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AssangeDAO concludes raise with $53M to help Julian fight for freedom
9.2.2022
The AssangeDAO pulled in 17,422 Ether from 10,000 people, with the funds set to be used to win the NFT auction that is supporting Assange’s legal battles
GameStop stock up on rumors of Microsoft NFT game partnership
9.2.2022
Execs from Immutable X and Microsoft appear to have hinted that the software giant could also be teaming up with GameStop for NFT games
Cappasity to Present 3D NFT for E-Commerce in March 2022
8.2.2022
PRESS RELEASE. Cappasity’s platform will allow retailers to create immersive NFTs easily and quickly. The proprietary utility token CAPP will be used in the provision of NFT services. Cappasity lets companies create and deliver 3D/AR experiences to blur the line between online and in-store...
Kpop NFTs: Binance and YG partnership will prioritize sustainability
8.2.2022
The two companies said that creating eco-friendly NFTs will be one of the primary concerns for future collabs
Florida Home to Be Sold as an NFT, Decentralized Organization Seeks Bel Air Megamansion
7.2.2022
According to a California-based real estate technology company called Propy, a four-bedroom home in Gulfport, Florida, will be tokenized leveraging non-fungible token (NFT) technology and sold for $650K. In addition to the Gulfport home, another blockchain project has launched aiming to purchase...
Report: Chainalysis Detects ‘Significant’ Wash Trading Using NFTs
7.2.2022
Chainalysis, one of the leading blockchain and cryptocurrency auditing firms, has issued a report indicating signs of significant wash trading activity involving NFTs. In these operations, some actors effectively sell their assets to themselves, with the intention of increasing the floor price...
Sneaker Giant Nike Sues Online Retailer for Selling Unauthorized Nike Shoe NFTs
7.2.2022
Nike has filed a lawsuit against an online reseller using unauthorized Nike shoe images in non-fungible tokens (NFTs). “Those unsanctioned products are likely to confuse consumers, create a false association between those products and Nike, and dilute Nike’s famous trademarks,”...
NFTs Are 'A Scam', Says Indie Marketplace Itch.io
7.2.2022
While some publishers like Ubisoft push right ahead with NFTs, regardless of how their own workers feel about it, and others like EA are prepared to half-ass their way through the fad, one video game marketplace has come out and issued one of the most welcome statements I’m yet to see from within...
US Treasury Warns NFTs May Present New Illicit Finance Risks
6.2.2022
The U.S. treasury department has warned that non-fungible tokens (NFTs) may present new illicit finance risks. According to industry estimates, the NFT market could reach $35 billion in 2022 and more than $80 billion by 2025. NFTs May Present Illicit Finance Risks The U.S. Department of...
Rolling Stone Partners With Coinbase, First Collaboration Is a Limited Edition NFT Collection
6.2.2022
Following a two-year hiatus, the American magazine that’s dedicated to music, politics, and popular culture, Rolling Stone, announced the return of Rolling Stone Live. According to the publication, the Rolling Stone Live event marks the company’s first collaboration with Coinbase...
US Treasury targets NFTs for potential high-value art money laundering
6.2.2022
The Department of the Treasury suggested that the increasing use of art as an investment or financial asset could make the high-value art trades vulnerable to money laundering
Are NFTs an animal to be regulated? A European approach to decentralization, Part 1
6.2.2022
The question facing nonfungible token regulation: Should NFTs be considered as digital assets?
Report: Andreessen Horowitz Seeks an Investment in Bored Ape Yacht Club
6.2.2022
Two reports claim that the creators of the popular non-fungible token (NFT) project Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) are in talks of raising funds from investors such as the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz. The alleged funding round is expected to be around $200 million, but sources further...
The Metaverse calls: NFTs construct virtual economies to stay relevant in 2022
5.2.2022
“Utility” is the 2022 NFT buzzword and a few forward-looking projects are venturing into the Metaverse by integrating gamification and token emission strategies to their roadmap
Konami to Keep Selling NFTs to ‘Preserve Content’
5.2.2022
Konami, one of the leading Japan-based game developers, elaborated on its future policy regarding NFTs. In its latest financial results meeting, Konami touched briefly on the subject of NFTs, and explained it would go on with its activities involving this technology as a preservation tool for some...
This Year’s Super Bowl Attendees to Get Commemorative NFT Tickets From NFL, Ticketmaster
4.2.2022
The National Football League (NFL) has announced the American football organization plans to give fans virtual commemorative tickets in the form of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) for the upcoming Super Bowl LVI in Los Angeles. The NFL has partnered with Ticketmaster to issue the commemorative...
Ubisoft’s Latest Galaxy-Brain Move Is To Gift Scammy NFTs To Employees
4.2.2022
Ubisoft’s ongoing NFT odyssey continues to bewilder and demoralize not just longtime fans but also its own developers. The company recently held another workshop aimed specifically at addressing the concerns of skeptical employees, yet also started giving out special NFTs to some members of...
Nike Asks NY Court to Block Reseller StockX from Selling NFTs of its Shoes
4.2.2022
Nike has filed a civil case in the United States against the Detroit-based online fashion resale platform StockX, claiming that the latter uses unauthorized images of its footwear in non-fungible token (NFT) offerings.
In a 50-page complaint submitted to the New York Southern District Court...
A metaphor? NYC 'solid gold cube' crypto promo turns out to be hollow
4.2.2022
“To bring attention to the upcoming launch of his new cryptocurrency, German artist Niclas Castello erected this cube in Central Park, where 125 people are living, per the last census,” said GBH reporter Tori Bedford
Coachella Music and Arts Festival Partners With FTX US to Issue Solana-Based NFTs
3.2.2022
The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival is stepping into non-fungible token (NFT) technology space, according to the festival’s official Twitter account. Coachella partnered with the crypto exchange FTX US, and the NFTs are minted on the Solana blockchain. Coachella Partners With FTX...