A survey applied in Australia revealed that 26% of Australians think that the best Christmas gift is cryptocurrencies, mainly Bitcoin and Ethereum. This and more news in this practical daily summary so that you are always informed with the most recent events that occur within the crypto world.
Bitcoin and Blockchain Adoption
📍Australians are preparing to give away crypto this year. According to one poll applied to Australian citizens, aged between 18 and 59, one of the best Christmas gifts this year will be cryptocurrencies. The survey revealed that about 26% of Australians consider that buying real cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin y Ethereum, can be one of the best gifts to give to your loved ones; or, give something related to crypto assets.
The results of the survey, applied by Crypto.com last October, reveal the great interest that Australians have in cryptocurrencies. In the country, according to data from the Crypto-Ready Index According to Crypto Head, the level of crypto adoption has grown exponentially this year, with more and more Australians integrating cryptocurrencies into their daily lives. According to the Crypto-Ready Index ranking, Australia is the seventh country with the highest search interest and adoption of crypto assets.
📍ConsenSys reaches $3.200B valuation and MetaMask surpasses 21 million active users. Ethereum software developer ConsenSys has raised $200 million in its latest funding round, with crypto investors Dragonfly Capital, Coinbase Ventures, Spartan Group, HSBC, Animoca Brands, DeFiance Capital, and many others taking part. With this round, ConsenSys raises its valuation to $3.200 billion.
This milestone coincides with the exponential growth and adoption of its MetaMask digital wallet, designed to facilitate interaction with DApps Ethereum. To date, MetaMask has more than 21 million monthly active users, reflecting a growth of more than 100% since last August, when it reached the 10 million active user mark.
NFT and DeFi Markets
📍The Sandbox announces the launch of Alpha, its long-awaited Play to Earn competition. Animoca Brands, developers of The Sandbox, one of the most complete metaverses that exist in Ethereum, announced the long-awaited launch of Alpha, a competition-style event designed for players to explore the Metaverse in an unprecedented way. The Sandbox will provide 18 new experiences to its players, based on the Play to Earn mechanic, where participants will be able to explore new content and features and earn up to 1.000 SAND tokens and other rewards, such as NFT exclusive.
Alpha's announcement pushed the price of the SAND token to a new all-time high on Wednesday. At the time of writing, SAND is up more than 30% and is trading near $XNUMX. $3,8.
📍DAO bidding on rare copy of US Constitution raises $33 million Constitution DAO, a newly formed DAO of cryptocurrency investors, needed to raise between $15 and $20 million to enter Sotheby's auction today, starting at 18:30 p.m. EST, for a rare copy of the U.S. Constitution. The DAO, which was formed just a week ago, is breaking new ground by raising, as of this writing, more than $33 million to enter Sotheby's bidding today.
Events
📍Legal Blockchain 2021 coming to Zaragoza from November 25th to 26th. Next week, Zaragoza, capital of Aragon (Spain), will become the capital of innovation and technology for two consecutive days. The organizers of the Zaragoza Blockchain Association announced the arrival of the “Legal Blockchain 2021”, a conference where companies, startups, technology companies, entrepreneurs and more, will be able to present their products and services based on blockchain and other distributed technologies to event attendees.
As the organizations explain, Legal Blockchain 2021 will help foster the development of blockchain technology, presenting its various use cases and applications in different areas and industries. With this event, Zaragoza Blockchain wants to reveal the full potential of new technologies and invite companies, organizations and startups to explore their possibilities and develop within this limitless technology.
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