Crypto PR exec relishes 'skepticism' around crypto marketing

NFT artist Johnathan Schultz believes that the era of NFTs without utility is dwindling, and to survive, it must outgrow the “memeification” of things. 816 Total views 5 Total shares Even before the FTX collapse, nonfungible token (NFT) collections have already felt the impact of the crypto winter, with trading volumes going down by 98%.…

The Asian continent and particularly China have been making news and inducing bull runs in the cryptocurrency world these past few months, starting with President Xi Jinping’s comments and progressing to crackdowns. The main question driving the conversation is the Chinese government’s sudden advocacy for blockchain systems and a specific interest in being the first major…

Ethereum’s 2020 DeFi boom came at the cost of its gaming ecosystem. 318 Total views 10 Total shares Results for the second quarter of 2020 show tremendous growth for decentralized applications across all ecosystems, primarily spearheaded by Ethereum (ETH) decentralized finance, or DeFi.Decentralized exchanges were at the frontlines of the rise as Compound token mining…

The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) called for former users of the QuadrigaCX cryptocurrency exchange to provide information in an official announcement published on June 3.Earlier this year, QuadrigaCX had filed for creditor protection after the unexpected death of its founder left more than $145 million in funds apparently inaccessible.The FBI announcement asks…

Crypto derivatives giant BitMEX announced it would be launching corporate services for customers at the exchange. 431 Total views 22 Total shares Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency derivatives exchange BitMEX is launching a new program with benefits for its corporate clients including enhanced security service, and accounting.According to a June 22 announcement on BitMEX’s support page, the…

Litecoin and Grin++ developer, David Burkett, has posted an April progress update on Litecoin’s Mimblewimble integration, claiming that a testing framework has been built and codebase integration has started. 2710 Total views 55 Total shares The lead developer on the Litecoin Mimblewimble (MW) project, David Burkett, has now built a functional testing framework and started…

Located in San Francisco’s Presidio Heights neighborhood, the Linux Foundation’s office is nestled in a square of red-roofed buildings that resemble homes rather than technology work spaces. Inside the Linux Foundation’s office sits Brian Behlendorf, the executive director of Hyperledger.Behlendorf, who has been a leading figure in the open-source software movement for years, explained that…

The Spanish-speaking world has seen another week of major cryptocurrency and blockchain developments with the Mexican government announcing a new alliance to support the development of blockchain initiatives.Here is the past week of crypto and blockchain news in review, as originally reported by Cointelegraph en Español.Mexican government announces an alliance to support local blockchain developmentOn…

Jihan Wu and the Jenke Group will be reportedly soon retire as CEOs of leading mining ASIC producer Bitmain. Rumors about their departure were reported by Chinese local media Odaily on Dec. 28.Odaily quotes an unnamed source familiar with the situation that Bitmain is currently in a transition period. Furthermore, the article also reports that…