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Textbook publisher wants to use NFTs to skim the used-textbook market
3.8.2022
The academic textbook publisher hopes to capture a portion of secondary market sales on digital textbook sales by assigning an NFT to each title
Crypto users spent $2.7B minting NFTs in first half of 2022: Report
2.8.2022
Over 1 million unique wallet addresses were involved in the minting process, signaling that nonfungible token market activity remained strong
Google AI turns all 10,000 BAYC NFTs into machine-made art
2.8.2022
Google cloud-computing AI recreated Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs into machine-made paintings
Luxury Retailer Tiffany & Co. Announces Jeweled Cryptopunk Pendants Tied to NFTs
1.8.2022
The luxury jewelry and specialty retailer Tiffany & Co. announced the firm is planning to sell 250 non-fungible token passes called “Nftiff.” Essentially, Cryptopunk holders will be able to acquire one of the 250 Nftiffs for 30 ether or roughly $50K using today’s ethereum...
Ethereum Co-Founder Vitalik Buterin Criticizes Corporate Metaverse Attempts — ‘Anything Facebook Creates Now Will Misfire’
1.8.2022
On Saturday, the co-founder of Ethereum, Vitalik Buterin, took to Twitter and gave his perspective on the “existing corporate attempts to create the metaverse.” Buterin noted that a metaverse will happen, but he doesnt believe the current corporate metaverse attempts are going...
GameFi and Metaverse least affected by Terra debacle: Report
1.8.2022
Blockchain games and NFT-related Metaverse projects “managed to sidestep the ensuing bear market” by posting transaction count increases of 9.5% and 27% respectively in Q2
Tiffany & Co turning CryptoPunk NFTs into $50K custom pendants
1.8.2022
The customized pendants are set to cost 30 ETH a pop and will go on sale on August 5
Ticketmaster scouts productization of enterprise NFTs beyond ticketing
31.7.2022
Ticketmaster’s job posting for a product manager of NFT ticketing tooling reveals the company’s intent to roll out NFT-based enterprise products “across all content categories including sports and music.”
How NFTs can boost fan engagement in the sports industry
30.7.2022
A look at the many ways in which nonfungible tokens are being utilized to increase fan engagement in the sports sector
Funko Partners With Entertainment Giant Paramount to Drop Avatar Legends NFTs
30.7.2022
On July 29, the pop-culture consumer products firm, Funko, announced that the company has partnered with the multinational mass media and entertainment corporation Paramount Global. The two corporations plan to introduce a series of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) based on the Avatar Legends universe....
Binance to Sell NFT Tickets for Major Italian Soccer Club Lazio
30.7.2022
Crypto exchange Binance will be offering NFT tickets for the games of one of Italy’s leading soccer teams, Lazio, during the upcoming season in the Italian Serie A championship. Supporters of Lazio will be able to use the tokens to also take advantage of various discounts. Lazio Fans to...
Call for Creation of Common African Digital Currency, Kenyan Activists Turn to Crypto Funding, Ghana on the Brink
29.7.2022
In Bitcoin.com News’ inaugural newsletter featuring the biggest crypto and economic news stories from Africa, the head of an African regional central bank, Herve Ndoba, implores the bank’s board to introduce a common digital currency. At the same time, the regional bank warned that...
Professional soccer club Crawley Town FC signs midfielder after NFT hodlers vote
29.7.2022
The June 15 vote took place for verified NFTs hodlers via a temporary Discord channel
How the Golden State Warriors Gamified Fandom With NFTs
28.7.2022
Silicon Valley's NBA league tethered its tokens' value to its success in the 2022 season. This piece is part of CoinDesk's Sports Week
UK Law Commission Publishes Proposals to Reform Laws Relating to Digital Assets — Says Reforms Must Not ‘Stifle Development’
28.7.2022
According to the Law Commission, the United Kingdom statutory body, digital assets play an increasingly important role in modern society and as such, the law relating to these must be reviewed. Reforming the laws will not only protect the rights of users and maximize the potential of digital assets...
Physical Art Narrowly Wins Over NFTs in Damien Hirst’s Experiment
27.7.2022
With the deadline for UK art superstar Damien Hirst’s The Currency NFT burn expired today, artwork owners were forced to answer a paramount question: do they wish to burn their NFT in exchange for the artist’s corresponding original work on paper, or keep the token? As it turns out, slightly more...
Tron producer Donald Kushner creates Web3-inspired Cryptosaurs NFT collection
27.7.2022
"NFTs can aid in the documentation of the creator community through smart contracts," said Kushner
NFT domains platform Unstoppable raises $65M Series A at $1B valuation
27.7.2022
The company said that users have registered over 2.5 million nonfungible token domains through its platform so far
Biggie Smalls NFT Collection Sells Out in 10 Minutes, Owners Get Licensing Rights to Unreleased Freestyle
27.7.2022
On Tuesday, the Christopher Wallace Estate, managers of the Notorious B.I.G.’s music, fashion, film, and unreleased archives, dropped a collection of 3,000 non-fungible tokens (NFTs) that sold out in ten minutes. The digital collectibles were dropped via the NFT platform Oneof, and owners...
Russia Gears Up to Regulate NFTs Through Legislative Amendments
27.7.2022
Authorities in Russia are preparing a number of changes to existing laws in order to adopt rules for the country’s market for non-fungible tokens, or NFTs. A working group has discussed the matter and proposed solutions to legally define and regulate transactions with the digital...