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Karikari Daniel

I am an avid crypto and blockchain content writer with over 3-years of experience. I am open to writing your PR, blog, news articles, and other crypto-related content anytime.

Articles by Karikari Daniel

Over 300 NFTs are relocated to a new location by the Three Arrows Capital (3AC)

2 years ago 1 min read

Numerous NFTs have reportedly been transferred from the 3AC-linked fund to a Gnosis Safe address. According to blockchain service provider Nansen, approximately 300 non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have left Starry Night Capital, an NFT-focused fund established by the co-founders of the now-defunct hedge fund Three Arrows Capital (3AC). Su Zhu, Kyle Davies, and NFT collector Vincent Van Dough under the alias of Su Zhu and Kyle Davies launched The Starry Night Capital last year. At the time, the fund intended to invest only in “the most coveted” NFTs available. On October 4 on Twitter, blockchain data company Nansen highlighted that the

What Is Ethereum 2.0?

2 years ago 2 mins read

Ethereum advanced blockchain technology by supporting hundreds of new blockchain networks and native coins. Now, the company is upgrading its blockchain—from Ethereum to Ethereum 2.0. The upgrade on the public mainnet is projected to completely transform its predecessor. Ethereum introduced smart contracts and decentralized applications (DApps) to the larger community. It now supports a slew of blockchain initiatives, including those thriving under the decentralized finance (DeFi) banner. Vitalik Buterin, co-founder of the platform, is undergoing a huge makeover to remain at the top of the league. That is when Ethereum will begin to gradually move to Ethereum 2.0, and the

Hacker returns 70% of the $23 million in funds that were stolen from Transit Swap

2 years ago 1 min read

According to Transit Swap, the hacker has returned 70% of the money that was taken. This comes after crypto auditor SlowMist said that the cross-chain decentralized exchange or DEX aggregator Transit Swap was abused, costing $23 million in lost funds. Transit Swap claims it is gathering information to create a refund strategy and has not yet returned users’ money. On October 2, SlowMist reported a theft of $1.07 million BUSD on Twitter. In a later blog post, it revised the total amount of stolen money to US$23 million. Transit Swap claimed it had the exploiter’s IP address and email address

Robert Kiyosaki refers to Bitcoin as a “buying opportunity”

2 years ago 1 min read

The best-selling author of Rich Dad Poor Dad suggested purchasing Bitcoin and two other commodities, warning that a U.S. dollar crash might take place by January. Amidst the strengthening of the US dollar and ongoing interest rate increases, businessman and best-selling author Robert Kiyosaki has referred to Bitcoin, silver, and gold as a “buying opportunity” in a tweet. The author noted the prices of the three commodities, sometimes referred to as “safe haven” assets, would continue declining as the U.S. dollar strengthened, proving its value once the “FED pivots” and lowers interest rates in a tweet on October 2 to

Shiba Inu holders can now pay with SHIB the third-largest furniture retailer in the US

2 years ago 1 min read

Shiba Inu holders can now pay with SHIB at Rooms To Go, the third-largest furniture retailer in the United States. The third-largest furniture retailer in the United States now accepts cryptocurrencies. BitPay shared the a screenshot of its payment options in a tweet. Additionally, users who use cryptocurrencies can benefit from a constrained 7% cashback. With more than 132 locations, Rooms To Go is the third-largest furniture retailer in the United States, according to Furniture Today. In addition to Shiba Inu, BitPay supports the following cryptocurrencies: Bitcoin (BTC), Bitcoin Cash (BCH), Dogecoin (DOGE), Ethereum (ETH), Litecoin (LTC), Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC),

Elon Musk argues that Twitter cannot be implemented on a blockchain

2 years ago 1 min read

Elon Musk says that a blockchain Twitter is not possible when FTX CEO Sam Bankman was prepared to take part in the acquisition. According to a Business Insider, Sam Bankman-Fried, the CEO of FTX crypto exchange, was interested in taking part in the acquisition of Twitter along with Elon Musk, and he offered Tesla founder to transit the social network on blockchain rails. In response to this suggestion, Musk argued that Twitter cannot be implemented on a blockchain because the peer-to-peer network could not meet the bandwidth and latency requirements. Musk explained that the solution might work if these peer-to-peer

BlackRock is introducing a new cryptocurrency exchange-traded fund

2 years ago 1 min read

A new exchange-traded fund (ETF) has just been introduced by BlackRock, the largest exchange-traded fund issuer in the world, and it is said to give European consumers access to the blockchain industry. Only a few months had passed since BlackRock unveiled a digital assets fund, which had so far failed to draw in any investors. The newly launched exchange-traded fund (ETF) with the ticker “iShares Blockchain Technology UCITS ETF (BLKC)” was unveiled on September 27. BlackRock is also submitting a request for a new metaverse product. Omar Moufti, the Product Strategist at BlackRock, commented on the launch, saying: “The continued

Leaked private messages show Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) wants to support Elon Musk’s attempt to acquire Twitter

2 years ago 1 min read

Elon Musk was informed by a Sam Bankman-Fried advisor that the crypto billionaire was considering purchasing Twitter and integrating blockchain technology into the social media network. Bankman-Fried is the founder and CEO of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX Trading Limited. A number of Musk’s private texts that were made public as a result of Twitter suing him after the SpaceX founder backed out of a US$44 billion deal to buy the social media giant provide an overview of the saga. Will MacAskill, a key advisor to Bankman-Fried, texted Musk about SBF’s interest in Twitter as Musk started purchasing Twitter shares and

GitHub lifts the ban on Tornado Cash, restoring the platform’s code and profile to its website

2 years ago 2 mins read

The source for the Ethereum coin mixer Tornado, has been uploaded to GitHub once again, however using the protocol for transactions is still prohibited. After being absent for more than a month, the code for the Ethereum coin mixer Tornado Cash has returned to GitHub. The U.S. Treasury announced penalties against Tornado Cash addresses on August 8. That prompted GitHub to instantly ban the service’s and its developers’ accounts. Last week, the Treasury made it clear that the restrictions imposed on Tornado Cash do not extend to the application’s source code, only to the Ethereum addresses used by the coin

Decentralized Security Provider Silence Laboratories raises $1.7 Million in Seed Funding

2 years ago 4 mins read

SINGAPORE, Aug. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Silence Laboratories, a web3 focused cybersecurity startup, headquartered in Singapore and working on libraries for MPC and Proofs-based Decentralized Security-as-Service (DSaaS), has closed a $1.7 million round in a seed funding, led by Pi Ventures. Their core technology to support developer focused decentralized and high grade security for digital assets with functionalities of key management, distributed signature and authorization is built on top of a unique fusion of multi-party computation (MPC), sensing and intelligent signal processing. The round also included participation from web3 centric funds such as imToken ventures and prominent angels like Daniel

Polygon’s Seaport platform provides feature-reach

2 years ago 1 min read

According to a recent announcement, the transition from OpenSea to Polygon’s Seaport brings a slew of “cool new features.” Polygon launched Seaport in June, a brand new, open-source Web3 marketplace protocol that allows for the safe and efficient purchase and sale of NFTs. The Web3 community, which was initially launched on Ethereum, has aided by providing a more feature-rich experience at a noticeably lower cost. The first feature enabled by the shift is the removal of purchase thresholds. Users can now list and buy Polygon NFTs at any price, as the $5 minimum has been reduced thanks to Seaport. The