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CryptoQuant: Bitcoin Network Activity Spikes to Two-Year High Thanks to NFTs
9.2.2023
Transactions are coming from the popularity of the recently-deployed protocol Ordinals, which allows for NFT-like tokens to be stored on-chain
Bitcoin NFTs Explode in Popularity as BitMEX Research Shows 13,000 Ordinals
8.2.2023
Interest has skyrocketed following the first Ordinals transaction on Dec. 14
Bitcoin’s Average Transfer Fees Experience Sharp Increase: 122% Rise in 10 Days
8.2.2023
Statistics show transfer fees on the Bitcoin network have increased 122% since the end of last month, as the average transaction fee has climbed from $0.767 to $1.704 per transaction. The rise in onchain fees coincides with the new Ordinals digital collectible trend on the network, with the number...
YouTuber baits MMA fighter to promote fake NFTs: Nifty Newsletter, Feb. 1–7
8.2.2023
YouTuber Logan Paul and his CryptoZoo NFT team face a lawsuit alleging that they executed a rug pull
Hermès Wins Trademark Lawsuit Against MetaBirkins NFTs, Setting Powerful Precedent for NFT Creators
8.2.2023
The verdict, which the jury delivered on tk date, ends a year-long battle between the French luxury house and NFT artist Mason Rothschild over his Metabirkin NFT collection
File Transfer Giant Wetransfer Joins NFT Industry, Partners with Blockchain Platform Minima for March Launch of Minting Product
7.2.2023
File transfer service giant Wetransfer announced Monday it is collaborating with blockchain platform Minima to offer a non-fungible token (NFT) minting product in March. Wetransfer’s announcement details that users leveraging the Minima cooperative will be able to mint NFTs from a mobile...
Trial Lawyer Breaks Down Legal Considerations for NFTs and Trademark Law
7.2.2023
David Leichtman, a managing partner at law firm Leichtman Law PLLC, discusses the legal implications that copyright and trademark law could have for NFTs and creators moving forward
What are phygital NFTs, and how do they work?
7.2.2023
Discover the unique world of phygital NFTs and how they combine the physical and digital realms to create a new level of ownership and authenticity
Yuga Labs settles lawsuit with developer involved in copycat BAYCs
7.2.2023
The BAYC creators have settled with developer Thomas Lehman over his role in selling a copycat collection of BAYC NFTs
How Bitcoin NFTs Might Accidentally Fix Bitcoin's Security Budget
6.2.2023
Ordinal NFTs have rejuvenated Bitcoin’s transaction fee market. Will it prove useful?
More Than 7,000 Ordinals Inscriptions Have Already Been Included on the Bitcoin Blockchain
6.2.2023
Ordinals inscriptions, viewed as a kind of Bitcoin-native NFTs, are picking up steam among some Bitcoin circles, even though the procedures to issue them are far from user-friendly. The protocol, which was unveiled in January, has already served to bring more than 7,000 inscriptions directly to...
Yuga Labs Reaches Settlement in Bored Ape NFTs Trademark Lawsuit
6.2.2023
Yuga Labs, the parent company of the Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT project, has reached a settlement with Thomas Lehman, who built websites and smart contracts for Ryder Ripp’s copycat project “RR/BAYC.” Ripps’ project is a series of 10,000 NFTs that share the same names, features and traits as...
FBI Seizes $260,000 in NFTs and Cryptocurrencies After Tip-Off By Twitter User
5.2.2023
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation has confiscated over $260,000 worth of NFTs and cryptocurrency after a tip-off by pseudonymous blockchain sleuth ZachXBT....
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Debate Intensifies Over Significance and Implications of Ordinal Inscriptions on Bitcoin Blockchain
4.2.2023
During the past two weeks, members of the cryptocurrency community have discussed the non-fungible token (NFT) concept known as Ordinals. Since the 3.96 MB block (#774,628) was mined, there has been a significant increase in Ordinal inscriptions on the Bitcoin blockchain. Ordinal Inscriptions...
YouTuber baits MMA fighter into secretly shilling fake NFTs for $1K
4.2.2023
Coffeezilla, a YouTuber and crypto investigator, revealed that American mixed martial artist Dillon Danis promoted a fake NFT project without disclosing that he received $1,000 for the advertisement
FBI seizes $100K in NFTs from scammer following ZachXBT investigation
4.2.2023
The seized property included a Bored Ape Yacht Club and Doodles NFT, 85.6 Ether and a flashy Audemars Piguet watch which ultimately helped ZachXBT identify the alleged scammer
Takashi Murakami to Release Collection of 13 NFTs Linked to Physical Hublot Watches
4.2.2023
Twelve of the thirteen timepieces will be made exclusively available to holders of Murakami and Hublot’s previous NFT collection
Today in Crypto: Ethereum to Activate Zhejiang Testnet Next Week, Sberbank to Release a DeFi Platform by May, Titan Comics to Launch a Comic Series Based on Nouns NFTs in April
3.2.2023
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MetaLend has deployed on Ronin to borrow and lend against NFTs
3.2.2023
Ronin Network recently announced the launch of MetaLend on its mainnet. MetaLend is primarily known for helping Axie Infinity users get loans for in-game assets. The assets include land and axies directly associated with the Ronin wallets. In addition, MetaLend develops software that lets users...
Nifty News: Bitcoin NFTs cause spicy fees, Mastercard exec tokenizes resignation letter and more
3.2.2023
Users are posting massive files to the Bitcoin network via the Ordinals protocol, taking up block space and paying high fees to do so