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NFT Artist Ryder Ripps Must Dish Out $9M to Yuga Labs
5.2.2024
NFT artist Ryder Ripps and associate Jeremy Cahen must pay Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) developer Yuga Labs nearly $9m in profit disgorgement. Both have been permanently banned from using the BAYC identifier in any logos or trademarks, a final court judgment on Friday showed. Additionally,...
Yuga Labs Confirms UVA-A Emitting Lights Cause of ApeFest Eye Issues
9.11.2023
Numerous participants exhibited signs of photokeratitis, an ailment resulting from ultraviolet (UV) light exposure, after last weekend's event
Collectors Are Bored of Apes and Don’t Want to Pay Royalties
7.7.2023
This week, the floor price of the Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT collection dropped to its lowest price in nearly two years, leading to questions about the collection’s value. But floor price is just one metric used to value NFTs – experts explain that there are other important factors in assessing what...
‘Scammers dream’ — Yuga’s auction model for Bitcoin NFTs sees criticism
6.3.2023
Yuga Labs' first Bitcoin NFT collection saw some backlash from the crypto community over the weekend, pointing to flaws in the way it's conducting the auction
Yuga Labs settles lawsuit with developer involved in copycat BAYCs
7.2.2023
The BAYC creators have settled with developer Thomas Lehman over his role in selling a copycat collection of BAYC NFTs
Activision Blizzard President Leaves To Take Over Bored Ape Yacht Club
20.12.2022
Activision Blizzard president and Chief Operating Officer Daniel Alegre is leaving the company to become CEO of blockchain company Yuga Labs, which owns famous ugly NFTs like Bored Ape and CryptoPunks. Alegre, who was named in a February lawsuit alleging Activision Blizzard misled the SEC about...
Nifty News: China’s lockdown protest NFTs emerge, Candy Digital cuts staff, and more
29.11.2022
Two collections have appeared on NFT marketplace OpenSea depicting images and art related to the rare widespread protests in China over its lockdown policies
Yuga Labs Launches Bored Ape and Mutant Ape Yacht Club Community Council
5.10.2022
The non-fungible token (NFT) and blockchain firm Yuga Labs has announced a community council will be representatives of the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) and Mutant Ape Yacht Club (MAYC) NFT collections. Yuga Labs has chosen seven community members with “a proven track record”...
Yuga Labs’ BAYC, OtherSide Discord groups breached, over 145 ETH stolen
5.6.2022
According to OKHotshot’s investigations, the attack was conducted by hacking into the Discord account of Boris Vagner, community and social manager for Yuga Labs
Reports Bored Ape creator in talks with A16z: Potential valuation $5B
4.2.2022
Garnering interest from one of Silicon Valley's top VC’s, Bored Ape Yacht Club creator Yuga Labs, may be eyeing a $5 billion valuation
OpenSea NFT trading volume surges as Bored Ape mania intensifies
4.1.2022
Data shows that OpenSea has generated more than $700 million in sales so far this year putting the NFT marketplace on track for another record month