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The Top 5 NFT Marketplaces Surpass $40 Billion in All-Time Sales
30.10.2022
While non-fungible token (NFT) sales have slipped since the start of the year, the top five marketplaces, in terms of the largest number of all-time sales, have reached more than $40 billion. Moreover, the NFT marketplace platform Opensea captured over $32 billion worth of sales as the NFT market...
Twitter Reveals ‘NFT Tweet Tiles’ in Order to ‘Impact’ the Social Media Experience
29.10.2022
According to the social media company Twitter, the firm plans to launch a new feature called “NFT Tweet Tiles,” a segregated panel within a tweet that showcases non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and the marketplaces that list the specific NFT shared. The new NFT concept is expected to drop soon, in order...
Visa Files Trademark Applications Covering a Range of Cryptocurrency Products, Including Crypto Wallet
29.10.2022
Payments giant Visa has filed two trademark applications covering a wide range of cryptocurrency products and services, including its own crypto wallet. The filings also mention crypto transaction management and non-fungible tokens (NFTs). Visa’s New Trademark Applications Visa has filed...
Topps Reveals 2022 MLB Postseason NFTs Prior to the World Series
28.10.2022
As fans prepare for game one of the World Series between Major League Baseball’s (MLB) Philadelphia Phillies and the Houston Astros, the candy and collectibles firm Topps released the company’s 2022 NOW MLB Postseason non-fungible token (NFT) collection. The MLB Postseason NFT collection is being...
Legendary Rocker Ozzy Osbourne’s Ozzfest Festival Is Coming to the Metaverse
28.10.2022
Following the drop of Ozzy Osbourne’s Cryptobatz non-fungible token (NFT) collection that consists of 9,666 unique bats designed by the legendary rocker, Ozzy and his wife Sharon Osbourne announced Ozzfest is coming to the metaverse. This annual hard rock music festival will take place...
JPMorgan Exploring Digital Identity Wallets in Web3
27.10.2022
Major investment bank JPMorgan is exploring a future in “the new web” that would see users “freely traverse across digital realms in a trusted way, all using one digital identity in multiple places.”
More precisely, it is exploring the idea of a digital wallet, or a Web3 digital ID offering. It...
KPMG & Aspen Digital Study Reveals Wealthy Asian Investors Are Keen On Crypto
25.10.2022
“Big four” accounting firm KPMG and technology and financial services company Aspen Digital found that family offices (FO) and high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs) in Hong Kong and Singapore "have embraced" the digital asset class, with more than 90% of survey respondents having already invested...
Africa Focused Crypto Exchange Yellow Card Granted VASPs License in Botswana
25.10.2022
Yellow Card, an Africa-focused cryptocurrency exchange platform, recently said it has received a virtual asset service provider (VASP) license to operate in Botswana. Granted by the country’s Non-Bank Financial Institutions Regulatory Authority, Yellow Card’s license allows the crypto...
Secondary Sales Volume Tied to Reddit’s Collectible NFT Avatars Surges Crossing $5 Million
25.10.2022
Reddit’s non-fungible token (NFT) avatars have produced significant market action in the NFT industry, as the collectible’s secondary market sales reached more than $5 million on October 24 across more than 20,000 sales. The demand for Reddit’s collectible NFT avatars minted on Polygon...
IRS Updates Crypto-Related Instructions for 2022 Tax Filing
25.10.2022
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has updated the crypto section in the 2022 draft instructions for tax form 1040. “For example, digital assets include non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and virtual currencies, such as cryptocurrencies and stablecoins,” the tax agency detailed. New...
While Overall NFT Transactions and Buyers Are Down, NFT Sales Jumped 2% Higher Than Last Week
23.10.2022
During the last week, non-fungible token (NFT) sales volume has managed to climb 1.9% higher than the week prior with $85 million in NFT sales in seven days. However, the number of NFT buyers slid by 12.63%, and the number of NFT transactions is down 19.19% on October 23, 2022. NFT Sales Record...
US IRS Releases New Reporting Guidelines for Digital Assets
20.10.2022
The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released updated guidelines for reporting digital assets, clarifying the taxation of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and stablecoins as well.
The IRS’ draft 2022 tax year guide has placed cryptocurrencies, stablecoins, and NFTs into the same category...
Cyberpunk 2077: This ‘Trickshot Grenade’ Build Will Totally Change The Combat
20.10.2022
Most builds in Cyberpunk aim for very familiar concepts: stealthy hackers, invincible punching machines, frighteningly accurate snipers, deadly fast katana wielding samurais, and many more. Those are all fun ways to play for sure, but if you want something that shows off smart choices in skill...
Playing Card Maker Bicycle to Feature Bored Ape #1,227 in Upcoming Collectible Deck
19.10.2022
Last year, when the non-fungible token (NFT) industry was frothing over, the 137-year-old playing card manufacturer Bicycle issued NFTs called the Genesis Collection and in June, Bicycle purchased Bored Ape Yacht Club #1,227. Bicycle and parent company Cartamundi Group announced on Tuesday that...
Ethiopia Orders Banks to Reject Requests for Foreign Exchange to Buy ‘Non-Priority Products’
19.10.2022
The Ethiopian government has instructed banks to reject requests for foreign currency to buy so-called non-priority products. The Ethiopian Minister of Industry Melaku Alebel Addis has defended the move, saying this will allow local manufacturers to grow and become competitive. The restrictions...
Three Aussie crypto funds halted as regulator cites non-compliance
17.10.2022
Three funds tracking Bitcoin, Ethereum, and FileCoin have been issued interim stop orders by Australia’s market regulator due to "non-compliant" target market determinations
How Augmented Reality Can Humanise the Metaverse
15.10.2022
Diego Di Tommaso is the COO and Co-Founder of OVER, an open-source, AR platform powered by Ethereum Blockchain.__________
When the metaverse and Web3 are discussed, we hear a lot about virtual reality (VR). Augmented reality (AR) rarely comes up in conversation, and the two are often mistaken...
Ukraine’s Kharkiv Art Museum Launches NFT Collection With Binance to Raise Funds, Secure Jobs
14.10.2022
The art museum in the Eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv has partnered with cryptocurrency exchange Binance to offer non-fungible tokens (NFTs) of some of its most valuable artworks. Proceeds from the auction will be used to restore the museum’s activities and support its staff. Ukrainian...
Global Toy Manufacturer Mattel Announces NFT Collection
14.10.2022
Major toy manufacturing company Mattel announced the launch of the official Masters of the Universe (MOTU) digital collection in collaboration with the non-fungible token (NFT)-native digital toy company Cryptoys. The first batch of heroes and villains comes on November 9....
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Formula One Files 8 Trademarks for ‘F1’ Covering Wide Range of Cryptocurrency and Metaverse Products
14.10.2022
Formula One has filed eight trademark applications covering a wide range of cryptocurrency, non-fungible token (NFT), and metaverse products and services with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Formula One Getting Deep Into Crypto, NFTs, Metaverse Formula One filed eight...