Research
NFTs
Warner Music partners with OpenSea to give artists access to new Drops feature
WMG artists are being given access to new features on OpenSea before they are released to the public in landmark collaboration
NFTs
Ethernity up 174% ahead of anticipated announcement at Decentraland meetup
NFT project Ethernity pumps while the overall market sinks. Many members of the community unsure of the catalyst for outsized gains
Bear Market
ATOM price struggles but Cosmoverse showcases the strength of Cosmos ecosystem
Cosmoverse attracts the attention of LATAM as it emerges as the next potential hub for crypto innovation
Web3
EPNS rebrands to Push Protocol as it moves to a multi-chain future
Push Protocol replaces the EPNS brand to position itself as the multi-chain communication layer for web3.
Merge
Ethereum proof-of-stake client bug caught and patched without incident
Ethereum developers discovered a bug that could lead to EVM chains becoming stuck due to an excess gas error in the Besu client.
Gaming
Insight into Apple’s 30% rake on NFT sales & the cross-chain future of gaming – SlateCast #21
Tyranno Studios believes the future of web3 gaming is cross-chain where users can sell NFTs on any chain but play on a gaming-first blockchain
Technology
Osmosis co-founder reveals cross staking through mesh security in chainmail armor at Cosmoverse
Sunny Aggarwal argued that recreating a Polkadot-like consensus protocol would be a 'waste of time' for Cosmos
Tokenization
ATOM 2.0 whitepaper to be revealed during Cosmoverse, token up 25% in September
Excitement soars as ATOM 2.0 information to be released during Day 1 of Cosmoverse in Medellin.
Taxes
UK should lower crypto tax rate to encourage growth – MP Matt Hancock
Matt Hancock announced during Zebu Live that HMRC needs to take a growth-maximizing mindset by lowering taxes to foster innovation within crypto
Gaming
Zilliqa launches web3 gaming console with in-built miner and crypto wallet
A web3 gaming console with mining capabilities will be released in early 2023 to onboard new users into the blockchain gaming space
Interview
Immutable’s Guild of Guardians on building trust to onboard traditional gamers
Head of Marketing for Immutable Studios spoke to CryptoSlate to talk about Guild of Guardians and Immutable's vision for web3 games.
Hacks
Ethereum vanity address exploit may be cause of Wintermute hack
It may take less than 2 months to brute force hack an Ethereum vanity address using a GPU mining rig.
