Embarking on navigating the world of cryptocurrency and blockchain technology can feel daunting as a newcomer.

Given its inherent capabilities for immutable, transparent, decentralized, and extremely efficient ways of recording and exchanging data and transactions, blockchain is fundamentally altering practically every business. This has major implications for businesses, including managing the global supply chain, executing interbank transactions, and even purchasing and the sale of the property.

The Metaverse at this very moment looks a bit like Earth’s Cambrian Explosion did 500 million years ago—a huge swell of new life, evolving into an environment that’s never existed before on this planet. In the Web3 space, countless companies, influencers, and entrepreneurs have sprung out of seemingly nowhere, using the blockchain to completely reinvent how we live and work.

Whenever I talk with marketers today, they almost always ask me the same question: “Should they create branded NFTs, and should they be building virtual experiences in spaces like Decentraland?”

Crypto investments have shown that they’re a severe opportunity and are here to stay despite the doomsaying that was present initially upon their appearance.

My marketing communications journey started 30-years ago working for General Electric, small-medium-sized agencies, and for Burson-Marsteller (now Burson Cohn & Wolf). Despite working at GE, surrounded by engineers, technologists, programmers and software developers, I never thought of myself as a tech person.

Kelley Howes, vice chair of Morrison & Foerster’s Investment Management Group with deep experience with a wide range of legal, regulatory, compliance, corporate governance, insurance and other matters and the former Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Janus Capital Group Inc., a NYSE-listed global asset management holding company, joins host Richard Levick of LEVICK.

Netra team is pleased to announce the launch of its decentralized social media. SocialFi, an improvement over social networks, even offers an opportunity for you to make real-world money. SocialFi, short for social finance, is the combination of social networking and blockchain finance, and that's what a brand like Netra is pursuing.

COSMETA claims to be the first-ever HR blockchain company. While it operates from Delaware, the enterprise collaborates with the world's largest community of Korean-American students. That’s thanks to its connections with over 100 university Korean student unions in the US.

Amid a downturn in the crypto market, the investors are taking a step back and recent events like the Luna fiasco have worsened things for the community. Bitcoin and Ethereum have fallen to less than half of their most recent all-time highs. Now, you will see less and less ambiguous projects that either FOMO driven or promising short term gains and the moon.

CoinAgenda, the global conference series connecting blockchain and cryptocurrency investors with startups since 2014, and BitAngels, the leading network of bitcoin and blockchain investors, today announced the ninth annual CoinAgenda Global conference will be held at Circa Resort in Las Vegas on October 21-23 and the sixth annual CoinAgenda Caribbean will be hosted December 5-7 during Puerto Rico Blockchain Week in one of the cryptocurrency hubs of the world, Puerto Rico. CoinAgenda Caribbean will be hosted at the Fairmont hotel with special locations for parties and dinners. Tickets are available on the event page. Tickets provide a VIP experience for all attendee, with access to sessions, networking, and exclusive parties. CoinAgenda will accept crypto payments, in addition to offering discounted tickets for locals.

Last year was a wild one for cryptocurrencies, and it resulted in seven new crypto billionaires. This change has expanded the Forbes crypto billionaires list by 58% featuring 19 individuals. Cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Dogecoin, Ethereum and others reached an all-time high on cryptocurrency exchanges like OKX in 2021 and many people made fortunes during this peak season. Some have, however, been on this list for longer and are getting richer by the day, such as:

2022 is going to be a big year for blockchain startups. The number will soar in the next few years. Investment in blockchain technology will follow suit. It is excellent news for businesses that are looking to adopt blockchain technology.

We do everything online these days. We work online, play online, watch online, talk online, exercise online and learn online more than ever before.

We all heard about cryptocurrency and how it took over the world of day trading, but did you know that it has made it into day-to-day use?

Revoland emerged as an E-sports game based on blockchain technology. The much-anticipated Revoland will be officially released in April 2022.