YouTube CEO hints that NFTs could be added to creator platform

YouTube’s CEO, Susan Wojcicki, addressed YouTube’s priorities for 2022 in a letter published Tuesday on the company blog. Among those priorities is the possibility of adding nonfungible token, or NFT, features for the platform’s video creators. there’s *so much* to in 2022: @SusanWojcicki shares the future of YouTube → https://t.co/uL2WIbLwXK pic.twitter.com/JEW8yzqh7e — YouTube (@YouTube) January 25, 2022 What this could look like is yet to be determined, however. No additional details were provided in Wojcicki’s statement aside from the claim that the YouTube team will use developments in the Web3 space…

BSN Introduces NFT Infrastructure Platform in China

The Blockchain-Based Service Network (BSN), China’s state-sanctioned blockchain infrastructure project, said it is releasing its platform for non-fungible tokens (NFT) in the country today. The BSN-Distributed Digital Certificate (BSN-DDC) network is a structure for building NFTs that is compliant with Chinese regulations, the organization said in a press release. Authorities in China discourage public networks like Ethereum that are commonly used in the NFT ecosystem. Instead, as CryptoX reported in October, BSN is making 10 Open Permissioned Blockchains available on the BSN-DDC. These…

Fuse Gets Added By Sushi, A Top Cross-Chain DeFi Platform

When it comes to projects in the DeFi space, establishing key partnerships is paramount if long-term success is to be ensured. In such a volatile and unpredictable market and industry, one can never be too careful and that is exactly why the Sushi protocol has now been deployed on Fuse Network after the platform added the blockchain to its list of supported chains. For those who may be unaware, Fuse’s mission is to make cryptocurrency payments and DeFi options available to the public by drastically simplifying access via mobile-centric user-friendly…

Bastyon Inventor Daniel Satchkov Explains the Importance of Using an Open Source Social Media Platform – Interview Bitcoin News

Bastyon.com is a social platform built on the Bitcoin foundation. It is decentralized with no central serve. Bastyon’s codebase is open source, and everything is governed by the users themselves. Bastyon’s core concept is censorship resistance. It can work even with domains are blocked by connecting directly to the nodes. Bastyon is powered by Pocketcoin (PKOIN), a Proof-of-Stake cryptocurrency that pays content creators and node operators who run the network. Daniel Satchkov is the inventor of Bastyon (which was originally called Pocketnet). He recently joined the Bitcoin.com News Podcast to…

Tom Brady’s NFT platform Autograph raises $170M to scale operations

The nonfungible token (NFT) marketplace Autograph co-founded by Super Bowl champion Tom Brady has announced it closed on a $170 million funding round. In a Wednesday announcement, Autograph said Andreessen Horowitz, or a16z, and VC firm Kleiner Perkin co-led the $170-million Series B round with contributions from crypto investor Katie Haun’s firm, Nicole Quinn of Lightspeed Venture Partners, and San Francisco-based venture firm 01A. The company said it planned to use the funds to scale its NFT technology and hinted at a series of partnerships aimed at expanding its user…

Tom Brady’s NFT Platform Autograph Raises $170M

Autograph, a non-fungible token (NFT) platform co-founded by National Football League star Tom Brady, has closed a $170 million Series B funding round that was co-led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and Kleiner Perkins. Other participants in the round included Nicole Quinn, a general partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners, and the new venture firm from a16z alum Katie Haun. As part of the investment, Haun, a16z general partners Arianna Simpson and Chris Dixon and Kleiner Perkins partner Ilya Fushman will join the Autograph board of directors. Founded in July, Autograph has…

Crypto IRA Platform iTrustCapital Raises $125M at $1.3B Valuation

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French Crypto Platform Coinhouse Raises $17M to Fuel European Expansion

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Metaverse Avenue, The Solana Based Marketing Platform Set To Transform A Billion Dollar Industry

Digital assets have experienced a boom in the past years with new trends, such as DeFi, NFTs, and digital property, supporting a new wave of adoption led by institutional demand. These players have embraced the technology upon which they are planning to build the internet of the future, the Metaverse. In the coming years, as younger generations inherited wealth and power, every financial and business sector will need to have a presence in the Metaverse. Thus, understating the benefits and opportunities earlier could reward projects and investors that develop a…

Animoca Brands Leads $8M Fundraising Round for NFT Platform Built on Solana

Burnt Finance, a protocol built on Solana, has raised $8 million in a funding round led by Animoca Brands. It also launched its non-fungible token (NFT) platform. The capital will go toward adding staff and exploring partnerships with artists and other Solana-based projects. Burnt Finance, known for burning a piece of artwork from street artist Banksy before selling a digitized version as an NFT, also said it has launched its NFT marketplace, which will feature auctions and allows users to mint and sell digital assets. Other investors in the round…