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Sotheby’s To Auction 202 Bored Ape NFTs This Week

Auction house Sotheby’s will sell over 200 NFTs related to BAYC and BAKC on September 2, marking yet another big non-fungible token (NFT) sale for the art broker.Sponsored Sponsored British-founded auction house Sotheby’s is set to auction 202 NFTs of the Bored Ape series — BAYC and BAKC. The NFTs will be open for purchase from September 2 at 10:00 EDT. The auction will last a week and end on September 9. The NFTs were developed by Yuga Labs. The owners of the NFTs can offer serums to the apes

Cuba Recognizes Cryptocurrencies | This Week in Crypto – Aug 30, 2021

 MicroStrategy buys more bitcoin, Cuba recognizes cryptocurrencies and free BTC for everybody in town…but which town? These stories and more this week in crypto. NASDAQ-listed business intelligence company MicroStrategy announced yet another substantial purchase of Bitcoin, this time worth nearly $200 million. The firm added 3,907 bitcoin to its stash, at an average price of just over $45000 per coin bringing its total holdings to nearly 109,000 bitcoins. Cuba will recognize and regulate cryptocurrencies citing “reasons of socio-economic interest.” The central bank will set new rules for how to

Why Bitcoin reaching $100,000 is ‘quite possible’

Bitcoin, the world’s largest token’s recent surge, touched the $50k mark last week. However it did witness a correction of about 1.2% within a week. At press time it was trading just near the $48k mark. Irrespective of this correction, in a recent interview with Anthony Pompliano, CEO of Blockstream, Adam Back projected that bitcoin hitting the $100,000 mark this year was “quite possible.” Meanwhile, it’s interesting to note that Adam Back was notably one of the first people to own bitcoin, and one of the first to receive an email from

Ethereum Issuance Drops Below Bitcoin’s For the First Time, Why This May Lead to a New Rally

Ethereum has been on a rally for the past week, moving from a two-month low at $1,700 to its current level at $3,223. Several factors have pushed the crypto market into a new rally, but most seem to gravitate around ETH and its ecosystem. ETH moves sideways into the weekend on the 24-hour chart. Source: ETHUSD Tradingview After the implementation of EIP-1559, Ethereum’s native token became a deflationary asset due to the change in its fee mechanism. To validate transactions on the network a portion of ETH is “burn”, meaning

Adoption of Crypto by South American Countries and Implications for Gambling

South American nations are becoming more receptive to cryptocurrencies, with some attempting to legalize Bitcoin. The continent may be leapfrogging everyone else in cryptocurrency adoption as a result of its leaders’ acceptance.The continent may be leapfrogging everyone else in cryptocurrency adoption as a result of its leaders’ acceptance.El Salvador and Paraguay are grabbing attention in the world of BitcoinCryptocurrencies have gained widespread adoption in almost every country on Earth. No country, however, has elevated Bitcoin’s status to that of legal tender. El Salvador aims to be the very first country

NBA icon Stephen Curry buys Bored Ape NFT for $180,000

Three-time NBA champion and two-time MVP Stephen Curry has decided to join the Bored Ape Yacht Club, picking up one of their NFTs for 55 ETH ($180,000).Bored Ape Yacht Club is a collection of 10,000 apes with dour expressions. They feature a range of attributes, ranging from different expressions to outfits, hairdoos and even having cheetah fur. Curry's bored ape in particular has blue fur, zombie eyes and is wearing a tweed suit. The last two are particularly rare attributes, with only 3% of apes having zombie eyes and 1%

The Altcoin Evolution – Part IV: The Challenges – The Sales Pitch

With the ever-changing landscape of tech development and crypto innovation, regulation tends to lag behind in order to have time to react to what’s happening. Many altcoin projects are currently growing exponentially as they are exploring largely untouched use cases. As the tech continues to proliferate and expand, more and more “problems” are arising that require solutions.  This obviously provides more space for viable contenders to occupy in a crowded market. This provides a robust growth argument for many altcoins, but there is a catch. The giant growth gains are

Cardano: The ERC-20 Converter will go live on the testnet by…

Cardano’s ADA has been trending upwards since the 20 July bottom, with the alt setting higher highs on the charts. According to most, the primary driver behind the same has been a host of significant updates within the ecosystem. The IOHK team shared more updates with the community during the most recent Cardano 360 event. In the video, Cardano’s executives announced that it would launch an ERC-20 converter to bring Ethereum assets to Cardano’s testnet. According to IOHK Project Manager Francisco Landino, the new tool is coming on the testnet

Why XRP’s recovery and rally would depend on bridging the fair value gap

XRP’s price action has kept investors and traders on the edge of their seats over the last month. The altcoin’s move from $1.9 to under $0.5 and then up to $1.35 has been a remarkable journey, to say the least. However, at the time of writing, XRP was down by 2.5% in 24 hours and 13% in one week. Is the time to shine over for XRP after more than 100% gains over the last month? Or will the altcoin reclaim its ATH levels?  High social anticipation  The social anticipation