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Taproot Wizards, Bitcoin Ordinals Project That Raised $7.5M, to Sell 'Quantum Cats' Collection
12.1.2024
The "NFTs on Bitcoin" project has capitalized on the popularity of the controversial Ordinals protocol, which has generated a flurry of interest in the original blockchain but added to congestion and higher fees
Vendetta Games Beginners Guide: Hunting bounties in the Wild West metaverse?
12.1.2024
Vendetta Games’ flagship game, Chalk River Metaverse, blends the wild-west, open-world combat genre with NFTs and web3. Users made the first alpha tests available for the public earlier last year, but the game has come a long way since then. While we wait for its upcoming token generation...
Top NFT News Today – 11 January, 2024
11.1.2024
Source: AdobeStock / Passakorn Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are making (yet another) comeback. Over the last 24 hours, the NFT sales volume went up more than 30% to $50.5 million, according to CryptoSlam. That said, transactions have seen a small drop of less than 0.5%, recording 313,887 at the time...
Elon Musk’s X Abandons NFT Profile Pictures, Sidelining Ethereum Integration
11.1.2024
Image Source: Getty Images X (formerly Twitter), under the ownership of Elon Musk, has discontinued a feature that allowed premium users to use non-fungible token (NFT) images as their profile pictures. The feature, introduced in January two years ago, was aimed at Twitter Blue subscribers...
Twitter Quietly Scraps NFTs While Embracing AI
10.1.2024
On January 9, X (formerly known as Twitter) announced its plans to begin the process of reinventing itself as the “everything app.” This will involve new uses for artificial intelligence, peer-to-peer payment systems, and a big emphasis on slamming ads into the pinned-open eyes of its users....
Bitcoin Developer's Proposal to Stop 'Spam' NFTs Gets Shut Down
9.1.2024
Luke Dashjr's technical proposal sounded innocuous enough: to make the popular Bitcoin Core software "effective with newer datacarrying styles." In reality, the effort represented a sophisticated but controversial plan to block the suddenly popular "inscriptions" known as "NFTs on Bitcoin."
Weekly NFT Sales Record Minor Ebb While Bitcoin Maintains Dominance
6.1.2024
According to recent data, sales of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) over the last week declined by 1.31% to $308.23 million, a decrease of $4.09 million from the prior week’s $312.32 million. NFTs centered around Bitcoin remained at the forefront among 21 distinct blockchain networks, experiencing...
CryptoZoo Investors Offered Refunds a Year After Promised by Logan Paul
5.1.2024
Source: a video screenshot, Logan Paul / YouTube YouTuber Logan Paul is offering refunds for the never-released CryptoZoo NFT game – if he deems the NFTs eligible “in his sole discretion.” Also, former owners relinquish all right to sue. Announced in 2021, CryptoZoo was supposed...
South Korean Tokenization Startup Chooses Klaytn Over Ethereum for Gold NFTs
5.1.2024
The Klaytn Foundation, an organization devoted to expanding the Klaytn ecosystem, announced that Creder, one of its governance council members, will launch a tokenized gold offering called Gold Pegged Coin (GPC) in January. Creder will also launch Goldstation, a decentralized finance platform...
‘Web3 Artists Offers Something Web2 Can’t – True Ownership’ — Palm Foundation Director
4.1.2024
According to Andrea Lerdo, a director at the art-supporting organization, Palm Foundation, Web3 enables creators and artists to not only exercise control over their content but to connect with their respective audiences in a way not possible on traditional platforms. For artists who have already...
Steamboat Willie’s Mickey Mouse Goes NFT After Entering Public Domain
2.1.2024
One of the first depictions of the Mickey Mouse character has finally entered the public domain, and it is now immortalized in a non-fungible token collection. A limited edition of 2,000 NFTs featuring the famous mouse in one of its first animated shorts, “Steamboat Willie,”...
Market Dynamics Shift as NFT Sales Tumble 63% Year Over Year
1.1.2024
According to recent statistics on non-fungible tokens (NFTs) for the past year, sales hit $8.70 billion in 2023. This figure represents a $15.04 billion or 63.35% decrease in NFT sales compared to the previous year. 2023’s NFT Sales Volume Declined Sharply, but Year-End Market Dynamics Hint...
Bitcoin Blockchain Sets New Record: December 2023 NFT Sales Surpass $881 Million for First Time Ever
1.1.2024
Source: Adobe/James Thew Sales of NFTs on the Bitcoin (BTC) network reached a new milestone in December 2023, surpassing $881 million for the first time ever. According data by CryptoSlam, NFT sales on the Bitcoin chain reached $881,223,753.92 last month, setting the highest single-month sales...
Former US President Donald Trump Selling ETH Worth Millions of Dollars, Analysis Indicates
29.12.2023
An analysis by crypto intelligence firm Arkham indicates that Donald Trump, the 45th President of the United States, is selling millions of dollars in ether acquired from selling his non-fungible token (NFT) collections. The analytics firm also revealed that Trump’s highest crypto balance...
Elon Musk Criticizes NFTs, Gives Nod to Inscriptions: ‘At Least Encode the Jpeg on the Blockchain’
28.12.2023
Elon Musk, the chairman of X, has referred to non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and the defects of their implementation, indirectly making the case for inscriptions. Answering a post on X on the topic of NFTs, Musk suggested saving the jpeg (an image format) of the NFT on the blockchain, like inscriptions...
Elon Musk Weighs in on NFT Technology — Here’s What He Thinks
28.12.2023
Image Source: YouTube/Fox News Elon Musk has again shared his opinion about the current structure of non-fungible tokens (NFTs), noting that embedding JPEG images into a blockchain can establish exclusive ownership for enthusiasts. On December 27, Musk responded to a comment on his platform,...
Epic Games Store Changes Policies to Allow Blockchain Games in Its Platform Again
25.12.2023
The Epic Games Store, the digital distribution storefront owned by Epic Games, has made changes that will allow some blockchain games to be listed on its platform again. Epic Games has announced that it will now admit games rated as “Adults Only” due to having non-fungible tokens (NFT)...
NFT Sales Dip — Bitcoin Dominance and Solana’s Rise Challenge Ethereum’s NFT Authority
24.12.2023
In the last week, sales of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have fallen by 12.26%, totaling $463.87 million, marking a decrease from the previous week. NFTs centered around Bitcoin topped the chart, amassing $265.61 million in sales, despite a 13.71% decline from the preceding week. Meanwhile, Solana...
How NFTs Will Make a Comeback in 2024
22.12.2023
NFTs are poised to be a major driver of Web3 adoption in 2024 – but the successful projects will look very different from what’s come before
Bitcoin NFTs Skyrocket With $425M in Sales This Week; Key Collections Cement Strong Floor Values
21.12.2023
In the last week, markets for non-fungible tokens (NFTs) minted on top of Bitcoin have generated approximately $425.63 million in sales. The leading ten NFT collections over the seven-day period all originate from the Bitcoin blockchain. Several collections of Ordinal inscriptions based on Bitcoin...