Square Enix Exploring Blockchain Game Development as Part of Oasys Project Partnership – Bitcoin News

Square Enix, one of the biggest Japan-based gaming companies, has inked a partnership with Oasys, a Web3-oriented blockchain project. As part of this partnership, Square Enix will be part of the first 21 validators of the Oasys network, and will explore new possibilities regarding developing blockchain games using this decentralized tech, including user-generated contributions. Square Enix to Validate Oasys Blockchain Square Enix has been one of the few AAA gaming companies in Japan seeking to embrace blockchain elements as part of its business model. The company recently announced…

Zimbabwe inches closer to mining oil, gas

▶ Coinbase Website: Coinbase.com ▶ CEX Website: cex.io Zimbabwe inches closer to mining oil and gas in the Zambezi basin, in Northen Zimbabwe. Over the last four years, Australian firm, Invictus Enery has spent a total of 16-million US dollars on oil and gas exploration in the southern African country, and plans to start initial drilling as early as September 2022. SABC News crew travelled to Mbire district Northern Zimbabwe, the site of the planned first well, and filed this report. For more news, visit sabcnews.com and also #SABCNews on…

Ethereum may now be more vulnerable to censorship — Blockchain analyst

Ethereum’s upgrade to proof-of-stake (PoS) may make it more vulnerable to government intervention and censorship, according to the lead investigator of Merkle Science.  Speaking to Cointelegraph following the Ethereum Merge, Coby Morgan, a former FBI analyst, and the Lead Investigator for crypto compliance and forensic firm Merkle Science expressed his thoughts on some of the risks posed by Ethereum’s transition to PoS. While centralization issues have been broadly discussed leading up to The Merge, Moran suggested the prohibitive cost of becoming a validator could result in the consolidation of validator…

Ethereum Funding Rates Hit The Low Amid The Shift From PoW

The Ethereum upgrade has shifted the network from Proof-of-Work (PoW) to Proof-of-Stake (PoS). The Ethereum mainnet and the Beacon Chain will finally merge as a single blockchain through the transition. According to the estimations of EtherNodes, the Ethereum transition will occur if there are no underlying technical challenges. Before now, the team of developers confirmed the checklist for the Merge before releasing it. There have been several sentiments and reactions concerning the Merge lately. This significantly impacted ETH and all its derivatives in the crypto market. Some participants are accumulating…

Experts Predict Ethereum Will Plunge Further In Price

The Ethereum merge is among the most significant events since its blockchain and the industry emerged. The event will move the blockchain from Proof-of-work (POW) to proof-of-stake (POS). While everyone is waiting for the positive impacts of Merge. The effect of the transition is already resounding in the crypto market. The market saw a major decrease in Ethereum prices in the last 48 hours. Moreover, Crypto market analysis experts fear that there may be a further drop in Ethereum price after the merge. While everyone expects good results, there is…

Rumors of new Yuga Labs collection quashed, Budweiser celebrates the Merge and more…

Yuga Labs co-founder Greg Solana (Garga.eth) has shot down rumors that the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) creators have plans to launch a new NFT collection dubbed “Mecha Apes” by the end of the year. The rumors started swirling after Protos claimed to have obtained leaked documents detailing that Yuga Labs was looking at raising around $50 million from the sale of 100,000 tokenized land plots. After the news was reported via various outlets online, Garga.eth noted it was all “fake news” via Twitter on Sept. 16. fake news https://t.co/KVMaO18IaF…

Trader Explains How Bitcoin Will Reach $1 Million

▶ Coinbase Website: Coinbase.com ▶ CEX Website: cex.io Can bitcoin reach $1,000,000? In this clip, Murad Mahmudov and Anthony Pompliano discuss the different factors and situations that could potentially lead to bitcoin’s price increasing dramatically. FULL EPISODE: The Nano S Plus + and Nano X offer the safest and easiest way to manage and maintain full control over your crypto and NFTs. Visit to put your self-custody first with Ledger Pomp writes a daily letter to over 200,000+ investors about business, technology, and finance. He breaks down complex topics into…

Sales of Hardware Crypto Wallets Decline in Russia With Easing Currency Restrictions – Bitcoin News

Interest in hardware wallets allowing cold storage of cryptocurrencies is decreasing among Russian users after this year’s surge that followed the invasion of Ukraine. The sale volumes for these devices have almost halved, according to a report quoting leading marketplaces. Russians’ Demand for Cold Storage Wallets Cools Down After Spike This Spring Retailers selling hardware cryptocurrency wallets in Russia are now overstocked, market participants have told the leading Russian business daily Kommersant. That’s after earlier this year these products saw an explosive demand after Moscow’s decision to militarily intervene in…