2022-01-19

Daily Digest – January 19th

• Microsoft pushes deeper into the metaverse with Activision Blizzard purchase, Animoca Brands raises $360 million.

• Coinbase and Mastercard enter into NFT partnership, OpenSea acquires Dharma Labs.

• Ethereum whale buys MATIC worth $17 million following EIP-1559 upgrade.

• Intel is preparing to launch an ‘ultra low-voltage bitcoin mining ASIC.’

Shiba Inu Developers Settle Dispute with Coinmarketcap, to Fix ‘Wormhole’ Addresses’

The Shiba Inu developers have finally reached an agreement with Coinmarketcap – the world’s most-referenced crypto price-tracking website. The duo has now agreed to work together to fix the recent issues of “wormhole” addresses...

Ethereum Whale Buys MATIC worth $17 Million After EIP-1559 Upgrade

After posting gains of more than 12,000% in 2021, Polygon (MATIC) became one of the most-watched cryptocurrencies. In addition to its phenomenal gains, Polygon ranks amongst the best layer-2 scaling solutions, increasing its appeal to investors.As the year wound up, multiple reports from WhaleStats emerged that some of the biggest Ethereum whales were acquiring Polygon (MATIC) in large quantities. According to WhaleStats, as of January 12, the average MATIC purchase among the top 1000 ETH whales was approximately $530,000...

Microsoft to Acquire Activision Blizzard For $68.7B to Build Metaverse and Expand GamingMicrosoft aims to provide building blocks for the metaverse and grow its gaming business across mobile, PC, console, and cloud.

Cyber​​attacks Rose 151% in the World Due to the Increase in the Digital Economy

The growth of the digital economy at a global level and the effects left by the covid-19 pandemic in the last two years, produced a 151% increase in cyber attacks, according to a study carried out by the World Economic Forum (WEF).The WEF report called The Global Cybersecurity Outlook 2022 detailed that in 2021 an average of 270 cyberattacks were registered for each organization, which meant a 31% increase compared to 2020.The cost of these attacks to companies was $3.6 million, as they were forced to increase their spending on protection services. But for small and medium-sized companies this cost was higher, due to their financial vulnerability and lack of resources...

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