Jewelry Brand Tiffany and Co. unveils $50,000 CryptoPunk necklaces
Luxury jewelry brand Tiffany and Co. is selling 250 customized, diamond-encrusted pendant necklaces for 30 ETH (around $50,000) a pop to holders of the famed collection. Each necklace will include a combination of 30 diamonds and gemstones, according to Tiffany’s website.
The necklaces will go on sale Aug. 5 and are only available for CryptoPunk holders to purchase in the form of NFTs redeemable for the physical necklaces.
Aave DAO approves creating GHO stablecoin
The GHO proposal came out on 7 July this year, with the governance vote required to allow for the launch of the decentralised stablecoin on the Aave Protocol.
According to the platform, the USD-pegged stablecoin received a greenlight from the DAO community with an overwhelming support of 99.99%.
Harvard University and Filecoin Foundation plan to preserve digital information
On Wednesday, the Filecoin Foundation for the Decentralized Web (FFDW) revealed that it was working with Harvard University’s Library Innovation Lab (LIL) in order to preserve digital information via decentralized technologies.
LIL and FFDW will contribute to the “Democratizing Open Knowledge” program, which aims to help libraries “share knowledge through technology.” FIL reacted positively to the news, gaining 20% in the last 24h.
SHIBA INU long-term holders are increasing
According to IntoTheBlock’s data on holders’ composition by time held, 26% of SHIB holders have held onto their tokens for more than a year, 70% have held within a year, while 4% have held onto their tokens for less than a month.
Back in late December 2021, it was reported that SHIBA INU holders were largely short and midterm holders, with the percentage of each category given as 14% and 86%, respectively. At that point, the percentage of long-term holders, or those that have held for more than a year, was zero.
Bitcoin now accepted in major retail outlets in Gibraltar
Major franchises in Gibraltar including Costa Coffee, Card Factory and Hotel Chocolat now accept Bitcoin over the Lightning Network or on-chain.
Hotel Chocolat, Card Factory and the Gibraltar bakery also accept Bitcoin as a currency in the British Overseas Territory. The well-known franchises take advantage of Bitcoin’s Lightning Network (LN) to accept customers’ money.
Top 10 Daily Gainers
PUNDIX has grown by a whopping 100.99% with an explosive transaction volume of 101.84 million USD, an impressive number compared to the previous 10 days’ average of around 10.69 million USD.
With these achievements, PUNDIX is now holding the No. 1 position in the Top Gainers on the ONUS app. Following behind are HIVE (up 48.45%), AVA (up 33.71%), EPX (up 31.25%),…
Netflix teams up with Decentraland to bring The Gray Man to the metaverse
Netflix has announced a new partnership with Decentraland, a leading metaverse platform. The two companies will be working together to create The Gray Man: Metaverse Mission in the the virtual world.
The in-game mission tests the user’s knowledge about The Gray Man and their ability to navigate the Decentraland metaverse. Winners will be awarded with wearables from the movie to be used in the Decentraland Metaverse.
Santander Brazil to launch crypto trading feature in coming months
Spanish banking multinational Santander (SAN) plans to offer crypto trading to its clients in Brazil in the coming months, Santander Brazil CEO Mario Leao said on Thursday.
Santander has already made inroads with crypto in Latin America this year. In March, it launched loans in Argentina for farmers collateralized with tokenized commodities in partnership with Agrotoken, an Argentina-based agricultural commodities tokenization platform.
‘Bitcoin Valley’ hub launches in Honduras
Coined Bitcoin Valley, the private initiative aims to create a circular Bitcoin economy and increase the flow of tourists in the region by marketing the acceptance of BTC in local shops, reported local news publication Diario La Prensa.
Carlos Leonardo Paguada Velasquez, founder of Blockchain Honduras said that around 60 businesses whose owners have received training on the use of Bitcoin will kickstart the project. Coincaex will provide merchants with the necessary equipment for the acceptance of Bitcoin as payment.
Ripple named among top corporate philanthropists in Bay Area
Ripple, a popular blockchain company, has been recognized as the third most generous philanthropist in the San Francisco Bay Area by the San Francisco Business Times.
Ripple has made the top five together with defense giant Lockheed Martin, and technology conglomerate corporation Cisco. Last year, the company’s cash contribution to Bay Area charities topped $54 million.