Ultimately, several chains committed to video gaming will become dominant, with simple ways for the video games business to pay into the swimming pool while creating a bigger swath of benefits to give away in-game, which will move games beyond siloed one-off, single game currencies that no one desires. Simply as nobody wants to buy celery in the grocery store with celery coin … [Read more...] about Crypto Is Pertaining To Esports: The Games and Economics of Tomorrow
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Big Bitcoin Bets Burn This Firm: What’s Next for the Cryptocurrency?
Big bets on a hot financial market can be rewarding, but you know the flip side. These sizzling markets can just as quickly severely punish because they have a way of cooling off just when nearly everyone is convinced that the market will get even hotter. Consider MicroStrategy, a software firm that borrowed money to invest in Bitcoin. So far, things haven't worked out so … [Read more...] about Big Bitcoin Bets Burn This Firm: What’s Next for the Cryptocurrency?
Ethereum Deploys Its Tenth ‘Shadow Fork’ in Buildup to Merge
Ethereum has taken yet another small—but crucial—step toward the merge, the blockchain’s much-hyped and oft-punted transition to proof of stake. Scheduled for today, Ethereum’s 10th shadow fork actually went live early yesterday, a full 26 hours ahead of schedule. Shadow forks are a focused trial run of aspects of the merge; they practice making one or two specific changes to … [Read more...] about Ethereum Deploys Its Tenth ‘Shadow Fork’ in Buildup to Merge
WazirX-Binance Rift: What Are Allegations; What Cryptocurrency Users Must Know
After the Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted raids on WazirX director last week, the world’s largest crypto exchange by volume Binance, which had announced to buy WazirX in November 2019, is now reneging on the agreement between the two companies. This prompted users to find out who controls WazirX. Now, Binance has also removed off-chain crypto transfers to crypto exchange … [Read more...] about WazirX-Binance Rift: What Are Allegations; What Cryptocurrency Users Must Know
Singapore-Based Crypto Lender Hodlnaut Halts Withdrawals As Cryptocurrency Woes Continue
Singapore-based crypto platform Hodlnaut halts withdrawals, deposits, and token swaps, citing market volatility, and joins the long list of crypto platforms going bust. Hodlnaut said in a statement "we have since informed the MAS (Monetary Authority of Singapore) of our intention to withdraw our licence application. Hodlnaut is therefore no longer providing regulated digital … [Read more...] about Singapore-Based Crypto Lender Hodlnaut Halts Withdrawals As Cryptocurrency Woes Continue