May 2020 - CryptoCurrencyWire

FridayMay 29, 2020 1:18 pm

The Wild West Crypto Show Addresses Decoupling of Crypto Markets

On episode 110 of the Wild West Crypto Show – ‘BTC and Crypto Market Maintaining Coupling?’ – show hosts Drew Taylor and Brent Bates turned their attention to the decoupling of the cryptocurrency markets. Historically, the value of crypto assets has often followed stock prices, climbing when the S&P and DJI go up and falling when those indices decline. Recently, however, this direct relationship appears to be heading for divorce or, at least, a temporary separation, which could be a good thing for bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. If crypto assets go their own way, they may better serve as the…

TuesdayMay 26, 2020 1:42 pm

The Wild West Crypto Show Asks: What Can Top Trading Cards on a Blockchain?

For those who are keeping up with the latest developments in the crypto space, this week’s Wild West Crypto Show is a must see. Titled ‘Trade Cards with Topps!’, episode 109 has hosts Drew Taylor and Brent Bates welcoming guests Evan Vandenberg, who talked about his work with the Topps Company, and Pradeep Goel, CEO of Solvecare, a company with ambitious plans to disrupt the health care industry. In addition, Jonathan Keim from media firm CryptoCurrencyWire made his usual appearance with a trio of eye-catching developments in the blockchain space. Vandenberg, a senior business development manager at the Worldwide Asset…

TuesdayMay 26, 2020 12:26 pm

Upland Popularity Grows as Top EOS Dapp

Upland is a new, virtual real-estate game that features properties identical to real-life San Francisco. In Upland, players can buy property, earn rents, trade properties with others, and build collections. Upland features assets on the EOS blockchain network. In order to understand how Upland works, we created an account, explored the game’s interface, and bought a property. In this article, we’ll tell you what we found out. We’ll explain Visitors, Uplanders, VISA renewals, Upland Pool, Community Pool, and more. We’ll tell you everything you need to know to decide whether to start playing Upland. Getting Started With Upland The registration…

ThursdayMay 21, 2020 11:01 am

Ethernal: Ethereum Rogue-Like Dungeon-Crawler

Ethernal is a rogue-like dungeon crawling game currently in development. When released, it will run on the Matic Network, a scalable Proof of Stake Ethereum sidechain. The developer of Ethernal intends to release an alpha version of the game “soon.” This article will explain what is known so far about Ethernal. A Decentralized Game Ethernal will be a completely decentralized game. While most “blockchain games” are really centralized games that use blockchain assets, Ethernal will depart from this norm by running entirely on the blockchain. Procedurally generated Ethernal’s dungeons will be generated randomly, according to rules set by the code.…

ThursdayMay 14, 2020 1:49 pm

The Wild West Crypto Show Announces Successful Bitcoin Halving

It’s been another wild week in the crypto world, culminating in that most momentous event: the halving of bitcoin. On May 11, 2020, bitcoin halving took place, taking the reward earned by miners down from 12.5 BTC to 6.25 BTC (http://ccw.fm/fNWp3). All week, anticipation had been growing, although on episode 108 of the Wild West Crypto Show, hosts Drew Taylor and Brent Bates maintained their usual cool. The two crypto cowboys are dedicated to keeping viewers in the loop in a calm, collected way. In line with that mission, Manny Alicandro appeared once again on the show, reporting on the latest…

WednesdayMay 13, 2020 1:24 pm

Finovate FinTech Halftime Review Looks Back to Move Forward

Despite the devastation and loss of life the COVID-19 pandemic has caused, a lot has been happening in the fintech world. Innovation in the space continues with new applications that provide access to economic support programs, such as Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans in the United States and Countingup, a scheme that provides government grants to the self-employed in the U.K. Consumer adoption of fintech apps has also risen rapidly – over 70% by some accounts – since the onset of the virus (http://ccw.fm/Zb0HH). All of this shows that fintech is alive and well, as participants in the Finovate FinTech…

MondayMay 11, 2020 2:01 pm

The Wild West Crypto Show: What Price will Bitcoin Hit at the Halving?

The Wild West Crypto Show keeps getting better and better. In episode 107, ‘Cryptos Moving Up’, show hosts Drew Taylor and Brent Bates chatted once again with Bo Polny. With bitcoin halving just a few days away, Taylor figured the cryptocurrency may reach $9,000 – which it already has. The price had been heading toward that mark since diving below $5,000 in early March. Well known in the gold and silver industry as a successful market analyst, Polny gave his take on why “oil went to zero” along with a host of other issues. Polny is also president of Gold…

MondayMay 11, 2020 12:25 pm

Immutable Partners with StarkWare to Scale Blockchain Gaming

The creators of top blockchain game, Gods Unchained, have announced Immutable X, a decentralized exchange developed in partnership with StarkWare which will allow NFT trading to scale on Ethereum. SYDNEY, Australia — 8th May, 2020 — Immutable, the company that builds and produces blockchain infrastructure and games, has announced a partnership with StarkWare, a leader in zero-knowledge proofs and blockchain scalability. The partnership is centered around Immutable X, a decentralized, non-custodial exchange coming later this year which will allow Immutable’s flagship trading card game, Gods Unchained, to scale its user base. Immutable X will leverage StarkEx, StarkWare’s ZK-STARK-based scalability engine…

TuesdayMay 05, 2020 12:42 pm

The Wild West Crypto Show is Ready for Virtual Blockchain Week

On episode 106 of the Wild West Crypto Show, crypto cowboys Drew Taylor and Brent Bates, hosts of the show, were at it again, bringing their loyal fans up to speed with developments in the crypto space. The buzz about Virtual Blockchain Week, which took place April 26 through May 2, 2020, in Las Vegas, was evident. Organized by Joel Comm and Travis Wright of the Bad Crypto Podcast, Virtual Blockchain Week 2020 was a global livestream event focused on blockchain, bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. In addition to that discussion, Taylor and Bates welcomed Matthew Finlayson from South Africa to…