Technology
Analysis
Sweden’s inflation rate at a 29 year high, “transitory”
The inflation rate of the Swedish krona rose to a new 29-year record in December, following a world-wide trend in increasing inflation, and the 7.0 percent inflation in the U.S.
NFTs
ENS hit half a million milestone for registered .eth domain names
The increasingly popular ENS service reached 500,000 registered .eth domain names this month.
Banking
Consortium of U.S. banks looking to launch bank-issued stablecoin
An association of FDIC-insured financial institutions launched Wednesday, with a mission to build a network of banks to further the adoption and interoperability of a bank-minted stablecoin.
Regulation
US inflation rate hit 7% in December, four decade high
The U.S. Labor Department December inflation report shows the Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased to seven percent year-over-year. Crypto market is up on the news.
NFTs
OpenSea’s up for competition, vampire LooksRare sucking trading volume
LooksRare, a decentralised clone or “vampire attack” of NFT marketplace OpenSea, has blasted the market the first two days after its launch. Is OpenSea finally facing some serious competition?
Analysis
Strong conviction among Ethereum long-term holders, DeFi TVL up
The recent price action has been pointing south for ether (ETH). However, there are strong indicators that many in the industry have strong conviction in the asset.
People
Moxie Marlinspike: Here’s what’s wrong with Web3
With few centralized platforms for retrieving on-chain data, Web3 isn’t as decentralized as it should be; rather it resembles Web2 with even less privacy. Moxie Marlinspike, founder of messaging app Signal, is not satisfied with Web3.
Merge
Ethereum merge testnet Kintsugi split by bug, here’s why
Kintsugi, the testnet to test the Ethereum 2.0 merge, has run into a chain split causing the Proof-of-Stake blockchain to run in several parallel versions of the “truth." This is the first major incident for Kintsugi since its start in December.
Culture
She’s got the most followed Twitter account with a .eth name
As crypto goes mainstream, so do celebrities pick up on crypto-cool attributes like profile picture NFTs. A less noticed, but non the less fun race, is who’s the number one Twitter profile with a .eth name.
Analysis
ETH down 33 percent since ATH, traders buying the dip
The market value of ether (ETH) has taken a big hit since all-time-high levels in november. Analysis of market sentiment shows bullish indicators as traders are buying the dip.
Investments
Sweden leads Europe’s first crypto SPAC, ticker “HODL”
With the goal of acquiring at least one company in the blockchain industry for up to $55 million, HODL SPAC Europe is set to be the first blockchain-centric SPAC to go public in Europe.
Gaming
13 NFT games to look out for in 2022
In the wake of the huge success of the NFT game Axie Infinity, several exciting NFT games are emerging. Here are 13 NFT games to look out for in 2022.