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Philippines Trials Blockchain Voting, Byron Bay to Host Crypto Mining
The Philippines looks to blockchain voting for overseas workers. Australia’s Byron Bay to host crypto mining operation. Alipay and Tencent rebrand NFTs as digital collectibles. We’ll have more on those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of “The Daily Forkast.”
Paris Hilton Joins Decentraland’s ‘Metaverse Festival’ With Genies
Paris Hilton is using a Genies avatar to DJ at “Metaverse Festival,” a four-day first-of-its-kind music festival hosted by Decentraland that kicks off Oct. 21 featuring more than 80 real-world artists, VIP areas, a merchandise store for NFTs, and portable toilets.
The First ‘Move-to-Earn’ NFT Game Raises $8.3M
Genopets, a Solana-based NFT “move-to-earn” game where players are rewarded for the steps they take in real life, combining free-to-play and play-to-earn style gameplay, has raised $8.3 million in a seed funding round led by Konvoy Ventures and Pantera Capital. "The Hash" squad discusses the latest development in the world of crypto gaming signaling mainstream blockchain awareness and disruption of traditional gaming.
Lollapalooza and Solana Make Blockchain and NFT Music
The 2021 Lollapalooza music festival kicked off Thursday with Solana as the official blockchain powering its non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace. “The Hash” panel discusses this latest move bringing blockchain & crypto tech awareness to the masses.
How Soon Will NFTs Become the New Norm?
During an “NFT All Stars” keynote session at Consensus 2021, Noah Davis, a post-war contemporary art specialist at Christie’s, and $WHALE founder Whaleshark discuss the future of non-fungible tokens’ role in society.
Beeple Mania: Artist Says NFTs Are a Bubble, but Digital Art Is Here to Stay
NFT artist Beeple joined CoinDesk’s “First Mover” show fresh off the $69M sale of his “Everydays” NFT at Christie’s.
Will the NFT Craze Impact Bitcoin?
It's been a big week for Bitcoin. BTC's price continues to rise and NFTs took the crypto world by storm with the digital artist Beeple's record-breaking sale of an NFT for $69 million. Will the NFT boom eventually have an impact on bitcoin?
What’s Next for Beeple After Dizzying $69M NFT Sale?
Beeple has skyrocketed from a relatively unknown graphic designer to one of the most valuable living artists in history after yesterday’s sale of his work “Everydays: The First 5000 Days” for $69M.
