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Invictus Capital Announces NFT Collection to Give African Artists Global Exposure
19.12.2021
Invictus Capital has unveiled its first non-fungible token collection, called “Out of Africa,” through the Invictus NFT Lab. Through this collection, Invictus Capital will showcase fine art via blockchain technology as well as connect artists from Africa with the rest of the world....
DAOs, Token Holders Could Face New Tax Liabilities, PwC Report Warns
17.12.2021
People who are part of Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs), or even holders of certain decentralized finance (DeFi)-focused governance tokens, could have tax liabilities that far exceed what they expect to see, a new PwC report on crypto taxation has warned....
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Bitwise, Nexo Add to Financial Products for Rich NFT Investors
17.12.2021
The past day has seen the announcement of two new non-fungible token (NFT)-related financial products, with asset manager Bitwise launching the first-ever index fund to track NFTs, while crypto lender Nexo (NEXO) launched the first lending desk exclusively for NFT investors....
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Crypto Lender Nexo Launches NFT Lending Desk, Loans up to 20% for Popular NFTs
17.12.2021
On December 16, the blockchain-based lending platform Nexo announced the firm has launched a non-fungible token (NFT) lending desk. While the company offered crypto-backed loans using tokens like bitcoin and ethereum for instant funds, Nexo is offering instant liquidity to NFT holders that...
Adidas Reveals the Originals NFT Collection With Punks Comics, Gmoney, Bored Apes
17.12.2021
On Thursday, the German multinational corporation Adidas announced the launch of the company’s first Adidas Originals NFT collection. The Adidas Originals NFT drop is in partnership with the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC), the cryptocurrency investor Gmoney, and the comic series Punks Comics....
Tony Hawk Launches ‘Last Trick’ NFT Collection to Commemorate Career and Signature Moves
17.12.2021
Following the American professional skateboarder Tony Hawk’s first non-fungible token (NFT) sale on the NFT marketplace Autograph, Hawk is commemorating his career with a new series of NFTs called the “Last Trick” collection. The popular skateboarder’s latest digital...
NFTs Cause Carnage in the Latest South Park Special
16.12.2021
Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have proven to be a disruptive force in the world of art, but in the latest special episode of the US animated series South Park, investing in such assets brings actual death and destruction.
One of the scenes in the comedy special, entitled Post Covid: The Return...
Gaming Giant Nexon America Starts Accepting Bitcoin, Ethereum For In-Game Purchases
16.12.2021
Nexon America, an online gaming company and a subsidiary of the South Korean gaming giant Nexon, announced Tuesday that it has started accepting a number of crypto assets for in-game purchases as part of a deal with major crypto payment processor BitPay....
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Otis Launches NFT Auction Platform That Transforms Real-World Items Into Digital Collectibles
15.12.2021
As both fractional and traditional non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have seen exponential growth this year, the firm Otis has announced the launch of a marketplace called Otis House. The platform is a new NFT project that turns physical items into NFTs, and the tokens can be traded at any time for...
Rarible NFT Marketplace Integrates Tezos Blockchain, Will Support Ubisoft Digits
15.12.2021
On Wednesday, the non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace Rarible announced that the platform now supports the Tezos blockchain network. The move follows Rarible’s integration with the Flow blockchain protocol in mid-November, and the NFT marketplace now supports a total of three blockchain...
Game Developer Moonray PBC Raises $3.5 Million, Aims to Bring NFT and Blockchain Gaming to Bitcoin
15.12.2021
On December 14, Moonray PBC, the developer behind the multiplayer action-role-playing game (RPG) Moonray, announced that the project has raised $3.5 million from strategic investors. Moonray is considered the first metaverse and gaming non-fungible token (NFT) exchange built on the Bitcoin network...
Nike Acquires NFT Startup RTFKT Studios in Order to ‘Deliver Next-Generation Collectibles’
14.12.2021
Nike, the American multinational footwear and sports apparel company has announced the acquisition of a startup called RTFKT Studios, a firm that leverages non-fungible token (NFT) assets, blockchain authentication, and augmented reality. Nike says the acquisition will allow the company “to...
Even This Hydraulics Firm Takes Crypto, DeFi, NFT & Metaverse Plunge
14.12.2021
The Korean Stock Exchange-listed South Korean hydraulics firm Sewon E&C is in the final stages of sealing a deal with a major decentralized finance (DeFi) player over proposed crypto, non-fungible token (NFT), and metaverse collaboration....
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Hacked Vulcan Forged Says It Has Refunded 'the Majority' of Affected Users
14.12.2021
The hacked play-to-earn non-fungible token (NFT) platform Vulcan Forged, which offers over six blockchain games, a decentralized exchange (DEX), and an NFT marketplace, said it has refunded the majority of affected users from its treasury.
The platform fell victim to a hack on Monday and lost...
Bored Ape Yacht Club Partners With Animoca Brands to Launch BAYC Play-to-Earn Game
14.12.2021
On Monday, the blockchain game developer and investor Animoca Brands announced a partnership with the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) in order to develop a BAYC play-to-earn game leveraging the collection’s popular NFTs. Bored Ape Yacht Club has seen 23,016 sales to date and has a market...
Russia to Ban Funds from Crypto Investment, Experts Warn of ‘Blurry’ Legal Status
14.12.2021
The Russian Central Bank has moved to bar financial firms in the country from engaging with crypto-related mutual funds.
In a press release, the resolutely anti-crypto body, which also polices the domestic financial sector, announced it had created a draft directive, which it will listen...
Here's the 'Metaverse-Ready Sneakers and Collectibles' Creator Nike Acquired
14.12.2021
Virtual sneakers and collectibles creator RTFKT is the latest entity to be acquired by a massive company on its way into the metaverse.
Sportswear giant Nike announced Monday that it has acquired this virtual shoe company that leverages the blockchain technology with plans to create NFTs...
Matrix Star Keanu Reeves Owns Crypto, Skeptical of NFTs, Says ‘Can We Not Have Metaverse Be Invented by Facebook’
14.12.2021
Matrix star Keanu Reeves has revealed that he owns cryptocurrency which a friend bought for him a while back. “Yeah, I have a little hodl,” he said. The famous actor also commented on non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and the metaverse. Keanu Reeves Talks Crypto, Metaverse, and NFTs Famous...
Keanu Reeves Calls NFTs 'Easily Reproducible,' Says He Owns Crypto
13.12.2021
Canadian actor and the star of the 'Matrix Trilogy' Keanu Reeves expressed skepticism about non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and digital ownership during an interview with The Verge.
When asked about his view on NFTs and the concept of digital scarcity, Reeves said they can be easily replicated...
Fractional NFT Markets See Significant Growth in 2021 as Market Cap Surpasses $200 Million
13.12.2021
While the non-fungible token (NFT) economy has exploded in value, another sector of the NFT industry called fractionalization has seen immense growth. A bunch of projects today are dealing with fractional NFTs, which are basically NFT assets chopped into a number of pieces and shared among...