Yoon Suk-Yeol, a conservative presidential contender, has officially been elected as the new president of South Korea. According to news reports, Yoon of the People Power Party defeated his politically progressive opponent, Lee Jae-Myung, by less than 1%. In South Korea, cryptocurrency dominated the election discourse, with both candidates launching NFTs connected to their campaigns.…
Three news organizations in Ukraine have partnered with an NFT platform to sell access to exclusive content in order to continue reporting throughout their country’s ongoing war. Multiple reports indicate that the news organizations — Ukrainska Pravda, Hromadske, and Novoye Vremya — are collaborating with NFT platform Vault to secure $1 million via digital items.…
The crypto market is still reeling as a result of risk aversion triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. On Monday, Bitcoin (BTC) fell for the sixth time in six days. It has again failed to break beyond the $40,000 barrier. Bitcoin peaked at $39,536 before plummeting to a low of $37,192. It completed the day…
Yearn Finance (YFI) has plunged rapidly following the surprise exit of its key players. The cryptocurrency which had been following the market trend had broken off the step with the rest of the space as the news sent ripples through the community. The plunge which occurred on Sunday came as a direct result of uncertainty…
As Bitcoin falls back, the US dollar strengthened following impressive economic statistics that indicated the number of jobs generated in the US, among other related factors, increased far more than projected. Bitcoin – the world’s alpha dog cryptocurrency – slid down into Sunday’s weekly closing, with geopolitical frictions and concomitant macro sluggishness firmly on the…
Billionaire Bill Miller, a seasoned billionaire investor, explains why he believes the current crypto outlook is very positive for Bitcoin. Miller likens Bitcoin to digital gold when it comes to the digital currency. Other cryptos are simply “adventure investments” since they lack the uniqueness of Bitcoin, he said. A fund manager, Miller highlighted that nearly…
Elon has been one of the most outspoken individuals in the cryptocurrency sector, but his brother Kimbal Musk has his own set of beliefs when it comes to the digital asset class. Kimbal stated in an interview with Input Magazine that he is concerned about cryptocurrency’ negative impact on the environment. He didn’t mince words,…
Just recently, Design Bundle, a source of design materials and an online marketplace for designers to develop and sell their work, has released a ranking of the most popular NFTs. On top of its list is Axie Infinity. The NFTs were ordered by the number of times each one had been looked for on Google…
Bitcoin prices plummeted on Thursday as global geopolitical tensions escalated to unprecedented levels. On Thursday, there was no agreement reached to end the war during the second round of negotiations between Russian and Ukrainian officials. In response to the impasse, markets were jittery, which pushed prices of conventional safe-haven assets up such as gold and…
The City of Lugano in Switzerland, the most important Italian-speaking city outside of Italy, is not playing around. The goal of their “Plan B” is to “make Lugano the blockchain hub for the entire Europe,” according to Tether’s Paolo Ardoino. And it will probably succeed. The city wants to attract investment and talent, attract wealth…