Gaming Giant Bandai Namco Launches AI Virtual Pet NFT Game

Bandai Namco Research and partners have rolled out a virtual pet game, joining other publishers like Ubisoft and Sega on the Oasys blockchain.

• 2023-08-03
• Bandai Namco virtual pet game Oasys NFT

DeFi Daily Volume Dwindles to 7-Month Lows as Sector Endures Downswing

The decentralized finance (DeFi) sector has endured a turbulent month, as transaction volume plummeting alongside a series of hacks and exploits.

• 2023-07-26
• decentralized finance

Bitcoin NFTs Back in Spotlight as Ordinals Cross 350K Daily Inscriptions

Bitcoin Ordinals, a method of generating non-fungible tokens (NFT) through a process called inscribing, debuted in January, bringing the NFT and smart contract narrative to the Bitcoin blockchain.

• 2023-07-11
• Ordinals inscriptions

Daily Ordinals Inscriptions Approach All-Time High as Bitcoin Fees Remain Low

The Ordinals ecosystem has seen a flood of new projects, and fees have remained low.

• 2023-07-11
• Ordinals inscriptions Bitcoin

Dogecoin's Daily Transaction Reached Lifetime Highs After ‘DRC-20’ Tokens Introduced

Transactional volumes on Dogecoin briefly surpassed Litecoin and Bitcoin earlier this week.

• 2023-05-17
• Dogecoin network congestion Bitcoin network fees

The Era Of Crypto: Bitcoin Sets New Record Of Daily Transactions Amid Banking Turmoil

It's been a tumultuous year for the financial sector, as macroeconomic headwinds caused the 16th-largest bank in the U.S. to shut its doors in March. An unforeseen upside is happening as decentralized cryptocurrencies make a stellar comeback after a brutal crypto winter last year. See Next: Gamers Making Thousands Selling Gaming Skins And Assets: Gameflip's Bold Vision For The Future Of Gaming Commerce Despite recessionary risks, people have been investing in riskier alternative assets such as c

• 2023-05-09
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Bitcoin Transactions Soar as Ordinals Barrel Past 2.5 Million, Notch Daily Record

The bump in inscriptions comes as text-based content solidifies its dominance on Ordinals.

• 2023-05-01
• Ordinals Bitcoin inscriptions digital assets

NatWest sets £1,000 daily limit for customer crypto activities

U.K. bank NatWest said it’s imposing a daily limit of £1000 ($1,216) and a 30-day payment limit of £5000 to cryptocurrency exchanges is being implemented to help protect customers losing life changing sums of money.

• 2023-03-14
• NatWest payment limit cryptocurrency exchanges MARKET PULSE

DAI Depegs to Lifetime Lows as Stablecoin Rout Plagues Crypto

MakerDAO’s decentralized stablecoin hits an all-time low of 0.88 cents.

• 2023-03-11
• Silicon Valley Bank USDC

Bitcoin Punks exceed 1,145 ETH in daily trading volume as Bitcoin Ordinals gain traction

Less than two months since the launch of the Ordinals protocol, Bitcoin Ordinals are gaining traction. Yuga Labs announced its first Bitcoin-native NFT collection, on the same day Bitcoin Punks saw over 1,145 ETH in trading volume. Industry commentators told Forkast what this could be for the Bitcoin network.

• 2023-03-01
• Bitcoin Ordinals Bitcoin network

Blur Surpassed OpenSea in Daily NFT Trading Volume Wednesday, Nansen Shows

NFT marketplace OpenSea’s dominance in the NFT ecosystem faces a growing challenge from Blur’s rapid ascent.

• 2023-02-17
• OpenSea Blur trading volume NFT

CryptoSlate Daily wMarket Update: Dogecoin leads top 10 assets bullish market sentiment

The wMarket Update condenses the most important price movements in the crypto markets over the reporting period, published 07:45 ET on weekdays.

• 2023-02-16
• Bitcoin Cardano Dogecoin

Daily Crunch: Bitcoin-demanding cybercriminals use bug from 2021 to initiate global ransomware attack

In honor of Black history month, we want to share some good news for BIPOC founders, as more funding is becoming available: Dominic-Madori reports that Nex Cubed launched its HBCU (historically Black colleges and universities) Founders Fund, weighing in at $40 million. Meanwhile, Natasha M reports that Kapor Capital’s new crew is raising a $50 million opportunity fund earmarked for social impact ventures and founders of color. Young and vulnerable: Carly reports that hackers have been busy exp

• 2023-02-07
• Founders Fund

Bitcoin Suffers Largest Daily Plunge Since November to Sink Below $22.6K as Fed Meeting Looms

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• 2023-01-31

Public or Private? NFT Holders Will Decide Fate of Niall Dailly's VR Music Experience

Inspired by the creative possibilities in Web3, the electronic musician and past world champion turntablist Niall Dailly, a.k.a. DJ Plus One, built interactive visual experiences around his new album "Metamorphic." And there’s a unique twist: NFT holders can ultimately decide whether the rest of the world gets to freely experience that media.

• 2023-01-09

DeFi’s Central Bank MakerDAO Relaunches 1% Fixed Yield for DAI Holders

MakerDAO is bringing back a fan favorite: The DAI Savings Rate.

• 2022-12-13

Dogecoin loses $0.09. But watch for this bullish signal when the daily candlestick closes

Dogecoin has lost 15% in the week amid a bear marketThe lack of positive fundamentals has been ailing the meme cryptocurrencyDOGE will confirm a bulli

• 2022-12-13
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DeFi Giant MakerDAO Holds Voting on Hiking DAI Stablecoin Rewards

DeFi giant MakerDAO's community is voting on increasing the annual reward for its DAI stablecoin up to 1%.

• 2022-11-29

Daily Crunch: FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried quits as crypto exchange files for bankruptcy

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• 2022-11-12

Daily Crunch: Sequoia Capital writes off its $210M investment in crypto exchange FTX

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• 2022-11-11