Amberfi interview with MetaMask’s Nicole Adarme
The web3 community is filled with amazing people who create, build and inspire. And we’re excited to be publishing a series of conversations with people we’ve interacted with at different events. Meet Nicole Adarme, the head of institutional marketing at MetaMask. Haley: Hi, everybody! I am Haley, and I am here with Nicole from MetaMask. […]
What is cryptocurrency?
In simple terms, a cryptocurrency is a digital form of money, a digital asset representing a store of value. It is a decentralized currency built on blockchain. A cryptocurrency is: Decentralized Encrypted Recorded and verified on a blockchain Not controlled by any government or other authority The first-ever (and the biggest one by market capitalization) […]
What is a blockchain?
The word “blockchain” seems to be everywhere these days. Everyone, from the biggest corporations like IBM to small startups, is jumping on the blockchain bandwagon, trying to leverage the best of it for their products and clients. And even though the technology might look confusing from the outside, it really isn’t, and here’s our guide […]
What is Bitcoin Pizza Day?
Every year, on May 22, the crypto industry celebrates Bitcoin Pizza Day. Although it is not about pizza with Bitcoin, it is about Bitcoin and about pizza. Here’s what happened. In 2010, a user named “laszlo” started a thread called “Pizza for bitcoins?” on bitcointalk.org. They offered to “pay 10,000 bitcoins for a couple of […]
Web3, May 23: eBay, GameStop, and Pharrell Williams
Ebay taps into Web3 with NFT collection An e-commerce giant eBay is releasing a collection of 13 “limited-edition” digital collectibles, containing 299 NFTs, in partnership with a Canadian hockey legend, Wayne Gretzky. Each collectible depicts a 3D animated rendering of Gretzky making one of his famous moves on the ice. […]
Web3 news, May 19: Mainstream music NFTs, “Clean the ocean” campaign in metaverse, $300,000 NFTs theft
Universal Music wants to make music NFTs mainstream Universal Music Group (UMG) wants to make music NFTs an everyday interaction between artists and their fans. The record label has partnered with LimeWire marketplace to “explore unique ways to engage with fans through digital music collectibles and Web3, and generate new revenue streams,” according to the […]
Web3 news, May 16: Spotify, Danny Trejo, Twitch’s co-founder new company
After the week the crypto industry had, many are coming to the new week with hopes for better news and numbers. Spotify is testing new NFT feature Spotify will let its users promote their NFTs in an upcoming trial run. The platform’s artists will be able to showcase their NFTs, while only some US-based users […]