A subsidiary of Animoca Brands has launched the open beta of its new Web3-centric action game, Cosmic Bomber. Developed by industry veterans from Sony, Electronic Arts, Nintendo, Lucas Arts, and Blizzard, the game is now available to over 1.77 million holders of Moca ID, the identity layer of Animoca Brands’ network. Cosmic Bomber offers strategic […] Source CryptoX Portal
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Ripple to Allocate $10M to Tokenized U.S. Treasury Bills on XRP Ledger
This is part of a larger fund that Ripple will allocate to tokenized T-bills provided by OpenEden and other issuers. Source
Market Experts Update Ethereum Predictions: Is A 1,400% Rally To $50,000 Possible?
Two market experts recently revised their predictions for Ethereum, with one claiming that the second-largest crypto token could rise to as high as $100,000. Interestingly, these ultra-bullish predictions align with some predictions made by financial institutions. Ethereum To Rise To $50,000 Ethereum maximalist Adriano Feria predicted in an X (formerly Twitter) post that Ethereum could reach $50,000 in this market cycle. He made this bold prediction in response to Ethereum developer Eric Conner’s prediction that ETH will reach $35,000 this cycle. Conner had initially predicted that ETH would rise above…
Bitcoin (BTC) Miner Riot Platforms (RIOT)’s Second-Quarter Loss Widens to $84.4M as Costs Surge
The cost to mine the bitcoin jumped to $25,327 from $5,734 due to a 68% increase in the network’s hashrate. Hashrate is a measurement of the total computational power used to process transactions on the network. A higher hashrate means miners need to dispatch more power, incurring higher costs, in order to produce each BTC. Original
California DMV Revolutionizes Vehicle Title Transfers With Avalanche Blockchain Integration
The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has successfully integrated 42 million car titles onto the Avalanche blockchain network, which uses the cryptocurrency AVAX as its native token. This innovative system, developed by Oxhead Alpha, enables users to transfer vehicle titles within minutes, significantly reducing the traditional two-week processing time. This initiative is part of […] Source CryptoX Portal
Shopping Website Owned by Presidential Candidate Donald Trump Lists Limited-Edition ‘Bitcoin Sneakers’ for $500 a Pair
Trump Sneakers, a Trump-owned website that sells themed footwear and perfumes, earlier this week started listing a range of limited edition sneakers including a Bitcoin-themed, high-top version that costs $499 a pair on pre-order. There are just 1,000 pairs of the bright orange version, and they’ve already sold out. Original
Altcoins WIF, BONK, RUNE and JUP drop 10% as Bitcoin recedes 4%
Altcoins dogwifhat, Bonk, THORChain, and Jupiter have suffered losses above 10% as Bitcoin dipped 4% in the last 24 hours. Following a period of relative calm yesterday, July 31, Bitcoin’s (BTC) price actions experienced a dramatic shift as the cryptocurrency fell by more than $3,500, bringing its value down to $63,300. At the same time, altcoins also mirrored this trend, with the total value of liquidated positions soaring to nearly $225 million over the course of the day. Initially, the week started on a high note for Bitcoin, as it…
Bitwise CIO On Bitcoin: ‘We’re Not Bullish Enough’
Matt Hougan, Chief Investment Officer (CIO) of Bitwise, claims in a new memo to investors following the 2024 Bitcoin Conference that the market may not be bullish enough about the future of BTC. The conference was a watershed moment that attracted massive political attention and could influence the future trajectory of Bitcoin heavily. Why You Are Not Bullish Enough On Bitcoin The conference featured a number of groundbreaking statements from high-profile political figures. First and foremost, GOP’s presidential candidate Donald Trump’s statement about building a national Bitcoin reserve caused huge…
Bitcoin Core Discloses Two Security Vulnerabilities
The Bitcoin Core project has disclosed two security vulnerabilities that could have affected the stability of the Bitcoin network. The first one, classified as having a high severity level, could have caused an assertion crash of the network via a message spam attack. The second one, with a low severity level, was linked to Miniupnp, […] Original
OKX Ventures, Aptos Foundation Initiate $10M Fund for the Move-Based Layer-1 Ecosystem
The fund will be used to develop an accelerator program for projects built on Aptos. Source