Australian Open becomes the first-ever Grand Slam to launch their own NFTs and a series of events on the Metaverse. “A new era. A new arena. Time to take tennis to another dimension. Introducing @aometaverse, more soon…” Australian Open tweeted on Thursday.
Meanwhile, prices of Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Binance Coin (BNB) have plunged more than 8 per cent in the last 24 hours. The price of Bitcoin (BTC) was down by 8.25 per cent and was trading at $42,910.89 in the last 24 hours. Bitcoin dominance in the global crypto market was 39.93 per cent, up by 0.54 per cent in the last 24 hours.
Ethereum’s (ETH) price fell by 12.08 per cent in the last 24 hours, and it was trading at $3,364.91. Binance Coin (BNB) was in the red, down by 9.28 per cent; it was trading at $464.65. Among other major coins, Solana (SOL) fell by 12.79 per cent to $148.49, while Cardano (ADA) was down by 9.74 per cent to $1.22.
Meme Coins
Like mainstream coins, all major meme coins such as Dogecoin (DOGE), Shiba Inu (SHIB), Dogelon Mars (ELON), and Samoyedcoin (SAMO) witnessed a fall in the last 24 hours.
The price of Dogecoin on January 6, 2022, was $0.1571, down by 7.67 per cent in the last 24 hours. Rival Shiba Inu was down by 9.17 per cent and was trading at $0.0000298, Dogelon Mars (ELON) was down by 13.23 per cent and was trading at $0.000001325, while Samoyedcoin (SAMO) was trading at $0.03345 and recorded a fall of 12.82 per cent.
Overall Scenario
The global crypto market cap was $2.02 trillion, registering a decrease of 10.79 per cent in the last 24 hours, while the total crypto market volume was $135.09 billion, down by 46.38 per cent.
NinjaFolki (NJF) became the biggest gainer, recording a rise of 1232.98 per cent; it was trading at $0.00004376 at 4:30 pm. On the other hand, yTSLA Finance (yTSLA) witnessed maximum loss, falling 100.00 per cent; it was trading at 0.000000000000002719.
Latest Update
Cryptocurrency-linked crime surged to a record high last year in terms of value, with illegal addresses receiving $14 billion in digital currencies, up 79 per cent from $7.8 billion in 2020, Reuters quoted a blog from blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis released on Thursday.
“Criminal abuse of cryptocurrency creates huge impediments for continued adoption, heightens the likelihood of restrictions being imposed by governments, and worst of all victimizes innocent people around the world,” Reuters quoted Chainalysis.
Gurukula Kangri (Deemed to be University) situated at Haridwar, Uttrakhand has partnered with WazirX, crypto exchange, to provide a free course in blockchain technology, the press release stated.
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