UPDATED:Late rapper Nipsey Hussle’s last EP will be released via a limited 1000 NFTs with exclusive music rights to the project. RAIRTECH,the decentralized digital rights management platform it the tech partner behind theJanuary 6thNFT drop. More info atnipseyverse.com. RAIRTECH’s multichain...

A Twitter post by the DeFi Yield Protocol’s CEO and founder, Mihai Nicusor Busica revealed his purchase of an NFT from the Bored Ape Yacht Club collection on January 3. The Bored Ape Mihai acquired is #1112, which he paid a whopping 80 ETH for, equivalent to $304 000. Bucharest, Romania, Jan....

Like people, the internet can be classified into generations. Web 2.0 (or, Web2) is the internet most are familiar with and is often referred to as "the social web." It's an environment that emphasizes user-generated content, as opposed to content posted by others and inone expert's...

TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands, Dec. 31, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Binance NFT will list GamesPad's newly released and exclusive NFTs on their centralized marketplace. With the launch ofGamesPad, a holistic gaming ecosystem, the world of GameFi is transcending into a new era. Its 360-degree approach...

The project sold out a collection of over 9,000 NFTs with a token airdrop for members penciled in for 2022. Country clubs and NFTs collided Sunday whenLinksDAO, a decentralized autonomous organization, became one step closer tobuying its own crowdfunded golf course. The DAO...

These hideous cartoon apes will not be worth half a million dollars for long For watchers of the NFTs phenomenon, it's been a wild couple of weeks. "All apes gone," tweeted art gallery owner and crypto evangelist Todd Kramer on Dec. 30, aftersomeone swipedhis collection of "Bored Ape" NFTs. Then...

NFT marketplace OpenSea is in talks to acquire Dharma Labs, a digital wallet for cryptocurrencies, Axios has learned from multiple sources. Why it matters:NFTs have exploded in popularity, as everyone from global consumer brands to indie artists have rushed to sell digital collectibles, and...

Eminem. Rap artist Eminem purchased a Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT for 123.45 ETH, or about $462,000. He opened his OpenSea wallet less than a week ago but already has collected 22 NFTs. Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs are one of the most popular on OpenSea, with a current floor price of about $280,000....

Bored Ape Yacht Club, #9410, 2021Opensea“I have been hacked. All my apes gone. This just sold please help me,” wrote gallery ownerTodd Kramer, of New York’s Ross + Kramer Gallery, in a since-deletedtweetposted on December 30. A phishing scam had drained his Ethereum wallet of...

The three "important one-of-a-kind signed items" commemorate an April 2018 state visit by French President Emmanuel Macron to Washington -- the first of the Trump presidency. Bidding for this lot called the "Head of State Collection" will be held online between January 11 and 25, using the...

Three models for 2022 feature an “intuitive, integrated platform for discovering, purchasing and trading digital artwork.” Samsung Electronics announced three TV models for 2022 that will enable NFT trading on the set, the companysaidon its website on Monday. The application...

The trading volume of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) surpassed $13 billion in the year 2021, according to The Block Research. That figure, based on data as of December 28, is a massive 42,988% increase compared to 2020 NFT trading volumes. Last year, NFTs had a trading volume of just over $33...

(Image credit: Nyla Hayes) At 12 years old, Nyla Hayes is already many things, including a student, artist and, yes, millionaire entrepreneur. And yet when you speak with Nyla you don’t get the feeling that her sudden success has gone to her head. And it would certainly be easy to get...

HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA, Dec. 27, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- viaNewMediaWire-- One World Universe Inc. (OTC: OWUV), a publicly traded company that invests in sports related businesses, distressed assets, business opportunities within emerging industries such as the Metaverse and providing humanitarian...

From next season, Velas, a provider of digital products and services, will become a partner of Ferrari's Formula 1 racing team. Ferrari has inked deal with Swiss technology firm Velas Network to create non fungible tokens (NFT) for its fans, the luxury sports car maker said on Monday.NFTs enable...

F-Bomb NFT to be followed by F-Bomb Central entertainment platform and a charity ERC-20 coin PHOENIX, Dec. 27, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A new NFT project called F-Bomb is making waves in the NFT world with anuncensored, humorous PFP characteron the Ethereum blockchain. It is created by a diverse...

NFTs? No, Wes Lang Is Dropping F.A.T.s If you're confused by NFTs don't expect to find any relief in Wes Lang's new line of digital collectibles. Dubbed "F.A.T."s by his partner, Project MIDAS, Lang's NFTs purport to offer collectorsa more concrete pieceof the art world pie. Backed by some...

What a year 2021 has been in collectibles. There have been so many ups and downs, shocking sticker prices for trading cards, big acquisitions and the introduction of the acronym “NFT” to our lexicon. Let’s break down the year by the top highlights in the sector. 1. The Rise and Fall of...

E11EVEN Partners, the company behind the high-profile E11EVEN Miami nightclub, announced Monday that it purchased Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) #11 for 99 ETH ($396,000). “After studying BAYC for some time, we started to notice traits that resonated with E11EVEN. Believe it or not, our favorite...

How do you represent yourself on social media? For most people it’s a selfie, a photo with their friends, or a picture of their pet—but what about a digitally-created character? Profile picture NFTs are pieces of digital artwork that people use to express themselves...

Blake Masters, co-author of tech pioneer Peter Thiel's blockbuster "Zero to One," and now a Republican U.S. Senate candidate in Arizona, is offering NFTs with a limit of 99 copies. Why it matters:Masters, 35, told Axios the plan is to attract support "from folks who are less conventional...

The self-monikered Prince of Darkness and reality TV star will launch the “Cryptobatz” NFT collection in January, Rolling Stone reported. Ozzy Osbourne, the former lead singer of 1970s-80s heavy metal band Black Sabbath who purportedly bit the head off a bat during a 1982 concert,...

Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeAn unauthorized NFT drop celebrating infosec pioneers has collapsed into a mess of conflicting takedowns and piracy. Released on Christmas Dayby a group called “ItsBlockchain,” the “Cipher Punks” NFT package included portraits of 46 distinct...

Another major airdrop has hit the crypto space in time for Christmas. This year, it’s OpenDAO's SOS token. Key Takeaways OpenDAO is a new decentralized NFT-focused project. It launched on Christmas Eve with a token airdrop for OpenSea users. The token has soared overnight. The distribution...

This year’s hot, unwrappable holiday gift is complicated, controversial and perfect for some Alex and Mariana Benton, along with their children Julia, 10, and Jack, 7, are all in love with NFTs, including the idea of using them as holiday gifts. (Mark Abramson for The Washington Post) There...

If only somebody, anybody could have seen this coming A very professional font choice from the scammers Justin Kan, a co-founder of Twitch and the dude Justin.TV was named for,last week decided to launch a site called Fractal, which would be a ‘marketplace’ where in-game items could be...

Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) drove 2021’s most-hyped art sales, but the tech underpinning them raises environmental and long-term value concerns. The opening shot for this year's NFT art gold rush was fired in March, when United States-based artist Mike Winkelmann, also known as Beeple, sold an...

The auction for the seven-piece animated collection — created in partnership with Autograph — is taking place on OpenSea. AutographThe Weekndis hitting the blockchain. To celebrate “Blinding Lights” becoming the No. 1 song onBillboard’sGreatest Songs of All Time Hot 100 Chartand...

Elise Swopes garnered over $200,000 in about 10 months selling her art as nonfungible tokens, or NFTs. After her first sale in March forover $17,600, she thought, ”‘Oh my god, my life is going to change,’” the 32-year-old tells CNBC Make It. “And it has ever since then. It’s...

Dec 20 (Reuters) - Social media platform Parler said on Monday it will expand its business into non-fungible tokens (NFT), in a move that underpins the rapid growth of the digital asset in recent months. AnNFT, which is a digital asset usually bought with cryptocurrencies or in dollars,...

As we look towards the next generation of digital connection, all news types of connectivity, and utility, are emerging, which will provide more ways for creators to expand their horizons and build direct connection with consumers, fans, fellow artists and more. The biggest longer-term shift in...

(Image credit: Id Software, Ultra.Boi) You've seen them. I've seen them. We've all seen those hideous NFT apes litter our social media feeds, disgusting in their smug boredom. Now, a Doom mod will let you take the fight to the monkeys, tanking their value from behind the barrel of a...

DeGenData.eth, a data provider for non-fungible tokens (NFTs), is being put up for sale -- and its operators are breaking new ground by tying the purchase to a particular CryptoPunk NFT. As outlined ina tweet threadon Monday, the CryptoPunk in question,#5671, will be offered for sale starting...

Nora N. KhanCourtesy Topical CreamNora N. Khanhas emerged as one of the most important voices when it comes to all things related to art and technology. A Harvard grad with a degree in English and American Literature, she attended the most prestigious writing program in the country, the Iowa...

Japan-based messaging appLine Corporation, which is wholly owned byZ Holdings, will launch an NFT service next year via its new organization LineNext to provide the marketplace for companies and individuals to trade NFTs globally, excluding Japan. Line is separately operating its NFT market...

A snapshot from The Sandbox virtual metaverse The Sandbox 37-year-old Robert Doyle made just under $97,345 in six months from virtual assets based in Polka City. Polka City investors earn money with non-fungible tokens that represent land, businesses, and other assets. The metaverse world has...

Adidas/Bored Ape If you’ve started to generally understand the ebbs and flows of cryptocurrencies, the volatility of Bitcoin and the rest, and started to comprehend why blockchain tech has a big future beyond Dogecoin, it probably means you’re late to the NFT party. Non-fungible tokens are,...

If you were saving up Ethereum for a set ofDiscreet MusicNFTs, we’ve got bad news. Inan interview withCrypto Syllabus(conducted by longtime tech criticEvgeny Morozov, of all people), Eno outed himself as a skeptic of cryptocurrency — and NFTs in particular. “NFTs seem to me just a way for...

Games News and opinion about video games, television, movies and the internet. Ubisoft NFTs Well, everyone sure did not seem to be on board with Ubisoft Quartzand its blockchain-based NFTs for Ghost Recon Breakpoint, a series of limited edition cosmetics that could be...

Profile avatars emerged from a long tradition of artists expressing themselves through code, math and randomness. This article is part of CoinDesk’s Culture Week. “Did I make over a million dollars this year? Yes I did.” Joshua Davis is among hundreds, maybe thousands, of...

Critics of non-fungible tokens say they are symptomatic of unsustainable digital gold rush Dan Milmo Artworks titled Bored Ape Yacht Club, left, and The Last Warrior by Sepand Danesh, right, at the Portrait of an Era NTF exhibition in London.Photograph: Facundo Arrizabalaga/EPAThe global market...

WhileCoinbaseis better known for its cryptocurrency exchange, the company has also been working on a couple of self-custody wallets under theCoinbase Walletbrand. This type of wallets put you in charge of your crypto assets as private keys are stored on your devices. Todaythe company is...

The crypto collective that bought Wu-Tang Clan’s “Once Upon a Time in Shaolin” album and an NFT of the original Doge image has a new member: venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz. The firm tells TechCrunch it has made an investment inPleasrDAO, a blockchain-aligned group of a few dozen...

After spending part of 2021taking shoe customizers to court, Nike is spending its final months of the year staking a claim inthe emerging metaverse. In October, the sporting goods giant filed trademarks with the U.S. patent office to sell branded sneakers in a virtual world. Last month, the...

Jonathan Anderson, the designer who made the original sweater, explains how it happened and what's next. Harry Styles in February 2020, perfoming in the JW Anderson sweater that became a viral hit.Getty Images The love affair between fashion and NFTs shows no sign of abating. The latest...

The fourth edition of the digital collectible is customized by London-based street artist Endless and includes access to a Paris performance next June. The fourth NFT figuring Karl Lagerfeld is a collaboration with street artist Endless.Courtesy of Karl LagerfeldLET’S GET PHYSICAL:If a...

Who are the figures powering today's NFT boom? The Artnet NFT 30, sponsored by the APENFT Foundation, offers an introduction to key players. The Artnet NFT 30 report is here. Who are the figures powering today’s NFT boom? The Artnet NFT 30, sponsored by the APENFT Foundation, offers an...

"No F'n Thanks" NFTs have already felt the wrath ofgamers. Now, comic book lovers, superhero movie fans, and Marvel aficionados alike are lashing out against NFTs, too. On Tuesday morning, the late Stan Lee's Twitter account sent out a tweet promoting NFTs of the Indian superhero Chakra the...

Moonray is an action-RPG multiplayer game with NFTs. Image Credit: Moonray PBC Join gaming leaders, alongside GamesBeat and Facebook Gaming, for their 2nd Annual GamesBeat & Facebook Gaming Summit | GamesBeat: Into the Metaverse 2 this upcoming January 25-27, 2022.Learn more about the...

A business simulator that’s also a business Gamedeveloper Peter Molyneux is known for his groundbreaking “god games”PopulousandBlack And White,for the classic roleplaying seriesFable, and for a chaotic crowdfunding campaign that involved asking people totap a mysterious cubethat might make...

Non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace Rarible has launched its integration with energy-efficient, proof-of-stake blockchain Tezos after announcing the plan last month. Tezos is also the blockchain being used by video game giant Ubisoft for its recent entry into the NFT space. Rarible’s...

16,600 NFTs belonging to the new Tom Brady Origins collection sold out in minutes. Tampa Bay Buccaneers NFL quarterback Tom Brady recently launched his ownnon-fungible token(NFT) collection – called “Live Forever: The Tom Brady Origins Collection”– focusing on the early years of...

Or just right click > save image to save yourself $$$.Image viaOpenSeaHow much have you ever lost on a typo? Probably not hundreds of thousands of dollars. But that’s just what happened to one unlucky individual this weekend, who accidentally sold a Bored Ape NFT for $3,000 instead of...

Neo is a HODLer Richard LawlerDecember 11, 2021 1:12 pm By now, you’ve probably heard of NFTs enough to have an opinion about them, and, as it turns out, so has Keanu Reeves. Inour interviewwith him and fellowThe Matrixicon Carrie-Ann Moss, Alex Heath asked the actors about their feelings on...

Sales of the new project by Pak point to increasing gamification in the NFT market, though the superlative total sum comes with a number of caveats An image fromThe Mergedrop, not the actual minted NFTs. Courtesy Nifty Gateway Thousands of collectors are staring at their digital wallets today,...

Instead of unwrapping a present, some will be opening up a wallet. Source: PlatyPunks.comThis Christmas’s unexpected stocking stuffer might be an NFT. People who are both new and experienced in the nascent world ofnon-fungible tokens say they’re planning on distributing the digital gifts...

Sydney, Australia--(Newsfile Corp. - December 8, 2021) - Prime Apes is excited to announce the launch of their NFT collection on Ethereum. Prime Apes are positioned right in the middle of a historical time in the cryptocurrency and non-fungible token (NFT) space. They have recently commenced...

HTC Vive is getting into VR NFTs. But don’t pick up the pitchforks yet; maybe the idea of a VR NFTs works?Maybe? Ablog post today announcedthe launch of the Vive Arts NFT store. It’s essentially abrowser-based sales gallery– the platform will reportedly offer a chance for artists to sell...

OpenSea’s new chief financial officer, Brian Roberts, faced a firestorm of complaints from the NFT community based on what he said was “inaccurately reported” comments. OpenSea’s new chief financial officer, Brian Roberts, faced a firestorm of complaints from the NFT community based on...

Crypto fans are scrambling to buy and monetize metaverse land plots as Snoop Dogg, Adidas, and other brands start building virtual worlds Snoop Dogg of hip-hop supergroup Mt. Westmore performs at Rupp Arena on November 20, 2021 in Lexington, Kentucky. Stephen J. Cohen/Getty Images Want to...

And some Wikipedians are pissed. Photo illustration by Slate. Photos by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation andValengilda/iStock/Getty Images Plus. Welcome toSource Notes, a Future Tense column about the internet’s information ecosystem. Back in January 2001,...

Visualization of the decentralized data cloud.Cere FreeportThree years ago, Fred Jin and Kenzi Wang had an ambitious idea: What if they created one of the world’s first decentralized data clouds? “It was obvious that a consumer-focused data ecosystem was needed,” Jin said. “We...

Warning: here be dragons (fees and moral dilemmas) Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeNFTs have been a cultural phenomenon throughout 2021, constantly making headlines as celebrities dabble in the space and asshenanigans,scams, andlegal fightsensue. With some creatorsmaking millions off NFTs,...

Tezos nabbed Ubisoft yesterday, now Pantone. How will XTZ react? While Tezos is billing itself as the “green” blockchain due to its proof-of-stake bona fides, today it’s embracing a different color – “Very Peri blue.” The periwinkle vibe is the winner of Pantone’s...

Los Angeles CA, Dec. 09, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --CurrencyWorks Inc. (“CurrencyWorks” or the “Company”), (CSE: CWRK and OTCQB: CWRK), an award-winning, full service blockchain platform provider, today announced further details of the first NFTs being released through...

NFTs are coming to Ubisoft’s Ghost ReconBreakpointas unique, collectible, in-world cosmetics, the publisher announced Tuesday. Ubisoft described the implementation of NFTs in its game as a “experiment,” heading off concern about the environmental impact of the technology by calling its new...

The company has opened a waiting list for the new platform, which will allow users to buy, sell and store NFTs. Blockchain.com CEO Peter Smith (CoinDesk Archives) Jamie Crawley is a CoinDesk news reporter based in London. Crypto exchange and digital wallet providerBlockchain.comis...