Image Credits:Parallel Itâs no secret that NFTs have been a hot space for crypto speculators in the Ethereum ecosystem to diversify their holdings, and while some see a golden opportunity to shill bad art to suckers, others believe that NFT-based gaming is destined for the mainstream and that...
JD Technology is offering free collectibles to people who sign up for its conference. JD.comâs tech arm revealed its non-fungible token (NFT) plans, following on the heels of rival Alibaba. JD Technology is offering seven free limited-edition NFTs commemorating its annual...
Concept Art House helped Frank Miller with his NFT art. Image Credit: Concept Art House Concept Art Houseisnât just a little art house anymore. The creator of art for video games and nonfungible token (NFT) collectibles has raised $25 million. The San Francisco company is taking part in the...
NFTs aren't just valuable economically. They're also revolutionary when it comes to branding. Projects such as CryptoPunks, Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC), Koala Intelligence Agency, Art Blocks, CyberKongzand many more are changing brand-building approaches.The days of physical brand building, which...
Non-fungible token marketplaces are incredibly popular in the blockchain and cryptocurrency world today. Although OpenSea is the current market leader, competition emerges across different ecosystems. Therefore, it is always worthwhile to explore alternative NFT marketplaces, as they may...
(Image credit: Behaviour) Non-fungible tokens are basically digital items that use blockchain technology to grant "ownership" to those who pay for them. Ownership is in scare quotes, because you really only own a sort of receipt that says a non-unique digital file is yours. It's an...
The designer has teamed up with fashion technology platform BNV to give away 10 non-fungible tokens of the iconic look seen on the cover of Dazedâs 30th anniversary issue Canvas and cotton joint dress custom made Jawara Alleyne x Raw Materials, tights Emilio Cavallini, patent leather pumps...
Pak,Rubik's Lure, 2020.Courtesy Sotheby'sLast Friday, Sothebyâs launched its NFT exclusive marketplace, Metaverse. Itâs the first of its kind among blue chip auction houses, and all NFT sales at Sothebyâs will now take place on this cutting-edge platform. Yesterday, the platform began...
Steam banned blockchain games; Epic Games welcomed them Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Today, letâs talk about a fault line thatâs beginning to open up in the gaming world, one I suspect will soon be coming to most platforms and app stores. Itâs a divide that begins with a simple...
Image:Epic Games / Kotaku Epic Games and itsCEO Tim Sweeneyare open to letting games that use blockchain technology and NFTs onto its PC store,even as NFTs continue to be criticized for being a giant,planet-burning scamfilled with grifters.This follows Valveâs decision to remove and ban all...
Coinbase Global Inc.âsnot-yet-launchedmarketplace for nonfungible tokens is already a hot spot. There were more than one million signups on the crypto exchangeâs NFT waitlist on the first day it opened, a person familiar with the situation said late Wednesday. It wasnât clear whether some...
McDonaldâs China has released a collection of NFTs to celebrate31years since its first fast food restaurant opened on the mainland. The âBig Mac Cubeâ â named after the chainâs most famous burger â is also a nod to the companyâs shiny new headquarters that have opened in Shanghai. A...
Coinbase launching NFT marketplace The cryptocurrency exchange says it will 'make minting, purchasing, showcasing and discovering NFTs easier than ever' Coinbase Global Inc. is on a mission to make it a breeze to create, buy, advertise and learn about nonfungible tokens â and the company aims...
Amico console currently has no release date, but you can no buy physical games for it TheIntellivision Amicois a retro-inspired android-based console that was supposed to be out October 20, 2020 but has suffered numerous delays since then. And now, even before the console has shipped to...
Just over 24 hours into its open beta,Visionrare, which launched an NFT marketplace for âfantasy startup investing,â is temporarily shutting down and refunding users who purchased shares, saying it will relaunch soon as a free-to-play game. The platform allowed users to bid on auctions of...
LONDON, Oct 4 (Reuters) - Sales volumes of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) surged to $10.7 billion in the third quarter of 2021, up more than eightfold from the previous quarter, according to data from market tracker DappRadar, as the frenzy for crypto assets reached new highs. NFTs use blockchain to...
Solana NFT enthusiasts have been left gobsmacked after a supposed 17-year-old digital artist allegedly took 1,000 SOL in a fake NFT project. The artist was accused of whatâs known as a ârug pullâ in the crypto community. A ârug pullâ is when a project fails to deliver, and absconds with...
Gary Vaynerchuk holds a âVeeFriendsâ token, which is part of his part of his first NFT collection. Source: VeeFriends | Gary Vaynerchuk Christieâs on Friday auctioned five art works that were created by entrepreneur Gary Vaynerchuk for his VeeFriends NFT collection. The price tag?...
The NFTs will drop October 5th DC is giving away free non-fungible tokens (NFTs) of its superhero comic book covers to people who register for its October 16th FanDome event. The NFT drop is set for October 5th, and those whoregister for FanDomewill receive one free, randomly-selected NFT, and...
The NFT space has had quite the year, and while it can be difficult to separate the billions of dollars in crypto speculation from the potential infrastructure shifts, plenty of mainstream tech companies are dipping their toes into the space and signaling future interest. This time itâs...
The NFT marketplace will run on the Flow blockchain and is expected to be released during the current NFL regular season. Dapper Labs, a creator ofnon-fungible tokens(NFTs) and the Flow blockchain, has reached a deal with the NFL to create an NBA Top Shot-style marketplace for digital...
Hello everyone! Disrupt was this week, which meant that I spent more time than usual with my feet up, watching panels and startup pitches. It was good fun, but also meant that I had fewer calls than I might in a more regular week. So, what follows is an abbreviated newsletter that is a touch...
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) are one of the most powerful concepts to emerge from blockchain technology: they can secure digital content, provide provenance, and encode conditional transactions--all embedded in blockchain. This embedded nature imbues NFTs with the immutability of blockchain: at a...
As co-founder of a website tracking the spectrum of digital collectibles, Gauthier Zuppinger has seen it all. Drawings of toads, apes, abstract blobs, octopuses on heads, fire-breathing devils, and more. Since last month, asnon-fungible tokenssupplanted meme stocks and minor coins in speculative...
ArtOfficial, developed with help from Gary Vaynerchuk, "aims to broaden the experience of digital art" and make its purchase more accessible and transparent Daniel Cassady Vito SchnabelPortrait by Argenis Apolinario. Courtesy of Vito Schnabel Gallery. The initial frenzy over NFTs proved to be...
The non-fungible token market is booming and these companies could play a role in its future. Travis Hoium Key Points DraftKings is trying to get into the sports figure NFT market. Cloudflare is providing NFT infrastructure. EBay is now allowing NFT sales on its enormous online marketplace. The...
Recent high-profile sales of artworks presented as non-fungible tokens offer the promise of fast money. But experts warn that speculation and ignorance are fueling increasingly risky bets Enrique Alpañés Avatars from the Bored Ape Yacht Club website.On March 11 of this year, one of the most...
In 2013, Chloe Clem's expression, a side-eyed glance after learning she and her sister were taking a trip to Disneyland, quickly became an Internet sensation. Eight years later, an NFT of the meme has sold for more than $74,000 worth of cryptocurrency. (Courtesy of Katie Clem) It started when...
Ryan Browne LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers drives to the basket against the Phoenix Suns during the 2021 NBA Playoffs on June 3, 2021. Adam Pantozzi | National Basketball Association | Getty Images Two start-ups in the red-hot NFT market raised a combined $930 million this week,...
TIME president Keith Grossman admits the rollout was “not ideal.” (Doug Burba/Flickr)Yesterday afternoon, TIME Magazine announced a new collection of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) offering “unlimited access” to its website through 2023. Dubbed...
Nate Chastain, OpenSea’s head of product, is at the center of the scandal that emerged on Twitter on Tuesday night. In a statement issued Wednesday morning, leading non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace OpenSea said it uncovered evidence of insider trading by one of its employees....