Sam Bankman-Fried files appeal for felony conviction

The realm of metaverses is growing, with gaming, nonfungible tokens and contemporary performance art all contributing to create interactive and immersive digital-only ecosystems. “Welcome to Lobsteropolis District of Lobster Land” is the welcome notice that greets netizens upon entering Lobsteropolis city.Existing within the blockchain-based virtual world Decentraland, Lobsteropolis is a digital-only city based on British…

Paying ministry employees in e-hryvnia could be a suitable first pilot for the central bank digital currency currently in development. Mikhail Fedorov, Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister and the head of the country’s Ministry of Digital Transformation, has revealed a possible early use case for the nation’s planned central bank digital currency (CBDC).In a recent interview…

Non-fungible tokens are booming, with Animoca Brands and Skymarch revealing upcoming gaming titles powered by NFTs. 2260 Total views 11 Total shares Blockchain gaming firm Animoca Brands has announced a licensing agreement with electric single-seater car racing championship Formula E to develop a blockchain-powered motorsports game featuring non-fungible tokens (NFTs).The Formula E game will utilize…

The most-popular Steem DApp has moved to Hive, resulting in daily Hive transactions overtaking Steem for the first time. 967 Total views 31 Total shares The most popular decentralized application (DApp) on Steem — a crypto-powered card trading game called Splinterlands —  has become the latest high profile migration to rebel  Steem fork, Hive.As a…

A failed DDoS attack on the Cardano blockchain led developers to initiate a node upgrade to enhance security.

Major figures in the crypto space argued the Bitcoin creator was the most deserving candidate for the economic award, despite the fact Satoshi's true identity remains unknown. 147 Total views 63 Total shares Bitcoin enthusiasts on social media platforms have reiterated their annual petition to have the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory…

YouTuber Stacksmashing estimated his rig would take "a couple of quadrillion years to mine a Bitcoin." 837 Total views 15 Total shares An IT security researcher has been able to adapt Nintendo’s first major handheld game console to mine cryptocurrency.According to a recent YouTube video, user Stacksmashing used the hardware from a Nintendo Game Boy…

Bitcoin (BTC) has been outperforming Ether (ETH) in the past several days as BTC surged above $50,000 for the first time in history. Meanwhile, one popular cryptocurrency trader explains that this is "simple math" given the growing institutional demand for BTC. BTC vs. ETH (orange) performance in February. Source: TradingviewWhile ETH is beating BTC in USD…

Market observers expressed more concerns over the Bitcoin price drop amid a significant projected spike in inflation. 448 Total views 5 Total shares Amid a massive spike of the United States’ Consumer Price Index (CPI), the cryptocurrency community has divided on whether Bitcoin (BTC) is really a hedge to inflation.The CPI, an indicator measuring the…