Samsung unveils crypto wallet and storage on new S22 Smartphone
South Korean electronics giant Samsung has unveiled the Samsung Wallet on its latest flagship smartphone Galaxy S22 Ultra. The wallet was touted to be able to “access and explore complex digital products” such as cryptocurrencies.
The secure payment wallet will work with the firm’s payments platform, Samsung Pay. The security is provided by Samsung’s Knox Vault platform.
Man United onboards Tezos as its official Web3 and training kit partner
Manchester United, one of the oldest soccer clubs in the world, has confirmed its partnership with blockchain firm Tezos as the official training kit and technology partner.
Manchester United aims to build a fan ecosystem expected to be based on the concept of a metaverse on the Tezos blockchain to offer personalized experiences to the fans, with the platform planning to use the native token of Tezos, XTZ.
El Salvador plans to issue first Bitcoin bond next month
Speaking on a local news program, finance minister Alejandro Zelaya said that the government is planning to have the bond ready for issuance between March 15 and March 20.
According to Zelaya, more people would have access to this new type of bond than a traditional one, as it will allow a minimum purchase of $100 and does not require going through a stockbroker.
Allbridge launches cross-Chain transfers to NEAR Protocol
Allbridge announced the integration of NEAR Protocol with Terra, Solana, and Celo ecosystems.
Following the integration, Allbridge plans to bring a number of new assets to NEAR. The bridge will launch with Terra’s LUNA and UST, Solana’s SOL, and Celo Protocol’s native tokens CELO and cUSD.
Top 03 Daily Gainers
CLV, the utility token of the Clover Finance platform, has gained 34.16% in just 24 hours with a trading volume of $65.6 million, 7 times higher than the average trading volume of the previous 10 days. With these achievements, CLV is currently leading the Top Gainers on ONUS.
ITAMCUBE and SLP take the 2nd and 3rd positions, respectively. These two digital assets are up at least 214% in just one week.
Terra strikes sponsorship deal with MLB’s Washington Nationals
The Terra blockchain has established a 5-year, $40 million partnership with Major League Baseball team Washington Nationals.
The partnership includes Terra-branded venue signage and messaging throughout Nationals Park alongside branded social content across Nationals social platforms. In addition, TerraUSD (UST) – the DeFi-focused stablecoin created by Terra – is set to be implemented as an accepted currency and payment method at Nationals Park as early as next season.
Cardano achieves new milestone as total transaction count crosses 30 million mark
According to data by Google Data Studio, the Cardano blockchain surpassed the 30 million mark in transaction numbers. As of Feb.8, the total Cardano transactions stood at 30.4 million. There was an addition of over four million transactions since Jan.10.
In 2022 alone, the number of Cardano wallets surged over 10%, rising from 2,666,372 on January 1 to 3,015,400 on February 7, a total gain of 349,028.
McDonald’s plans to enter metaverse with virtual restaurant
The world’s largest restaurant chain has filed 10 applications to offer virtual goods and beverage products in the form of downloadable media files that will contain NFT.
The Chicago-headquartered company is preparing to operate a virtual restaurant featuring actual and virtual goods. McDonald’s also plans to organize various entertainment events, including concerts, in the metaverse, according to one of the trademark filings.
Bitcoin whales have become active once again
Santiment has reported that whales who hold at least 1,000 BTC on their balances have stocked up on more than 220K BTC, almost $10 billion in just 7 days.
These whales have now added a combined 1.06% of BTC’s total supply in a little over a month. Santiment notes that the last time a rapid accumulation trend like this was recorded was 2 years ago in December of 2019.
Top 03 Trending Assets
ITAMCUBE became the most trending asset on the ONUS app after gaining 145.54% in just 1 week, with a price of over $0.5.
Two other gaming-related digital assets, BCOIN and H3RO3S are also becoming a hot topic recently, taking the 2nd and 3rd positions respectively.