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Bitcoin Ordinals volume dips 98%, OpenSea to disable royalty tool, and Frend.tech hype: Nifty Newsletter
23.8.2023
Bitcoin Ordinals NFT volume plunges 98%, and Yuga Labs is terminating its partnership with OpenSea over creator royalties
OpenSea manager accused of insider trading sentenced to 3 months in prison, $50K fine
22.8.2023
Nathaniel Chastain will reportedly have until Nov. 2 to surrender himself following his conviction for wire fraud and money laundering related to insider trading on OpenSea
Ex-OpenSea Executive Nate Chastain Gets 3 Months in Prison for Insider Trading
22.8.2023
Nate Chastain, the former head of product at NFT platform OpenSea, has received a three month prison sentence for making tens of thousands of dollars worth of insider trades during his tenure at the NFT company
Daniel announces a split between Yuga Labs and OpenSea
21.8.2023
Daniel Alegre, the Chief Executive Officer of Yuga Labs, has announced that there could be a split between the creators of Bored Ape Yacht Club and an NFT marketplace, OpenSea. This split is the decision of OpenSea to sunset its Operator Filter tool. It was an essential addition introduced...
Opensea Phases Out BNB Smart Chain Support, Citing Resource Alignment With Promising Efforts
19.8.2023
One of the largest non-fungible token (NFT) platforms, Opensea, has declared its decision to withdraw BNB Smart Chain (BSC) support. Opensea revealed that the “cost to continue supporting BSC outweighs the impact.” Opensea Pivots Away From BNB Smart Chain in Strategy Re-evaluation...
Yuga Labs Plans to Part Ways with OpenSea NFT Marketplace Following Royalty Model Change
19.8.2023
Yuga Labs, the entity behind the popular NFT collection Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC), is set to halt support for OpenSea due to a change in the platform's royalty model.
In a Saturday tweet, Yuga Labs announced that it plans to wind down support for OpenSea following the upcoming removal...
Yuga Labs to wind back from OpenSea over its axing of royalty enforcements
19.8.2023
Yuga Labs said it will start winding back OpenSea support for “all upgradable contracts and any new collections” following the announcement from the NFT marketplace
OpenSea NFT Marketplace Implements Changes to Creator Fees and Royalty Rules – Here's What You Need to Know
18.8.2023
The major non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace OpenSea has implemented changes that makes creator fees optional for new collections.
Specifically, the OpenSea said it would retire the Operator Filter, which functioned as an enforcement tool for creator royalties on the platform.
Instead, OpenSea...
Today in Crypto: Mastercard Forms a CBDC Program with Ripple, Consensys & Fireblocks, OpenSea is Set to Disable its Operator Filter, Taiwan Proposes Business Category for Crypto Firms to Self-regulate & Form Industry Associations
18.8.2023
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OpenSea unleashes optional creator fees and ends royalty enforcement
18.8.2023
A well-known NFT marketplace, OpenSea, has announced changes to its creator fee structure in an effort to support creators and keep up with the evolving NFT market. OpenSea will no longer require creator fees for newly created collections as of August 31. OpenSea is taking a big step forward,...
NFT marketplace OpenSea to disable royalty enforcement tool
18.8.2023
OpenSea's royalty enforcement tool Operator Filter is going to be turned off, according to OpenSea’s founder and CEO, Devin Finzer
Nifty News: Trader nabs 800 ETH by baiting a bot, NFT thefts slow and more
7.8.2023
A trader walked off nearly $1.5 million richer after tricking a bot copying his trades to buy a slew of NFTs at a markup
Base Opens Ethereum Bridge, Mainnet to Launch August 9
5.8.2023
Base, the Ethereum L2 (layer 2) scaling layer backed by Coinbase, has opened bridging for selected assets from Ethereum. In a blog post, the protocol also announced that the Base mainnet deployment was slated for August 9, allowing free access to developers to launch their apps on top of it. Base...
Base to list minted assets on OpenSea
4.8.2023
OpenSea has announced that it will now Base on getting its minted digital assets listed on the platform. Meaning everything that an artist creates at Base will be available on OpenSea for the purpose of purchase and sale. Moreover, the community of the Base Network will have access to all...
NFTs Created by 99-Year-Old Artist Vera Molnár Sold for $1.2 Million
28.7.2023
Computer-generated non-fungible tokens (NFTs) created by innovative Hungarian artist Vera Molnár sold out for ETH 631.
Per the current prices, this is worth $1,178,520.
'Themes and Variations' collection was created by the 99-year-old Molnár in collaboration with artist Martin Grasser....
Reddit prepares to drop Gen 4 collectible avatars on Polygon
26.7.2023
Despite the downturn in the NFT industry, Reddit continues to attract new holders of digital collectibles issues on blockchain
Reactions of the Web3 community on OpenSea’s Deals feature
24.7.2023
OpenSea recently spilled some beans stating it was soon coming up with an exciting offering. The community automatically speculated that the offering would be an airdrop or a token. Instead, it turned out to be a new feature on the platform. The feature is titled Deal and has accumulated tons...
OpenSea-Backed Americana Offers Public Access to Unique 'Phygital' Vaulting System
24.7.2023
Vaulting platform Americana, backed by the popular OpenSea NFT marketplace, has launched its concierge vaulting, allowing collectors to store, showcase, and sell both physical and digital assets.
On July 21, Americana announced that its vaulting is now open to the public.
According to...
OpenSea’s New Deal, McNuggets Land in the Metaverse
21.7.2023
This week, OpenSea introduced “Deals,” allowing NFT collectors to trade directly with one another and McDonald’s launched McNugget Land in The Sandbox, inviting users to interact with pixelated nuggets and play mini-games
OpenSea Makes ‘Deals,’ Launches Peer-to-Peer NFT Swaps
20.7.2023
The new feature allows collectors to trade NFTs directly with each other as well as add WETH to “sweeten the deal.”