In today’s crypto news, crypto enthusiasts purchased all 54,995 pieces of the Disney Pixar Pals non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, within 24 hours of their launch on the digital collectibles marketplace Veve. Tata Tea Premium made its Metaverse debut on the platform by hosting a Holi party.
In today’s global crypto news, Parallel Finance, a Polkadot-based lending protocol, is attempting to become a one-stop solution for all aspects of decentralized finance (DeFi) with the launch of a DeFi Super App’ for the Polkadot Ecosystem.
Before heading to the news section, let’s have a quick glance at the latest crypto price trends.
Crypto Prices Today
| Price Trend | Price for March 22, 2022 | Percentage change |
| The global cryptocurrency market cap | $1,940,753,151,075 | 5.13% |
| The total crypto market volume | $100,147,042,575 | 22.7% |
| Bitcoin Price | $43,021.26 | 5.24% |
| Ethereum Price | $3,028.49 | 6.40% |
*All prices are latest by 11:00 AM, 22 March 2022.
Top Gainers and Losers Today
Top 3 Crypto Gainers
| Cryptocurrency | Price (Latest by March 22, 2022) | Change in % |
| Dash (DASH) | ₹10072.18 | 12.21% |
| Algorand (ALGO) | ₹65.59 | 11.09% |
| Ethereum Classic (ETC) | ₹3338.46 | 9.82% |
*All prices are latest by 11:00 AM, 22 March 2022.
Top 3 Crypto Losers
| Cryptocurrency | Price (Latest by March 17, 2022) | Change in % |
| Alpaca Finance (ALPACA) | ₹36.72 | 3.65% |
| Synthetix Network (SNX) | ₹394.81 | 2.48% |
| Terra (LUNA) | ₹7255.29 | 1.50% |
*All prices are latest by 11:00 AM, 22 March 2022.
Crypto News Global
Parallel Finance Launches DeFi ‘Super App’ for Polkadot Crypto Ecosystem
With $500 million in TVL, the Polkadot-based lending protocol is striving for industry dominance. This attempt gained traction with the initial release of six DeFi-related products, ranging from wallets to staking, crowd loans to cross-chain bridges, an automated market maker, and yield farming.
The “super app” strategy is unusual in crypto, according to founder Yubo Ruan. Most DeFi companies choose to focus on a single flagship product, such as a bridge or a wallet, he added.
Read: Why TVL (Total Value Locked) in DeFi Matters?
Source: CoinDesk
Top Metaverse & NFT News today
Tata Tea Makes Its Metaverse Debut With A Holi Party
By embracing the expanding potential of digital storytelling and personalization, the brand intended to provide unique consumer experiences. Customers picked their favorite avatars and participated in a variety of Holi games as they entered the platform.
Sachet Tandon and Parampara Tandon, a composer and lyricist combo, delivered a festive performance at the gathering. The pair brought the charm of Lathmaar Holi in Uttar Pradesh and Rangwali Holi in Delhi to life.
Read Metaverse Explained with Examples
Source: e4m
54,995 Pixar NFTs Sold Out Within 24 Hours on Veve
Sheriff Woody, Mike Wazowski, Lightning McQueen, The House from Up, and Edna Mode were among the Pixar Animation Studios characters featured in the NFT collection drop. Users bought NFTs from a blind box, which means they got a random collectible as part of the series and didn’t know which one until after they finished the purchase.
Each Pixar NFT has a list price of 60 gems ($60). The NFT collection is believed to have sold for $3.3 million by multiplying the collection’s sale price and the reported gem price.
Read: How To Build An NFT Community I Step by Step Guide
Source: CoinTelegraph
NEW COIN LISTING ON COINDCX
| New Coin | Market Cap | Circulating Supply |
| NEO (NEO) | ₹125,759,293,849 | 70,538,831.00 NEO |
| Celer Network (CELR) | ₹22,156,917,762 | 6.78B CELR |
| Monero (XMR) | ₹267,166,669,544 | 18,096,194.65 XMR |
| Anchor Protocol (ANC) | ₹52,827,405,493 | 266,225,987.97 ANC |
| Stacks (STX) | ₹131,401,409,026 | 1.30B STX |
*All prices are latest by 11:00 AM Feb 22, 2022.*
