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NFT sales and pricing driven by luck, scarcity and optimism, according to studies

A trio of studies published in November may shine some light on the social and psychological factors that motivate movement in the nonfungible token (NFT) market. Across three independent studies, researchers from Western University in Canada, Tilburg University in the Netherlands, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the

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Blockchain could have prevented Nigeria’s naira scarcity — Local experts

Blockchain technology can help solve economic problems in Nigeria and throughout the African continent, according to a group of local blockchain experts who cited Nigeria’s currency flow shortage as a case study.At the Stakeholders in Blockchain Technology Association of Nigeria (SIBAN)’s Digital Assets Summit 2023, held in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja,

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Ethereum Has Destroyed $8.10 Billion in Ether, ETH Scarcity to Increase After The Merge – Technology Bitcoin News

According to current metrics, the Ethereum blockchain has burned 2.35 million ether since the implementation of Ethereum Improvement Proposal (EIP) 1559. The $8.10 billion in value was burned over the course of nine months and during the last seven days, 18,110 ether worth $34.9 million was destroyed. 2.35 Million Ethereum Burned

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Blockchain Gaming Is Here To Stay, But, Is The Industry Facing Talent Scarcity?

Some say that blockchain gaming will inspire the next wave of cryptocurrency adoption. Play-to-earn games are certainly ever-present in headlines and conversations around the world. Are they close to mainstream adoption? Not in the slightest. The industry is just beginning and there’s a long way to go. The companies producing

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Frances Coppola: Bitcoin-Like Scarcity Would Be a Disaster for the Dollar

Frances Coppola, a CryptoX columnist, is a freelance writer and speaker on banking, finance and economics. Her book “The Case for People’s Quantitative Easing” explains how modern money creation and quantitative easing work, and advocates “helicopter money” to help economies out of recession. There’s a widespread belief that the exorbitant quantity

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