Elrond rebrands as MultiversX, shifts focus to the metaverse
The blockchain technology developer Elrond announced it will redefine itself as a new brand with a focus on the metaverse. Formerly known as Elrond, the company will move forward under the new name MultiversX with the introduction of three new metaverse-forward products. xFabric, xPortal and xWorlds are the three new tools behind the rebrand, all […]
Crypto traders shift their focus to altcoins while Bitcoin price consolidates
ICI Bucharest to use Elrond blockchain to develop decentralized domains and an institutional NFT marketplace
On Tuesday, Romania’s National Institute for Research and Development In Informatics, also known as ICI Bucharest (ICI), announced that it would be building an institutional nonfungible tokens, or NFTs, marketplace and a decentralized Domain Name System. Both services will be built on the Elrond (EGLD) blockchain, which is known for its ability to speed up […]
Maiar decentralized crypto exchange goes offline after bug discovery
The Maiar Exchange, a decentralized exchange (DEX) native to the Elrond blockchain, has been temporarily taken offline after an attacker utilized an exploit and made off with roughly $113 million worth of Elrond eGold (EGLD). Minutes before 12:00 am UTC on Monday, the co-founder and CEO of Elrond, Beniamin Mincu, tweeted that he and his team were […]
Top 5 cryptocurrencies to watch this week: BTC, LUNA, AVAX, ETC, EGLD
Bitcoin (BTC) rose above $42,000 on March 19 but the bulls continue to face a strong challenge from the bears at higher levels. Although Bitcoin’s price has recovered from $37,578 on March 13, Cointelegraph market analyst Marcel Pechman highlighted that the long-to-short net ratio of top traders across three major exchanges shows that professional traders […]
Top 5 cryptocurrencies to watch this week: BTC, ETH, MATIC, ALGO, EGLD
Bitcoin (BTC) and most altcoins sold off on Dec. 4 with massive deleveraging seen in the crypto derivatives markets. Data suggests more than $2.5 billion of crypto liquidations over a 24-hour period. During the recent fall, Ether (ETH) has continued to outperform Bitcoin. While Bitcoin’s market dominance has dropped below 41%, Ether has continued to […]
French startup brings vintage vines to the NFT market
Many exciting developments are coming to the space of nonfungible tokens, or NFTs, ranging from Metaverse NFTs to fantasy soccer digital collectible cards and up to monster-battle NFT games. In fact, Cointelegraph Research predicts NFT sales will hit a record high of $17.7 billion this year. But one French startup is taking more of an […]