Elon Musk’s take on NFTs sparks support for Bitcoin Ordinals

While deriding nonfungible tokens on a podcast, Tesla’s CEO, Elon Musk, inadvertently turned the spotlight onto Bitcoin Ordinals, the Bitcoin network’s version of NFTs. In an interview released on Oct. 31 on The Joe Rogan Experience, Elon Musk remarked, “The funny thing is the NFT is not even on the blockchain — it’s just a URL to the JPEG.” Musk said NFT projects should at least encode the JPEG on-chain: “You should at least encode the JPEG in the blockchain. If the company housing the image goes out of business,…

Trading Giants Like Jane Street Might Support Blackrock’s BTC ETF

Etherfuse, a platform attempting to improve decentralized blockchain infrastructure, unveiled “Stablebond” at Solana’s breakpoint conference in Amsterdam, a tokenized bond offering, to retail investors in Mexico. The firm is targeting Mexico because it is the second-largest bond market in Latin America, after Brazil, according to the company’s research. The market is also one of the most liquid in Latin America, with $623 billion in outstanding debt and an average daily trading volume of $200 million, the research added. The majority of trading volume in Mexico comes from institutions, governments and…

Solana Labs launches Web3 incubator offering dev and fundraising support

Solana Labs unveiled an all-new incubator program for project development on the Solana blockchain on Oct. 26.  Title simply “Solana Incubator,” the program will offer fundraising, development, networking, and marketing support for web and blockchain projects seeking to build on Solana’s platform. Building a web3 startup on the Solana network? ️ Today, @SolanaLabs introduces their Solana Incubator, so you can get hands on technical, go-to-market, and funding support! Learn more and apply https://t.co/W10WnEgDwQ — Solana (@solana) October 26, 2023 The Solana Incubator will accept applications through Nov. 30. Those accepted…

Google And MultiversX Join Hands, How The Big Tech Giant Will Support The Community

In the next three days, our team at NewsBTC will cover xDay 2023, an event organized by MultiversX in the Palace of Parliament, Romania. Formerly known as Elrond, the project rebranded in 2022 and focused on the Metaverse, one of the hottest trends in crypto. On day two of the event, the MultiversX team, spearheaded by Beniamin Mincu, announced a partnership with big tech giant Google. The partners will work on driving adoption and “accelerating” the expansion of Web3 and the MultiversX ecosystem. MultiversX’s native token EGLD trends to the…

 Lido Finance to stop Solana support while Cardano prices fall, new project unveils staking program

Lido Finance, the liquidity staking platform, has stopped its Solana liquid staking service after voters supported the proposal. At the same time, the price of Cardano has dropped, causing panic among investors. A new project has appeared, offering unique rewards for staking. Everlodge will allow holders of its native token, ELDG, to stake for passive income. Everlodge unveils staking program Everlodge is developing a marketplace allowing people to invest in luxury properties like hotels, vacation homes, and villas with little capital.  The Everlodge marketplace merges fractional ownership of vacation homes with non-fungible token…

Ethereum Underperforms Bitcoin, Bulls Struggle To Protect Key Support

Ethereum price failed to start fresh increase above $1,600 against the US dollar. ETH is now struggling to stay above the $1,550 support zone. Ethereum extended its decline and tested the $1,550 support zone. The price is trading just below $1,580 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. There is a connecting bearish trend line forming with resistance near $1,570 on the hourly chart of ETH/USD (data feed via Kraken). The pair could accelerate lower if the bulls fail to protect the $1,550 support. Ethereum Price Dips Further Ethereum struggled to…

BTC price holds 6% gains as Bitcoin battles for ‘crucial’ $28K support

Bitcoin (BTC) passing $28,000 hints at bullish sentiment, but reclaiming it for good is essential, analysis says. In an X post on Oct. 17, Yann Allemann and Jan Happel, co-founders of on-chain analytics firm Glassnode, described the $28,000 mark as a “critical milestone” for BTC price. Glassnode: “Keep an eye out” for $28,000 After snap volatility, which caused Bitcoin to hit $30,000 for the first time since August, the largest cryptocurrency has managed to preserve some of its gains. At the time of writing, BTC/USD is circling $28,500, per data…

Solana Foundation to Provide Technical Support for Dubai DMCC Free Zone as Ecosystem Partner

The DMCC said it onboarded the Solana Foundation as one of its ecosystem partners for technical support and to build a robust ecosystem. The Solana Foundation has joined the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) as an ecosystem partner. The DMCC, a free economic zone in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), will receive technical support and business development aid from the Solana Foundation. An official announcement states that Solana Foundation’s support would be provided to the DMCC Crypto Centre, an ecosystem comprising Web3 and blockchain technology companies. The DMCC Crypto Centre provides for…

Bitcoin whale addresses increase, price maintains $26k support

Bitcoin (BTC) whales are actively accumulating the orange coin, as 16 new wallets now hold between 100-1,000 BTC, Santiment data shows. This trend suggests a growing investor confidence in the flagship cryptocurrency’s future.  Bitcoin whale accumulation Bitcoin recently saw another notable day of accumulation among its larger holders, often referred to as “whales.”  A total of 16 new wallets have now entered the category of those holding between 100 and 1,000 BTC, demonstrating a growing trend.  What’s interesting is how this uptick in larger wallets correlates with smaller ones moving…