Author: Jeremy Ryan

Ordinals became the new hot thing on any blockchain when they launched on Bitcoin, causing quite a stir and dominating the conversation. But is all the excitement dissipating and if so, what can reignite it?Ordinals are inscriptions on the Bitcoin blockchain, and are like NFTs, but slightly different. Essentially, they’re digital assets that are inscribed on the lowest denomination of Bitcoin, called a satoshi. Not many thought Bitcoin could host NFTs, but thanks to the Taproot upgrade these inscriptions are possible.After Ordinals became so popular, fees on the Bitcoin network went through the roof, passing an ATH of $170,500 in…

The United Kingdom’s bank regulator, the Prudential Regulatory Authority (PRA), will propose rules for issuing and holding digital assets, Bank of England (BOE) executive director of the Prudential Policy Directorate Vicky Saporta said in a speech at the bank Feb. 27. The rules will be developed with consideration for Basel III rules and the Financial Services and Markets (FSM) bill now being considered by the Parliament. The FSM bill, which had its second reading in the House of Lords in January, would give the PRA the new secondary objective of facilitating U.K. international economic growth. To this end, Saporta said, “PRA…

Blockchain Leading game developer platform Unity is tapping into Web3, releasing a “decentralization” category in its online storefront, the company said Tuesday in a press release. As a part of the toolkit, Unity is adding support for 13 different blockchain-based software developer kits (SDKs), from chains and products including Algorand, Aptos, Dapper Labs’ Flow blockchain, Immutable X, MetaMask, Solana and Tezos. See Also: ImmutableX to Launch All-In-One Passport System to Onboard New Gamers Into Web3 Unity aims to provide game developers resources to connect with Web3 gaming, an industry that’s been on the rise in the crypto space. With the…

NFT Via the scheme, users can invest in single-family rental homes. A limited liability corporation with Homebase NFTs as its owners holds title to each residence. A company announcement states that after the investment, they would start getting monthly rent in USDC. One of our co-founders @0xDomingo was recently on the @morethanblckchn podcast talking about what we’re building at Homebase and our origin story. If you’re bullish on web3 x real estate, make sure to take a listen ???? https://t.co/JIxfRwxFvd — Homebase???? (@HomebaseDAO) February 28, 2023 According to the company, the goal is to improve access to wealth-building through on-chain…

Blockchain When trying to connect the dots between who’s up and who’s down in crypto – plus who’s in and who’s out, who’s getting along and who’s feuding – sometimes it’s helpful to simply pay attention to who’s getting conference invitations. Or disinvitations. The latest example of this conference-watching dynamic spilled into public this week as blockchain developers convened in Colorado ahead of ETHDenver, one of the year’s biggest events on the crypto circuit. There were invitations, and then disinvitations. The takeaway appears to be that tensions are brewing between the projects Aptos and Sui – two blockchains that emerged…

Blockchain Universities in the United Kingdom have started offering cutting-edge research programs, courses and practical experience in various aspects of blockchain technology, including cryptocurrencies, smart contracts, privacy, security and scalability. Students who graduate from these programs will be well-equipped with the knowledge and skills necessary to become leaders in the field of blockchain technology and drive innovation and adoption in various industries. Here are top five universities to study blockchain in the United Kingdom. University of Cambridge The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, and its Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) is a leading…

Ever so slowly, the world of Mirandus starts to take shape. The Mirandus team held an initial tech test for their Tavern Games in late 2022, and now they’re ready to bring a more full playtest to the players in early March 2023. This Mirandus playtest is for the Tavern Games, a set of in-game mini-games to entertain players. For this test, we have Three-Eyed Snake, a dice rolling and betting game. This playtest is open to everyone with a Gala Games account, which is free to create and does not have any KYC requirements. Players need copper coins to…

Blockchain The lead developer of Shiba Inu meme coin and the Shibarium Layer-2 solution for it, known under the alias Shytoshi Kusama, spreads the word that there is a new popular project supporting Shibarium – one of many out there. Voxel X announces support for Shibarium Voxel X Network has tweeted that it is now “fully supporting Shytoshi Kusama’s vision for a decentralized Shbarium that welcomes all projects”. The tweet also says that Voxel X will start to provide active promotion for Shibarium together with more than 75 of their listed partners. WOOF! https://t.co/OXAMgmKUJE — Shytoshi™ (@ShytoshiKusama) February 28, 2023…

Last week was relatively calm regarding enforcement news but brought some peculiar local developments in regulation. United States Representative Tom Emmer introduced legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives that could prevent the Federal Reserve from issuing a central bank digital currency (CBDC). According to the Minnesota lawmaker, the bill could prohibit the Fed from issuing a digital dollar “directly to anyone,” bar the central bank from implementing monetary policy based on a CBDC, and require transparency for projects related to a digital dollar.The Canadian Securities Administrators published a notice describing new commitments it expects from crypto asset trading platforms…

NFT It’s the nightmare of every NFT collector. In April 2021, Web3 impresario Farokh Samad lost the seed phrase of a wallet containing 87 non-fungible tokens, including an especially rare Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT. At the time, the total value of the collection was about 250 ETH or $850,000, but it might as well have been nothing. Without the seed phrase, Samad couldn’t access the wallet, so he couldn’t sell his NFTs. Samad isn’t alone. Lots of NFT collectors have created wallets to buy NFTs and then lost the seed phrase, especially in the early days of the NFT…