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Durov Suggests Telegram May Launch a Toncoin-powered Marketplace
24.8.2022
Pavel Durov, the mastermind behind the Telegram chat app and messaging platform, has suggested that Telegram may one day launch a blockchain technology-powered marketplace for usernames, emojis, and other app-based assets. And Durov has also praised the efforts of the TON network – a blockchain...
More than $100M worth of NFTs stolen since 2021 — Elliptic
24.8.2022
The firm reported that although the market downturn had caused the value of NFTs to “slump”, scammers stole an estimated 4,647 of the tokens in July 2022
MTV adds Metaverse award category: Nifty Newsletter, Aug 17–23
24.8.2022
New research show that developments in the Metaverse will become a catalyst to broader adoption of NFTs
Coinstar/Coinme Add More Coins, Bitfinex Preps for ETH Fork, Philippines Approves Two Digital Banks, Nomad Bridge Hackers are Offered NFTs + More News
24.8.2022
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Read More: Coinstar/Coinme Add More Coins, Bitfinex Preps for ETH Fork, Philippines Approves Two Digital Banks, Nomad Bridge Hackers...
GTA Producer's New Game Doesn't Have NFTs, They're Just Hiring People With Blockchain Experience
24.8.2022
The first game of Gamescom’s Opening Night Live was Everywhere, a shooting game led by the producer of the Grand Theft Auto series. However, the announcement and developer interview was so vague that many people started speculating that the game might be hosted on the blockchain. Today,...
Celsius Countersues Keyfi Founder, Company Claims Millions Were Stolen From Crypto Lender’s Wallets
24.8.2022
Roughly seven weeks after Keyfi founder Jason Stone filed a lawsuit against the crypto lender Celsius, the company has filed a countersuit against Stone claiming that he stole millions from Celsius wallets and allegedly “pocketed seven-figure returns.” Stone’s attorney Kyle...
W Motors Partners With Tokengate to Enter NFT & Metaverse
24.8.2022
W Motors, the renowned luxury car manufacturer, announced a partnership with TokenGate. The collaboration will see the Web3 company helping W Motors to release a new NFT collection. It will also allow W Motors to build a metaverse and NFT experience around HyperCars. HyperWolves will be the first...
Uniswap eyes NFT financialization, in talks with lending protocols
24.8.2022
In a tweet from the head of NFT product, the exchange is allegedly in contact with several NFT lending protocols to build NFT financialization
White hat: I returned most of the stolen Nomad funds and all I got was this silly NFT
24.8.2022
Metagame's founder, who's behind the NFT offering said he has no idea whether it'll actually incentivize hackers to return funds, but it'll "be cool if it does!"
Metaverse Startup Ready Player Me Raises $56 Million in Series B Led by Andreessen Horowitz
23.8.2022
The AI-generated avatar creation cross-platform for the metaverse, Ready Player Me, has raised $56 million in a Series B funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z). The startup’s co-founder and CEO Timmu Tõke says the funding will be used to scale the cross-platform metaverse...
Iconic brands including Nike, Gucci have made $260M off NFT sales
23.8.2022
Nonfungible tokens give major brands new ways of interacting with their consumers spanning art, fashion and gaming
MEW Launches NFT Manager, Hodlnaut Denies Police Investigation, Influencer Hodlonaut Receives BTC 52 in Donations Ahead of 'Faketoshi' Battle + More News
23.8.2022
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Read More: MEW Launches NFT Manager, Hodlnaut Denies Police Investigation, Influencer Hodlonaut Receives BTC 52 in Donations Ahead...
Telegram founder suggests 'NFT-like smart contracts' to auction usernames
23.8.2022
“Imagine how successful Telegram with its 700 million users could be if we put reserved usernames, group and channel links for auction,” the Telegram founder wrote
Bank Run at NFT Lender BendDAO Prompts Attempt to Avert Another Liquidity Crisis
22.8.2022
Will Taylor Swift Ever Issue a Music NFT?
22.8.2022
NFT lending protocol Bend DAO proposes emergency changes amid credit crisis
22.8.2022
"We are sorry that we underestimated how illiquid NFTs could be in a bear market when setting the initial parameters," says the Bend DAO dev team
Prosecutors want to claim NFTs as securities, alleges legal team of former OpenSea employee
22.8.2022
“The government has brought the instant prosecution using ill-founded applications of criminal law to set precedent in the digital asset space,” said Nathaniel Chastain’s lawyers
Ex-OpenSea Executive Files to Dismiss DOJ Case Alleging NFT Insider Trading
22.8.2022
The motion argues the NFT sales in question cannot be classified as instances of inside trading because NFTs are neither securities, nor commodities
Vitalik Buterin Says Ethereum Will be '55% Complete' Post-Merge, Hodlnaut Reveals Massive Shortfall, AMC Shares Tumble 40% + More News
22.8.2022
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Read More: Vitalik Buterin Says Ethereum Will be '55% Complete' Post-Merge, Hodlnaut Reveals Massive Shortfall, AMC Shares Tumble...
CryptoPunks Briefly Flip Bored Apes as NFT Prices Continue to Crater
22.8.2022
The original PFP NFT collection briefly reclaimed the top spot from Bored Apes in a sign of the softening market