Daily Archives: April 14, 2022

In today’s Mint, we’re taking a quick look at some of the latest television show IP to hit the ‘minting block,’ Meta (formerly Facebook) and their new outrageous announcement that has Crypto Twitter up in arms, a new survey from an entertainment agency research desk that perhaps can help us keep everything in perspective.

Time to get fresh with your daily dose of The Nightly Mint – let’s review.

The Nightly Mint

Latest Mint: ‘Walking Dead’

Television channel AMC secured a deal with NFT marketplace Orange Comet earlier in the year, and the two are gearing up to mint their next NFT collection tomorrow with IP from the hit series, “The Walking Dead”. The drop hits the Orange Comet marketplace Thursday 14 April at 7PM UTC.

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Crypto Twitter is not enthused by Meta's latest announcement around their anticipated NFT fees. Let's just say that aren't quite in the same realm as OpenSea, LooksRare and the like. | Source: NYSE: FB on TradingView.com

I Love You, But Do I Know You!?

According to a report today from Fast Company, new survey data from entertainment agency UTA shows that “6% of respondents currently own an NFT but 38% want to own one in the future,” and that “69% of people don’t know how to purchase NFTs or what to do once they own one.” The survey was a small sample size, just 1,500 respondents, but still provides a high-level insight around where we’re at in the big picture. One would venture to guess that we’re still a bit early.

The ‘Minty Fresh’ Take

Far from being minty fresh is Meta’s take on NFT fees. The company announced that it’s VR platform Horizon Worlds would be taking a 47.5% cut on NFT sales. Crypto Twitter chaos ensued.

Meta has entered the arena pic.twitter.com/xVj00AiM3m

— laurence (london variant) (@functi0nZer0) April 13, 2022

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Multichain, a cross-chain router platform, today launched V4 of anyCall, an interoperability protocol that enables cross-chain messages and call contracts from chain A to chain B in one transaction.

anyCall can transmit arbitrary data, like smart contracts, NFTs, messages, tokens, data, etc.

The anyCall contract comprises the following contracts and functions:

1. anyCall function – Residing on the source chain, the anyCall function calls the anyCall contract and stores the instructions to be executed on the destination chain.

2. Multichain MPC nodes – The anyCall contract resides in a common MPC address on all blockchains. The contract detects the invocation of the anyCall function and performs security and validity checks before relaying the message to the destination chain.

3. anyExec function – Resides on the destination chain. The anyExec function receives the instructions sent from the source chain through the anyCall contract and executes them in the destination chain.

Other features include:

Universal cross-chain communication

With the anyCall function, a contract on the destination chain can be called directly from the source chain. The generalization of the anyCall function enables it to share information like commands, states, data, or even messages across chains, making it optimal for cross-chain communication.

Secured by the MPC network

Whenever the anyCall contract is called in the source chain, MPC nodes verify the transfer of information across any chain via the anyCall contract. MPC is regarded as one of the most decentralized and secure systems to relay information across blockchains.

Easy to deploy

anyCall can easily be implemented on any blockchain, as it is just a contract. Its implementation does not require a hard fork. The methods are well described in Multichain’s documentation and the Multichain team provides friendly and reachable support for coders implementing them.

Backed up by the multi-chain ecosystem

The MPC network in the multichain ecosystem is efficiently decentralized and secure, now connecting with more than 40 blockchains, with more on the way.

Cross-chain use cases for anyCall

anyCall aims to change how developers think about and build dApps, unlocking potential in cross-chain DEX, cross-chain lending protocols, cross-chain DAO voting, cross-chain arbitrage bots, cross-chain oracles, data sharing, and cross-chain NFT migration.

To find more information about anyCall see the official documents page.

Mastercard has filed 15 trademark applications covering a wide range of services relating to the metaverse and non-fungible tokens (NFTs). “We are continually looking for opportunities to deliver new and unique experiences to our customers and cardholders,” Mastercard said.

Mastercard’s NFT, Metaverse Trademark Applications

Payments giant Mastercard filed 15 trademark applications with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) last week covering a wide range of products and services relating to non-fungible tokens and the metaverse.

A USPTO-licensed trademark attorney, Mike Kondoudis, noted that the trademark applications are for Mastercard, Priceless, and Mastercard’s circles logo. Priceless is a Mastercard campaign that provides cardholders with everyday discounts.

The trademark applications indicate Mastercard’s plans for a wide range of NFT projects, such as NFT-authenticated downloadable music files and marketplaces for digital goods and NFT-backed media.

They also cover many activities in the metaverse including e-commerce software to allow users to perform electric business transactions, payment processing services, credit card processing, and providing financial information.

The serial numbers of the 15 trademark applications are 97346112, 97346101, 97346097, 97346083, 97346070, 97346064, 97346060, 97346043, 97346041, 97346029, 97346023, 97346019, 97346012, 97346003, and 97346993.

A Mastercard spokesperson told the Insider: “We are continually looking for opportunities to deliver new and unique experiences to our customers and cardholders.” The spokesperson added:

This filing is simply part of that effort, ensuring that the trademark protection for our brand carries through to any potential use in the metaverse uninterrupted.

A growing number of large corporations have made a similar move, including Meta (formerly Facebook), Mcdonald’s, Burger King, Panera Bread, and Panda Express.

Last month, Citi predicted that the metaverse could be a $13 trillion opportunity with five billion users by the year 2030. Global investment bank Goldman Sachs believes that the metaverse is an $8 trillion opportunity. Recently, megabanks JPMorgan and HSBC established a presence in the metaverse.

What do you think about Mastercard’s 15 trademark applications for NFT and metaverse products and services? Let us know in the comments section below.

Kevin Helms

A student of Austrian Economics, Kevin found Bitcoin in 2011 and has been an evangelist ever since. His interests lie in Bitcoin security, open-source systems, network effects and the intersection between economics and cryptography.