Who is Josie Bellini? Crypto artist Josie Bellini is most famously identified by her iconic Bitcoin gas mask from Filter. She has become one of the most prominent NFT artists, being featured at Christie’s and on just about every NFT marketplace platform available, including SuperRare, ASync Art and Nifty Gateway. Born and raised in Chicago, Bellini always had a passion for art. But growing up in poverty, she wanted to live a life of plenty, leading her to major in finance at college and take a job at a TradFi…
Day: May 3, 2023
Hollywood studios reject banning AI from writer’s rooms
Artificial intelligence (AI) brings yet another industry into a hot debate over its usage as Hollywood and the greater media industry faces petitions from the Writers Guild of America (WGA). WGA recently sent out a list of demands which included the regulation of AI usage on the minimum basic agreement (MBA) covered projects. It stated that AI should not be used to write or rewrite literary material nor be used as source material. Additionally, it demanded that MBA-covered material can’t be used in training AI. In its initial statement back…
Flare integrates blockchain API on Google Cloud Marketplace
Layer-1 Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) blockchain platform Flare has integrated its API portal on Google Cloud Marketplace, on-boarding a number of significant blockchain APIs to the ecosystem. The integration of Google Cloud Marketplace will provide high-integrity blockchain data from Flares nodes and Connected Chain Nodes to a large pool of developers and users of the software products and services platform. This includes blockchain APIs for Algorand, BNB Smart Chain, Bitcoin, Dogecoin, Ethereum, Flare, Litecoin, Songbird, XRP and future supported blockchain APIs. Blockchain APIs are touted to free developers from having…
Sui Mainnet Goes Live, Token Trades at $1.33
The much-awaited Aptos rival put its hundreds of million of VC funding to the test during its mainnet launch, and struggled with speed and decentralization. Source
Sui Token (SUI) Surge to $2 on Trading Debut, Network Valued at $13B in Fully Diluted Value
Sui Network tokens jumped to $2 apiece minutes after trading began at 12 noon UTC on Wednesday, data shows. The market capitalization of the tokens reached nearly $690 million at writing time, with their fully diluted valuation (FDV) at a staggering $13 billion. Source
New Crypto VC Firm Credibly Neutral Raises $5.5M
Investors in the round included Anthony Sassano (author of Ethereum-focused Substack Daily Gwei), Patricio Worthalter (founder of “proof of attendance” protocol POAP), Surojit Chatterjee (former chief product officer of crypto exchange Coinbase), Joe Lallouz and Aaron Henshaw (founders of blockchain infrastructure provider Bison Trails), Solana co-founders Anatoly Yakovenko and Raj Gokal, Mara Schmiedt (CEO of staking solution Alluvial), Polygon co-founder Sandeep Nailwal, and Joe Lubin’s Ethereal Ventures, among others. Source 5.5MBitcoinCrediblyCryptocryptoexchangeExchangesFirmNeutralRaises CryptoX Portal
New Cosmos chain will use liquid staking tokens from other networks for security
A new Cosmos-based blockchain called “Tenet” will use liquid staking coins from other networks to secure its transactions, potentially allowing the new network to inherit the security of older ones, according to a May 3 announcement from the developers. The network is currently available as a testnet and will launch a mainnet version as soon as testing is complete. This comes after liquid staking has recently become the largest decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol category. Liquid staking protocols such as Lido, Rocket Pool and Ankr allow users to stake their coins…
SUI mainnet goes live as token sees immediate action on Binance, OKX, others
Major cryptocurrency exchanges around the world are launching trading of the Sui (SUI) token amid the Sui Network’s mainnet launch on May 3. According to an official announcement by the Sui Foundation, the Sui mainnet went live at 12:00 pm UTC. Many global crypto trading platforms supported the Sui mainnet launch, enabling investors to buy and sell the new SUI token. Crypto exchange Binance plans to debut SUI trading immediately after mainnet launch. The platform will allow users to trade between SUI and cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC), Tether (USDT) and BNB…
BTC, ETH Rebound on Wednesday, as Fed Meeting Looms – Market Updates Bitcoin News
Bitcoin rebounded from Tuesday’s losses, as all focus in the market turned to today’s United States Federal Reserve rate decision. It is widely expected that the Fed will hike rates by 25 basis points in May’s meeting. Ethereum also moved higher, nearing $1,900 in the process. Bitcoin Bitcoin (BTC) rebounded on Wednesday, as all focus in the market turned to today’s Federal Reserve rate decision . Following a low of $27,935.73 on Tuesday, BTC/USD surged to an intraday high of $28,881.30 earlier in the day. This came as after bitcoin…
Bitcoin mainstream adoption on the rise, data shows
Share Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share on Telegram Copy Link Link copied Data show that bitcoin (BTC) daily transactions have hit a new all-time high, while the number of addresses sending to exchanges has reached a 6-month low. Bitcoin’s bullish momentum continues to drive the cryptocurrency market forward as daily transaction volume reaches an all-time high of 682,000. This news is a strong indicator of growing mainstream adoption for Bitcoin and signals a positive trend for the entire cryptocurrency industry. Historically, daily transactions have been a leading indicator…