to an AMM-like liquidity pool. This will help them earn Azuro Score points that can be converted into tokens after AZUR’s launch. Since its June 2022 launch on Gnosis Chain, Azuro V1 has amassed the most active users on the platform. The company has created a novel liquidity pool design called Liquidity Tree. The tree serves as an on-chain framework for dispersing and concentrating on liquidity…

The ‘Journey Stamps’ created by Starbucks are selling well, with a floor price of $2,000 for one NFT collection.Starbucks Odyssey NFTs are being feverishly traded by members and employees. In December, the coffee giant launched its Beta experience to selected participants in the US. In the last month, the sales volume of the Starbucks ‘Holiday Cheer Edition 1’ stamp has steadily risen to over $100,000. In fact, the last ‘Holiday Cheer Edition 1’ Stamp sold for $1,9000, according to Nifty Gateway. There are 5,000 editions of this NFT, and the Stamp unlocks various benefits and immersive coffee experiences. How it worksStarbucks Odyssey…

A federal judge has allowed the identities of guarantors who signed on as sureties for former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried’s $250 million bond to be made public following a request from several news outlets.Court documents released on Feb. 15 show that the two previously unidentified individuals are Andreas Paepcke, a senior research scientist at Stanford University, and Larry Kramer, a former dean of Stanford Law School. The two signed on as sureties for Bankman-Fried’s bail on Jan. 25 for $200,000 and $500,000, respectively.Joseph Bankman and Barbara Fried — SBF’s parents — were the other two parties who signed off on…

Blockchain Prominent blockchain company Ripple has announced the third wave of recipients of its $250 million Creator Fund. According to an announcement yesterday, winners of the latest wave of Ripple’s Creator Fund are dedicated to blending digital and physical experiences with real-world utility. The Wave 3 winners include Hot Import Nights; a project that sells NFT-based tickets to virtual events, Adrian Balastegui; a digital canvas artist, and Emporio Records; an independent record label leveraging NFT. Other projects selected to join the fund’s third wave are digital artists Mike Sotirakos, Natacha Elnat, TraumAnesia, and Robert Chew. Commenting on the development, Romain…

Blockchain Tyler Courtney is Tezos All Stars Circuit of Champions winner. Tezos has partnered with Manchester United and FloSports. The blockchain network Tezon is a hosting network associated with their digital token Tez (XTZ), commonly called tezzie. It facilitates access to Decentralized Finance (DeFi), Decentralized Applications (dApps), along with many Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) projects. It is known for supporting and collaborating with many sporting events and teams. Major being the Manchester United and the All-Star Circuit of Champions. Yesterday Tyler Courtney won the Tezos All-Star Championship in East Bay, Florida. Operating from Switzerland, Tezos was founded in 2014 by Arthur…

Blockchain Router Protocol happens to have been successful in the development of a Layer-1 blockchain. This was made possible with the effective utilization of the Cosmos’ Tendermint Consensus. This was carried out with the aim and intention of being able to correctly address issues related to extant problems that occur in blockchain interoperability. The Router Chain that has been developed will be duly utilized for solving all issues related to safety and security and, above all, matters of upgradability. All of this will be possible to achieve with the help of the functionalities of decentralization. The chain will also be…

The European Commission announced the launch of the European Blockchain Regulatory Sandbox on Feb. 15. The sandbox will provide a space for regulatory dialog for 20 projects per year through 2026.The sandbox was first announced in 2020 and is being facilitated by a number of private firms that won tenders in 2022. Funding will come from the Digital Europe Programme. Projects will be chosen by an independent panel of academic experts on a competitive basis from public and private sector use cases of “Blockchain and other Distributed Ledger Technologies.” Public sector projects on the European Blockchain Services Infrastructure (EBSI) will…

Lawmakers in the Kansas House of Representatives have introduced a bill proposing to amend the legislature’s rules on political campaign donations.According to the bill, no person would be allowed to make or accept crypto contributions of more than $100 for any political candidate in the state’s primary or general election. For donations under $100, the receiver would need to “immediately convert” the crypto to U.S. dollars, not use the crypto for expenditures, and not HODL the funds. The proposed bill included provisions that seemed to be aimed at mitigating foreign contributions to elections in Kansas, by requiring personal information from…

Liithos, a recently established AAA gaming and entertainment studio founded by Michael Mumbauer (known for The Last of Us) and John Garvin (known for Days Gone), both respected veterans of PlayStation, have partnered with the Hedera Network, a highly regarded, low-cost, and sustainable blockchain platform, and the Web3 marketplace CoinZoom to create an innovative narrative series.This collaboration marks the first of its kind. The partners have enlisted the help of mega-influencer Michael Le, who has an impressive following of 52.2 million on TikTok. The series will launch exclusively on TikTok and introduce the world to Ashfall, the first transmedia intellectual…