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Shiba Inu Leads the Pack — Top Altcoin Gainers of October 2021

October was a very bullish month for cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin (BTC) increased by 32% and reached a new all-time high price on Oct 20 and six altcoins increased by triple digits, led by Shiba Inu (SHIB).Sponsored Sponsored The ten altcoins that increased the most during the month of October were: Shiba Inu (SHIB): 1005%Secret (SCRT): 350%Frax Share Price (FRX): 224%Fantom (FTM): 190%Curve DAO Token (CRV): 120%Harmony (ONE): 100%1Inch (1INCH): 97%Near Protocol (NEAR): 79%Thorchain (RUNE): 75%Axie Infinity (AXS): 67% SHIB SHIB has been moving upwards since the beginning of October. It has

Ex-PBA Import Renaldo Balkman Launches PH-inspired NFT Series

Share some Bitpinas love:By Nath CajudayFormer Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) import Renaldo Balkman introduced earlier this month his own Balkmania Worldwide NFT Collection, a series of non-fungible token (NFT) that includes Philippine-inspired items – his gaming experience in the Philippines.Balkman, who played in National Basketball Association (NBA) for six years under Denver Nuggets and New York Knicks, released 46 NFTs for sale, 11 of which are Philippine-inspired, all of which were made by digital designer Steve Cupart, and are currently available on selling on NFT marketplaces SolSea and OpenSea.The most

Bitcoin Below $60K for the First Time in 10 Days – Should You Buy the Dip?

Bitcoin is below $60,000 for the first time in over 10 days after what many crypto investors saw as an anticlimactic break of all-time highs. After spending 6 months below its previous all-time high just short of $65,000, Bitcoin made it all the way back and managed to break $66,000 before losing steam. At the time of writing, BTC is trading just above $59,000.  Aside from a few select altcoins, almost the entire crypto market followed Bitcoin’s lead today by making a downward move. As is often the case, excess

What is OliveX (BVI)?

DOSE is an ERC-20 token that serves as a reward for players of flagship fitness games of the OliveX gaming ecosystem. The metaverse will soon explode into proportions that no one can even imagine today. In fact, it will likely be even more revolutionary than social media and the internet itself. With the anticipated dominance of this new virtual universe, various companies are rushing to establish their footholds in this growing industry, and one of these firms is OliveX.  Table of Contents Background  OliveX (BVI) is a company that advocates digital

Cypto and DeFi opportunities are a result of this

Equating the early days of the internet with the crypto boom is now just a hackneyed adoption analogy. However, now that it is understood, investors can use it to diversify their portfolios.  Crypto evangelist Chamath Palihapitiya recently called “Bitcoin the most profound iteration of the internet that we’ve seen.” However, this time around it is “headless”. Palihapitiya explained that Google ruled the roost at the beginning of the internet boom. And, Facebook has dominated the industry for the last 15 years, he added. Therefore, current crypto and DeFi opportunities are

Why investors are not entirely sold on investing in a Bitcoin futures ETF

With two Bitcoin futures ETFs set to make market debut, let’s dive deep into the cost associated with owning these contracts. ProShares Bitcoin futures ETF is reportedly set to go live on 18 October, likely followed by Invesco’s ETF on the next day on 19 October.  We know that there are additional costs associated with an ETF. Apart from a brokerage commission, analysts are anticipating a higher expense ratio with these traded funds. As the filing by ProShares marks an annual operating expense of 0.95%, an investor will essentially spend

DeFi Deep Dive — Covalent, Blockchain Data Unifier

One of the problems facing Web 3.0 is the unification of scattered decentralized networks. Covalent is addressing this issue. It gives developers access to smart contract data to survey the entire blockchain ecosystem.Sponsored Sponsored Covalent makes it easier for investors to glean insights and performance of digital assets. This is done through its unified API (application programming interface) that indexes blockchains. These range from NFTs to DeFi protocols. A brief history Ganesh Swami and Levi Aul started Covalent, expanding to a 35-person team. Across all personnel, they have extensive cumulative

Greenheart Token Closes Four Consecutive Pools

The Greenheart CBD Staking Program opened on June 7, 2021 and closed swiftly after reaching its target. To the same high demand, two more pools opened soon after and also closed early. Sponsored Sponsored The fourth pool closed recently—signifying a total of four (4) successfully closed pools for the first-ever CBD DeFi token on the blockchain network—the Greenheart CBD Token. Greenheart CBD Limited is innovating to improve the CBD (cannabidiol) production process through DeFi Blockchain and AI (Artificial Intelligence). Sponsored Sponsored After the close of three of its four staking

Can a Convicted Art Forger Become Next Big Thing in NFTs?

Wolfgang Beltracchi is a well-known and previously convicted art forger. Beltracchi is also the most recent member of the non-fungible token (NFT) creators club. The German faker of fine arts has previously served prison time for his crimes but is putting his skills to good use with a digital art collection. Sponsored Sponsored Artist Wolfgang Beltracchi has a long history of creating paintings for high-end clients worldwide. But, not the way most artists do. The notable difference is that Beltracchi spent decades forging works from history’s greatest artists and collected an

McDonald’s China Celebrates 31st Anniversary With Big Mac NFT

The non-fungible token (NFT) from McDonald’s will be the first from the company. 188 examples will be gifted to employees and consumers. Sponsored Sponsored The “Big Mac Rubik’s Cube,” was announced by McDonald’s China to celebrate 31 years in the mainland market. In addition to the three decades in business in China, the NFT marks the opening of a new Shanghai-based headquarters.  “McDonald’s is a young and trendy brand that always pays attention to fashion trends and cutting-edge technology,” says CEO of McDonald’s China Zhang Jiayin. He adds that “At this

U.S. Won’t Ban Crypto | This Week in Crypto – Oct 4, 2021

 The US gives a green light to cryptos, TikTok launches its own NFTs, and can professional crypto traders be outmatched…by a hamster?! These stories and more this week in crypto. The Chairman of the US Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell said that the United States has no intentions of banning cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin. He still asserted that some digital assets, stablecoins in particular, have to be regulated. This fresh, more optimistic US approach had an immediate positive effect on the entire market at the end of the week. TikTok has

DAO infrastructure platform Layer3 raises $2.5 million in seed funding 

Crypto startup Layer3, which provides tools for decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs), has raised $2.5 million in a seed funding round.ParaFi Capital led the round, with Electric Capital, Lattice Capital, 6th Man Ventures, Red Beard Ventures, and Mirana Ventures also participating.  Angel investors, including Balaji Srinivasan, Kain Warick of Synthetix, and Jai Bhavnani of Rari Capital, also backed the round. With fresh capital at hand, Layer3 plans to expand its current team of two co-founders — Brandon Kumar and Dariya Khojasteh — to around six in the near future, Kumar told The Block. The startup