Worldwide Webb founder explains the role interoperability will play in Web3

On Nov. 11, NFT Steez, a bi-weekly Twitter Spaces hosted by Alyssa Expósito and Ray Salmond, met with Thomas Webb, the founder of the interoperable avatar game Worldwide Webb, to discuss the integration of interoperability in Web3 and the Metaverse.  By definition, interoperability is a feature of Web3 whereby a product or system can work […]

New Cosmos whitepaper repurposes ATOM token and refines vision

Interoperability-focused blockchain network Cosmos has dropped a new whitepaper proposing a revamped Cosmos Hub aimed at strengthening interoperability and security, along with key changes to its native ATOM token.  The new Cosmos whitepaper was released on Monday at the Cosmoverse conference in Medellin, Colombia. The upgrades outlined in the whitepaper are still technically in “proposal” […]

Delphi Labs shifts research focus to a new crypto ecosystem… and it’s not Ethereum

Crypto research firm Delphi Digital has shifted the focus of its research and development (R&D) protocol arm Delphi Labs to the Cosmos ecosystem. Delphi Labs is Delphi Digital’s protocol R&D arm, with a team of around 50 aimed at incubating “Web3 primitives.” The R&D arm had previously been focused on researching and developing protocols on […]

Fork of July: Cardano Vasil upgrade successfully launches on testnet

The much-anticipated Vasil hard fork has been completed on the Cardno testnet, bringing it one major step closer to becoming a reality on the mainnet and promising broad performance upgrades. Project developers, stake pool operators (SPO), and exchanges are now encouraged to deploy their work on the testnet to ensure integrations run smoothly when the […]

REN price at risk of 50% drop after a bearish trading pattern shows up

The prospects of Ren (REN) continuing its ongoing rebound to fresh highs appear slim as a classic bearish reversal pattern begins to emerge. Dubbed head and shoulders, the setup appears when the price forms three peaks, with the middle peak (called the head) longer than the other two peaks described as the left and right […]

Cross chain DeFi hub Umee raises $32M with Coinlist token sale

Cross chain DeFi hub Umee’s token sale on Coinlist has broken the record for user interest on the platform and concluded with nearly $32 million raised. Coinlist reported that more than 922,000 Coinlist accounts had registered for options 1 and 2 of the UMME token sale, which is the highest number ever for a token […]

Ethereum traders expect volatility ahead of Friday’s $820M options expiry

Ether (ETH) will face a critical $820 million monthly options expiry on Friday, Aug. 27. That will be the first time that $3,000 and higher options will have a real fighting chance, even though bulls seem to have missed a good opportunity to dominate the expiry because they were too optimistic about Ether’s price potential. […]