‘Minimum Viable DAO’ Product Looks to Supercharge Web 3 Governance
“We don’t care if what you’re doing is forming a proposal, voting, generating fees, defining roles, resetting network variables, forming a partnership with another DAO, or signing a contract,” McCurley explained in an interview. “With our module interface, you can create any specific functionality like that, and MVD will translate it effectively into smart contract […]
Avalanche Commits 4M AVAX to Attract Gaming, DeFi and NFT ‘Subnets’
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Avalanche Commits $290M in AVAX to Attract Gaming, DeFi and NFT ‘Subnets’
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Bitcoin Mining Startup Blockmetrix Raises $43M in Series B Round
Blockmetrix plans to grow rapidly by using the maximum amount of available capital and debt to buy mining rigs, while controlling power costs through various joint ventures, CEO and co-founder Nevin Bannister told CoinDesk. “Through [joint ventures] we will obtain part-ownership of a co-location facility to ensure low power rates and a place to house […]
Ukrainian Boxer Wladimir Klitschko Releases NFT Collection to Support Relief Effort
Proceeds from the collection will be donated to Red Cross Ukraine and UNICEF. The collection, titled “Vandalz for Ukraine: WhIsBe x Wladimir Klitschko,” was made in partnership with artist WhIsBe, and will be available to mint in a tiered pricing model for $100, $1,000 and $10,000.
A New NFT Grouping Is Born: Minorities Promoting Their Cultures
“We thought it would be really cool trying to picture all these different kinds of Jews. Whether you are Ashkenazi, Sephardi, religious or not religious, Orthodox, Reform or Conservative. I don’t even tend to like those labels. For me a Jew is a Jew, it doesn’t matter who you are or where you come from,” […]
Papa John’s Plans NFT Drop Despite Prior Warning From UK Advertising Regulator
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Coinbase to Label Some Assets as ‘Experimental’ In Bid to Boost Transparency
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Coinbase Touts Blacklist of 25K Russia-Linked Addresses Allegedly Tied to Illicit Activity
That figure accounts for years of sanctions and compliance efforts against Russian bad actors. In other words, it is not specific to the war in Ukraine. Coinbase said it has not seen a surge in illicit activity following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Grewal said.
Santander Launches Loans Backed by Tokenized Commodities Such as Soy and Corn
Once the loan is approved, tokens will be sent to an escrow, which is a third-party smart contract, until the credit is repaid with fiat or tokens, Scaliter said. If a farmer repays the loan with tokens, Santander will automatically convert them to Argentine pesos on the Agrotoken platform, Scaliter said.