Crypto market today

BTC - $16844 +0.19%. After breaking through to $16,590, bitcoin returned to trading sideways. It seems that neither the bears nor the bulls have the strength to turn the situation on the market in their favor. There is a slight increase on the alt chart.

Growth leaders among altcoins are FTT, DOGE, USDN.

Fall leaders are XCN, TON, ZEC.

BTC dominance is 41.96%.

Altseason index 29.

 

NFT sneakers sold out in 77 seconds

The collection of digital sneakers "Scottie Pippen SP33" from 1000 NFTs was created on the Ethereum blockchain.

Launched on OpenSea on December 20 at a price of 0.2 ETH ($241) per piece. During the day, the minimum price increased by 2 times.

True, many crosses were booked, and now it is impossible to see the entire collection on OpenSea.

 

Singapore in the Metaverse sold out in 2 hours

The AFFIN NEXUS World Metaverse has successfully sold the land. 2000 NFTs dismantled in 2 hours 9 minutes.

Each plot has a size of 1.5 hectares and corresponds to the actual location, which could be selected from the map of Singapore.

NFTs have a unique climate and other characteristics depending on the rarity level.

 

Visa plans to launch deferred crypto payments

One day you will be able to pay your electricity or Netflix bills with crypto without manually signing transactions:

You will need to download a special wallet that supports delegated accounts.

Fill it with crypto and set up a programmable payment instruction.

The feature has already been tested on the StarkNet network, which supports delegated accounts.

 

Dead rapper revived in the Metaverse

Old-school hip-hop fans howled with delight when they saw their idol in 1990s digital Brooklyn.

Rapper Notorious BIG sang his hits "Juicy", "Big Poppa" and "Warning" in Meta Horizon Worlds 3.

120 people joined the LIVE concert using the Meta Quest VR headset. The broadcast on Facebook collected 68 thousand views, 9 thousand likes and 13.8 thousand comments.

 

Argentine fan token collapsed by French fans

Messi was not forgiven for the victory of Argentina at the World Cup. As a player of the French Paris Saint-Germain, he beat his team in the World Cup final in Qatar.

French fans dropped the price of ARG by 56% so that the Argentines would not be happy.

In the next 3-6 months, the growth of the crypt does not shine. The championship is over, interest in tokens is declining.

The capitalization of DOGE is higher than that of Coinbase Global Inc.

The crypto, conceived as a joke, even -88% of its maximum capitalization exceeds one of the top exchanges.

According to CoinMarketCap, DOGE is worth $9.8 billion, while Coinbase is worth $7.98 billion, according to NASDAQ. The difference between the two is almost $2 billion.

 

Trump's NFTs contain watermarks and other Photoshop flaws

Users of the cryptosphere have seen that many NFTs from former US President Donald Trump contain watermarks.

The collection has been criticized for its poor quality:

-numerous flaws in Photoshop;

-using neural networks to generate photos;

-stealing branded images and content from stock resources.

For a collection that raised $4.45 million and is associated with a politician, these are serious allegations.

 

Israel has developed a mechanism for the confiscation of cryptocurrency

A Tel Aviv court has allowed the complete emptying of wallets blacklisted for terrorist financing.

Now the police can seize any digital assets from suspicious wallets without analyzing the transaction history.

The court decision has already been applied to 150 wallets, from which $750,000 was seized in December 2021 under the old law. In a couple of days, another $33,500 was added to this amount.

 

Kazakhstan to deploy CBDC network in 2023-2025

Digital tenge from next year will be used in the internal interbank network.

Over the next 3 years, a phased expansion of functionality will be carried out with full implementation in the financial system by 2025.

If the CBDC shows its relevance and security, it will definitely receive full legal recognition.

 

Donald Trump's NFT collection sold out in 12 hours

45,000 NFTs issued.

The starting price is $99.

Profit from sale – $4.45 million.

According to Opensea, 15,402 investors hold the tokens. The largest purchase for one wallet is 1000 pcs. The trading volume is above $2.5 million.

In the description of the collection, tokens are referred to as digital trading cards. The word NFT is not used. Trump is insured.