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Art that was usually confined inside the museum or the apartment has found an expansive new home now – in the world of crypto. Contemporary art sales are back, hitting a record $2.7 billion in the past year, thanks to the love between young people and blockchain. According to Artprice, a leader in art market…

Slovenia plans to mint national NFT tokens as gifts at Crypto Expo Dubai, banking on the growing crypto craze. The country’s world’s first promo experiment aims to boost tourism to Slovenia. Slovenia is set to make an impression as a crypto-friendly nation at Dubai’s upcoming mega-event. The country will become the world’s first nation to…

On October 14-15, 2021, Dubai, one of the largest cities in the UAE and a new regional blockchain hub, will host the World of WEB3 Summit, the largest blockchain event in the Middle East. According to a press release, the WOW Summit will become a connection place for thousands of blockchain leaders, developers, crypto traders,…

Surging sales and hefty prices on NFTs show no sign of abating. The Q3 figure was up from $1.3 billion in Q2 and $1.2 billion in Q1. The increase was powered by a record-breaking August that saw over $5.2 billion in trades. Reuters reported sales volumes of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) surged to $10.7 billion in…

Layer-two protocols have seen 330% growth this year in terms of active addresses. One such protocol, Polygon, has briefly surpassed Ethereum, the network for which it is a scaling solution. Many of these new users may be engaged due to the upcoming mobile gaming app Arc8. Polygon, a layer 2 aggregator, has encountered an immense…

Developers are flocking to the platform’s blockchain, but nimbler rivals are emerging, Richard Waters writes on FT. Is Ethereum the future of the internet? Interest in the Ethereum blockchain has soared over the past year, as developers have turned to it to create a wave of decentralized finance projects, known as DeFi, and unique digital…