The new aggregation feature provides listings and prices of Ethereum-based NFTs listed on major NFT marketplaces across Web3. Rarible, the Ethereum-based nonfungible token (NFT) marketplace, announced its platform upgrade to Rarible 2 on Oct. 20. The NFT marketplace says it is introducing new aggregation tools to showcase NFTs from across the Web3 space. This means...Continue Reading

Fiat currency moves increasingly give BTC a run for its money as the largest cryptocurrency stays almost motionless. Bitcoin (BTC) showed no signs of a breakout on Oct. 20 as tantalizing sideways action dragged on. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView Analyst: Bitcoin range “congested and critical” Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView...Continue Reading

Developers cite business development opportunities, protocol expansion and the technical capabilities of the Aptos chain as the main reasons for the proposal. On Oct. 20, developers of the popular decentralized exchange, or DEX, PancakeSwap proposed deploying its mainnet on layer-1 blockchain Aptos. Currently, PancakeSwap is based on BNB Chain and processes about $47 million worth of...Continue Reading

Join us as we discuss the merits of building on Bitcoin with Muneeb Ali and our host, Giovanni Pigni. On this week’s episode of Market Talks, we welcome Muneeb Ali, co-founder of Stacks — a Bitcoin layer for smart contracts — and the CEO of Trust Machines, which is building the largest ecosystem of applications...Continue Reading

Is owning digitized gold a better option than physical gold? Comtech Gold tokenizes the metal making it more liquid and secure. The take-off of digital gold has the potential to disrupt the industry to an unprecedented degree. Historically, gold has been used as a global currency as a hedge against inflation. It has also been...Continue Reading

FDIC insurance is highly sought-after by crypto exchanges, lenders, and other service providers. Is it the key to mass adoption? Over the years, several cryptocurrency companies have claimed that deposits with them were insured by the United States Federal Reserve and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) as if they were regular savings accounts. While...Continue Reading

Large financial institutions are getting involved in digital assets by investing capital, time and effort into on-chain analytics solutions. Institutions have begun to take crypto seriously and have entered the space in numerous ways. As noted in a previous analysis, this has resulted in banks and fintechs looking at custody products and services for their...Continue Reading

The way we watch TV or scheduled programming is about to undergo NFTization through a new streaming network that focuses on crypto content with NFTs as its backbone. Nonfungible tokens (NFTs) leave almost no part of the physical world untouched. From museums and major fashion brands like Gucci adopting the technology to digital items to...Continue Reading

Decentralized finance is beginning to embrace a hot new phrase: real yield. It refers to DeFi projects that survive purely on distributing the actual revenue they generate rather than incentivizing stakeholders by handing out dilutionary free tokens. Where does this real yield come from? Are fees really a sustainable model for growth at this early...Continue Reading

NFTs have transformed the art world to make masterpieces more accessible to admirers. However, with the tokenization of entire collections comes questions about the future of ownership in museums. Museums, individuals and metaverse initiatives have used nonfungible tokens (NFTs) as a new means for reinventing themselves before their fans. The family of Frida Kahlo unveiled never-before-seen art...Continue Reading