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    Top U.S. Senate Republican signals support for Biden on Ukraine

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday that Republicans largely support President Joe Biden’s actions toward Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, but that lawmakers have hit a snag in efforts to agree on aid to Kyiv.”I think there’s broad support for the president in what he’s doing now. Our biggest complaint is, what took him so long?” McConnell told a press conference after the Biden administration ratcheted up sanctions against Russia and its central bank. “Much of this might have deterred the aggression in advance. But, yes, we’re all together behind the Ukrainian people. We’re thrilled at the changes that have occurred within NATO, and I think I’ve seen our country pretty unified. As a matter of fact, the whole world seems to be unified,” McConnell said.The White House is seeking $6.4 billion in humanitarian and security aid from Congress for Ukraine. Democrats intend to include the funding in an omnibus spending bill that lawmakers in the House of Representatives expect to vote on next week.But McConnell said talks have bogged down over the defense segment of the Ukraine aid package, which he said Democrats wanted to fund from a defense spending level agreed to before the invasion.”We’re not going to do that,” McConnell told reporters, adding that in an emergency, the process should be different.”We’ve hit a snag,” he said.Before Russian forces invaded Ukraine last week, McConnell was among a chorus of Republicans calling on Biden to impose sanctions against Moscow in hopes of dissuading aggression by Russian President Vladimir Putin.Other Republicans continue to blast Biden for what they claim to be weak leadership and have used the Ukraine crisis to stump for longstanding Republican policies that include reducing environmental regulation and boosting fossil fuel production.McConnell also rejected former President Donald Trump’s characterization of Putin’s actions in Ukraine as “genius” and “pretty savvy.””What President Putin is, is a ruthless thug who’s just invaded another sovereign country and killed thousands of innocent people. That’s what President Putin is,” McConnell said when asked about Trump’s remarks. More

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    Samson Mow leaves Blockstream, plans to focus on ‘nation-state Bitcoin adoption’

    In a Tuesday Twitter (NYSE:TWTR) thread, Mow said he would continue to be a “#BlockstreamSpy” following his departure from the Canada-based firm where he had worked since April 2017. He said he would stay on as CEO of game development company Pixelmatic, a position in which more “attention is being demanded,” but planned to focus on “nation-state Bitcoin adoption” in the future.Continue Reading on Coin Telegraph More

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    Metagamz Now Listed on DEX & CEX Before Pre-Opening at WOW Summit in Dubai

    The popularity of gaming platforms such as Axie Infinity, new Play-To-Earn economic models, and GameFi is at an all-time high, providing the community with a source and storage of monetary worth. In the P2E paradigm, huge and centralized gaming firms no longer own a significant portion of game revenue.What Makes MetaGamz a Unique yet Secure Investment?MetagamZ is a ‘Metaverse of Games,’ an immersive Virtual World where game developers may create and launch games with a variety of value-added DeFi features that boost community value by making it more decentralized, transparent, and user-focused. Players can earn NFTs and rewards by playing their favorite games in the metaverse, while investors and token holders profit from virtual land ownership, leasing, and advertising.As the games ecosystem grows, so will the opportunities for brand visibility, marketing, advertising, and general exposure for all (big and small) brands inside and for the games ecosystem. A feature within the game and ecosystem that allows players to buy products and services directly from brands on the platform. However, players must first link an AVAX compliant wallet, then search for and play their favorite metaverse games.MetagamZ can attract a larger community of quality game producers by creating a fully inclusive and interconnected ecosystem, which will deliver a bigger variety of overall games and experiences. The MetagamZ metaverse’s business model will draw more players to the global blockchain-based GameFi market, while also boosting the global gaming ecosystem’s development and expansion. The MetagamZ platform is conceived and designed around four core components. The components are as follows:1. Gaming Metaverse: Users and gamers will be able to buy, accumulate, develop, sell, and trade virtual land within the MetagamZ ecosystem, giving it a real-world flavor. The ownership will be recorded on the blockchain, making it secure, trustworthy, and fraud-proof, while the purchasing, selling, trading, and rewarding will all be done with METAG, an in-game currency. The public will be allowed to create, develop, purchase, and sell their own lanes.2. NFTs: Users and players can earn MetagamZ NFTs by purchasing things that have already been minted and listed on the MetagamZ Marketplace. Gamers can purchase NFTs from the MetagamZ metaverse in exchange for land, advertising spaces, buildings, and other items, as well as trade NFTs from the metaverse’s games. MetagamZ NFT also enables virtual reality (VR) developers and gamers to build and exchange their own unique digital goods (collections and products).3. Brand Exposure: MetagamZ makes it easier to sell and advertise new and upcoming games on the internet and on the platform in a variety of ways. Publishers will be able to communicate directly with the gaming community without the need to spend money on advertising to attract new users. Instead, companies can concentrate on offering greater value to gamers through games, and use the MetagamZ community as a marketing conduit.MetagamZ provides a one-of-a-kind solution for game publishers as well as an alternative for users within the game, allowing users and gamers to purchase in-game products and services directly from the game’s brands and marketplace.4. VR & Aggregation: MetagamZ’s VR environment is designed to bring together numerous games. It brings together thousands of games from a wide range of well-known game developers in a single platform, allowing users to build world-class gaming portfolios and scale faster than ever before. It is the most engaging, efficient, and successful method for modest and interesting game producers to expand their distribution scale and scope. MetagamZ not only has its own games, but it also offers technical support, resources, and an ecosystem to other publishers, encouraging innovation and entrepreneurship from all over the world.Whether created by an in-house team or other game publishers, the majority of the games on MetagamZ are Play-To-Earn. Only when non-P2E games offer gamers anything unique are exceptions made. The goal of this strategy is to deliver the most value to gamers on the platform and to establish a niche of P2E games and economies where gamers can spend their time and abilities in exchange for monetary rewards.To know more about MetagamZ visit www.metagamz.ioTwitter (NYSE:TWTR): https://twitter.com/Metagamz1Facebook (NASDAQ:FB): https://www.facebook.com/metagamzInstagram: ​​https://www.instagram.com/MetagamZTelegram: https://t.me/metagamz1YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-elqprg1RgICgwFwrsGLaAContinue reading on CoinQuora More

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    Luna Leaves February With a Bang, Market Ready for March Bullrun?

    Terra LUNA has ended the month as one of the best performers for February. Despite the geopolitical conflicts and their effects on the global and crypto market LUNA remains one of the favorite crypto investors worldwide.Most interesting is that most of LUNA’s gains in February were amassed in the last day of the month as the token jumped 26% on the 28th of February. This, in part, has to do with the rest of the cryptocurrency market’s upside moves, as can be seen by BTC and ETH that also achieved relatively significant gains on the last day of the month.At the time of writing, LUNA trades at a decent price of almost $90 with a huge market cap of over $3.4 billion. Furthermore, it has a 24 hour trading volume of more than $4.2 billion. This price position of the crypto enables it to maintain its status as one of the top 10 cryptos in the market. Source: CoinGeckoLUNA leads the way in the 24-hour upside movement of the top 10 cryptos.As can be seen from the screenshot taken of CoinGecko, Terra LUNA continues to lead the way in upside movement with a whopping +12.7% gain when compared to BTC and ETH which are ranked number one and two on the list and were only able to achieve gains that are still impressive at 10.6% and 8.5%.Recently, 29 million LUNA tokens, worth approximately $2.57 billion, were also burned. It is considered bullish if there is an increase in the supply of UST – the platform’s LUNA-backed stablecoin, mainly because of the UST-LUNA token model.Terra preserves UST’s peg of USD through an elastic monetary policy where Terra users are incentivized to burn LUNA and mint UST when the value of UST goes above $1.Continue reading on CoinQuora More

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    Ukraine NFTs: A Gift that offers incentives after each sale

    The Kyiv and Gothenburg-based digital platform will be selling over 43 million editions of an NFT called ‘Stand with Ukraine’ at $10 each. Their target is to raise $432,875,120.With a total of 43,287,512 NFTs up for sale, one for each Ukrainian citizen, 100% of the proceeds excluding unavoidable fees and taxes will be donated to one of three Ukrainian charities appraised by Ikonia.Interestingly, whenever any of the NFT is sold, a 10% royalty fee will be donated to the charity for the foreseeable future and the buyer will determine which of the charities the donation goes to.Each of the ‘Stand with Ukraine’ NFT was made in collaboration with Colombia/New York-based artist Felipe Posada, who designed the work for free.Interested collectors can purchase these NFTs with their credit or debit cards. Meanwhile, the NFTs are minted on Ethereum-based scaling blockchain Polygon and are part of Ikonia’s MAUER collection, which has raised over $264,000 for charity via its NFT drops in the past.Patrik Arnesson, CEO of Ikonia, opined that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has sent shockwaves all around the world.Continue reading on BTC Peers More

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    Uniswap builds interface to swap altcoins into ETH donations for Ukraine

    In explaining the rollout, Uniswap claimed that the address shared by Ukraine is located on a centralized exchange and only accepts Ether and Tether (USDT). Thus, the feature simplifies the donation process for anyone holding ERC-20 tokens on Uniswap’s list and who wishes to donate by connecting their wallet to the DEX.Continue Reading on Coin Telegraph More

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    Axie Infinity Adjusts Marketplace Fees, Raising Them Over 5%. Creators Remain Content Nonetheless

    Starting from March 7th, fees will rise to 5.25% in place of the current 4.25%. Additionally, creators of in-game content will receive 1% from every transaction made with their creations, while the rest of the amount will be transferred to the Community Treasury, as is currently the case. On the one hand, it seems controversial for the developers to raise the fees instead of keeping them stable. On the other hand, the decision will provide the Community Treasury will a consistent stream of funding. Moreover, as the treasury is driven by the community it is effectively a shared pool governed by all AXS holders. So far, the treasury has collected approximately 21,000,000 AXS and 55,000 ETH, and is thus valued at over a billion U.S. dollars. Fee adjustments can be great motivation for creators to develop the community and the game itself. Check out DailyCoin’s review of the brand-new ‘Axie Inifnity: Origin’:Axie Infinity: Origin Is Around the Corner – New Gameplay, Graphics, Cards, and Much More Read other news from Axie Infinity here: Creators of Axie Infinity, Sky Mavis, Launches RON Governance Token Axie Infinity Announces Builders Program with Rewards for Creators and Developers EMAIL NEWSLETTERJoin to get the flipside of cryptoUpgrade your inbox and get our DailyCoin editors’ picks 1x a week delivered straight to your inbox.[contact-form-7]
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