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Making Bitcoin legal tender is Mexico will be 'an uphill battle,' says Ricardo Salinas

Making Bitcoin legal tender is Mexico will be 'an uphill battle,' says Ricardo Salinas

Uverejnil používateľ | apr 15, 2022 |

During the Bitcoin 2022 Conference in Miami, Florida, Cointelegraph caught up with Ricardo Salinas, the founder and chairman at Grupo Salinas, in an exclusive sit-down interview. As an early Bitcoin (BTC) adopter, since its $200 days, Salinas has experienced first-hand the highs and lows of the market, and learned a thing or two along the way.[embedded content]Salinas started off the day as a panelist at the main stage of the Miami Beach Convention Center among fellow billionaires Orlando Bravo, Marcelo Claure and Dan Tapiero. In a discussion titled “Bitcoin Billionaire Capital Allocators,” Salinas disclosed that 60% of his portfolio is in Bitcoin, while the other 40% is a mix of oil and gas investments.From left, moderator Greg Foss, Marcelo Claure, Ricardo Salinas, Dan Tapiero and Orlando Bravo.That same day, April 7, fellow conference attendee Mexican senator Indira Kempis announced that she proposed legislation to make Bitcoin legal tender in Mexico. Mexico would follow El Salvador, Roatán, Honduras and Madeira, Portugal if it does go through with the legislation. When asked what he thought about this, Salinas said it’s “going to be an uphill battle” to make this happen because his country “unfortunately” has a mindset that is too attached to its control over fiat, or what he calls “fiat fraud.””The powers at the central bank and ministry of finance hate Bitcoin because of the freedom it represents and it’s a direct threat to their monopoly money.”As the founder of the Mexican bank, Banco Azteca, Salinas admits he’s part of a problematic system and reveals that he’d love for his bank to have access to bitcoin payments, deposits and lending. In the meantime, however, as the owner of the Elektra Group supermarket chain, he is currently working on enabling the retailers to accept Bitcoin payments for all items.Related: Lightning to strike Shopify merchants with addition of BTC paymentsWhile sitting with Cointelegraph, he said that Bitcoiners remain a small percentage of the total population and that there is still a long way to go before there is universal adoption. He also reminded viewers that no matter an investor’s age, the most important quality any investor can have is curiosity and the mental openness to continually learn.

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Opera Crypto Browser is now available on iPhones and iPads

Opera Crypto Browser is now available on iPhones and iPads

Uverejnil používateľ | apr 15, 2022 |

Opera released a beta version of its Web3 browser with a built-in crypto wallet on Friday for iOS devices, iPhone and iPad. Opera’s Crypto Browser has been available for Mac and Windows desktop users, as well as Android mobile users since January. The mobile release is the latest step in its Crypto Browser Project, a Web3-focused initiative for facilitating navigation across decentralized applications (DApp), games and metaverse platforms. According to the company, the main features includes the Opera Wallet with support for the Ethereum, Polygon, and Celo ecosystems to buy, sell and transfer tokens. Users can also restore any Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) compatible Wallet with the native Opera Wallet and integrate their existing assets and balances.On the browser’s homepage users can see the latest top NFT sales and a news aggregator called “Crypto Corner,” with live updates about crypto asset prices and gas fees, as well as airdrops and even suggested educational resources. Opera Crypto Browser’s default startpage. The company also said the browser comes with cryptocurrency mining protection that blocks “cryptojacking” scripts that may compromise the performance of an iPhone or iPad device. Other security features include a native ad and tracker blocker, pop-up blocker and an intuitive Cookie Dialogue Blocker.According to Jorgen Arnesen, EVP Mobile at Opera, the Crypto Browser targets the growing interest in Web3, whether its from veteran crypto users or newcomers. “The Opera Crypto Browser Project was built to simplify the Web3 user experience that has often been bewildering for mainstream users. Opera believes Web3 has to be easy to use in order to reach its full potential and a mass adoption.”Additionally, the browser company added support for eight major blockchain ecosystems — Bitcoin, Solana, Polygon, StarkEx, Ronin, Celo, Nervos Network and IXO. Opera said that it plans to integrate more Proof-of-Stake chains in the future.Related: Opera to integrate with Polygon, opening DApp ecosystem to 80M usersRecently, Opera partnered with Yat, a platform that allows the creation of emoji-based web addresses or URLs. The “emojification” of Opera allows users to surf the web across its platform by entering certified Yats, or a string of emojis, into the URL bar instead of letters and words.

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Algorand founder Silvio Micali wants to usher in the democratization of finance

Algorand founder Silvio Micali wants to usher in the democratization of finance

Uverejnil používateľ | apr 14, 2022 |

Cointelegraph’s Joseph Hall sat down with Silvio Micali, the founder of Algorand, as part of its on-the-ground coverage of the Paris Blockchain Week Summit, or PBWS. Algorand is a blockchain that uses a Pure proof-of-stake (PPoS) protocol, and the company was one of the main sponsors of the summit. [embedded content]Micali started off by explaining that the the blockchain trilemma, claiming that no blockchain can be all three at once — secure, scalable and decentralized — is false. He affirmed that Algorand actively works to solve this so-called trilemma by pushing the limits of scalability via its PPoS algorithm.Since Ethereum (ETH) is set to transition from proof-of-work to proof-of-stake later this year, Algorand will stand in direct competition to Ethereum. It was originally Ethereum’s co-founder Vitalik Buterin who coined the concept about the trilemma, and Micali recognizes that “perhaps scalability was sacrificed for security” in Ethereum’s case. However, due to the fact that it is not yet known exactly which type of proof-of-stake version Ethereum will take on, Micali welcomes the competition.”Competition is always good. I believe in democratization and meritocracy. There is room to collaborate.”Appropriate to the setting of the conversation, the former home to the Paris stock exchange, Micali and Hall also discussed the role of institutions and regulation. Micali stated that “good regulations make for better markets” and asserted that large institutions are slowly understanding that cryptocurrency can be “a much more secure way to transact.”Related: What is Binance CEO most excited about in 2022? | Interview with CZWhen asked about Algorand’s future, Micali said to expect more tech and increased scalability. He added that within the next year, “speculation will disappear and real world use cases of the blockchain will start.”He also admitted to looking forward to the democratization of finance. To him, this means that not just the elite, but the common person on the street, has the same access to sophisticated financial tools at a fraction of the actual cost. He added that “we are getting sick and tired of the concentration of our wealth” and that he believes that blockchain technology can level the playing field. 

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Animoca Brands to bet big on MMORPG blockchain games

Animoca Brands to bet big on MMORPG blockchain games

Uverejnil používateľ | apr 14, 2022 |

Animoca Brands, the parent company of The Sandbox, added Eden Games to its portfolio on Tuesday. Eden Games is a publisher of popular racing games including the Gear.Club and Test Drive series. Animoca hopes this acquisition will enhance its REVV Motorsport ecosystem of blockchain-based racing games on Polygon.On Wednesday, Animoca announced it is acquiring Darewise Entertainment, a Paris-based game studio founded by former Ubisoft executives and other AAA games industry veterans. Darewise is currently developing a new play-to-earn (P2E) massively multiplayer online role-playing game, or MMORPG, called Life Beyond. Animoca Brands agreed to a 70% stake in Darewise Entertainment, according to VentureBeat.Yat Siu, co-founder and chairman of Animoca Brands, laid out some of the reasons for the acquisition in a Twitter thread. 1/ Incredibly excited to announce that the incredibly talented team at @Darewise creators of the #AAA #MMORPG @LifeBeyond and expert builders of online worlds is joining the @animocabrands fam a quick as to the reasons #NFT #blockchaingames https://t.co/LWLJ4gvQCA— Yat Siu (@ysiu) April 13, 2022Siu cited one of the main factors as the collective experience of the team behind Darewise in franchises such as Assassin’s Creed and The Division. Life Beyond, which is about an alien planet plagued by battle, is being built on the Unreal Engine and is currently in closed alpha. He said to “expect many collaborations, partnerships and interoperable experiences + highest level of quality.”According to the company, Life Beyond intends to “empower players to make decisions both on an individual level via their own play choices as well as collectively by making critical decisions on the future direction of the game.”Related: Fortnite creators Epic Games raise $2B from Sony and LEGO to fund metaverse plansOn Thursday, Darewise announced via Twitter that it had purchased a Bored Ape Yacht Club nonfungible token (NFT) named Franck. The details of the “support” for BAYC members and ApeCoin help have not yet been revealed.At Darewise, we strongly believe in the Open Metaverse philosophy. Creating bridges between communities. We are starting today by supporting the @BoredApeYC and @apecoin holder in our project! pic.twitter.com/KLHQ64Q0iU— Darewise (@Darewise) April 14, 2022

Additionally, Animoca Brands recently co-led a $5 million seed round for the P2E mobile game Blast Royale with investment firm Mechanism Capital. First Light Games is the developer behind Blast Royale and other well-known games such as Monument Valley, Fable, Street Fighter and Tomb Raider. 

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Archie Comics and Palm NFT Studio want fans to co-create the comic’s future series

Archie Comics and Palm NFT Studio want fans to co-create the comic’s future series

Uverejnil používateľ | apr 14, 2022 |

American comic book publisher Archie Comics, known for its iconic Riverdale characters, is leveraging the blockchain to develop fan-generated art and stories as well as Archie-inspired nonfungible token (NFT) collections. Laura Braga and Vincezo Federici, the artists behind the 80-year-old franchise, partnered with Palm NFT Studio, to create a new blockchain-based writer’s room called the “Archiverse: Eclipse.” Source: Palm NFT StudioAccording to the company, the Archiverse intends to empower Archie Comics fans to author the brand’s future through generative storytelling. Its writer’s room invites fans to create and submit new storylines for their characters. The creators of selected submissions will be directly rewarded and granted story credits from future comic series integration. Archie CEO Jon Goldwater said in a statement that since the success of the television adaptation of Archie characters in “Riverdale” and the emergence of blockchain technology, “we knew we had to find the right partner and platform to introduce Archie 3.0. We cannot wait to introduce the gang to a whole new audience in a whole new way.”The world of Archie 3.0 will be heralded by an NFT drop of a PFP project inspired by “The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina,” a series published by an imprint of Archie Comics called Archie Horror. Archieverse: Eclipse NFTs will comprise 6,666 generative characters and 3,000,000,000 outcomes will be released on May 16th, the night of a Blood Moon, and challenge collectors to crack an “ominous” prophecy. The future of collectibles is here with the Archieverse NFTs! Interact and help guide the future of Archie Comics like never before! Unlock the universe of Archie Comics to play, create, and be credited on a forthcoming comic book title!!!https://t.co/6KCw0Z6TrS— Archieverse NFT (@ArchieverseNFT) April 14, 2022When it comes to writer’s rooms, traditionally made up of show-runners, producers and TV writers, a blockchain writer’s room differs in that only NFT holders can access and participate in content creation. The largest one at the moment belongs to Jenkins the Valet, the “eyes and ears” of the Bored Ape Yacht Club. Cointelegraph spoke to Jenkins about what it takes to portray Apes and Mutants in an upcoming book penned by New York Times best-selling author Neil Strauss.As for carrying out large-scale intellectual property (IP) licensing in the NFT space, Palm NFT Studio is no Web3 rookie. It recently launched an NFT project with Warner Bros. Consumer Products’ DC Comics known as “The Bat Cowl Collection,” a drop of 200,000 unique 3D-rendered Batman cowl NFTs. Matt Mason, the chief content officer at Palm NFT Studio spoke to Cointelegraph about how “emblematic IP can operate as digital social objects by fostering authentic fan participation and community.” He added that the Bat Cowl Collection invites DC universe fans to create their own unique identities and have access to exclusive rewards.

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