Author: Jeremy Ryan

A move by Binance.US to acquire assets belonging to the bankrupt crypto lending firm Voyager Digital has been favored by 97% of Voyager’s customers.A Feb. 28 court filing shows an overwhelming majority of Voyager Digital account holders are in favor of the buyout from the United States-based arm of the crypto exchange Binance.Bankruptcy management firm Stretto conducted the balloting of Voyager customers, polling 61,300 account holders with claims against the embattled crypto lender.Of that total, 59,183 voted in favor of the Binance.US restructuring plan, with just 3%, or 2,117 voters, rejecting it.Account holder claims voting results: Source: StrettoThe voters were…

HyperPlay, a Web3-native game launcher with a built-in crypto wallet, has announced its early access launch.The online game launcher was built in collaboration with crypto wallet provider MetaMask, aimed at integrating players’ crypto wallets with game libraries such as Epic Games Store, GOG (formerly Good Old Games), and its own HyperPlay Store. The new platform, founded by former MetaMask operations lead JacobC.eth, doesn’t charge developers any commissions and instead plans to rely on crypto services such as swaps and bridges to monetize the platform.Today, we’re excited to celebrate the early access alpha launch of https://t.co/tXbk7iBEWb, a game launcher that brings Web3 wallets…

Only Casey Rodarmor, the creator of this set of standards, is not happy to call these things NFT. He thinks the term has become stigmatized, so he refers to these things as “electronic art.” Whether you call it “electronic art” or “ordinal NFT,” they use “ordinal theory” to mark and track these “inscriptions,” that is, data/content embedded in the blockchain. The so-called “ordinal number” is a number that describes a specific position within a sequence (e.g., “first,” “second”). And here, “ordinal number” refers to the UTXO (unspent transaction output) of a specific Satoshi (satoshi, the smallest unit of Bitcoin). This…

The creation of a United States digital dollar would “crowd out” the cryptocurrency ecosystem and protect the national security of the U.S., according to a former top adviser in president Joe Biden’s administration.Daleep Singh — a former deputy national security adviser for international economics in the Biden administration — made the comments at a Feb. 28 Senate Banking Committee hearing, suggesting that cryptocurrencies facilitate ransomware attacks and contribute to the evasion of U.S. sanctions.Singh believes the U.S. government embracing a central bank digital currency (CBDC) “is the single best step that we could take [to protect national interests] because it…

NFT Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) have been a hot topic in the art world, but they are also gaining traction in the gaming industry. NFTs are digital assets that represent ownership of a unique piece of content, and they have the potential to revolutionize the way we think about ownership and value in the gaming world. In this article, we will discuss the growing popularity of NFTs in gaming, the benefits they offer to game developers and players, the importance of NFT PR in the gaming industry, successful NFT PR campaigns, how to create an effective NFT PR strategy, potential challenges…

A draft for the approval of an expansion of crypto trading activities to non-banking members has been published by the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) for public comments.In a TASE first, a Feb. 27 announcement stated the proposed structure will enable customers to deposit fiat money designated for investments in digital assets.Non-banking members will act as licensed providers for crypto trading and custodial services should the proposal be approved. Customer funds will be placed in an “omnibus account” as the intermediary for crypto trading activities.It will also allow clients to withdraw funds originating from the sale of crypto but the…

The entertainment industry rarely sees a dull moment when it comes to disputes over the ownership of intellectual property or creative rifts between big networks and showrunners. A tiny number of studios and networks own the majority of rights, leading to the mass production of films and TV shows that somehow feel the same. Web3 aims to change that by giving the power back to content creators and fans.“In Hollywood, there’s a formula,” explained Jason Neubauer, the founder and CEO of Affect Change. “People have their own agendas. I wanted to create stories that are authentic, and inspire others to…

Blockchain gaming development may have slowed down over the past year, but things are about to change. This is after Unity added 13 Web3 developer tools designed to aid builders in the blockchain space. The integrations can be found on the Unity Asset Store, the gaming giant’s online store, where developers can purchase and download them to integrate in their games.Web3 developers will be able to download the SDKs and APIs from leading blockchain solutions providers that are listed on the Unity Asset Store. These include the likes of MetaMask, Algorand, ImmutableX, and many others.Experts within Web3 believe this move…

The French National Assembly has voted in favor of legislating stricter licensing rules for new cryptocurrency firms in order to harmonize local laws with proposed European Union (EU) standards. The vote was passed with 109 votes (60.5%) in favor to 71 (39.5%) against. The French Senate has already passed the bill, which now goes to President Emmanuel Macron, who has 15 days to either approve it or send it back to the legislature.✅ Projet de loi DDADUE dans les domaines de l’économie, de la santé, du travail, des transports et de l’agriculture | Adoption par l’Assemblée nationale, compte tenu du texte…

In this week’s newsletter, read about how a whale sold 1,010 nonfungible tokens (NFTs) within 48 hours. The Blur NFT marketplace captured the space’s attention, and the manuscript that coined the term “metaverse” is being auctioned by Sotheby’s. In other news, find out users’ motivations behind their NFT purchases, and don’t forget this week’s Nifty News, featuring a Twitch streamer earning 1,000 ETH in exchange for the Golden Key NFT. Whale sells 1,010 NFTs in 48 hours in ‘largest NFT dump ever’NFT whale Jeffrey Hwang, also known as Machi Big Brother, sold 1,010 NFTs within 48 hours. The NFTs were exchanged…