In DApps, daily active users is an easy metric to manipulate. Let’s review a few ways to cross-reference the authenticity of the metric. The decentralized application industry pushed above $40 billion in smart contract deposits in February 2021, and currently the figure stands at $59 billion. To date, “real money” continues to flow into the...Continue Reading

BTC trades in the lower-end of its 76-day range, but analysts say future Fed actions and record-high open interest increase the possibility of future “deleveraging events.” Bitcoin (BTC) price continues to struggle at $20,000 and repeat dips under this level have led some analysts to project deeper downside in the short-term. Earlier in the week,...Continue Reading

Meta recently announced its latest NFT feature will allow users to connect their digital wallets to Instagram and Facebook. On Aug 29, Facebook and Instagram’s parent company Meta announced that its users will now be able to post digital collectibles and Non-Fungible Tokens, or NFTs, across both platforms by simply connecting their digital wallets to...Continue Reading

Customers will receive an NFT on top of a regular ticket purchase for select events. According to Flow, a digital engagement layer-1 blockchain created by Dapper Labs, Live Nation’s subsidiary Ticketmaster has unveiled nonfungible tokens (NFTs) tickets for event organizers minted on its blockchain. The primary purpose of the NFT tickets will be for commemorative...Continue Reading

The Restriction Reference Period is one of the final steps in repaying creditors, according to the document released Wednesday. Mt. Gox trustee Nobuaki Kobayashi released updated information on Wednesday regarding the rehabilitation plan for creditors of the long-defunct crypto exchange. According to the file, the restriction reference period starts on September 15. During the phase,...Continue Reading

The authors see DeFi growing despite barriers such as crypto’s volatility; risks to users and TradFi institutions are inherent in the technology as well as incidental. There are more than 1,400 DApps in operation and their number is growing rapidly, according to a United States Federal Reserve Board discussion paper dated in June but released...Continue Reading

More than $283 million of the $2 billion in crypto transactions were reportedly facilitated through illegal remittance agencies. Authorities with South Korea’s customs service have reportedly arrested 16 people involved in illegal foreign exchange transactions connected to crypto assets worth roughly $2 billion. According to a Tuesday report from South Korean news agency Newsis, the...Continue Reading

The six licensing templates devised by VC firm Andreessen Horowitz are irrevocable and amendable, and give creators the power to set five variables for the future use of their works. Venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (A16z) announced Wednesday that it had devised a set of six licenses tailored to nonfungible tokens (NFTs) that are based...Continue Reading

The new integration with MoonPay and SatoshiLabs-founded Invity platform provides buy, sell and exchange features directly in the Trezor wallet. Hardware walletcompany Trezor is moving to enable direct crypto purchases with a new partnership with the crypto fintech startup MoonPay. Trezor, Czech Republic-based hardware wallet provider, has partnered with MoonPay to allow its customers to...Continue Reading

The crypto derivatives exchange has partnered with Circle to expand its suite of USDC offerings; traders will also have access to auto conversions between the stablecoin and U.S. dollars. Crypto derivatives exchange Bybit has partnered with stablecoin issuer Circle Internet Financial to expand its suite of spot trading pairs denominated in USD Coin (USDC) —...Continue Reading