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NFTs existed prior to 2021, but it was last year that digital art exploded in the blockchain space, and digital artists shone in the NFT spotlight. While the crypto world became an exciting place to be, a new generation of NFT artists entered the world’s largest artistic movement to date. Crypto investors are having a difficult time in January 2022, as the price of Bitcoin (BTC) and other cryptocurrencies continues to fluctuate wildly. Some have blamed the drop on the Federal Reserve’s recent announcement of additional rate hikes, as well as political unrest in Kazakhstan, which drastically reduced Bitcoin’s hash rate. The price of Bitcoin fell below $42,000 on January 14 as traders hoped for bullish signals. It appears that while the crypto market continues to struggle, the NFT space  is witnessing incredible surge in trading volumes and interest. NFT & GameFi In Sweet Month A new report has shown that NFT and GameFi transactions continued to rise despite falling crypto prices. The report by Dappradar noted that “the number of UAW connected to Ethereum NFT DApps has grown by 43% since Q3 2021,” according to the research. The money generated by NFT trading increased from $10.7 billion in Q3 2021 to $11.9 billion in the first ten days of 2022, according to the research. This rise could also be attributed to recent advancements in the NFT arena, such as the establishment of the LooksRare marketplace. “Blockchain games continue to be widely used,” according to the report, noting that they “represent 52% of the industry’s usage.” The case for blockchain games to continue developing during 2022 has been enhanced by expanding metaverse technologies and the growing success of the play-to-earn model. Data from Dune Analytics revealed OpenSea, the leading NFT marketplace, generated approximately $2.7 billion in volume in the first half of January, on track to beat the $3.4 billion high it set in August. OpenSea had its highest single-day volume of $261 million dollars on January 9. So far in January, OpenSea has surpassed $150 million in trade volume on a daily basis. OpenSea daily volume on Ethereum. Source: Dune Analytics   Related article | OpenSea Transaction Volume Shows That NFTs Are Not Slowing Mason Nystrom, a senior research analyst at Messari, believes the NFT market is in a better position than recent cryptocurrency price moves suggest. Nystrom noted that: “The cryptomarkets are fairly correlated – the market tends to rise and fall with Bitcoin. This has made it surprisingly interesting over the recent downturn as the NFT market has continued to increase in volumes. OpenSea has recorded $2.3 billion in NFT volume in January so far, on pace to break its monthly volume record if volumes continue.” Market Reflects Growing Interest During this market downturn, Chinese consumers have shown a growing interest in NFTs and blockchain gaming, which aligns with recent Chinese announcements that the government will begin building its own non-crypto NFT. “China is now the country with the most extensive user base…increasing 166 percent from the numbers registered in November,” according to DappRadar’s research. Crypto Market Cap Stands at $2 trillion. Source: TradingView Despite the near-term volatility that NFTs may experience as a result of current market conditions, the nature of these digital assets may lead to a decoupling of prices within crypto marketplaces. Despite the fact that the United States is currently ranked second in terms of overall traffic, the country added 175,000 new members to the NFT ecosystem, representing a 38 percent increase. This is due in part to a rise in interest among younger audiences, as Millennials and Generation Z begin to account for a larger share of traffic. Related article | a16z, Mark Cuban invest $23 million in NFT platform OpenSea Featured Image from Unsplash | Charts by Dune Analytics, and TradingView

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DCR coin price action gives a bullish breakout of the falling wedge pattern with a 1500+% jump in trading volume teasing a bull run above $100 shortly. Decred is a cryptocurrency based on blockchain that was introduced in February 2016. DCR token and the protocol behind it were created to promote an open and democratic governance system. It is designed so that the community has the authority to approve any changes or transactions made to the protocol. Therefore, there is no way for the large Decred holders to influence the functioning of the system. The driving force for the founding of Decred is that it is an organization known as Company 0. Its purpose is to harness blockchain technology to provide better security for personal data and allow organizations to be more flexible in their projects. Let us move ahead to read about Decred technical analysis. Past Performance of DCR DCR coin price shows a growth of more than 25% in the past 24 hours with a jump of 1650% in the intraday trading volume. Thus, resulting in a huge bullish engulfing candlestick in the daily chart. Moreover, the increasing prices result in the long-coming wedge pattern breakout.  DCR/USD Daily Chart DCR Technical Analysis The DCR coin price finds demand near the support zone at $60 resulting in the price jump and the breakout of a long-coming resistance trendline. However, the resistance zone of $100 is a high selling pressure area that can be hard to overcome. The crucial EMAs (50, 100, and 200) maintain a falling trend with the 50-day EMA providing dynamic resistance resulting in the higher price rejection. However, the increasing demand may soon result in the breakout of these EMAs, which will light a buying spot. The RSI indicator at 55% shows a steep rise in slope as it breaks above the center mark in the daily chart. However, the 14-day SMA remains below the central mark, indicating the bullish pressure is yet to sustain. The MACD indicator shows a bullish crossover in the MACD and signal lines with the gap increasing between the lines. Moreover, the growth in bullish histograms reflects a rise in underlying bullishness.  Therefore, the technical analysis indicates a sharp rise in bullishness which is yet to sustain and might find rejection near $100. Moreover, the DCR price action indicates high price rejection from the 100-day EMA near $100. Upcoming Trend The breakout of the falling wedge pattern with a boom in buying pressure helps DCR gain overnight bullish attention. However, the price struggles to sustain above the breakout and might succumb within the pattern.  The price action suggests support levels at $60 and $30 can halt the falling price in the event of a downfall. However, if the buying pressure sustains, the selling pressure at $100 and the 200-day EMA will be hard to overcome. In conclusion, the chances of prices falling into a pattern is high compared to a bull run. However, traders need to be patient and wait for the price action confirmation. At press time, the sentiment chart gives an overall “BUY” signal for the Decred token.

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If 500 hours of Dying Light 2 somehow doesn't sound like enough for you to sink your teeth into, rest assured there's more where that came from. Techland Games, the studio behind the Dying Light series, is now stating they are "committed" to five years of game support for Dying Light 2: Stay Human following its release on February 4.

The announcement was made by Techland Games' lead influencer, Sheri Kryeziu, who shared the news via Twitter earlier this morning. According to Kryeziu, fans can expect "More Story DLCs, More Events, More Locations," and "More in-game items" to come to Dying Light 2 over the course of the next five years. He then wrote this commitment to keeping the game fresh and putting "gamers first" was "one of the main reasons" he joined the studio.

This ambitious announcement follows Techland Games shocking reveal that players will need "at least 500 hours" to complete Dying Light 2--a claim that shook the gaming community when it hit Twitter on January 8. However, Techland has since elaborated on its statement, explaining "500 hours is related to maxing out the game--finishing all the quests, endings, and exploring every part of the world." The studio then added a "regular player" should finish the story, side quests, and quite a bit of exploring in less than 100 hours.

The follow-up to 2015's Dying Light, Dying Light 2: Stay Human takes places in a post-apocalyptic world where players must outmaneuver the living dead as they struggle to stay alive. Dying Light 2 launches on February 4 for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and it will also be available via the cloud for Nintendo Switch. The game is also coming to PS4, Xbox One, and PC.

Visa and ConsenSys, a blockchain software startup, are working to develop a central bank digital currency (CBDC) pilot program to explore retail applications such as cards and wallets. Both firms will first meet with an estimated 30 central banks to discuss the goals that governments hope to achieve with government-backed digital currency. The pilot program is scheduled to begin in the spring of this year. Visa To Pilot CBDC In Select Countries Visa (V) announced on Thursday that it will take its crypto services to the next level by teaming with blockchain software company Consensys to create a central bank digital currency onramp (CBDC). The payments giant plans to launch a “CBDC sandbox” in the spring, where central banks can try out the technology after minting it on Consensys’ Quorum network. Visa Trades At $214. Source: TradingView Customers will be able to use their CBDC-linked Visa card or digital wallet anyplace Visa is accepted globally, according to Catherine Gu, Visa’s head of CBDC, who spoke with ConsenSys in a blog post Q&A. Gu Said: “If successful, CBDC could expand access to financial services and make government disbursements more efficient, targeted and secure – that’s an attractive proposition for policy makers.” A CBDC is a type of central bank obligation that is issued in digital form and can be used by the general public, comparable to the US dollar. Related article | Visa Survey Shows Crypto Payments Could Boom In 2022 Countries Are Launching CBDCs The decision comes as regulators around the world struggle to figure out how to treat CBDCs in a changing financial landscape dominated by cryptocurrencies. The notion that crypto and digital money will upend financial markets or replace fiat currency is a major issue. Mastercard also announced the launch of a CBDC test platform in 2020, which allowed banks to simulate the issuance, distribution, and exchange of CBDCs amongst banks, financial service providers, and consumers. “Central banks are moving from research to actually wanting to have a tangible product they can experiment with,” Chuy Sheffield, Visa’s head of crypto. If Visa is successful, it might help bridge the gap between central banks and financial institutions. Visa is accepted by over 80 million merchant locations worldwide. In the last year and a half, the number of countries investigating CBDCs has more than doubled. According to the Atlantic Council’s CBDC tracker, at least 87 different countries — accounting for 90% of global GDP — are considering financial technology in some way. China has already started a number of digital yuan pilot initiatives and plans to accept the currency for the Beijing Winter Olympics. Nigeria and the Bahamas have their own CBDCs in circulation. In early December, Visa announced the formation of a worldwide crypto advisory practice to assist financial institutions in developing their cryptocurrency operations as demand for crypto goods grows. Related article | Visa Is Building A Payment Channel Network On Ethereum Featured image from Pixabay, chart from TradingView.com

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