The NFT market faces significant challenges, including limited access to liquidity and the risks associated with specific loan expiration dates. To address these issues, Blur has introduced Blend, a borrowing and lending protocol explicitly designed for the NFT market. Blend’s unique approach eliminates the need for expiration dates on loans. Instead, loans come with predefined
New Brunswick’s main power company has started rejecting energy applications from crypto miners and other high-volume users. According to CBC’s report on May 1, the cabinet order that approved the moratorium contained concerns from the province’s main power company. Energy Concerns of N.B. Power N.B. Power voiced its concerns about the “additional load demand” and
During a recent Twitter Ask Me Anything (AMA) session, Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) expressed his belief that the success of Bitcoin should not depend on the failure of traditional banking institutions. In response to a question about whether banking collapses could benefit Bitcoin, CZ stated that banking and cryptocurrency can coexist and that it
In a joint operation, officials from around the world have collaborated to bring down the DNM Monopoly Market, resulting in the arrest of 288 individuals throughout the investigation. The operation, named Spector, began in December 2021 when Monopoly was captured, leading to over 100 federal investigations and prosecutions within the United States. In January 2022,
On May 3, Europol announced the successful conclusion of Operation SpecTor, a multi-jurisdictional effort to bring down Monopoly Market, a dark web platform that emerged after previous ones were taken down. This operation involved cooperation between authorities in the United States, Austria, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, Brazil, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. The shutdown
Flare, an EVM-based layer 1 Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) blockchain platform, has recently integrated its application programming interface (API) portal on Google Cloud Marketplace. This integration will enable developers and users of software products and services to access high-integrity blockchain data from Flare nodes and connected chain nodes. Benefits of Blockchain APIs Blockchain APIs offer
PEPE, a new meme-coin, has entered a sharp correction phase after surging by more than 2,000% since its debut a few weeks ago. The PEPE price dropped to $0.00000089 on May 3, down about 35% from its record high of $0.00000138 established two days ago. As a result of the correction, its market capitalization slipped
Josie Bellini is a renowned crypto artist, known for her iconic Bitcoin gas mask from Filter. She has made a name for herself in the NFT world, being featured on various platforms such as Christie’s, SuperRare, ASync Art, and Nifty Gateway. Her journey to becoming a successful artist was not conventional, having started her career
The Central Bank of Russia (CBR) predicts that Russian banks will earn 1.9 trillion rubles (nearly $24 billion) by the end of 2023, according to Deputy Governor Olga Polyakova. This is comparable to the profit earned in 2021, marking a positive trend for the industry. The CBR’s baseline projections earlier this year estimated net profits
Planet IX is a revolutionary online NFT-strategy game that has taken the Web3 gaming industry by storm. It offers an unparalleled gaming experience that transports players to another realm through its unique digital rendition of Earth as the playing field. The game is a dynamic and ever-evolving one, continuously adding new features and mechanics that