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Disney Launches Specialized Metaverse Team to Explore ‘New Storytelling Frontier’
16.2.2022
Disney has created a specialized unit of senior employees and executives to oversee its move into the metaverse.
Per Reuters and the BBC, which claim to have seen a Disney internal memo emailed to staff on the matter, Mike White, an executive who has been with Disney for over a decade, will...
Youtube Seeks Web3 Director With Experience Trading Crypto, According to Recent Job Listing
16.2.2022
Youtube, the online video sharing and social media platform owned by Google, is hiring a director to work with Web3 technology, according to a job listing published on Linkedin. While Youtube requires 15 years of product management experience, the company prefers a candidate that is familiar with...
NYSE 'Coming to Metaverse', Files NFT-Related Trademark Application
16.2.2022
The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), the world’s largest stock exchange, has filed a trademark application with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to register the term “NYSE” for an array of metaverse- and non-fungible token (NFT)-related products.
Trademark attorney Michael...
NFT Market Cools Down Once Again as Crypto Prices Heat Up
15.2.2022
The market for non-fungible tokens (NFTs) showed signs of a cooldown last week, even as the prices of many cryptoassets have been on the rise.
According to a new report from crypto research firm Delphi Digital, activity in the NFT market has slowed down over the past week, with the volume...
Cere Network and Polygon Launch ‘NFT Content Monetization’ Platform Davinci
15.2.2022
On February 14, Cere Network and Polygon launched a non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace and Web3 platform called Davinci, a project that aims to bolster the security behind NFT data. The platform is described as an “all-in-one Web3 media platform” that leverages Cere’s...
UK Seizes First NFTs in $2 Million Fraud Crackdown — Arrests 3 People
15.2.2022
The U.K.’s. HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has made its first non-fungible token (NFT) seizure. British authorities also seized some crypto and arrested three people in a fraud case involving 250 allegedly fake companies. “Our first seizure of a non-fungible token serves as...
The Future of NFTs: A Race Between Traditional Businesses and Crypto-based Financial Services
14.2.2022
Umberto Canessa Cerchi is the CEO of Kryptomon, an NFT play-to-earn blockchain game._____
Traditional institutions and decentralized ones have always been at odds given their competing philosophies, but the recent explosion in NFTs has given them a shared interest, with both racing to give...
UK Tax Authority Confiscates 3 NFTs in Fraud Case as a First
14.2.2022
As part of its probe into a potential value-added tax (VAT) fraud, UK tax authority Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HRMC) has confiscated three non-fungible tokens (NFTs) in what represents the first seizure of such assets by a British government institution.
On HMRC’s initiative, three...
Super Bowl Crypto Ads, Which One Was the Most Interesting?
14.2.2022
The 2022 Super Bowl was inundated with crypto ads as four crypto trading platforms and one decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) aired ads promoting the nascent industry.
Reactions varied widely, but the majority in the crypto community seemed to be impressed with the ads by major crypto...
Rare ‘Alien’ CryptoPunk NFT Sells for USD 23M Worth of Ethereum
14.2.2022
An avid non-fungible token (NFT) collector and ethereum (ETH) holder has made history by spending a whopping USD 23 million worth of ETH on a CryptoPunk token – the highest fee ever forked out for an item in the so-called “OG” collection....
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Bandana Wearing Cryptopunk NFT Smashes Records Selling for $23 Million in Ethereum
13.2.2022
The Cryptopunks non-fungible token (NFT) collection has seen a new record as the NFT Cryptopunk #5822 sold on Saturday for 8,000 ether or more than $23 million. The new owner of the NFT, Deepak Thapliyal, the CEO of a blockchain firm called Chain explained that he used leverage via Compound Finance...
Content Subscription Service Onlyfans Adds Ethereum-Based NFT Profile Feature
12.2.2022
The internet content subscription service Onlyfans has announced the launch of a feature that leverages non-fungible token (NFT) technology. The newly-added feature, introduced on Thursday, gives Onlyfans members the ability to display authenticated NFTs as their profile pictures. Onlyfans Steps...
Farmville Creator Zynga to Launch NFT Games, Says Gaming Firm’s Blockchain Lead
11.2.2022
American social game developer Zynga has plans to launch non-fungible token (NFT) games in the near future. Zynga’s vice president of blockchain, ​​Matt Wolf, told the press that the company is looking at the cycle right now and “figuring out where we want to jump...
YouTube Eyes Metaverse, Blockchain, NFT Features As Creator Program Hits 2M Users
11.2.2022
In 2022, YouTube aims to roll out a number of new functionalities, tools, and products for the company’s creators, viewers, and partners -- and per Neal Mohan, Chief Product Officer at the platform, some of the features will also be related to the metaverse, blockchain, and non-fungible tokens...
McDonald’s Trademark Filings Hint at Fast Food Giant’s Intent to Produce Metaverse Restaurants
11.2.2022
Following a slew of well known brands filing trademarks for metaverse related products and virtual goods, the American fast food firm founded in 1940, McDonald’s, has filed for ten trademark applications that describe plans to offer virtual restaurants and other digital-based products....
Topps Plans to Auction Rare 1952 Mickey Mantle NFT Card Minted on Ethereum
11.2.2022
The American firm that produces Bazooka chewing gum, candy, and collectibles, Topps has announced the company is planning to auction one of the rarest baseball cards on earth in NFT form — Topps 1952 Mickey Mantle card. The Topps 1 of 1 “Timeless Collectible” will be issued...
Binance Partners With Korean Entertainment Corporation — NFT and Metaverse Collaborations Envisioned
10.2.2022
Binance and the South Korean entertainment corporation, YG Entertainment, have signed an agreement that enables the two firms to collaborate on blockchain projects that include non-fungible tokens (NFTs). They also plan to develop games that are compatible with the Binance Smart Chain (BSC). NFTs...
McDonald’s Metaverse Moves: 11 Trademark Applications for 'Virtual Restaurant' & Virtual Goods
10.2.2022
American fast-food behemoth McDonald’s is the latest major brand to make a move into the metaverse by filing no fewer than twelve trademark applications on February 4, eleven of which make direct references to virtual restaurants, cafes, concerts, and other virtual services, goods, and events....
AssangeDAO Wins the Bid for Pak's Clock NFT for USD 53M
10.2.2022
AssangeDAO, a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) consisting of "cypherpunks" fighting for the liberation of incarcerated WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, has won the bid for the Clock NFT, which was created by digital artist Pak in collaboration with Assange.
The DAO used...
Luxury Auction House Sotheby’s Plans to Auction 104 Cryptopunks Worth an Estimated $20M
9.2.2022
On Tuesday, the British-founded American multinational luxury auction company Sotheby’s, headquartered in New York City, announced the auction house is planning to auction a lot of 104 non-fungible token (NFT) Cryptopunks. The lot of 104 NFTs is predicted to fetch around $20 million to...