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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin ‘Ordinals’ Boom Prompts NFT Activity Surge
20.2.2023
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Feb. 20, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
OpenSea moves on to try a new Royalty model
20.2.2023
OpenSea has announced three major changes, which includes 0% OpenSea fees for a limited promotional time, transitioning to a minimum of 0.5% optional creator earnings with a space to add more, and Open Filter not blocking marketplaces that follow the same policies. To reiterate, the 0% OpenSea...
Nifty News: Yuga in doghouse over Kennel Club logo, NFT marketplace wars rage on and more
20.2.2023
The logo for a popular Yuga Labs NFT collection is being changed after it was seemingly ripped off from a follow-along children's drawing creator
Sony and Astar Network Launch Web3 Incubation Program for NFT and DAO-Focused Projects
19.2.2023
On Feb. 17, 2023, Tokyo-based Sony Network Communications announced that it is co-hosting a Web3 incubation program with the multichain smart contract platform Astar Network. The program has started accepting applications, and Sony and Astar will jointly mentor Web3 projects “focused on...
NFT Sales Surge Over 43% in Past Week, Topping $397 Million
18.2.2023
Sales of non-fungible token (NFT) assets over the last seven days rose 43.97% compared to the previous week, according to statistics recorded on Feb. 18, 2023. The volume of NFT sales reached $397.86 million this week, with 345,716 NFT buyers and roughly 1.62 million transactions. NFT Sales...
Opensea Drops Fees to Zero and Announces New Creator Earnings Model in Response to Shifting NFT Landscape
18.2.2023
The largest marketplace for non-fungible tokens (NFTs), Opensea, has announced major changes to its fee structure and policies in response to a shift in the NFT ecosystem. The company detailed that it will drop fees to zero for a limited time and offer an optional creator earnings model with...
OpenSea implements 0% fees to win over NFT userbase lost to Blur
18.2.2023
NFT marketplace Blur surpassed OpenSea in daily ETH trading volume as users — anticipating greater returns on their NFT investments — are looking for a trading arena that works in their favor
GameStop Employee Explains What Made Her Close A Store And Never Come Back
17.2.2023
Taylor Neubert did what so many GameStop employees have only dreamed about: quit on the spot. Fed up with working 10-hour days all by herself between piles of video games and stacks of Pokémon merchandize for less than $15 an hour, she closed her store in the middle of her shift, put a sign on...
Bitcoin Ordinals Can Lift the Entire Crypto Ecosystem
17.2.2023
The arrival of the Ordinals Protocol, which allows for the creation of Bitcoin NFTs, has coincided with a big jump in the price of bitcoin. Add that to the SEC's exemption of Bitcoin from the label of security, and we see a bullish bitcoin picture emerging
Unstoppable Domains and Crypto Browser Opera Widen Scope to Offer Accessible Web3 Identity System
17.2.2023
Opera, the Web3 browser, and Unstoppable Domains, the non-fungible token (NFT) domain provider, have announced that users can now access all domain endings, including .x, .crypto, and .nft, across Opera’s browsers. Additionally, Opera and Unstoppable are offering a free .nft domain that...
Bitcoin NFTs Challenge the Blockchain’s Largest Use Case: Money
17.2.2023
The Bitcoin community has been abuzz with conversations around how Ordinal Inscriptions could signal a technical improvement to NFTs. But the increased fees and transaction speeds associated with them could stifle Bitcoin’s primary use case as a medium of exchange
Phygital NFT projects to get enabled on XRP Ledger
17.2.2023
It happened to have been the CTO of Ripple, David Schwartz, who had the foresight and believed the fact that the second rush of tokenized assets would be shifting direction toward utility-based NFTs. The present time seems to stand witness to the fact that he was not off the mark. One of the prime...
Crypto scammers feel the chill: Revenue drops 46% in 2022 — Chainalysis
17.2.2023
Falling crypto prices caused crypto scam revenue to plummet in 2022, though two scam types managed to persist
eBay NFT platform KnownOrigin launches creator smart contract
16.2.2023
The creator contract beta release has been tested by users, with 84 contracts deployed and 250 NFTs minted so far
Blur Surpassed OpenSea in Daily NFT Trading Volume Wednesday, Nansen Shows
16.2.2023
NFT marketplace OpenSea’s dominance in the NFT ecosystem faces a growing challenge from Blur’s rapid ascent
Art Blocks and NFT Gallery Bright Moments Team Up to Bring Generative Art IRL
16.2.2023
NFT Marketplace Rarible Expands Aggregation to Tezos
16.2.2023
Rarible’s aggregation tool will now support NFTs from marketplaces such as Objkt and Teia to support creators and collectors who favor the eco-friendly blockchain
Tencent Teams Up with MultiversX To Expand Web3 Strategy
16.2.2023
The Chinese technology company behind the popular messaging app WeChat will utilize the MultiversX network infrastructure to build new products in the Web3 and metaverse spaces
Josh Kriger, Co-Founder of Edge of NFT, on the Next Intersection of Tech and Entertainment | Ep. 204
16.2.2023
In an exclusive interview with cryptonews.com, Josh Kriger, Co-Founder of Edge of NFT, talks about the secret sauce of running a successful conference and the next intersection of tech and entertainment....
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How to buy and sell NFTs on Polygon
16.2.2023
Offering low fees and fast transaction finality, Polygon has emerged as the primary blockchain platform for various NFT marketplaces