Reflections on @virgingalacticās first space flight & the momentous achievement of a crewed spaceship, built to carry private paying passengers, reaching space for the first time ever virg.in/39C
Last fall, @dete73 proposed ERC721, the non-fungible token standard. Two months later, @CryptoKitties was launched with over 3.2 million smart contract transactions (to date).
Today, dozens of projects support ERC721. Don't underestimate the rate of innovation in open source.
13. Another interesting thing that blockchains give is the value of permanence. For example, an ERC721 collectible that you hold in your ethereum wallet is "yours" in a very real cryptographic sense that would not be the case if it was just stored in a centralized server.
Brian Armstrong CEO of Coinbase on the use of digital currency in VR:
"It allows participants in these worlds to earn āreal moneyā
"People will spend more time in the game. Perhaps they will even earn a living in the virtual world that pays their rent in the real world"
Last week's #cryptocaroftheweek: Comet. Move over Halley. This Comet isnāt just passing by, itās here to stay. Over any horizon, it is fast and easy to control. It will scale the streets instantly and shine through the night. It has the stripe to prove it! #XLM
Boring Company product launch on Dec 18. More than a tunnel opening. Will include modded but fully road legal autonomous transport cars & ground to tunnel car elevators.
See that small space station? It's a badge of honor on the @SpaceX Dragon capsule, launching today! The silhouette denotes that this same capsule has previously visited the station -- specifically, in support of the company's 10th commercial resupply mission in February 2017.
As #VR and #AI progress, the two will increasingly be used together. New research from @nvidia shows how AI can be used to create 3D virtual environments by studying videos.
š¹: Nvidia
Fascinating - Epic Games aiming for a 12% cut on revenue for their own games store as opposed to the traditional 30% by Steam & Apple.
Epic Games positioning itself as a platform instead of a publisher is a great move that rides on the success of Fortnite.
Today, we're eager to announce our latest partnership with Binance!
Use your Trust Wallet and BNB tokens while participating in the upcoming LAND auction!
Learn more on our blog at: decentraland.org/blog/announā¦
Happy Monday! New #CryptoCarOfTheWeek competitions is here: Move over Halley. This Comet isnāt just passing by, itās here to stay. Over any horizon, it is fast and easy to control. It will scale the streets instantly and shine through the night. It has the stripe to prove it!