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Vitalik Buterin says that “smart people” have told him Solana has an “earnest” developer community. Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin showed sympathy for competitor Solana (SOL) in a Dec. 30 tweet. He said that “smart people” tell him that Solana has “an earnest smart developer community,” and suggested that the opportunists who were involved with the project in the past have been “washed out.” Buterin also expressed hope that the Solana community “gets its fair chance to thrive.” Some smart people tell me there is an earnest smart developer community in Solana, and now that the awful opportunistic money people have been washed out, the chain has a bright future. Hard for me to tell from outside, but I hope the community gets its fair chance to thrive — vitalik.eth (@VitalikButerin) December 29, 2022 The price of SOL has fallen by over 90% since its peak, partially because of the coin’s association with the failed FTX exchange. But Solana developers have argued that FTX’s collapse di...

Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman says Tesla may have more in common with bitcoin than you think. He explained that Tesla sales have depended in part on the perception that CEO Elon Musk “is a cool guy” while the price of bitcoin is “being sustained by a hard-core group of true believers.” Paul Krugman Compares Tesla to Bitcoin Paul Krugman, who won the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel in 2008 for his Analysis of trade patterns and location of economic activity, published an opinion piece in the New York Times Tuesday about Tesla, bitcoin, and their huge valuations. He wrote: Tesla and bitcoin may have more in common than you think. The economist explained that mega-corporations like Apple, Microsoft, and Amazon have maintained their dominance because these companies “benefit from strong network externalities — loosely speaking, everyone uses their products because everyone else uses their products....

Disclaimer: The Industry Talk section Features insights by crypto industry players and is not a part of the editorial content of Cryptonews.com. Global warming has become one of the most pressing issues in today’s world, prompting many companies to implement sustainability practices. This is no different in the crypto market, with an abundance of eco-friendly projects springing up that look to reduce their energy consumption and make a positive impact on the environment.  In this guide, we’ll discuss 12 of the most eco-friendly cryptocurrencies on the market, exploring the technology that enables them to operate sustainably, before highlighting several strategies investors can use to identify eco-friendly crypto projects. The 12 Most Environmentally-Friendly Cryptocurrency Projects in 2023 Listed below are 12 of the most sustainable cryptocurrency projects this year, each thoroughly vetted to ensure they positively impact the environment. We'll exp...

IMPT could break higher or lower in the short term. Source: DEX Tools IMPT, the native token that will power the soon-to-be-released, revolutionary blockchain-based carbon credit trading/carbon offset platform IMPT.io, was last trading around 4% lower on Wednesday, despite being listed on a new cryptocurrency exchange, a development which typically boosts demand and prices.  IMPT/USD was last changing hands on Uniswap at around $0.017 per token, up over 10% from Tuesday’s sub-$0.01550 lows but down nearly 25% from recent highs in the $0.0225 area. IMPT’s underperformance despite the broader slow feel to cryptocurrency market trade amid year-end low volumes is likely to do with the fact that the cryptocurrency broke below a short-term upwards trend channel, triggering a bout of technical selling. IMPT drops due to technical selling. Source: DEX Tools IMPT Launches on BitMartExchange IMPT.io’s token launched on the cryptocurrency exchange BitMart...

The famous author of the best-selling book Rich Dad Poor Dad, Robert Kiyosaki, says now may be the last chance to buy gold and silver at low prices. “Inflation moving up. Interest rates moving up. Stock market to crash sending gold and silver higher,” Kiyosaki described. Robert Kiyosaki Expects Gold and Silver to Soar When Stock Market Crashes The author of Rich Dad Poor Dad, Robert Kiyosaki, says the prices of gold and silver are about to soar. Rich Dad Poor Dad is a 1997 book co-authored by Kiyosaki and Sharon Lechter. It has been on the New York Times Best Seller List for over six years. More than 32 million copies of the book have been sold in over 51 languages across more than 109 countries. Kiyosaki tweeted Monday that the price of gold is now over $1,800 while silver is over $24, adding: Inflation moving up. Interest rates moving up. Stock market to crash sending gold and silver higher. May be last chance to buy gold and silver at these low prices. The Rich Dad...

The Argentine Soccer Association, AFA, has partnered with Upland, a virtual world platform, to introduce its fans to the metaverse. Upland will allow Argentine fans to have a bigger connection with AFA history, presenting the opportunity to acquire digital representations of several properties of the league, including clubs, games, historical moments, and even tickets. Argentine Soccer Association AFA to Establish a Presence in the Metaverse The Argentine Soccer Association, AFA, the institution that manages the national soccer league, is now entering the metaverse. The organization has partnered with Upland, a real-life mapping metaverse project, to allow its users to enter the metaverse and experience the benefits of a closer connection with teams and celebrated players. According to a press release issued by the AFA, Upland’s partnership will include digital representations of all the teams of the league, including players, tickets, games, historical moments, and exclusive m...

Join Our Telegram channel to stay up to date on breaking news coverage December is almost over, we highlight some of the IMPT updates and analyze how they have impacted the price of IMPT. Although it can be difficult to predict the direction of the cryptocurrency market, it is encouraging for investors and traders that IMPT has already received listings on reputable exchanges. Find the full details of IMPT price prediction in the video above, follow his YouTube channel for more crypto price predictions. IMPT Overview Sustainable and effective methods to lower the world’s carbon footprint are developed through the IMPT platform. Carbon credits can be bought by individuals and companies, and they are then transformed into NFTs that users can keep or exchange. The Impact Project introduces a brand-new use case for NFT utilities while offering solutions to issues with carbon reduction. Users who own the IMPT token will have access to premium services on the platform and re...