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OpenSea Announces Partnership with Warner Music Group
30.9.2022
Music and entertainment company Warner Music Group (WMG) has announced a collaboration with the major non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace OpenSea.
This partnership would “provide a platform for select WMG artists to build and extend their fan communities in Web3,” said the announcement....
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NFT Trading Volume Plummets 97% Since January
29.9.2022
Trading volumes in non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have taken a major dive, dropping nearly a 100% from their all-time high in January this year.
The trading volumes fell 97% from their record high, Bloomberg reported, citing data from Dune Analytics.
More precisely, they fell from $17 billion at...
Frankfurt’s Euro Sculpture Is Saved by New Sponsor CAIZ Development
28.9.2022
PRESS RELEASE. The preservation of the Euro sculpture in downtown Frankfurt, Germany, has been in danger in recent months as no sponsors were willing to provide the required financing. At the same time, the costs of maintaining the sculpture have risen considerably, mainly due to increased levels...
Robinhood Debuts Web3 Crypto Wallet to 10K Customers — Beta Version Supports Polygon
27.9.2022
The American financial services company headquartered in Menlo Park, California, Robinhood Markets, Inc., announced the launch of a new non-custodial Web3 crypto wallet on Tuesday and said the product supports the Polygon blockchain network. The application is currently for iOS users only...
Is Disney About to Make its Big Crypto Move into NFT, Metaverse and DeFi?
26.9.2022
Though it wouldn’t be its first step in this direction, there is yet another suggestion that the media giant the Walt Disney Company may be gearing up for a major move into the realms of the metaverse, non-fungible tokens (NFTs), and decentralized finance (DeFi).
Disney is looking to hire...
Italian Serie ‘A’ Soccer Team AC Milan to Launch NFT Initiative
26.9.2022
AC Milan, a popular soccer team in the Italian Serie A league and the current champion, announced the launch of a new non-fungible token (NFT)-based project. The organization established a partnership with Monkeyleague, a Solana-based Web3 soccer game, which became its official NFT partner...
'Grotesquely overpriced' — Apple's App Store wants 30% cut on NFT sales
26.9.2022
While the commission is standard for Apple, some have expressed their displeasure at the company's “grotesquely overpriced” cut of sales
Merchant Crypto Payments: Clever Marketing or Signs of Real Adoption?
24.9.2022
Andrey Diyakonov is the Chief Commercial Officer at Choise.com, a MetaFi (CeFi/DeFi) ecosystem based on Crypterium CeFi solutions and Charism DeFi protocol.__________
Earlier this year, all the news about digital assets was about the ongoing crypto winter, the bankruptcy of lenders and other...
TikTok’s Ugly ‘NPC In Real Life’ Trend Reflects The Worst Side Of Growing Up Online
23.9.2022
I’ve been seeing these videos for at least a year, what I’d call the “NPC in real life” trend on TikTok, which involve harassing, embarrassing, or frightening people in public. Harassment is a staple of online life, something I placidly accept from YouTube “prank” channels, niche celebrity drama...
Nifty News: Zilliqa teases Web3 gaming console, Funko teams up with Warner Bros. and more…
23.9.2022
Specifications on Zilliqa’s "user-friendly" console are yet to be revealed, but a prototype design resembling an Xbox console has been released
Coinbase is Giving Away ENS Usernames to Make Crypto Wallet Transfer Easier
22.9.2022
Major crypto exchange Coinbase has announced that it’s been working with decentralized identity infrastructure provider Ethereum Name Service (ENS) to offer Coinbase-managed web3 usernames free to users – enabling them to use that username instead of a traditional address to send and receive...
Funko Partners With Walmart to Drop DC Digital Collectibles and Physical Twin Counterparts
22.9.2022
Funko has teamed up with the multinational retail corporation Walmart and the American film and entertainment studio Warner Bros. to bring digital collectibles to the retail space, the pop culture collectibles firm announced on Wednesday. According to Funko, the digital collectible offering...
South Korean gov has confiscated 260B KWR in crypto for non-payment of taxes since 2021
22.9.2022
The country began seizing crypto to offset tax arrears last year
Argentine Airline Flybondi to Adopt NFT Technology for Ticket Issuance
22.9.2022
Flybondi, a low-cost Argentine airline, is introducing blockchain tech in its operations. The company announced recently it will start issuing tickets as non-fungible tokens (NFTs), broadening the possibilities of what customers can do with them. Users will be able to sell or transfer the tokens...
This Week’s NFT Sales Slide, Bored Ape Market Cap Drops 21%, Floor Prices Sink Lower
22.9.2022
Non-fungible token (NFT) sales this week dropped 10.88% lower than the week prior. Roughly $118.02 million worth of NFTs were sold this week compared to last week’s $132.43 million. Further, the top two NFT collections with the largest market capitalizations shed significant value during...
World’s Largest NFT Marketplace Opensea Reveals Drop Improvements, Arbitrum L2 Support
21.9.2022
The largest non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace by sales volume, Opensea, has announced a new “immersive and secure minting experience” by giving NFT creators the ability to showcase “collections with dedicated drop pages and greater discoverability” on Opensea’s...
The Future of NFT Is EVT, the New Game Changer Token
20.9.2022
PRESS RELEASE. EVT (Encrypted Variable Token) is said to be the upgraded version of NFT (Non-Fungible Token) and will eventually replace NFT soon for creatives. Is this possible? Here is an insight into how the backbone tech of these tokens works. What is NFT? (Non-Fungible Token) A non-fungible...
US Treasury Begins Public Consultation on How to Regulate Crypto
20.9.2022
The US Department of Treasury is seeking public opinion on the “responsible development of digital assets.” Its questions focus on a variety of crypto-related aspects, including decentralized finance (DeFi), non-fungible tokens (NFTs), mixers, virtual asset service providers (VASPs), and...
Study: Samsung Named Most Active Investor in Crypto and Blockchain Startups
19.9.2022
Between September 2021 and mid-June 2022, Samsung invested in 13 crypto/blockchain companies thus making the South Korean corporation the most active among the top 40 corporations. Google’s parent Alphabet firm, on the other hand, tops the category of top corporations that participated...
Web3 Firm Acquires Creator of South Africa’s First Listed PoW Crypto, Safcoin
18.9.2022
A Web3 technology company, Virtual Nation Builders, recently said it acquired FHM, the firm that created safcoin, South Africa’s touted first proof-of-work cryptocurrency to list on a global exchange. As a result of the Web3 firm’s acquisition of FHM, the cryptocurrency will...