Author: Jeremy Ryan

Imposters will open up a short playtest for their NFT holders this Friday (March 24th). This social deduction, Among Us inspired game, encourages streaming and other social interactions. In fact, content creators have a chance to earn over $3k in prizes for creations based on this playtest! The Imposters Beta playtest begins on March 24th, 3pm CST, and runs until 8pm CST the same day. Participants will receive a special POAP (Proof of Attendance Protocol) NFT for attending. For now, Imposters is pretty much a direct rip of Among Us. Though the team has plans to add additional game modes…

Blockchain Moody’s said that municipalities can save money by using blockchain-based platforms to issue bonds and for government operations, but doing so comes with possible risks that include cybercrime and operating in regulatory uncertainty. Municipalities might be able to cut up to 35% of administrative costs over the life cycle of a bond by one estimate, the firm said in a report published on Wednesday. Blockchain adoption for bond issuance at the municipality level might take some time, although some projects are already underway, Moody’s said. However, it added that “several recent municipal debt sales recorded on the blockchain with…

The battle for supremacy within the NFT realm just got real. CryptoPunks has surpassed Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) in market cap after the collection value rose by 13% in the past week. On the other hand, BAYC lost 8% of its value within the same period. This is according to on-chain data shared by Wu Blockchain, an account that covers crypto mainly in Asia.In the past 7 days, the floor price of BAYC fell by more than 8%, and CryptoPunks rose by 13%. CryptoPunks surpassed BAYC (776,000 ETH) with a market value of about 847,000 ETH. The reason may…

Blockchain Celer Network, which is utilized for rapid and cost-effective dApp development, has recently announced to launch of Brevis. The latest project is a platform that uses Zero-Knowledge technology for the attestation of omnichain data. It enables smart contracts and decentralized applications (dApps) to access, utilize, as well as compute arbitrary data existing on several blockchain protocols. The respective process is carried out in a fully trust-free manner. Celer Network Introduces Brevis for Additional Opportunities Concerning the Smart Contracts and DApp Sector The platform published a blog post to explain the functionality of the latest project. It pointed toward the…

Blockchain A new era of messaging applications will soon cross the chasm of Web3 mass adoption. Web3 messaging applications will become an integral part of the blockchain ecosystem, allowing users to communicate with each other and interact with decentralized applications (DApps) and the protocols themselves in a secure, direct, decentralized manner. This editorial will discuss the benefits and challenges of Web3 messaging applications and their impact on the future of communication. Web3 messaging protocols, such as the Extensible Message Transport Protocol (XMTP), are implemented on a decentralized communication network, using a peer-to-peer architecture to facilitate communication between verifiable identifiers like…

Blockchain Blockchain technology has given us the ability to create decentralized systems that can function without intermediaries, but one critical piece was missing – the ability to access real-world data. Oracles bridged this gap, and they have become an essential part of the blockchain ecosystem. Oracles enable smart contracts to receive information from external sources, such as data feeds, APIs, and other off-chain sources. Chainlink is the most advanced and secure decentralized oracle network in the market today, and this article will tell you exactly why. Contents hide 1 What are Oracles? 2 The Importance of Oracles in Smart Contract…

Two months after the launch of the Ordinals project, Bitcoin NFTs continue to see increased adoption. Currently, there are over 568,000 inscriptions as more popular NFT projects jump on the Bitcoin chain to mint their unique collections. Now to aid with listing, purchasing, and selling these Ordinal NFTs, Magic Eden has launched a Bitcoin NFT marketplace.In a recent announcement, the leading NFT marketplace noted that it has integrated with Hiro and Xverse, two popular Bitcoin wallets, to allow traders to list, purchase, and sell Bitcoin-based NFTs. Magic Eden is based on Solana; however, lately, the marketplace has been expanding its…

Blockchain Web3 domain provider Unstoppable Domains said Wednesday it’s rolling out Unstoppable Messaging, a platform that will allow users to send encrypted messages to each other from their Polygon-based domains. With the goal of helping Web3 projects curate and build their communities, Unstoppable Messaging aims to help users carry their digital identity across their Web3 experiences. Holders can use their domain endings, such as .polygon, .nft or .x, to send peer-to-peer messages to one another. Sandy Carter, COO and Head of Business Development at Unstoppable Domains, told CoinDesk that its latest messaging service is one step further in the company’s…

NFT On the romance front, SynFutures’ new NFT trading app, NFTures, probably can’t help. But its interface is no doubt familiar to anyone who’s been unlucky enough to use dating apps like Tinder and Hinge. Swipe left to short the CryptoPunk. Swipe right to go long — with up to three times leverage either way. It’s a hilariously degenerate way to think about NFTs. But it moves to reinforce personal taste at a time when NFT marketplaces are catering to high-volume traders. Instead of gamifying speculation with impersonal aggregators, low fees and zero royalties, NFTures places the actual imagery tied…

Two powerhouses in blockchain gaming, Immutable and Polygon, have joined their considerable forces to spearhead the next major push for the industry. The joint effort aims to accelerate the development and adoption of Web3 gaming, and make it easier for studios and developers to build high-quality Web3 games that support “true asset ownership.”Now, game developers will be able to tap into the Immutable zkEVM, a new Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) compatible zero-knowledge rollup powered by Polygon, to develop Web3 games. As a result, facilitating an out of the box game development process that is faster, easier, and with fewer risks…