Crypto News Weekly Digest 21.10.2022
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2022-10-21
Crypto market today
BTC - 19000 -0.47%
Low volatility continues in the cryptocurrency market, so far nothing interesting.
Growth leaders among altcoins are TON, CSPR, KAVA.
The fall leaders are AXS, ENS, XCN.
BTC dominance is 42.01%.
Alt season index 59.
“XRP hits $589”: how a fake Simpsons screenshot fooled Ripple holders.
An image of Bart writing "XRP to $589+ to EOY" on a whiteboard began circulating on social media this week. However, those who shared the picture could not verify its authenticity.
Several crypto media, YouTube videos, and Reddit posts have erroneously labeled the fake screenshot as another famous prediction of the show.
Microsoft and Meta partnership will bring Office 365 apps to Metaverse.
During the Meta Connect 2022 keynote, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said that the Teams video calling app will be integrated with Meta's "Quest Pro" virtual headset, allowing people to gather in a virtual meeting room-like space.
Meta VR will also feature familiar Microsoft productivity apps such as Word, Excel, and more.
Justin Sun intends to merge Heco Chain, TRON and BitTorrent.
Tron founder Justin Sun revealed that he intends to merge TRON and BitTorrent together with Huobi Heco Chain. As many as 3 blockchains into one large cross-chain network. As such, he plans to bring more developers into the ecosystem to work together on it.
Bitcoin has been added to the Guinness Book of Records.
The latest edition includes many achievements of Cryptomania, including the record-breaking CryptoPunk NFT sale and El Salvador becoming the first country to accept BTC as legal tender.
The recognition of cryptocurrency by a big name like Guinness World Records indicates that blockchain and digital assets have been among the most talked about topics in the last couple of years.
South Korea will provide citizens with blockchain-based passports.
The South Korean government said that with the expansion of the digital economy, the ID embedded in the smartphone is becoming an indispensable new technology to support the development of data.
“Digital IDs can bring huge economic benefits in finance, health care, taxes, transportation, and other areas, and can quickly catch on among the Korean population.”
Interpol breaks into the Metaverse.
Interpol launched "the first-ever Metaverse specifically designed for law enforcement worldwide" - unveiled at the 90th INTERPOL General Assembly in New Delhi - already fully operational.
The Interpol Metaverse is designed to optimize communication between different departments, as well as provide training opportunities.