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Cathie Wood: The ARK Invest Founder and Technology Advocate
Cathie Wood, founder and CEO of ARK Invest, has a keen eye for promising areas in technology, such as blockchain, cryptocurrencies, and other groundbreaking innovations. Renowned as a financial savant, Wood is admired for her strong appetite for risk-taking.
5 Thrilling NFT Debuts in Modern Art
Every month, the blockchain witnesses a flood of thousands of new NFTs birthed by artists, musicians, actors, and diverse creative minds. Amidst this creative deluge, it’s easy to miss the sight of some particularly captivating conceptual pieces. Thankfully, you have Gagarin News at your service.
Which DeFi Projects Have Been Hit by Flash Loan Attacks?
Flash loans used to exploit smart contracts and price oracles of DeFi platforms are causing the decentralized finance sector to lose hundreds of millions of dollars annually. These incidents are commonly known as Flash Loan attacks.
NFTs and Metaverse Airlines: Boarding the Web3 Journey
NFTs, metaverses, cryptocurrencies, and other Web3 elements are fast becoming the latest trend in the aviation industry. Companies providing air travel are proactively adapting to these emerging digital realities.
DigiToads (TOADS): A Utility Meme Token or a Scam?
“No more frogs, only toads,” is the slogan on the new DigiToads project’s website.
Mocaverse: The NFT Collection Empowering Animoca Brands Community
Mocaverse is a collection of avatar NFTs, brought to life by Animoca Brands. It was designed to unify, strengthen, and advance the Web3 community that has evolved around the company.
What Is the Difference Between STO and ICO?
Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs), a well-recognized form of token sale, dominated the cryptocurrency market until their popularity waned in 2018, following market collapses and regulatory challenges encountered by both investors and companies.
Animoca Brands Joins the Celo Blockchain Ecosystem
Animoca Brands is set to introduce their Web3 games into the mobile application of the Celo blockchain. They will also serve as one of Celo’s network validators, ensuring its security alongside industry giants like Deutsche Telekom, Coinbase, a16z, among others.
How Brink and Jack Dorsey Sponsor Bitcoin Developers
Bitcoin stands out from many blockchains by not having public founders or a dedicated company to service and enhance its software.
Flash Loan Attacks: The Dark Side of DeFi
Flash loans, a feature offered by certain DeFi platforms, allow users instant cryptocurrency borrowing without collateral or credit checks. This facility, however, has become a tool for swindlers.
Ice Phishing: How to Protect Yourself from Web3 Scams
Ice phishing is a cyber attack wherein fraudsters manipulate you into signing a transaction that triggers the transfer of funds from your cryptocurrency wallet to their own.
DID: A Decentralized Identifier
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) marked 2022 with a decisive push towards enhancing and integrating Decentralized Identification (DID) technology. The adoption of these decentralized identifiers equips companies and individuals with the means to manage their personal information independently.
USDC Emerges as Liquidity Champion, Outpacing USDT on CEXs
On June 16, the cryptocurrency data provider Kaiko revealed that USDC became the most liquid stablecoin on centralized exchanges, with $38 million worth of bids.
FireDrops: A Web3 Loyalty Program on Polygon
India’s leading e-commerce company, Flipkart, in partnership with the Polygon blockchain and Hang platform, has launched Web3 loyalty program FireDrops.
Ontology Blockchain: Trust, Confidentiality, and Security
Ontology is an open-source blockchain designed to foster trust, confidentiality, and security within the Web3 ecosystem for businesses and individual users alike.
Understanding Utility Tokens: Their Use Cases and Examples
Utility tokens are unique assets designed for a specific purpose within a distinct blockchain project. Owners of these tokens have privileged access to enhanced services.
Polkadot Decoded 2023
Polkadot represents a unifying, sharded network that supports numerous compatible blockchains (parachains), all within an ever-evolving Web3 ecosystem.
What Are Security Tokens in Crypto?
Security tokens are crypto assets that encapsulate rights of ownership, stake, or rewards within the blockchain. They also carry the value of a specific tokenized asset, item, or property.
LIKN: Move Your Content to Web3
LIKN is a trailblazing blockchain protocol that seamlessly moves any form of content from Web2 to Web3. The platform harnesses the power of artificial intelligence, specifically GPT-4, to transform the content into an NFT with bespoke metadata. AI’s integration into the entire service spectrum is unmatched, ranging from verifying copyright ownership to providing user assistance on the platform.
Nvak Collective and Annika Rose Launch an NFT Music Video Game
Nvak Collective, a record label, in partnership with singer Annika Rose, have released a music video game incorporating NFT elements, inspired by the song “Bruises”.
Azuki NFT Collection: Follow the Red Bean
The market alley buzzes with energy. A hub for street food lovers, window shoppers, and early birds picking up breakfast fruits. Yet, the Azuki beings have a unique mission. They appear here, collecting red beans which serve as the key to unlocking a gateway into another realm.
The Largest Financial Pyramids in Cryptocurrency History
A financial pyramid, otherwise known as a Ponzi scheme, is a prevalent investment scam favored by fraudsters.
Forbes 2023 List: Top 5 Crypto Companies
Forbes has released “The Fintech 50, 2023” ranking, highlighting top blockchain and cryptocurrency companies.
What Is a Ponzi Scheme?
Reports about yet another cryptocurrency venture being implicated in a Ponzi scheme continue to emerge repeatedly. But what exactly is this scheme, how did it originate, and how does it differ from a pyramid scheme? Let’s delve into these questions.
Xenomorph Sculpture from “Alien” TV Series to Be Sold as 500 NFTs
The iconic “Necronom” sculpture, birthed from the imagination of Swiss artist Hans Rudolf Giger for the film “Alien 3,” has been tokenized into NFTs on the Particle platform.
