Former TikTok Gaming Head Launches Blockchain Gaming Startup Meta0

Jason Fung, the former head of short video giant TikTok’s gaming division, launched a blockchain gaming startup called Meta0 as CEO and has completed its first round of financing. The startup aims to provide users with a platform to transfer non-fungible tokens (NFTs) between different blockchains. It also provides white-label application programming interfaces (APIs) and software development kit-based solutions for blockchain developers, ensuring that developers can isolate existing infrastructure options. The founding team of Meta0 currently consists of six members, Fung said: “Right now, if you look at any developer when…

Bitmain Launches 2,400 Megahash E9 Ethereum Miner Ahead of The Merge – Mining Bitcoin News

On July 6, the crypto mining rig manufacturer Bitmain announced the launch of the highly anticipated Antminer E9 after revealing the device on April 15, 2021. The machine boasts speeds of up to 2.4 gigahash per second (GH/s) and Bitmain is selling the device for $9,999 per unit. Bitmain Launches Antminer E9 for $4.17 per Megahash 447 days after revealing the Antminer E9, Bitmain has finally launched the product. The company announced the launch on July 6, 2022, and said “[The Antminer E9] is equipped with a hashrate of 2,400…

GAIMIN Launches 5 New Interoperable, Cross-Game Utility NFTxg’s – Press release Bitcoin News

press release PRESS RELEASE. Zug, Switzerland, 6th July 2022: GAIMIN’s NFTxg solves the gamers key problem – how to build up an in-game inventory of assets able to be used across a number of different AAA games. GAIMIN has developed technology to allow game-based utility NFTs to be used within different games simultaneously, allowing users to build up and own their reusable NFS gaming assets, retain their investment in gaming and utilize NFT and blockchain technology, such as smart contracts, to manage their NFT use. GAIMIN is the world’s first…

Binance Launches Zero-Fee Bitcoin Trading for 13 Spot pairs as it Celebrates its 5th Anniversary.

Summary: Binance has announced the launch of zero-fee Bitcoin for 13 spot trading pairs beginning July 8th until further notice. The discounted trading is part of the exchange’s fifth-anniversary celebrations. The 13 Bitcoin pairs are mostly against fiat and stablecoins on the exchange. Binance US also announced zero-fee Bitcoin trading last month. The team at Binance has announced the launch of zero-free Bitcoin trading for 13 spot pairs. The offer begins on July 8th until further notice. Zero-Free Bitcoin Trading On Stablecoin and Fiat Pairs. According to the official announcement,…

Bitmark Raises $5.6M, Launches Interoperable NFT Wallet

The startup’s dedicated NFT wallet aims to be an interoperable way for NFT aficionados to display their collections. The platform is available on mobile devices as an app, and is currently compatible with Ethereum and Tezos blockchains, though the company plans on adding more integrations in the coming months, according to a representative. Source

Central African Republic Reportedly Launches Crypto Coin, Bitcoiners Slam Move – Bitcoin News

Central African Republic (CAR) president Faustin-Archange Touadera announced recently that cryptocurrencies are an alternative to cash. Bitcoiners, however, insist the top cryptocurrency is the only solution to the CAR’s money problems. Formal Economy Not an Option Central African Republic president Faustin-Archange Touadera has said cryptocurrencies are an alternative to fiat cash. Touadera also claimed that “the formal economy is no longer an option” for the CAR. According to a Zawya report, Touadera’s latest pro-crypto remarks were made just as his country launched the Sango coin, a crypto asset that officials…

Cardano Vasil upgrade successfully launches on testnet

The much-anticipated Vasil hard fork has been completed on the Cardno testnet, bringing it one major step closer to becoming a reality on the mainnet and promising broad performance upgrades. Project developers, stake pool operators (SPO), and exchanges are now encouraged to deploy their work on the testnet to ensure integrations run smoothly when the mainnet gets the Vasil treatment in about four weeks. We’re happy to report that today at 20:20 UTC the IOG team has successfully hard forked the #Cardano Testnet. This is an important next step in…

TON Foundation launches Ethereum Name Service-like domain names

The Open Network (TON) Foundation is the latest cryptocurrency company to upgrade its ecosystem with Ethereum Name Service (ENS)-like domain names. The TON Foundation on Thursday announced the launch of TON DNS, a new service to allow users to assign human-readable names to crypto wallets, smart contracts and websites. Similar to other popular crypto-related domain names like “.eth” or “.crypto” the domain zone for TON DNS is “.ton” and will enable users to access decentralized applications in a simple way. With TON DNS, users will be able to use simple…

Grayscale launches legal challenge to Bitcoin spot ETF rejection

Grayscale Investments has launched a legal challenge against the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) after being denied its application to convert its Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) into a spot-based Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). On June 29, it announced that its Senior Legal Strategist, former U.S. Solicitor General Donald B. Verrilli Jr. had filed a petition for review with the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Verrelli stated that the latest decision shows that the SEC is acting “arbitrarily and capriciously” by “failing to apply consistent…

Flipside Crypto launches NFTs to pull multi-chain data

Blockchain analytics firm Flipside Crypto has launched an online Software Development Kit (SDK) called ShroomDK, which is based on nonfungible tokens (NFTs) and provides an automated means to pull “comprehensive” blockchain data via software. Being NFT-based enables the SDK to be on-sold or upgraded more easily, according to the company. Co-founder Jim Myers said that the ability to query blockchain data from multiple chains in an automated (programmatic) fashion has been a “critical piece of missing infrastructure for blockchain developers and analysts.” Software-as-a-Service, or SaaS, refers to software delivered over the…