Author: Jeremy Ryan

Despite the crypto winter, nonfungible tokens (NFTs) continue to draw interest. This has become apparent as many brands and retailers have started to offer digital NFTs attached to physical products. Known as “phygitals,” these offerings allow real-world products to be tied to digital NFTs. For example, RTFKT — a digital fashion and collectible company — recently launched a project called Cryptokicks iRL. According to sources, RTFKT is creating digitally-designed sneakers backed by a physical product. RTFKT’s official Twitter account recently tweeted that Lace Engine NFT holders will be able to reserve a pair of Cryptokicks iRL, which can then be redeemed…

South Korean tech giant LG Electronics announced that it has teamed up with cloud-based technology platform Oorbit and Pixelynx — a company building an integrated music, gaming and Web3 ecosystem — to bring the metaverse directly into the living rooms of viewers.Announced just in time for #CES2023, we’re excited to announce that we have partnered with @LGElectronics to bring interoperable gaming and social experiences directly to your LG Smart TVs.READ: https://t.co/nppJZe650B— Oorbit (@OorbitOnline) January 4, 2023 The collaboration is set to allow viewers to explore interconnected virtual worlds, concerts and artificial intelligence multiplayer games through their LG TVs, making it easier for…

Mainstream hype for the nonfungible token (NFT) market cooled down significantly in 2022, but that didn’t stop a host of popular and wealthy figures from stinking up the space with dreadful collections last year. In the 2022 edition of the worst influencer and celebrity NFT cash grabs, Cointelegraph takes a look at four projects seemingly designed to milk capital out of their fans pockets, while delivering very little.Tai Lopez — OG (Original Garage) Social ClubFirst on the list is the oddball entrepreneur Tai Lopez, best known for his cheesy marketing campaigns that used to plague YouTube not so long ago.Lopez’s…

Recognized as one of the most turbulent years for the cryptocurrency and blockchain industry, 2022 has still been vigorous for the metaverse. With over $120 billion invested in the first half of the year alone — according to a McKinsey report — the industry is anything but broken.Some of the most significant partnerships to date were sealed throughout 2022, with even a few unexpected institutions — JP Morgan, for instance — embracing the Web3 revolution despite their proverbial distaste for the decentralization concept.Here’s what you need to know about the influential developments, projects and events that shaped the metaverse in…

Cointelegraph looks back on the best and worst-performing cryptocurrencies of 2022 among the top 100 assets by market capitalization. We used the highest and the lowest year-to-date (YTD) returns through the close of Dec. 25, 2022.Overall, Cryptoindex.com 100 (CIX100), an index that tracks the 100 best-performing cryptocurrencies, fell nearly 68% YTD, suggesting most top coins underperformed in 2022.CIX100 weekly price chart. Source: TradingViewStablecoins are naturally omitted from the list below. Similarly, coins tracking the value of gold and similar mainstream assets have also been ignored. Instead, the coins mentioned below include decentralized currencies, smart contract tokens, exchange tokens and others.Top…

Investment giant Fidelity Investments has filed trademark applications in the United States for a host of Web3 products and services, including a nonfungible token (NFT) marketplace and financial investment and crypto trading services in the metaverse.This is according to three trademark filings submitted to the United States Patent Trademark Office (USPTO) on Dec. 21, which was highlighted by licensed trademark attorney Mike Kondoudis in a Dec. 27 tweet. #Fidelity has plans for the metaverse!The company has filed 3 trademark applications covering▶️ NFTs + NFT Marketplaces▶️ Metaverse Investment Services▶️ Virtual Real Estate Investing▶️ Cryptocurrency Trading … and more!#NFTs #Metaverse #Crypto #Web3…

beginner Bitcoin Cash is a cryptocurrency that was created as a result of the hard fork in the Bitcoin network in 2017. The main reason for the split was the problem of Bitcoin’s scalability and the community’s urge to increase the number of transactions processed per second in the Bitcoin network. In this article, we will take a closer look at the Bitcoin Cash protocol and discover similarities and differences between Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash. We are also about to discuss the future of this project and its impact on the global crypto community. BCH Overview  BCH Price $122.26 BCH…

beginner The Internet Computer is a network of sub-blockchains controlled by an ownerless master blockchain that aims to expand the functionality of the public Internet through a revolutionary serverless cloud model. The result is a more open, secure, and censorship-resistant Internet that is able to host any applications on a single platform. In addition to providing a more decentralized infrastructure for the Internet, the Internet Computer also has the potential to lower costs and increase speeds for users around the world. Here is everything you need to know about the new cryptocurrency from Dfinity. ICP Overview  Price $5.12 Price Change…

Blockchain security firm SlowMist has highlighted five common phishing techniques crypto scammers used on victims in 2022, including malicious browser bookmarks, phony sales orders and Trojan malware spread on the messaging app Discord.The security firm recorded a total of 303 blockchain security incidents over the year, with 31.6% of these incidents caused by phishing, rug pull or other scams, according to SlowMist’s Jan. 9 report.A pie chart of attack methods in 2022 in percentages. Source: SlowMistMalicious browser bookmarksOne of the phishing strategies makes use of bookmark managers, a feature in most modern browsers. SlowMist said scammers have been exploiting these to…

A secure cryptocurrency wallet is crucial for those investing in the growing cryptocurrency market. Technically, crypto wallets are pieces of software that enable users to send and receive digital currencies, like Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH) and Litecoin (LTC).Cryptocurrency wallets are typically used to store multiple coins and tokens at once. However, most wallets only support a limited number of digital currencies. These wallets can come in the form of hardware (much like a flash drive) that can be connected to the internet as needed or digital storage (like a banking app) that can be accessed on a device.To ensure security,…