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Premier League Ignores Crypto Chaos, Backs Sorare's NFT Fantasy Football Game in a Bold Move
31.1.2023
Non-fungible token (NFT)-based fantasy game and marketplace Sorare: Football has partnered with the Premier League in a multi-year licensing deal - crypto drama or not.
Fans can build custom teams to win "big rewards" as if they were professional club owners, said the announcement.
It explained...
Meet Ordinals, the New Bitcoin NFT Engine, and the Drama Surrounding Them
31.1.2023
Ordinals, a new way of using and getting content using Bitcoin, are enabling creators to harness the utility of NFTs (non-fungible tokens) directly from the blockchain, essentially creating native Bitcoin NFTs. This has stirred the pot in some circles, which are now discussing if this is the way...
Trump’s NFT Prize Collection Surfaces on Secondary Markets, Generates $53K in 24-Hour Sales
12.1.2023
Following the launch of Donald Trump’s non-fungible token (NFT) card collection, winners of the Trump-themed prizes are selling prize NFTs on secondary NFT marketplaces such as Opensea. The Polygon-minted NFTs act as passes for a one-on-one Zoom meeting with the 45th president of the United...
US Arrests ‘Mutant Ape Planet’ NFT Creator in $3M ‘Rug Pull’ Scheme to Defraud Crypto Investors
11.1.2023
The U.S. government has arrested and charged the creator of “Mutant Ape Planet” non-fungible tokens (NFTs) for allegedly defrauding crypto investors. “The purchasers were ‘rug pulled,'” the Department of Justice (DOJ) described, adding that millions of dollars...
NFT Marketplace Magic Eden Pledges to Refund Users Who Were Sold Fake NFTs in ‘Massive Exploit’
5.1.2023
Non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace Magic Eden said that it would refund all users affected by the exploit that involved the sale of fake NFTs - passing them off as 'members' of verified collections.
On the morning of January 4 (PT time), the marketplace team saw "a handful" of reports saying...
While His Digital Trading Cards Tumble in Value, Trump Says His ‘Cute’ NFTs Were About the Art
30.12.2022
After climbing to a high of 0.79 ether on Dec. 17, 2022, Donald Trump’s non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have dropped considerably in value over the last 12 days. On Dec. 29, 2022, Trump’s NFT collection has a floor value of 0.15 ether, which is around 81% lower than the floor value highs recorded last...
China to Launch ‘Digital Asset Trading Platform,’ Media Report Unveils
29.12.2022
A marketplace for digital assets is soon going to open in China under a public-private partnership, local media revealed. According to the report, the goal is to establish a regulated trading platform for digital collectibles as part of government efforts to curb market speculation with such...
Banking Giant HSBC Files Trademarks for a Wide Range of Digital Currency and Metaverse Products
27.12.2022
Banking giant HSBC has filed trademark applications with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for a wide range of digital currency products and services, including those related to the metaverse and non-fungible tokens (NFTs). HSBC’s Trademark Applications for Crypto-Related...
Monthly NFT Sales Are 80% Lower Than Last Year, Digital Collectibles Interest Plummeted in 2022
26.12.2022
Like most crypto projects this year, non-fungible tokens (NFTs) felt the pain of 2022’s crypto winter as sales are down a great deal and blue-chip NFTs have been slashed in value. For instance, last month, there was roughly $534 million in NFT sales compared to the $2.77 billion in NFT sales...
Ex-President Donald Trump’s NFT Collection Receives Backlash After Users Spot Photoshop Errors
19.12.2022
The recently-released non-fungible token (NFT) collection by the controversial figure and the former president of the United States, Donald Trump, is being heavily criticized over its poor quality and editing, potential AI generation, and using brand-owned and stock images - among other things. ...
Donald Trump Trading Card NFTs Skyrocket in Value Despite Being Mocked for His ‘Major Announcement’
18.12.2022
After the former 45th president of the United States, Donald Trump revealed his non-fungible token (NFT) trading card collection, Trump’s NFTs sold out within hours after the announcement. Statistics from Opensea, three days after the sale, show that the Trump NFT trading card...
The Need for Cross-chain NFTs in a Multichain Ecosystem
18.12.2022
Ramani Ramachandran is the CEO and Co-Founder of Router Protocol and Dfyn Network.__________
For a multichain ecosystem to thrive and crypto to evolve, cross-chain non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are a must....
Read More: The Need for Cross-chain NFTs in a Multichain Ecosystem
Argentine Province of San Luis to Issue Dollar-Pegged Stablecoin and Local Art NFTs
16.12.2022
San Luis, a province of Argentina, has approved a bill allowing it to issue a blockchain-based, dollar-pegged stablecoin. The bill, which also approves the issuance of local artistic assets as NFTs (non-fungible tokens) seeks to enable the promotion of social development, and economic, cultural...
Russian Social Media Giant Vkontakte Launches NFT Service
15.12.2022
Russia’s largest social network, Vkontakte, has launched a feature allowing users to upload digital collectibles to the platform. Account holders will also be able to buy and sell them in the future as the company intends to establish a marketplace for non-fungible tokens. Vkontakte Users...
FTX-Hosted NFTs Point to Broken Metadata, Issue Illuminates Flaws With NFTs Tied to Centralized Clouds
8.12.2022
On Wednesday, non-fungible token (NFT) supporters discovered that NFT metadata hosted on the platform FTX US points to broken metadata, and the links now point to FTX’s restructuring website. Specific collections that were minted on the Solana blockchain via the FTX US NFT platform do...
Court in China Determines That NFTs Represent Virtual Property and Are Protected by Law
7.12.2022
Though a court in China ruled against the claims made by a non-fungible token (NFT) buyer, it found that these tokens are virtual property protected by law.
The ruling was reached by a court in the city of Hangzhou, the capital of the Chinese province of Zhejiang, in a case that involved...
Ledger Reveals New Crypto Hardware Wallet Designed by iPod Creator Tony Fadell
7.12.2022
On Tuesday, the hardware wallet manufacturer Ledger announced the launch of a new device called Ledger Stax. The machine was designed by iPod creator, Tony Fadell, and the France-based firm Ledger says the new device was built with “uncompromisingly secure architecture.” iPod Creator Tony Fadell...
Court in China Recognizes NFTs as Virtual Property Protected by Law
6.12.2022
A court in the Chinese city of Hangzhou has determined that non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, represent virtual property protected by the laws in the People’s Republic. The ruling comes from a case over a dispute between a customer and a platform hired to sell a collection of tokens. Hangzhou Internet...
Coinbase Disables NFT Trading on Wallet Due to Apple’s App Store Policies – Here’s What Happened
2.12.2022
Major crypto exchange Coinbase announced that users can no longer transfer non-fungible tokens (NFTs) using Coinbase Wallet iOS - the 'culprit' being Apple's App Store policy.
"You might have noticed you can't send NFTs on Coinbase Wallet iOS anymore," said Coinbase in their tweet on Thursday...
Report: NFT Firm Candy Digital Cuts Over a Third of the Company’s Staff
29.11.2022
With non-fungible token (NFT) sales a lot lower than they were at the start of the year, NFT companies and marketplaces are feeling the pain associated with the second-largest crypto winter to date. According to a report published on Monday and “multiple people familiar with the situation,” the...