John Hawkins, University of Canberra
Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are in dire straits. With the market in a severe downturn, it’s safe to assume the NFT bubble has well and truly burst.
It was never clear why these digital collectables traded for such large amounts of money. Now they mostly do not. What’s behind their turn of fate? And is there any hope for their future?
Stake-to-earn gaming token Meme Kombat (memekombat.io) today launches a new crypto presale in what is shaping up to be one of the most exciting releases of the year. First-of-its-kind crypto project, Meme Kombat lets you wager on battling meme characters using a decentralized Web3 infrastructure, with a premium on trust and transparency. Continue reading
Chainlink, the industry-standard Web3 services platform, and Arbitrum, the most widely used layer 2 scaling solution suite for Ethereum dApp development, have announced today the mainnet launch of the Chainlink Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) on Arbitrum One. Continue reading
28 April 2023 /Internet/– Bluesky is an open-source, decentralized social media protocol being developed by a team of engineers and designers led by Jay Graber. The project was announced in 2019 by Jack Dorsey, the co-founder and former CEO of Twitter, who is also a founding member of Bluesky.
Bluesky is a Web 3 project. Web 3 is the next generation of the internet, built on blockchain technology. It is designed to be more decentralized, secure, and transparent than the current web. Continue reading
Web 3 is the third generation of the internet, built on top of blockchain technology. It is a decentralized web that is owned and controlled by its users, rather than by large corporations. Web 3 is still under development, but it has the potential to revolutionize the way we interact with the internet.
Blockchain is a distributed ledger technology that allows for secure, transparent, and tamper-proof transactions. It is the underlying technology that powers cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum, but it can be used for a variety of other applications as well.
Web 3 and blockchain are closely related. Blockchain is the technology that makes Web 3 possible, and Web 3 is the application of blockchain technology to the internet.
Here are some of the benefits of Web 3 and blockchain: Continue reading
Vechain has officially launched VORJ, a no-code ‘Web3-as-a-Service’ platform designed to revolutionise the blockchain development experience. Launching free-to-use, VORJ offers a simple ‘click-configure-deploy’ interface that drastically expedites the building process for developers and businesses, with users able to deploy tokens, NFTs and smart contracts without fees, irrespective of technical expertise. Continue reading
April 16, 2023 /Finance Technology/ — Zambia is currently testing a technology that would form the foundation of digital asset regulation. The tests are being conducted by the Bank of Zambia (BoZ) and the country’s securities regulator, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
The tests are designed to assess the feasibility of regulating digital assets in Zambia. They are also designed to identify any potential risks associated with digital assets and to develop mitigation strategies. Continue reading
Sports Metaverse company LootMogul is partnering with a leading sports marketing and commercial rights agency Six Sport, to support its strategic growth plans and expedite the adoption of blockchain gaming for sports organizations and athletes, delivering truly immersive sports fan experiences. Continue reading
Wirex, a banking alternative built for Web3, has listed 52 new tokens on their app. The cryptocurrencies will provide their 5 million customers straightforward access to the benefits of DeFi. Continue reading
By Kimberly Mutandiro
JOHANNESBURG, Sept 26 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – John first heard of cryptocurrency three years ago, when the teenager came across slick YouTube videos and Facebook posts of other South Africans claiming to have become wealthy overnight with bitcoin.
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