Axie Infinity was a pioneer of the play-to-earn movement and the project inspired new Web3 applications that aspire to apply the earning model to their respective ecosystems. The latest project to join the move-to-earn movement is STEPN, a Solana-based Web3 application where owners of the nonfungible token (NFT) sneakers earn as they walk. STEPN has programmed a few factors that determine just how much a person can make with its sneakers and the Green Satoshi Token (GST) is STEPN’s in-game token that currently trades for $7.30. Over the last 30 days, the token has surged over 77%, but is it …

The world is largely governed by the creator economy, an economy defined as a class of businesses that rely on the 50 million content curators, bloggers, creators and videographers that bring something new or original into existence. This differs greatly from the previously defined attention economy, where brands were forced to fight to be the loudest in a saturated market. Now, social media platforms have enabled the easy distribution of content, encouraging the growth of something bigger than a company’s offerings— the creation of communities. Creators provide value to the economy through their ability to entertain, inspire, and inspire trust …

Blockchain is the technology that provides the conditions and premises to rethink governance by transferring all the power to communities. This is achieved through various consensus mechanisms available today. However, while many decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) tout their governance as an almost perfect one, the decision-making power is often in the hands of those who hold more native tokens. It happens that most DAOs end up having a governance structure similar to banks or corporations, even though they indeed may empower communities to a certain level. One blockchain project is seeking to find the perfect tune of decentralized governance. TheGreatReset.Finance …

The nonfungible token art industry has developed into a “beautiful cycle” thanks to the connection artists have with their fans according to artist Danielle Weber who spoke at the Australia Blockchain Week conference. Weber spoke on a March 23 panel discussion titled “Pushing the boundaries of NFT utility and art - Homegrown spotlight” about the benefits of the nonfungible token (NFT) ecosystem bringing artists closer together with their fans. She highlighted the fact that such closeness provides mutual advantages for both artists and fans: “It’s a beautiful cycle that we’re seeing in this space. We are closely connected to our …

Enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions can be quite expensive, especially for smaller companies. While ERP giants like SAP try their hands at blockchain-based solutions, a relatively small team now aims to provide an alternative that delivers similar functions using decentralized apps (DApps). In a Cointelegraph interview, William Pete, the CEO of Energy Ledger explained that by integrating blockchain technology, their team was able to develop applications that allow tracking and tracing supply chain logistics for products like crude oil. “Major oil and gas producers have been looking at blockchain technology for years but their internal think-tanks have failed to create …

With blockchain networks and their relevant decentralized applications (DApps) growing at a rapid pace, there comes the question of interoperability. If a user on Ethereum (ETH) wants to use a DApp on the Binance Smart Chain (BSC), there’s no fast, cheap way to do so. Instead, the process is expensive, time-consuming, and inaccessible to new cryptocurrencies. Considering the blockchain space is meant to be one that’s open and accessible to all, its current lack of interoperability is a massive barrier standing in the way of widespread adoption. Fortunately, there are crypto projects that recognize the importance of cross-chain interaction and …

The Axelar Network has announced the completion of a $35 million Series B funding round, pushing its market value above $1 billion. Participants of the round include Dragonfly Capital, Polychain Capital and North Island Ventures, among others. The raise succeeds a previously undisclosed round led by the head of Crypto.com Capital, Bobby Bao in late-November 2021, a nine-investor $25 million Series A raise led by Polychain Capital, and participated by Mike Novogratz’s Galaxy Digital in mid-July 2021, in addition to two seed rounds across the year of 2020. Founded in early 2020 by inaugural team members at Algorand and esteemed …

How can users create a token? Creating a token requires deploying a smart contract which is simplified with modern platforms that enable users to fill in details of their proposed token without coding or technical knowledge. Traditionally, creating a token would require a creator to outline token properties, including the supply, name, and number of auxiliary functions. This step would be followed by deploying a smart contract, QA testing and blockchain deployment. While users would traditionally require a basic understanding of coding, newer platforms simplify the process to enable anyone to deploy a token of their own. One of these …

Astar, a multichain DApp protocol formerly known as Plasm, has raised $22 million in its latest strategic fundraise. The funding round was led by Polychain and saw participation from the likes of Alameda Research, Crypto.com Capital, Digital Finance Group and a few other angel investors. Astar rose to popularity after gaining the Polkadot parachain slot last December and the protocol was officially launched on Jan. 17th. Astar is currently working to become the first protocol to support two virtual machines on its Polkadot parachain- The Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) and WebAssembly (WASM). While EVM is currently active, the platform would …

Nearly every segment of the crypto sector underwent explosive growth in 2021. The steady inflow of institutional funds could possibly be interpreted as a signal that the best is yet to come. For new users, figuring out how to obtain cryptocurrency can be a tedious task, and the challenge of securing the assets off exchanges is another hurdle some investors find difficult to overcome. Here’s a rundown of some of the most used cryptocurrency soft wallets that support a wide swath of tokens and offer users access to decentralized finance (DeFi), nonfungible tokens (NFTs), staking opportunities and airdrops. MetaMask MetaMask …

Four blockchain-based Metaverse projects generated more than $100 million worth of virtual land NFT sales last week according to data from DappRadar. A Nov. 30 post from the decentralized application (DApp) analytics firm reported that between Nov. 22 and Nov. 28 activity was “booming” on The Sandbox, Decentraland, CryptoVoxels and Somnium Space with a combined $105.8 million worth of trading volume between them from more than 6,000 traders: “Undoubtedly, Metaverse land is the next big hit in the NFT space. Outputting record sales numbers and constantly increasing NFT prices, virtual worlds are the new top commodity in the crypto space.” …

DappRadar, a popular platform that provides analytics and portfolio tracking for the decentralized application (dApp) and nonfungible token (NFT) markets, has announced an upcoming company restructuring to a decentralized business model, in addition to releasing a native governance token, RADAR. Founded in 2018, the site currently boasts over 4 million global users, 600,000 of which are uniquely active on a monthly basis, as well as playing host to over 8,300 dapps and 27 protocols. The news was announced during a metaverse event in Somnium Space on Thursday. The purpose behind the evolution is to expand DappRadar's ecosystem to a global …