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Virtual Reality and Blockchain Tech Convergence: Feeding My CryptoKitty a Treat in a Virtual Decentraland Metaverse

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Image Source Virtual reality continues to be a hot topic in the world of tech as more startups are formed and new technologies see the early days of VR integration. Those of us operating on a day-to-day basis in the cryptocurrency community understand the power of blockchain tech while exhibiting an explosion of startups leveraging VR to raise capital via initial coin offering. However, nothing quite measures up to the uniquely creative virtual platform that  Decentraland  has become along with other innovative projects like CryptoKitties. Digital objects now gain an identity  through blockchain and  other technologies integrating with virtual reality  will allow for a  deeper immersive experience.  One example of a technology which will be able to integrate with VR are projects utilizing the Non-fungible Token (NFT) standard, ERC-721, which is turning out to be quite an interesting development. CryptoKitties  is an example of a Non-fungible Token based on ERC-721 token standard
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11 NEO-based Tokens You Probably Have Not Heard Of, Yet

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I am the author of this piece of content and the original can be found on my Medium blog here .  Hello! As you may have heard,  NEO Blockchain has been considered the ‘Chinese Ethereum’  for about a year now since the project re-branded from Antshares.  This is because  NEO will perform similar functions as Ethereum does as a platform for decentralized applications with smart contract capabilities, among other tech integrations. NEO’s NEP-5 token standard is synonymous to Ethereum’s ERC-20 token standard   in terms of what they mean to the individual networks. Since the inception of ERC-20, there   have been over  85,000 tokens created on the Ethereum blockchain network , just under that particular standard. This is a major focus in NEO’s growth strategy, but instead of taking Ethereum’s radically decentralized approach, NEO grows stronger with regulatory compliance standards — meaning,   NEO is poised for institutional capital to flow into the network   as they continue buil
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