Author: Jeremy Ryan

While the 2022 bear market grazed off the excitement around the budding crypto sub-ecosystems such as nonfungible tokens (NFTs), the metaverse remains well-positioned for long-term disruption. Considering the myriad consumer and business-centric use cases the metaverse could cater to, a McKinsey & Company report highlights the technology’s potential to generate up to $5 trillion in value by 2030.For the metaverse to reach its full potential, the report highlighted the need for four technology enablers — devices (augmented reality/virtual reality, sensors, haptics, and peripherals); interoperability and open standards; facilitating platforms; and development tools. However, the success of the metaverse is weighed…

intermediate JasmyCoin is a new token that has been gaining attention in the world of digital currencies. It’s the first Japanese blockchain project that provides both corporations and people with unique and innovative data storage possibilities. Let’s explore it closer and make some JasmyCoin price predictions for the coming months and years. JasmyCoin Overview Price $0.01 Price Change 24h 6.89% Price Change 7d 39.77% Market cap $233,549,113.77 Circulating Supply 46,399,999,999 JASMY Trading Volume $134,477,749.93 All time high $4.99 All time low $0.0027 What Is JasmyCoin? JasmyCoin is a new blockchain project from Japan. It was launched in October 2021 by…

As trading becomes increasingly difficult during the bear market, a nonfungible token (NFT) platform aims to lighten the load on traders and help them get a closer look at the strategies of successful collectors. In an announcement sent to Cointelegraph, NFT platform Upshot said that it launched Upshot GMI, a tool that scores and classifies wallets based on their NFT trading performance. Taking inspiration from the crypto slang WAGMI, GMI stands for “gonna make it,” as it analyzes which wallets are going to make it based on data available on the blockchain.Sample results of a wallet address. Source: UpshotAccording to Upshot…

The metaverse and virtual reality (VR) go hand in hand in the public’s imagination and platforms including Somnium Space, Crypto Voxels and Meta’s Horizon Worlds already support the technology.But despite describing itself as a “decentralized virtual reality platform” on its website, the browser-based 3D metaverse platform Decentraland still lacks VR.Sean Ong, founder of extended reality specialists XR Dev Studio, sits on a team that has developed an “alpha” version of the VR platform. He explained that while “VR has always been part of Decentraland’s vision,” the Decentraland Foundation has been prioritizing the implementation of core features ahead of VR.“The team…

In this article, we will cover The Beacon and do our first look at the project. The Beacon is a fantasy action roguelite RPG on the Arbitrum Blockchain and it will hook all the old-school gamers to their computers the whole day with its pixelated retro graphics. The team already launched a demo which was a success and released a few NFT collections like the founding characters and the pet eggs. The Beacon is the latest hit among the retro Web3 games. It belongs to the TreasureDAO ecosystem that includes other Web3 Games like Tales of Elleria and Knights of…

The developer of Mutant Ape Planet has been arrested after allegedly scamming investors out of millions of dollars. The project, which is a knockoff of the original Mutant Ape Yacht Club, made many promises that went unfulfilled.The developer who goes by the name Aurelien Michel was arrested this Wednesday evening at the John F. Kennedy airport in New York. He is a French citizen who, at the time of his arrest, resided in the United Arab Emirates.According to the charge sheet, Michel and his conspirators marketed the NFT project to lure investors without the intention of keeping their word. Some…

SOZO Comics (SOZO IP, LLC), based in Los Angeles, California, announced the production of an anime series based on ZAN, a series of original art from world-renowned artist Yoshitaka Amano, as part of the ZAN Project, which also includes a P2E blockchain game and NFT art.ZAN, originally announced in 2010 under the name DEVA ZAN, is an original art collection consisting over 300 pieces of artwork from Amano that combine to build an action-fantasy world. The series, which works on an epic, time-traveling scale, was first published in artbook form by Dark Horse Comics (Milwaukee, WI) in 2013, becoming a worldwide hit. Sozo Comics…

Video game fans awaiting news of Square Enix’s plans for blockchain gaming have been presented with a “goal of making 2023 a year of major evolution and transformation” by their president. The renowned developer of beloved games like Final Fantasy recently released a letter confirming their commitment to the Web3 sector. This marks a major step forward in the industry’s adoption of NFTs and other blockchain-based solutions.Square Enix increased its investment in Web3 technology and has dedicated significant resources towards its development and implementation, according to company President Yosuke Matsuda. Focus on blockchain entertainmentThe decision to enter the blockchain space has generated…

Hot on the heels of its Bitcoin (BTC) futures exchange-traded fund (ETF) in Hong Kong, Samsung Asset Management has indicated it’s considering the launch of a spot Bitcoin ETF on the city’s exchange if policies allow for it.In an interview with Bloomberg published on Jan. 13, Hong Kong chief executive for Samsung Asset Management, Sam Park, said: “It really depends on how policy is going to be developed.” He added that the Hong Kong administrators are “clearly” interested in developing the city into a crypto hub.An ETF analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence, Rebecca Sin, noted that “Hong Kong is well positioned…

The average crypto investor probably isn’t planning on dying of old age anytime soon, but that doesn’t mean they shouldn’t have a plan in place to pass on their crypto in the event they meet an unlikely demise, lawyers warn.Speaking to Cointelegraph, Dubai-based crypto lawyer Irina Heaver believes that “billions” worth of Bitcoin (BTC) has been lost due to a lack of proper death-related planning by hodlers. She noted that many families have been unable to access their loved one’s crypto assets due to private keys being taken to the grave, and emphasized the importance of discussing crypto assets with…