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Asked to get a banana, a BAYC owner narrowly avoids a fake Forbes scam
27.11.2023
Scammers posing as Forbes journalists have been targeting BAYC holders to set up interviews and distract them while they attempt to steal their apes
7-Day Crypto Snapshot: BLUR, APE, KLAY, and MINA Lead This Week’s Market Rallies
26.11.2023
In the last week, bitcoin experienced a modest increase of 2.7% against the U.S. dollar, while ethereum saw a rise of 6.5%. Concurrently, a range of other cryptocurrencies registered significant double-digit advances, notably the non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace Blur’s token BLUR, which...
Best Crypto to Buy Now November 21 – Radix, Klaytn, ApeCoin
21.11.2023
XRD, KLAY, APE, MK, and TGC are some of the best crypto to buy now. Image by cryptonews.com. The XRD price surge and market buzz surrounding Radix, Klaytn, and ApeCoin, along with promising crypto presales like Meme Kombat and TG.Casino, has positioned these as some of the best crypto to buy now....
Creator of Mutant Ape ripoff NFTs pleads guilty to $3M fraud scheme
15.11.2023
The French developer of the Mutant Ape Planet NFT collection faces up to five years in prison after pleading guilty to wire fraud charges
“Mutant Ape Planet” NFT Designer Pleads Guilty to Fraud, Faces 5 Years in Prison
14.11.2023
Aurelien Michel, the 25-year-old designer of “Mutant Ape Planet” NFTs, pled guilty to conspiring to commit wire fraud at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, New York, on Tuesday. A $3 million fraud scheme Michel admitted to luring in NFT investors with promises of giveaways, tokens, merchandise...
'Mutant Ape Planet' NFT Developer Pleaded Guilty in $3M Fraud
14.11.2023
The developer behind the Mutant Ape Planet non-fungible token (NFT) collection – a knockoff of the Mutant Ape Yacht Club NFTs – pleaded guilty on Tuesday to defrauding buyers in a rug pull that netted almost $3 million, according to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)
Is ApeCoin Going to Zero? APE Price Tumbles 10% in 1 Hour as Hot New Mining Coin Rakes in $3.7 Million
10.11.2023
Apecoin (APE) has tumbled -10% in a breakdown move, leaving Apecoin bag-holders dejected with APE price action asking ‘is ApeCoin Going to Zero?’. This comes following a brief resurgence for the leading NFT governance token, as price took a fleeting +46% rally from rock-bottom levels...
Legal Action Threatened Over Eye Injuries at ApeFest: Bored Ape NFT Holder Speaks Out
9.11.2023
Source: AdobeStock / alexandarilich Yuga Labs, the maker of the popular Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) non-fungible tokens (NFTs), is now on legal notice over injuries sustained at ApeFest. The founder and CEO of art technology company Artfi, Asif Kamal, tweeted early on Thursday (UTC) that he...
Yuga Labs confirms UV lights likely cause of eye issues at ApeFest
9.11.2023
The Bored Ape Yacht Club’s official Twitter account said an investigation confirmed suspicions that UV lights were the likely cause of the reported eye and skin issues suffered by some attendees
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
The Protocol: Kraken Awakens – as Ethereum L2 Candidate
8.11.2023
In this week's edition of The Protocol newsletter, we explain how Kraken is reportedly considering launching its own layer-2 blockchain, following Coinbase's recent launch of a similar network, amidst a broader trend of companies creating Ethereum-based transaction solutions
Attendees of Yuga Labs’ ApeFest Event Report Eye-Related Issues; Yuga Labs Investigating Cause
7.11.2023
Source: AdobeStock / alexandarilich Attendees of the Yuga Labs ApeFest event in Hong Kong have reported suffering burns, eye damage, and extreme pain in their eyes after attending the event. The attendees at the Yuga Labs ApeFest event in Hong Kong on November 4 suffered eye burns, impaired...
Bored Ape NFT Partygoers Blame UV Lights For Burned Eyes And Skin
6.11.2023
After returning from a large, exclusive party over the weekend, some Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT owners are complaining about severe eye pain, skin burns, and poor vision potentially caused by powerful UV lights used at the event. Some folks have reported the pain was so bad they had to go to...
ApeFest Attendees Report Severe Eye Burn. BAYC Says Less Than 1% Have Symptoms
6.11.2023
Attendees of a ApeFest, an event hosted by Bored Ape Yacht Club creators Yuga Labs, have been receiving medical care after reporting blurred vision and burning eyes
The Simpsons Take a Dig at NFTs, Crypto in 'Treehouse of Horror' Episode
6.11.2023
"Remember how we were always saying we wish Bart was less fungible," Homer asks Marge after he puts his son on-chain
ApeFest attendees report ‘extreme pain’ and vision problems after event
6.11.2023
Several attendees of Yuga Labs’ ApeFest event in Hong Kong reported eye pain and vision loss, claiming they were exposed to improper lighting
Best Crypto to Buy Now November 3 – TWT, APE, ADA
3.11.2023
Trust Wallet Token (TWT) , ApeCoin (APE), Cardano (ADA), Bitcoin Minetrix (BTCMTX), and Meme Kombat  (MK) are being closely watched by analysts as the potential best crypto to buy now, given the ongoing uncertain cryptocurrency market activity. Trust Wallet Token (TWT) has seen its price surge...
Elon Musk slams NFTs but ends up arguing the case for Bitcoin Ordinals
2.11.2023
Elon Musk argued that NFT projects “should at least encode the JPEG in the blockchain,” to the delight of many Bitcoiners
Yuga Labs Awarded $1.6 Million in Damages in NFT Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Against Ryder Ripps
27.10.2023
A California federal judge said that Yuga Labs, the blockchain company behind some of the most popular collectibles of the NFT boom, is entitled to receive nearly $1.6 million in damages, plus legal fees, from a conceptual artist and his business partner who copied Bored Ape’s NFT art....
Ryder Ripps ordered to pay Yuga Labs $1.6M in copyright lawsuit
27.10.2023
The NFT artists were also ordered to cover Yuga Labs’ legal fees after determining the trademark infringement constituted an “exceptional case.”