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‘Communities Are Very Important For an NFT Project,’ Says Digital Artist

BeinCrypto spoke to Julien van Dorland, digital artist, and avid non-fungible token (NFT) art collector, about his work, his collections, and the NFT space as a whole. Sponsored Sponsored Van Dorland is a digital artist, an NFT art collector, and founder of Arvable, a digital agency helping artists explore the metaverse and NFTs. Completely immersed in the NFT space, van Dorland is the perfect example of what the future holds when it comes to creating the metaverse. With involvement in almost all elements of the NFT value chain, van Dorland

48,000% Returns? Popping the Hood on NFT Mania

On-Chain Markets Update by Lucas Outumuro, IntoTheBlockNFT mania continues to grow, with new drops popping up everyday and Ethereum’s gas prices consistently back above triple digits. The recent wave into NFTs was further amplified by Visa’s acquisition of a CryptoPunk and Budweiser’s buy of the beer.eth domain. Prices of notable NFT collections such as CryptoPunks and Bored Ape Yacht club had already been climbing throughout the past month and accelerated this week amidst the institutional interest coming into the space. This has led to impressive growth in volumes trading at OpenSea

This time it’s different: When DeFi meets NFTs

With decentralized finance and nonfungible tokens seeing a meteoric, rise it’s easy to believe crypto apps are finally breaking through. But is there actually real user growth, or is it just the same influencers moving from one hyped market to the next? We sought to answer this puzzle and identify what it means for the future of innovation. So, let’s take a closer look at the growth of DeFi and NFTs.DeFi is arguably the most prevalent application of smart contracts today. Automated market makers, algorithmic stablecoins and yield farming strategies

NetDocuments Delivers New Productivity, Mobility and Workflow Solutions at ILTACON 2021

NetDocuments We have always equipped our customers with the cloud technology and tools they need to be more productive and continually push innovation. Legal professionals are now putting NetDocuments solutions to use in mobile/remote and hybrid environments. Josh Baxter, CEO, NetDocuments SALT LAKE CITY (PRWEB) August 22, 2021 NetDocuments, the leading cloud content management platform for legal professionals, today introduced several new technologies aimed at enriching the experiences of legal professionals. ILTACON 2021 provides the ideal setting for NetDocuments to showcase its philosophy of “Attorney-Inspired Innovation.” Among the new capabilities

TikTok Chooses Blockchain-Powered Audius for First Music Integration

If TikTok is a window into what teens are up to these days, then crypto has a place beside dance videos. On Aug. 17, blockchain-based music streaming protocol Audius announced its partnership with TikTok to allow one-click sharing with the social network.  This is the first music integration TikTok has established. The upshot of the partnership is that a social media giant is betting on a blockchain-powered app before streaming behemoths like Spotify and Apple Music. This signals that Audius, at least, may be ready for primetime and mainstream adoption. With Audius’ goal

Individual Investors Responsible for Crypto Resurgence, Says Analyst

The resurgence of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, Ether and Dogecoin in the past few weeks is largely due to renewed interest from individual retail investors.Sponsored Sponsored Bitcoin reached above $48,500 on August 14, the highest it has been since May 16. This price point means a gain of 290% year-on-year, which came to 644% for Ether and 1,431% for newly minted third place Cardano. Meanwhile, meme-crypto Dogecoin is up 9,157 year-on-year, according to CoinGecko data. However, behind the recent moves is a resurgence in interest from individual retail investors. According to

Shark Tank’s Kevin O’ Leary Partners With FTX in Ambassador Role

Kevin O’Leary, investor and co-host of Shark Tank, announced yesterday his new partnership with the powerhouse crypto exchange FTX. Sponsored Sponsored In the announcement, O’Leary and FTX stated they’re in for a long-term investment and spokesperson relationship. It will center around equity stake in both FTX Trading Ltd. and West Realm Shires Services Inc., as well as O’Leary acting as an ambassador for the exchange.  The ambassadorship is a multi-year deal in which the investor will promote FTX and its accompanying brands to his international audience. For his services as an

Ethereum: Here’s the one thing that could be said with certainty at this point

The buzz of the London hardfork stood true to the rumors as was reflected in Ethereum’s price. Ethereum smashed through the $3k level highlighting a hike of 13% in less than 24 hours trading at $3.1K at press time.  Bearish metrics turning bullish, finally While Ethereum’s futures market looked pretty good in terms of market expectations the spot market seemed to be doing ‘more talking, less doing’ as highlighted in a previous article. However, with ETH’s price aiming for the $3540 resistance, metrics that earlier gave off a bearish look

Bitcoin: How much influence can these investors hold

Bitcoin is speculated to have a major bull run this year. But the question remains – who really is heading this rally? When compared to the previous bull market some interesting observations can be seen.  Bitcoin follows who? Back in 2017, it was whales. Whales led the bull market of 2017, which placed BTC from $990 to $13,400. This year that leader needs to change as the entity which should be leading the bull market needs to be you and me – the retail investors. In the last 7 months,

Here’s the caveat to Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum Classic’s price actions

On the back of recent gains, most altcoins started moving north too. In fact, before minor corrections set in, these alts saw pretty decent rallies, with Bitcoin Cash and Ethereum Classic among them. However, what really matters is whether they can sustain these rallies or not. For the likes of BCH and ETC, this is a very critical question.  What does the price say? Both Bitcoin Cash and Ethereum Classic were up more than 40% since 20 July, at the time of writing. While both altcoins followed Bitcoin’s footsteps, their