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- Advertisement - Central, Singapore, April 19th, 2023, Chainwire. - Advertisement - HeartX, an artwork marketplace and community platform, just announced that its app product starts the Close Beta Test today. It’s available now on both App Store and HeartX official website, but only people with the limited invitation code can register as community members and start earning by voting. The Close Beta of the HeartX app introduces people to their Vote-to-Earn system, which is the beginning of its X-to-Earn ecosystem that the HeartX team has planned. Those interested can acquire the invitation code by following HeartX on Twitter to participate in specific activities and taking part in events on Discord. Some events will also be held on influencers’ or collab partners’ Twitter accounts to give away the code. The earlier users are in, the more tokens they can earn. HeartX also announced that by the end of April, most of the smart contracts will be deployed on Layer 2 of Ethereum to re...

Africa witnessed a 429% YoY increase in venture funding in 2022, with the majority of funding coming from Seychelles and South Africa. The African continent continues to be a fertile ground for the growth and implementation of blockchain technology. In the African Blockchain Report 2022 by Crypto Valley VC, it was stated that blockchain deals in Africa raised a total of $474 million, resulting in a 429% increase in African blockchain venture funding. This growth in funding for African blockchain ventures surpassed the global average, which only saw a 4% increase in blockchain funding. According to the report, African blockchain funding demonstrated a growth rate that was over 12.5 times higher than that of general African venture funding on a year-on-year basis. Specifically, African blockchain ventures raised $474 million through 2022, reflecting a 429% increase in funding. In contrast, overall African venture funding saw a 34% increase, with $3.14 billion raised across 570 deals dur...

The police service of the Canadian city of Calgary is launching a Cryptocurrency Investigations Centre in partnership with blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis to help combat crypto crime. The center “will enable law enforcement to tackle crime that takes place using blockchain technology,” Chainalysis described. Canada’s Cryptocurrency Investigations Centre The police service of Calgary, the largest city in the western Canadian province of Alberta and the largest metro area within the three Prairie Provinces region, announced last week that it is creating a “Cryptocurrency Investigations Centre.” The announcement explains: The Calgary Police Service is entering into a unique partnership with Chainalysis, a global blockchain data platform, to help combat crypto-crime. “The creation and implementation of the Western Canada Cryptocurrency Investigations Centre will strengthen our ability to ensure the public safety of citizens, allow for proactive policing, enhance technical in...

Join Our Telegram channel to stay up to date on breaking news coverage Truth Labs, the digital assets incubation studio and the parent company behind the popular Goblintown NFT collection, has announced plans to launch a new non-fungible token collection to replace the old Goblintown NFT collections. Truth Labs Trashes Old Goblintown NFTs In an April 16 blog post, the digital assets incubation firm teased launching a new NFT collection to replace the popular Goblintown NFT collection. While teasing the new NFT collection, Alexander Taub, the co-founder of Truth Labs, wrote: “The Goblintown prophecy has been foretold. Born amidst great fanfare, Goblintown shall rise at speeds not known to mankind. Yet, like all things born of great hype, it shall become its namesake and plummet to zero.” Metadata has been updated on our old @goblintown , @secretsociety , Grumpl, & @the187 collections. Airdrops have been completed, and we are waiting on exchanges to migrate f...

Since the Shapella hard fork on April 12, Ether has seen a price gain of nearly 10%. Over 1 million Ether (ETH) worth $2.1 billion has now been withdrawn from Ethereum’s Beacon Chain within the first four days of the Shapella hard fork and Ether has pushed over $2,100 for the first time in 11 months. The 1.03 million ETH withdrawals have come from 473,7000 withdraw al requests, with Saturday, April 15 being the largest withdraw al day at 392,800 ETH according to Data from beaconcha.in. Of the active validators, nearly 87% or 469,000 of the 540,000 are now able to withdraw their staked Ether. April 15 to 16 saw the largest Ether withdrawals processed so far, with 392,800 and 280,400 Ether withdrawn respectively. Source: beaconcha.in While members of the Ethereum community were split on what impact Shapella would have on the price of Ether, the first four days have produced close to a 10% rise. ETH has increased about 9% since the Shapella upgrade took effect late on April 12. Source:...

The Twitter account NFT ethics has shared a thread that explores the links between NFTs/crypto, major financial scandals such as Wirecard and 1MDB, Goldman Sachs, and controversial financiers/investors.  1/ This thread shows there are deep connections between NFTs/crypto, Goldman Sachs, controversial financiers/investors, and some of the major FIAT frauds and financial scandals over the last years (e.g. Wirecard, 1MDB) that cannot be explained by mere coincidence. A thread. pic.twitter.com/xENn3uNKyj — NFT Ethics (@NFTethics) April 14, 2023 According to the user, these connections cannot be mere coincidence. One example of the linkages presented is that Mike Novogratz, who owns Galaxy Digital, was a college roommate of Joseph Lubin, co-founder of Ethereum, and had the opportunity to purchase 500,000 ETH for less than $500k from Vitalik Buterin. Novogratz, Lubin, Dan Morehead of Pantera Capital, and Pete Briger of Fortress are all known for being early investors in ...

With a “multichain vision for Web3,” Polkadot (DOT) is a blockchain and layer-0 protocol that connects various ecosystems of specialized blockchains into one unified network. This will allow various apps and services on the Polkadot to securely communicate across chains, thus, creating a base for the interoperable decentralized web. Polkadot was built with the aim of securing individuals’ digital information from central authorities and information. Polkadot continues to develop and deploy new solutions as it focuses on becoming a scalable, interoperable & secure network protocol for Web3. Since DOT is the native token of the Polkadot network, traders have shown interest in this altcoin with the expectation of bullish sentiment. As the crypto market is continuously evolving, the prices of DOT could also be affected over time. Let’s take a closer look and understand the Polkadot network and learn about DOT’s price analysis and prediction for 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027,...

Further rate hikes are warranted by persisting inflation in the eurozone, according to members of its monetary authority’s decision-making body. Two central bank governors, with different opinions about how aggressive the European Central Bank should be, nevertheless agree that more increases of key interest rates are yet to come. ECB Has Some Hikes Left to Make, Bank of France Chief Admits Although the European Central Bank (ECB) has done most of the work in terms of interest rate hikes, it still has a “little way to go,” Banque de France Governor Francois Villeroy de Galhau said on Wednesday, quoted by Reuters. It’s not the first time Villeroy has prepared the public for what’s to come. After the fastest ever rate raising during the past year, the ECB is now considering whether to slow down the increases. The next decision is expected in early May, when policymakers will determine how much higher than 3% the deposit rate needs to be to bring inflation down to the 2% target. “We m...

Tech entrepreneur, angel investor, and author of The Network State, Balaji Srinivasan, says a proverbial “giant robot” of supportive governing bodies and crypto proponents is needed to do battle with the “giant monster” of the U.S. federal government. The former CTO of Coinbase also said he will issue an update on his ongoing $1 million-dollar bitcoin bet “soon,” noting that “the reason I did that was to draw attention to this crisis.” Balaji Envisions Fall of Western Fiat, Promotes In-Person Meetups to Build Trust Speaking remotely at the first in-person ETHGlobal Pragma Tokyo Summit on April 13, tech entrepreneur, author, and bitcoin proponent Balaji Srinivasan emphasized to attendees that difficult economic and societal changes are coming, but he is also optimistic about the tools crypto and the larger community focused on “network states,” already provide to weather the storm. Asked by Bitcoin.com News what the next prac...

The Bitcoin price prediction shows that BTC is trading at $30,476 as the coin seems to be preparing for another upward movement. Bitcoin Prediction Statistics Data: Bitcoin price now – $30,476 Bitcoin market cap – $584.1 billion Bitcoin circulating supply – 19.3 million Bitcoin total supply – 19.3 million Bitcoin Coinmarketcap ranking – #1 BTC/USD Long-term Trend: Bullish (Daily Chart) Key levels: Resistance Levels: $35,000, $37,000, $39,000 Support Levels: $27,000, $25,000, $23,000 BTC/USD is trading above the 9-day and 21-day moving averages at $30,476 as the coin prepares to gain additional higher levels. At the time of writing, the first digital coin is likely to extend toward the resistance level of $31,000 if the bulls put more pressure on the market. Bitcoin Price Prediction: Bitcoin (BTC) May Cross Above $31,000 The Bitcoin price is heading toward the upside, any further bullish movement above the upper boundary of the channel may loc...

Positive mood dominated the Dogecoin (DOGE) market early in the day, allowing the price to surge to a high of $0.08571. After resistance at the day’s high caused the price to retrace to $0.08132, where support was established, bears regained control of the DOGE market. The bears were still in charge of DOGE as of press time, triggering a 3.33% drop from the day’s high to $0.08176. During the downturn, market capitalization fell by 3.30% to $11,355,178,152, while 24-hour trading volume increased by 11.96% to $548,639,708. This increase in trading activity shows that investors are actively buying and selling, maybe taking advantage of cheaper prices during the correction to join or exit holdings. If the bearish trend continues, the next support levels to monitor if the 0.08132 support level is surpassed may be at 0.07798 and 0.07462, but if the market attitude turns and buyers recover control, the resistance levels to watch may be at 0.08654 and 0.09021. DOGE/U...

Hong Kong’s commitment to crypto was recently reinforced after its Financial Secretary, Paul Chan, unveiled the government’s plan to inject HK$50 million ($6.5 million) into the island city’s 2023-24 budget in order to develop a Web3 ecosystem. The funds will be used to promote cross-sector business cooperation, organize youth workshops, etc. While the majority of the financial hubs a round the world have turned their back on crypto following a series of scandals and bankruptcies, Hong Kong has moved to embrace the nascent blockchain industry. The island city has opened up its economy to emerging technology in a bid to maintain its status as Asia’s top financial center. According to a report by Barron’s, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority has planned a round table on April 28, 2023, to facilitate direct dialogue with the crypto industry. The move is in stark contrast to other financial centers in the region, including Singapore, which are being cautious about crypto. Sp...

Address poisoning is a phishing scam that can affect users who have received unwanted tokens and don't check their addresses carefully when sending crypto. According to an Apr. 10 post from Etherscan, the blockchain explorer has disabled the display of zero-value token transfers on its website by default. From now on, users must manually switch on the display from the website's setting page. Etherscan says it made the update to deter "address poisoning" attacks that have phished and spammed unsuspecting users.  "Preventing scams and attacks in a neutral and scalable way is an infinite cat-and-mouse game… please feel free to share your feedback as we continue to improve." Address poison ing is a type of crypto scam where an attacker sends a token with near-zero or no value to a user's address to " poison " it. Afterward, the transaction will be recorded in the soft or hard wallet's history and can be selected when making transfers . The ...