Crypto News Weekly Digest 16.09.
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2022-09-16
Crypto market today
BTC - 19700 -1.36%
We see the consequences of the merger, Ethereum -8%, some coins are even in positive territory.
Altcoin growth leaders are CHZ, LUNC, ATOM.
Down leaders - CEL, RVN, ETC.
BTC dominance - 40.76%.
Alt season index 69.
Starbucks is taking its first steps in the world of WEB 3.
In partnership with Polygon (MATIC), the company is creating a loyalty program called Starbucks Odyssey, based on loyalty, allowing the purchase of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) representing digital collectible stamps.
Each of the Starbucks NFT brands has a point value reflecting their rarity and can be bought/sold in a specific market.
Robert Kiyosaki urged to buy cryptocurrencies in anticipation of the crisis.
The world economy is facing the “greatest crash in history” and cryptocurrencies are the best defense against the crisis. This was stated by the author of the bestseller "Rich Dad Poor Dad" and entrepreneur Robert Kiyosaki.
According to the economist, the US dollar will lose its position on the world stage. This, in turn, will lead to the mass adoption of digital assets.
Rockstar co-founder invests in blockchain game development.
Rockstar co-founder and mastermind behind the GTA series of games, Dan Houser, has invested $13.2 million in Revolving Games, a studio that develops blockchain-based gaming projects and tools.
Over the next two years, Revolving Games plans to develop ready-made decentralized solutions for large game franchises in this area.
South Korean man sentenced to four years for sexual assault in the metaverse.
A South Korean man in his 30s was recently sentenced to four years in prison for creating and possessing sexual exploitation content involving minors that he found in the metaverse and then corrupted.
The perpetrator met underage victims in the South Korean metaverse, where he used an avatar to misrepresent his age and offer gifts to attract victims.
MyMetaverse And Enjin Launch Playable NFTs on GTA and Minecraft
Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are gradually creeping into mainstream games, as game development firm MyMetaverse and blockchain platform Enjin launch playable NFTs on the servers of renowned games Grand Theft Auto and Minecraft.
Users have the opportunity to use the NFTs in MyMetaverse game suite as playable instruments. The MyMetaverse game suite includes Grand Theft Auto (GTA) 5 and Minecraft servers. The GTA 5 and Minecraft servers are respectively dubbed “Infinity Auto” and “Survival Infinity.”
Generally, as gamers use the NFTs, they take different forms in different gaming servers. GTA 5 gamers will see the NFTs as infrequent operable vehicles on the Infinity Auto server. However, Minecraft users will notice a unique sword on the Survival Infinity server. Both forms are operable to users.