Gavin Wood, CEO of Parity Technologies, the company behind the Polkadot blockchain, is stepping down from his position in the company. The motivation to change the company’s main leading position came from a desire from Wood himself. In a statement released on October 21st, acting as Parity’s CEO has never been what the Ethereum co-founder […]
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October 22, 2022
October 21, 2022
Walmart Exec Reveals The Retail Giant’s New Crypto Strategy
Apple Pay could soon be joined by cryptocurrency as a payment method in Walmart’s upcoming future. Walmart is one of the largest retailers in the world and they have already dabbled in their own virtual currencies and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) by filing seven trademarks in January 2022. Additionally, Walmart has begun exploration into the metaverse […]
October 21, 2022
Solana Could Get Enforceable NFT Royalties Via New Metaplex Standard
Creator royalties have recently gone out of favor in the Solana NFT industry, with major marketplace Magic Eden making them optional last week as royalty-averse competitors seized market share. Now, Metaplex, the company that created Solana’s NFT standard, claims it is working on a new standard that will impose royalty payments across the board. Despite […]