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metaverse. We exist in a time where a significant change in the history of humanity is going on, and our real lives are bound to spill over to the metaverse. It is a virtual reality/augmented reality universe that helps you build social connections virtually. The term metaverse was coined by Neal Stephenson in a science fiction novel 'Snow Crash' in 1992, in which he envisioned lifelike avatars who met in realistic 3D buildings and other virtual reality environments, but this virtual world got recognition when Facebook, now known as Meta, adopted the new moniker, based on the sci-fi term metaverse, to describe its vision for working and playing in a virtual world. What is Metaverse?The term metaverse does not denote or refer to any specific type of technology, but rather a broad shift in how we interact and communicate using technology in this fast-growing world. And it's entirely possible that metaverse itself will eventually become just as antiquated, even as the specific technology it once described becomes commonplace.

Dogecoin’s whale transactions have recorded a near four-month high after recent announcements by supporter, Elon Musk. According to WhaleStats, Dogecoin is now in the top 10 by trading volume among the 2,000 biggest BSC whales in the last 24 hours. This happened after trading volume soared to $2.59 billion on 25 April.

Axie Infinity was a pioneer of the play-to-earn movement and the project inspired new Web3 applications that aspire to apply the earning model to their respective ecosystems. 

Ethereum 2.0 has been a highly anticipated development in the crypto industry. A recent Cointelegraph research report asks if Ethereum is still on track to defend its crown as the prime network backing the decentralized finance world.

On Wednesday, South Africa celebrated Freedom Day, which honors the country's first post-apartheid democratic election in 1994.

City types who are relatively relaxed about Brexit’s impact on financial services have had plenty to cheer about recently.

The crypto community headed to Nassau in the Bahamas this week for the inaugural Crypto Bahamas conference.

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Changpeng Zhao, Founder and CEO of Binance, in a recent podcast spoke in favor of a bright future for Bitcoin. The Bitcoin adoption process has already taken off in many parts of the world. But CZ is convinced there is much to come in an increasing divided world.

Terra’s stablecoin TerraUSD (UST) has turned a lot of heads around these last few weeks, and the reason behind it isn’t singular.

If you’re into cryptocurrency or blockchain, there’s a good chance I don’t have to spell out the benefits of decentralization. You’re a first-generation user of a technology that will increasingly define the future of the internet, and you have front-row seats to the world premiere of Web3.

PHOENIX—Arizona is the first state to experience deep cutbacks caused by a drought-fueled decline in the Colorado River, one of the most important sources of water in the American Southwest.

Famous crypto journalist Colin Wu recently tweeted about the growth of Uniswap Labs.

Alex Zinder, a capital markets veteran who jumped on the blockchain train last year, attended the Paris Blockchain Week Summit, where he sat down with Cointelegraph to discuss blockchain projects, crypto adoption and the traditional financial world’s necessary embrace of digital assets.

Near protocol is ranked as the third most commonly held asset by crypto funds as of Q3 2021. It is, however, awaiting an upcoming launch of its USN stablecoin. And, a potential listing on Coinbase’s exchange is underway.

How does one find out the intrinsic value of crypto? Is limited supply enough to consider Bitcoin a store of value? How will crypto power the future of the web? These are some questions on every investor's mind—be it those who've been investing in stocks or the ones that have invested in crypto in recent years.

In the last 24 hours, the cryptocurrency market has recorded a liquidation of over $200m. Likewise, Bitcoin has breached the critical support level of $40,000 and has now embarked on a downward trend toward the $38,000 region. While this is an indication of a bearish run, price charts and on-chain analysis indicate heavy ongoing accumulation.

Just when bulls were thinking that things couldn’t go any lower, that’s exactly what the market did. Bitcoin finally fell right through the $40k level and was trading at $38,949.41 around press time. This time, the alts weren’t spared either as Ether dropped below $3k, and a whole host of coins and tokens followed.

People interact with open-source applications like MetaMask, Web3 games, the metaverse and DeFi protocols every day but don’t often stop to think about what happens in the background for it all to work. If we think of Web3 as a burgeoning new city, node infrastructure providers are the underlying power grid that makes operations possible.

Coral reefs have an outsize influence on our planet. They occupy less than 1% of the ocean’s habitat but are home to a quarter of all marine species, which provide protein in the form of seafood for up to a billion people globally. The combined value of food, recreation and protection from storms attributed to coral reefs has been calculated by the U.N. Environment Program at more than $2.7 trillion a year. That doesn’t include their cultural significance, yet-to-be discovered medical cures or the joy of living on the same planet as their extraordinary beauty and diversity.

Speaking during an interview with CNBC after releasing his first shareholder letter as the new CEO of Amazon, Andy Jassy said that while he does not own any cryptocurrencies or nonfungible tokens, or NFTs, he is optimistic about the outlook of the industry. Jassy stated: