Aaron Watts, Publisher at CoinCodex
Aaron is passionate about technology and finance. Aaron first discovered blockchain technology in 2016. After learning about the transformative power of crypto, which he primarily credits to Alex Tapscott's Blockchain Revolution, he sought to expand his knowledge by becoming more intimately involved with the blockchain space. He joined CoinCodex in 2018 and has since been covering a variety of topics, ranging from Bitcoin and Ethereum to NFTs and the metaverse.
Aaron Watts Latest Articles
The annual Bitcoin & Beyond Summit, held on November 10, saw some of the more influential voices in the crypto community join the virtual event to discuss some of the more pressing topics concerning the blockchain sector. The list of notable speakers included the executive chairman of the Blockchain Research Institute Don Tapscott, the founder and CEO of FTX Sam Bankman-Fried, the CEO and co-founder of Real Vision Raoul Pal, and many more.
Smart exchange ecosystem Unizen and ZenX CeDeFi incubator revealed they have partnered with the Geometric Energy Corporation (GEC) to build and launch a cubical module satellite dubbed DOGE-1 into the lunar orbit. The mission will be remembered as the first ever crypto-funded space mission and perhaps also the mission that brought the first CubeSat into the lunar orbit.
TRON has announced a $1.1B fund to incentivize developers to work on DeFi and NFT applications.
Cryptocurrency was invented almost 12 years ago now -- and it’s still having a massive impact across financial and entertainment industries. This, of course, includes the gaming industry, which has had a massive boom over the past twenty years and continues to be one of the most exciting marketplaces in terms of growth and offering, which includes live casino games.
Ember Sword, the soon-to-be-released MMORPG will be migrating from Polygon to Immutable X to meet their massive NFT scaling needs. By the end of the year, Immutable X protocol will power 48,000 Ember Sword NFTswith gas-free and 100% carbon-neutral trading and minting on the STARK-based zero knowledge rollup.
Bitcoin is regarded as the most popular cryptocurrency and has largely driven the frenzy behind the crypto industry in the past few years. The unique digital currency created by the anonymous Satoshi Nakamoto is revolutionary and kickstarted the era of decentralized financial systems.
Lately, despite an unclear stance of the regulators against cryptocurrencies, we have seen a huge surge in the installation of crypto ATMs around the world. Bitcoin Latinum (LTNM), a first asset-backed and insured cryptocurrency, has recently partnered with a US-based ATM company to help them install 100,000 LTNM ATMs across the country. Don Basile, the founder of Bitcoin Latinum, joined us to tell more about their plans with the partnership, as well as, explains how it will affect the entire crypto ecosystem.
Minima, creators of an ultra-lean blockchain protocol designed to fit mobile or internet of things (IoT) devices, announced that it raised $6.5 million during its latest investment round. The funds will go towards the further development of Minima Mainnet, which is slated to launch in 2022.
Avalanche is a powerful tool for developers and consumers amid its incredible speed, negligible transaction fees, massive throughput, and eco-friendly Proof of Stake (POS) consensus system. That's why there are a number of new developments on its blockchain such as Pangolin, Avalaunch and NFTrade.
McLaren Racing, one of the best-known automotive brands in the world, has announced the launch of a non-fungible token (NFT) collection called McLaren Racing Collective. The platform was developed on the decentralized Tezos blockchain for maximum energy efficiency.
