Author: Jeremy Ryan

Crypto.com, one of the leading digital asset exchanges in the world, has partnered with Studio Dragon, a Korean drama producer and distributor, to issue NFTs based on its most popular Korean drama series. Initially, the collaboration will feature two shows, ‘Crash Landing on You’ and ‘Start Up’.The memorandum of understanding between the two entities was signed last August but made public at the start of this week. In a press release, Crypto.com notes that the first batch of NFTs will debut on February 8 and be based on Studio Dragon’s art toy DearRo.The DearRo art collection is inspired by a…

Blockchain Blockchain technology has the potential to disrupt traditional value chains by enabling more secure, transparent, and efficient transaction and value exchange. A value chain is the sequence of activities involved in creating and delivering a product or service, beginning with the procurement of raw materials and ending with the delivery of the final product to the customer. Decentralized transactions are one way that blockchain technology is disrupting value chains. Traditional value chains rely on intermediaries like banks and financial institutions to facilitate transactions while also ensuring data security and reliability. By enabling peer-to-peer transactions that are secure, transparent, and…

As the American contingent continued in their blissful slumber, chaos reared its anarchic head in the rest of the Metaverse. Early in the day on February 9, ‘Worldwide Webb’ launched its all guns-a-blazing battle royale slug fest. Thereby ensuring that peace and quiet was cast aside in favor of pixelated vengeance.Worldwide Webb essentially comes in as a blockchain powered MMORPG where gamers must don the guise of their favorite NFTs to defend Chain City from the villainous ‘Rugpullz.’ Through the platform, players can own Land on which they can build a base of operations. As well as import participating NFT…

The hunt for the controversial founder of the now-collapsed Terra ecosystem, Do Kwon, has intensified with South Korean officials reportedly confirming they sent at least two people to Serbia to track him down.According to a Feb. 7 Bloomberg report, the prosecutor’s office in Seoul said the reports “aren’t false” regarding members of its team trekking out to the Balkan state to find Kwon.It appears at least two state officials went — one from the prosecutor’s office and the otherfrom South Korea’s Justice Ministry.Do Kwon speaking at a conference about Terra before the ecosys. Source: Terra.South Korean-based publication Chosun Media reported…

NFT NFT News: The world-famous musician Rihanna’s three Platinum-certified songs “B*TCH Better Have My Money” is coming to the music NFT platform another block. Deputy, the song’s co-producer, is releasing BBHMM as an NFT that will give fans a cut of his streaming royalties. On Thursday, the limited-edition Rihanna NFTs will be unveiled. There is a total of 300 NFTs in the collection overall. However, each of these costs 0.145 ETH, or about $210. ???? less than 47 hours left until we drop ❗️◼️ RIHANNA – B*TCH BETTER HAVE MY MONEY ◼️– and raffles are now finalized! if you’ve won…

A recent analysis of more than a million tweets showed a list of countries that love and hate the metaverse, with Vietnam showing the most love for the concept and Ireland topping the opposite side of the spectrum. Crypto data website CoinKickoff analyzed 1.6 million tweets from different parts of the world to determine which countries are in favor of the metaverse concept and which countries oppose it. The results showed that Vietnam topped the in-favor list, with 56.8% of the metaverse tweets coming from the southeast-Asian country being positive. East-Asian countries were generally positive toward the concept. Apart from Vietnam,…

Blockchain 105-year-old German bank DekaBank is planning to launch a blockchain-based tokenization platform in collaboration with the digital asset firm Metaco. DekaBank targets the release of its blockchain platform sometime in 2024, while the infrastructure is expected to be ready in 2023, DekaBank’s digital asset custody executive Andreas Sack told Cointelegraph. “The tokenization platform infrastructure will be ready in the foreseeable future, and that will launch the first minimum viable product in our crypto custody solution,” Sack stated. He added that the first test transactions of the tokenization platform are likely to take place this year. DekaBank’s upcoming blockchain platform…

As the market turned from bullish to bearish, many critics were quick to question the legitimacy of new digital collectible releases. Fortunately, the market turn wasn’t an end to the asset class as a whole, but rather to the projects that weren’t rooted in real utility. Although the utility itself varies from rallying people in support of a social cause to building a community for like-minded individuals to interact, the conclusion is clear — the real value of digital collectibles is what it represents to their collectors.Therefore, many collections are putting the community front and center, building intentionally so that…

NFT “Byte-perfect uploads” of the 10,000 CryptoPunk non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are on the Bitcoin network now. The question, which collection is next? Since late Jan., Inscriptions on the Bitcoin network, powered by Ordinal technology, have been the center of attention. Casey Rodarmor, the Bitcoin developer, introduced the Ordinals protocol. It works by inscribing Satoshis with the content for digital artifacts. The Ordinals’ minting has skyrocketed since the introduction of Bitcoin Punks. According to the official website, they are the “byte-perfect uploads of the original Ethereum CryptoPunks onto the Bitcoin Blockchain.” Ordinals Mint at an All-Time-High Bitcoin enthusiasts minted 10,000 Punks…

The Web City Club NFT collection runs on the Polygon network and features an NFT lottery. The game revolves around 10,000 PFP (Profile Picture) NFTs. These cartoon-style 2D pieces of digital Pet 3piders represent spiders in Web3 and are associated with future perks for their owners. They are ERC-721 tokens that are registered on the Polygon blockchain. How to play Web City Club (WCC)Users must own at least one of the PFP NFTs to participate in the games offered by the partner of the Web City Club, Betspider. Pet 3spider NFTs grant their owners the right to enter the lotteries. Another way to participate…