Does the metaverse need to be on the blockchain? Execs weigh in

Bitcoin (BTC) mining’s environmental impact has always been a controversial topic. On the one hand, critics emphasize that securing the Bitcoin network takes more power than some whole countries’ annual electricity consumption. On the other hand, much of the crypto community argues that it is a necessary activity that has enabled the Bitcoin blockchain to…

The buildup to the 2017 peak in cryptocurrency prices intoxicated business owners and investors around the world. The momentum was so great that new businesses popped up every second of the day, all hoping to cash in on the first great crypto gold rush.As 2018 rolled round, the long crypto winter soon froze out the…

San Marino has approved VeChain’s eNFT backed vaccination passport, dubbed the San Marino Digital Covid Certificate. 577 Total views 8 Total shares The Republic of San Marino has approved VeChain’s NFT-based vaccination passport, which is reportedly verifiable worldwide. The small European nation with a population of just over 33,000 announced the approval of the 'Decree-Law…

Awaiting extradition to either the US or South Korea, Do Kwon could have had access to the Terraform Labs wallet containing more than 1,075 Bitcoin.

Lawyers representing XRP investors may still have an opportunity to refile in the future, however. 3145 Total views 16 Total shares XRP tokenholders' attempt to insert themselves as third-party defendants in the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission case against Ripple may have come to an end.According to court filings, federal judge Analisa Torres has denied…

The defunct firm is not the first to run aground due to failure to abide by U.S. securities laws. 964 Total views 6 Total shares The Securities and Exchange Commission sinks the firm behind another initial coin offering.Per a Dec. 21 cease and desist order, the SEC has determined that ShipChain's ICO for its SHIP…

The World Economic Forum (WEF) released a report about blockchain cybersecurity on April 5.The report points out that most data breaches do not result from the level of skill of the hackers, but instead happen because appropriate security measures often are not implemented. The WEF further claims that while attackers do compromise blockchains themselves, they…

by Jillian Godsil 12 min January 17, 2023 Forget about 2022 — eight platform founders outline why this year, the metaverse will come into its own. 2022 was the year the wheels fell off the metaverse bandwagon, which had been the most hyped narrative as the year began. By far the worst-performing sector in blockchain,…

The Ministry of Education of China has just granted Chengdu University of Information Technology (CUIT) approval to open the country’s first undergraduate blockchain engineering major. Admission and enrollment will start this year, according to a Chinanews agency report from March 4.China sees blockchain’s potential  to impact social economy and information developmentChina’s first blockchain engineering major…