Author: Jeremy Ryan

NFT The ongoing crypto winter has been painful for the entire industry, but 2022 was particularly rough for Solana. The collapse of FTX and Alameda Research, which were closely linked to and financially entrenched in the Solana ecosystem, accelerated a decline in a year marked by technical issues and high-profile hacks. Although Solana hosts a thriving NFT ecosystem and growing gaming push, the turbulent times and 94% token price plunge have pushed some creators to look for greener pastures elsewhere. Solana game Tiny Colony is the latest project to chart a move to another blockchain, following a similar announcement from…

Blockchain As part of its usual capital raising on the financial markets, today the Finance Division of the City of Lugano, in cooperation with Zürcher Kantonalbank, issued a 100 million franc bond with a 6-year term and 1.625% coupon, based entirely on Blockchain technology. The issuance of the City of Lugano’s new bond was through the innovative SIX Digital Exchange (SDX) platform, linked to the SIX Group, the world’s first digital platform based on Blockchain technology to be fully regulated. The issuance represents the first bond in the history of the public sector, to be issued, listed and traded digitally…

NFT The independent research survey on private capital markets, among others, yielded excellent results for crypto and NFTs. Which ranked among the best options, according to respondents, where secondary markets are most applicable. The survey was conducted by The World Digital Foundation in association with Crowdfund Insider and includes questions and data on equity crowdfunding, venture capital, NFTs, secondary trading and private equity. The resulting survey data: good for NFTs and crypto Focus on Non-Fungible Tokens, Cryptocurrencies, Private Securities, and Investor Challenges The resulting survey data: good for NFTs and crypto Based on the findings of the independent research survey…

NFT The music industry has not shied away from its keenness on adopting Web3 solutions. From nonfungible tokens (NFTs) helping artists connect with their communities to blockchain being used for various use cases including event ticketing. Another relevant implementation of the technology to be considered by industry insiders is how Web3 tools can help artists and companies manage music metadata. Cointelegraph spoke with Con Raso, the managing director of B2B music streaming technology provider Tuned Global, to better understand this use case. In the current Web2 music industry, numerous organizations are dedicated to the management of music metadata, along with…

Yuga Labs, for all intents and purposes, has already conquered the NFT space, having released such projects as the Bored Ape Yacht Club and Otherside. Now, it is looking to take on gaming as well with the announcement of a gaming mint from January 17, 2023. This mint is tied to Dookey Dash, a skill-based game that will act as an extension of the existing NFT ecosystem.Yuga Goes Gaming This development was confirmed in a January 12, 2023 announcement from Yuga Labs. It states that Bored Ape and Mutant Ape Yacht Club holders will be able to mint a new asset from…

Blockchain The crypto and blockchain space has had a turbulent past year, but that is not stopping users and enterprises from looking into the industry. A new survey from CasperLabs and Zogby Analytics revealed that the sentiment around blockchain adoption is especially positive among enterprises. The poll was conducted via 603 business enterprise “decision makers” in the United States, the United Kingdom and China. Nearly 90% of the businesses surveyed reported deploying blockchain technology in some capacity, with 87% saying they plan to invest in blockchain in the next year. This is particularly pronounced in China, where over half of…

NFT Sales for Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs and associated projects are surging this week as creator Yuga Labs revealed plans for Dookey Dash, a skill-based web game that requires an NFT to play and promises as-yet-unrevealed rewards for top scores. Dookey Dash is an “endless runner” style game that can be played within a web browser, challenging players to progress as far as they can through a cartoonish sewer environment while picking up items—all without crashing and failing. Only owners of Bored Ape Yacht Club and Mutant Ape Yacht Club NFTs can receive a Sewer Pass NFT to play…

NFT On January 11, Shiba Inu announced the launching of both NFTs and physical items for SHIB’s Genesis NFT holders, in partnership with the luxury accessory manufacturing brand Buggati. @Shibtoken Shiboshis x @bugattigrp Special Edition Release ????We’re excited to announce our upcoming special event, in which Bugatti Group will host a mint party and space dedicated to our #Shiboshis! 1/7 ???? pic.twitter.com/FY0kn32wTr — Shib (@Shibtoken) January 10, 2023 The Special Mint Party Event Twitter Spaces will be held on Sunday, January 15, and will feature ALPHA, live singers, guest speakers, and more. Special invited guests include Italian NFT Musician Violetta…

Justin Sun, NFTs, and Piccasso, these are three things we wouldn’t usually picture together or even in the same sentence but 2023 seems to be full of surprises already. This comes as the Tron CEO announced on January 11, 2023, that he has purchased a number of pieces from iconic artists and has turned them into NFTs.Sun Enters the NFT Art SceneThis announcement has whipped NFT fans into a frenzy not just because of the person making it but also because of the iconic artists who will be featured in the incoming project. ????As a supporter of the arts and innovation…

NFT Crypto analyst, Ben GCrypto, took to Twitter to announce the top 10 NFT projects based on their development activity in the last 30 days. Among the analysis list, Decentraland, Flow, and Lukso remain in the top three positions. Top 10 #NFT Projects by Development Activity in the last 30 days According to such fundamentals like development activity, there are lots of good projects with moderate market cap. $MANA $FLOW #LYXe $AXS $SAND $SOUL $GHST $NFTX $PUNK $MONA pic.twitter.com/cYFA4GVeUz — Ben GCrypto (@GCryptoBen) January 12, 2023 Moving into the project on the list, Decentraland was ranked first with a development…