The distinguished Avant Arte marketplace recently released news of a compelling collaboration with Yuga Labs. Their shared vision? To bring all 10,000 CryptoPunks into the physical world for the first time through two limited edition prints. The first launch, aptly named Punk On-Chain, will be available for all Punk holders to commission a unique print of their prized digital asset. The second launch, 10,000 On-Chain, goes out to loyal Punk enthusiasts and newbies alike, offering everyone a chance to own their tangibly physical Punk artwork. Both options will only be accessible for a 48-hour window on October 26, inducing a sense of urgency and exclusivity around this unique venture.
On a different frontier, VitaDAO, a Pfizer-backed decentralized autonomous organization, propelling longevity research has launched its own biotech company, Matrix Bio. This comes on the back of overwhelming community approval for a partnership with Dr. Vera Gorbunova from the University of Rochester’s Aging Research Center. The exciting part here is that the experiments, funded up to $300,000 by VitaDAO, will be deployed on long-lived animals, potentially unveiling unprecedented insights into longevity.
In the distorted world of payments, Hong Kong is testing the waters of a potential digital currency, e-HKD. Eddie Yue Wai-man, CEO of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, pointed out the prospective usability of e-HKD in programmable payments, and new tokenized deposits and assets. Yet, he emphasized the need to find a use case that surpasses current retail payment methods in terms of safety, speed, or convenience.
Concurrently, Crypto payments infrastructure provider MoonPay is introducing a new feature dubbed Swaps. The new addition boasts of low gas fees, cross-chain swaps, more than 1,500 trading pairs, a centralized wallet system, and competitive exchange rates. The feature is available in most regions where MoonPay operates.
Meanwhile, the dominant cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, has seen its market share dwindle for the seventh consecutive month. Spot trading volumes dipped by 36.8% to $115 billion in September, and its market share simmered down to 34.3%. This marks the lowest spot volumes since October 2020 and the third straight month of volume decline.
In related news, crypto mining giant Bitmain overcame challenges of cash flow issues to successfully deliver September wage payments to employees. This is a testament to the volatility and resilience involved in the burgeoning world of blockchain and cryptocurrencies.
Source: Cryptonews
