Axelar partners with Microsoft for hybrid blockchain solutions
Through the collaboration, Axelar will be the first cross-chain protocol to join Microsoft’s Azure marketplace.
Čítaj viacpodľa Cointelegraph By Ana Paula Pereira | júl 11, 2023 | 0 |
Through the collaboration, Axelar will be the first cross-chain protocol to join Microsoft’s Azure marketplace.
Čítaj viacpodľa Cointelegraph By Ana Paula Pereira | jún 29, 2023 | 0 |
According to the protocol’s closing schedule, part of the operations will cease on July 19, while the withdrawal period ends on August 26.
Čítaj viacpodľa Cointelegraph By Ana Paula Pereira | jún 2, 2023 | 0 |
This week’s Crypto Biz also looks at the crypto industry after FTX collapse, Tether’s Bitcoin mining in Latin America, Tabi’s funding round and Nvidia’s artificial intelligence machines.
Čítaj viacpodľa Cointelegraph By Gareth Jenkinson | apr 24, 2023 | 0 |
Romania’s Informatics Institute is set to launch an institutional NFT trading platform, using Web3 to create a link between the public and private sectors.
Čítaj viacpodľa Cointelegraph By Tom Blackstone | apr 7, 2023 | 0 |
The previous version of the nonfungible token marketplace will be sunsetted by April 13, 2023.
Čítaj viacpodľa Cointelegraph By Ana Paula Pereira | apr 6, 2023 | 0 |
A bitter dispute between Paxful’s co-founders in Delaware courts may have led to the crypto marketplace’s sudden closure.
Čítaj viacpodľa Cointelegraph By Derek Andersen | apr 4, 2023 | 0 |
Paxful CEO Ray Youssef said U.S. regulators “don’t get it,” but infighting in the C-suite may have played a role in the company’s closure as well.
Čítaj viacpodľa Cointelegraph By Gareth Jenkinson | mar 22, 2023 | 0 |
MetaMask Institutional has introduced a new staking marketplace to give institutional users access to solo Ethereum staking.
Čítaj viacpodľa Cointelegraph By Felix Ng | mar 22, 2023 | 0 |
It’s one of the first major NFT marketplaces to join the Bitcoin Ordinals fray.
Čítaj viacpodľa Cointelegraph By Jesse Coghlan | mar 16, 2023 | 0 |
The platform didn’t disclose the reason for its closure, but Solana NFTs haven’t been having the best run lately.
Čítaj viacpodľa Cointelegraph By Arijit Sarkar | nov 29, 2022 | 0 |
Crypto collectibles and nonfungible token (NFT) marketplace OpenSea announced plans to integrate BNB Chain on Seaport Protocol by the end of Q4 2022. The integration will allow users to buy, list and trade BNB Chain NFTs on the OpenSea marketplace.BNB Chain was built by Binance to operate as a Web3-focused blockchain network powered by the exchange’s in-house token, Binance Coin (BNB). BNB Chain’s integration into OpenSea’s Seaport Protocol aims to provide BNB Chain creators with multiple creator payouts, real-time payouts and collection management, among others.Sharing insights into the move, Gwendolyn Regina, Investment Director at BNB Chain, revealed her intent to deliver better experiences to NFT creators and users. She added:“The integration will bring a large number of creators into the wider system, as well as empower the creators and NFT initiatives inside the BNB Chain ecosystem.”The integration aims to lower gas fees, provide easier signature confirmation actions and eliminate setup fees. In addition to BNB Chain, OpenSea plans to leverage Seaport across multiple blockchains to reach more users. Related: Binance sees record 138K BTC inflows as opinions differ on what Bitcoin price will do nextOpenSea recently confirmed to continue enforcing royalties across all collections after receiving significant public backlash for considering otherwise.The community pushback came after OpenSea announced the launch of an on-chain tool that would allow creators to enforce royalties for any new collections on the platform but stopped short of offering the same to existing collections.The on-chain tool, as described by OpenSea CEO Devin Finzer as a “simple code snippet,” was aimed at taking over the existing system of voluntary creator fee payment. The code would also restrict NFT sales to only marketplaces that enforce creator fees criteria.Well… For instance, I committed myself to a 100 piece collection. I’m currently at 96 out of the 100… And now I’m stuck with this message and I can’t complete it. Ever. Thanks! pic.twitter.com/DdLRNpiucI— Hammy.eth (@HamsterNFT) January 27, 2022In January 2022, OpenSea had to backtrack its attempt to impose hard limits on minting NFTs after the community retaliated. The platform had temporarily changed its policy to only allow five NFT collections with 50 items per collection, which was previously unlimited.While reversing the decision, OpenSea had argued that smart contracts were being misused and that “over 80% of the items created with this tool were plagiarized works, fake collections, and spam.”
Čítaj viacpodľa Cointelegraph By Jesse Coghlan | nov 25, 2022 | 0 |
United States-based ApeCoin (APE) holders could miss out on staking rewards after the U.S. was added to a list of regions geo-blocked from using an upcoming APE staking service.Blockchain infrastructure company Horizen Labs, which is building the site on behalf of the ApeCoin decentralized autonomous organization (DAO), revealed the news in a Nov. 24 update regarding ApeStake.io on Twitter, saying “unfortunately, in today’s regulatory environment, we had no good alternative.”Ape Staking Update: Big thanks to the talented community devs for their helpful improvements. Bug Bounty AIP delayed us a bit, so we shortened the pre-deposit period by a week to keep our original 12/12 go-live. Alternate front-end sites going live. See card. pic.twitter.com/mgmP7X3SwQ— Horizen Labs (@HorizenLabs) November 24, 2022Canada, North Korea, Syria, Iran, Cuba, Russia, and the Russian-controlled areas of Ukraine, Crimea, Donetsk, and Luhansk are also on the block list.There are likely ways to get around the geo-block. The update noted the website is only an interface to interact with the Ethereum-based open-source smart contract, and “several other” interfaces are being crafted by parties such as exchanges and DeFi platforms.Prominent Twitter user “Zeneca” told their 312,00 followers that those from regions geo-blocked by ApeStake.io will still be able to stake by interacting with the smart contract directly or using another interface without geo-blocks. Those in blocked regions could also use a virtual private network (VPN) to spoof their location.The decision to block U.S. users likely resulted from the probe in October by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) into APE creator Yuga Labs. The regulator is investigating if the company’s nonfungible tokens (NFTs) act more like securities and are subsequently violating federal laws.Two Bored Ape NFTs sell for nearly $1M eachMeanwhile some Bored Apes are still fetching high prices even during the depths of Crypto Winter. An NFT from Yuga Labs’ flagship Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) collection sold for 800 Ether (ETH), or almost $950,000 at the time of sale on Nov. 23.BAYC #232 was sold to pseudonymous NFT collector “Keungz” — who seemingly has multiple Yuga Labs NFTs according to their OpenSea profile — by Deepak Thapliydal.Thanks @dt_chain for the good deal⚓️#NewNFTProfilePic NFT by @BoredApeYC pic.twitter.com/CgIy73fBx5— Keungz ❤️ Memeland ☠️ YGPZ ♀️ (@keung) November 23, 2022
Thapliydal is the CEO of Web3 infrastructure company Chain and gained notoriety for making the Guinness World Records for buying the “most expensive NFT collectible” after purchasing CryptoPunk #5822 for 8,000 ETH, or $23.7 million, on Feb. 12.The sale of BAYC #232 was closely followed by another on Nov. 24 for BAYC #1268 between two unidentified wallets for 780 ETH, or almost $940,000 at the time of sale.The sales are significant as the NFTs sold far above the current floor price for the collection which has seen a decline over the past months.According to data from NFT Price Floor, the minimum price for a Bored Ape at the time of writing is just under 63 ETH, or about $75,600, and is 80% down in U.S. dollar terms from its May 1 all-time high of 144.9 ETH, or over $391,000 at the time.ApeCoin DAO launches marketplace The community-led DAO made up of ApeCoin holders has launched its own marketplace to buy and sell NFTs from the Yuga Labs ecosystem.The aptly named ApeCoin Marketplace built by NFT infrastructure firm Snag Solutions was launched on Nov. 24 and supports transactions of the BAYC, Mutant Ape Yacht Club, Bored Ape Kennel Club, and Otherdeed NFT collections.In a Nov. 24 Twitter thread Snag Solutions CEO, Zach Heerwagen, said the marketplace “includes unique features” specifically for NFT communities including the ability to stake APE.1/ The custom marketplace includes unique features built specifically for the BAYC and Otherside communities, including ApeCoin staking and NFT metadata integrations. pic.twitter.com/mem2ZsXNkt— Zach | Zheerwagen.eth (@ZHeerwagen) November 23, 2022
The marketplace “respects royalties while heavily reducing fees” according to Heerwagen. A 0.25% slice of each sale is held in a multi-signature wallet and used to fund DAO initiatives.Related: Industry expresses confidence in the NFT space amid the FTX collapseThe marketplace’s support for royalties comes as some other NFT marketplaces such as the Solana (SOL)-based Magic Eden and Ethereum-based LooksRare stopped enforcing creator royalties by default.Others such as OpenSea have continued to enforce royalties and even created a tool to help NFT creators with on-chain enforcement of royalties, allowing them to blacklist the sale of their NFTs on royalty-free marketplaces.
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