Ukraine launches MetaHistory NFT Museum
Ukraine’s Ministry for Digital Transformation has launched Meta History Museum of War, an NFT collection to help document Russia’s war crimes in Ukraine and raise money for humanitarian aid.
The collection is currently comprised of 54 NFTs documenting the events of the first three days of the war. All proceeds will be made use of by Ukraine’s Digital Transformation Department for humanitarian efforts in the nation.
ApeCoin becomes the most traded token among Ethereum whales
ApeCoin (APE) has become the most traded token by Ethereum whales over the past 24 hours, reaching a holder count of over 36,500 wallets just 6 days after being listed on the largest cryptocurrency exchanges.
Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) is a famous NFT collection, which has provided more than 145,000% profits for anyone who bought at the minimum price less than a year ago.
Avalanche launches $100 million creator fund
The Avalanche Foundation and web3 social media platform Op3n announced launching Culture Catalyst, a $100 million initiative for creatives to build projects on Avalanche as the blockchain network grows its profile with non-crypto natives.
LG Electronics adds blockchain and crypto as new areas of business
According to a local South Korean news report, LG added two distinct crypto-related objectives during its annual general meeting on Thursday. The objectives include “the development and selling of blockchain-based software” and “the sale and brokerage of cryptocurrency,”.
Stargate Finance attracts $1.9B in six days
Stargate Finance, a cross-chain protocol designed to assist users in transferring assets between different blockchains, has accrued over $1.9 billion in total value locked (TVL) in less than a week after launching.
By attracting nearly $2 billion in TVL, Stargate has cemented itself as one of the top 10 DeFi projects, according to comparative data from DeFi Pulse.
Metaverse Category Update
Many Metaverse projects have made impressive growth steps due to their strong development potential and positive market signals.
RACA, the utility token of the Radio Caca ecosystem, is currently leading this category with a growth of 22.22% and a trading volume of 2.9 billion VNDC. Following behind are other potential Metaverse projects such as GMT (up 20.29%), HIGH (up 25.87%), GHST (down 0.11%),…
Whale acquires 3.9 trillion SHIBA INU as price shows 11% weekly rise
According to data provided by Etherscan, an anonymous whale has purchased a staggering amount of SHIBA INU, pocketing 3,914,263,607,418 tokens, equivalent to $96 million.
In the meantime, SHIB has shown a rise of 11.19% in the past week. The second-largest canine cryptocurrency is changing hands at $0.00002462.
Japan’s social media giant LINE to launch NFT marketplace
The Japanese social media and messenger software firm Line Corporation has announced the company is introducing a non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace on April 13, and LINE app users will be able to use the marketplace via the app.
Line detailed that the market will be called “LINE NFT” and it will showcase “more than 100 types of NFTs.
Fashion takes center-stage in the Metaverse at Decentraland’s Metaverse Fashion Week
Decentraland kicked off Metaverse Fashion Week: a combination of high-end designers and wearables vendors flaunting NFT collections in the blockchain-based virtual world. Brands such as Estée Lauder, Tommy Hilfiger, Dolce & Gabbana and Forever 21 are all participating in the virtual fashion event.
With the rise of digital goods and metaverse shopping experiences, Decentraland’s Fashion Week seeks to provide a space for people to express themselves and expand the understanding of their own self through wearables on their avatars.
Russia’s energy chief says it would accept Bitcoin for oil and gas
The Russian Federation’s energy chief Pavel Zavalny has floated the possibility of accepting Bitcoin as payment for its oil and gas from “friendly countries” such as China and Turkey.
The crypto market appears to have reacted positively to the news of an expanded international use case for BTC. Bitcoin is up 2.5% over the past day and is now approaching 30-day highs trading at $43,917.