HONG KONG, Aug 16 (Reuters) - Chinese internet giant Tencent Holdings'(0700.HK)non-fungible token (NFT) platform Huanhe will no longer release digital collectibles to the public, it said on Tuesday, as regulatory scrutiny of NFTs mounts in the country. The Shenzhen-based company said that...
The streamer starts her own platform. via Essentially Sports The popular streamerAmouranthrecently announced her plans to take on the platform OnlyFans by helping to launch an âadult NFT marketplaceâ calledShush Club. This comes in the wake of news that Amouranth will soon be starting up an...
Photo: with permission Julius Rooymans An Amsterdam foundation is planning to digitally cut Rembrandtâs most famous painting, the Nightwatch, into 8,000 pieces and sell them as NFTs (non-fungible tokens) for up to âŹ260 apiece. The Amsterdam-based Rembrandt Heritage Foundation, which...
Video game retailerGameStop Corp.launched an NFT marketplace earlier this year as it lookedto grow its presence in the Web3 space. The company shared an update on launching more gaming-related NFTs on its platform. Here are the details. What Happened:GameStop launched itsNFT marketplacewith new...
Popular Ethereum competitor Avalanche has gained double-digits as NFTs on the network gain traction. Avalanche (AVAX). Image: Shutterstock Avalanche(AVAX) is leading the gains among the top-20 largest cryptocurrencies by market capitalization. AVAX, the coin powering the layer-1 blockchain,...
Key Takeaways FLOW is up over 50% today. The rally comes after Meta announced it would expand its Instagram NFT feature to support Flow NFTs. The NFT market has been hard hit in the ongoing crypto slump, but Meta is betting big on the technology as it strives to build out the Metaverse. FLOW is...
Image: Mighty Bear StudiosWeb3 gaming still has its upsides, if done right with more focus on game quality, veteran developer Simon Davis tells Axios. Why it matters:The NFT/Web3/blockchain part of the games industry hasbillions of dollarsof investment but is surrounded by skeptics. For some, a...
The first digital collectibles launch on September 15 LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, Zelus, the easy-to-use multichain wallet, has partnered with JokeTown, a platform for comedians. As part of the ongoing collaboration, Zelus and JokeTown will release a series of novelty product drops,...
Redditors discussed various strategies on how they pick the next NFT collection they will invest in. Redditors discussed various strategies on how they pick the next NFT collection they will invest in. Since it may be a good time tobuy nonfungible tokens (NFTs)as the floor prices are lower, a...
A valuable CryptoPunk NFT is to be fractionalized as more than 56,000 addresses sign up for a share of ownership. A valuable CryptoPunk NFT is to be fractionalized as more than 56,000 addresses sign up for a share of ownership. Nonfungible tokens (NFTs) continue to capture the imagination of...
The entertainment industry is getting serious about NFTs. For example,The Walking Dead metaversehas seen massive success in the Web3 space, and evencomic book publishers have used NFTsto change how they interact with their fanbases. Now, a major television broadcast network is doing the same....
NFT heists are hitting the news. Here how you can protect yourself, saysIndrÄViltrakytÄ, co-founder of theThe Rebels. Phishing attacks are not new. Sometimes, they are easy to spot. Like when the prompts come with a request to send your banking information to a prince from a far-away...
Wisekey International Holding SAAugust 12, 2022 01:00 ET WISe.ART to auction iconic NFT ofAntonio Banderasat the2022 StarlitePorcelanosaGalaCeremonyinMarbellaonAugust14, 2022 The NFT created by world-renowned artistPedro Sandovalwill be auction during the Starlite Porcelanosa Gala in Marbella,...
Where are you from? (Provide a little bit of your background, have you moved etc) I was born in Bulgaria but Iâve been living in the Netherlands for almost two decades now. I grew up in suburban Sofia in the years after the fall of the Berlin Wall and the end of Communism. It was a strange and...
Korean electronic goods producer Samsung Electronics recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with six companies that will collaborate to build the Galaxy NFT ecosystem. Galaxy NFT Ecosystem South Korean electronics maker, Samsung Electronics, recently signed a memorandum of...
As the top Solana NFT marketplace pushes into Ethereum, it wants to build a trading platform for Bored Apesâwith benefits for holders. Apecoin is the token powering the Bored Ape Yacht Club-adjacent DAO. Image: Shutterstock. LeadingSolanaNFT marketplaceMagic Edenonlyannounced its entry...
With Wednesdayâs positive reaction toCPI data, the NFT market saw liquidity coming into the space. However, we must not forget that although the numbers were encouraging they are still very high. Bitcoin is crawling to make new higher highs. Ethereum is more convincing, but we are not seeing...
On August 2,during a panel at Korea Blockchain Week, European Union (EU) Advisor Peter Kerstens offered new insights intothe EUâs attemptsto create broad regulatory measures in the crypto and NFT spaces. According to Kerstens, under the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) law, NFT collections...
On August 2,during a panel at Korea Blockchain Week, European Union (EU) Advisor Peter Kerstens offered new insights intothe EUâs attemptsto create broad regulatory measures in the crypto and NFT spaces. According to Kerstens, under the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) law, NFT collections...
A consumer watchdog group reminded them that they need to disclose their connection to an NFT collection when they promote it on social media. Celebrities have been quick to jump into NFTs, but their motivations for doing so may be confusing to fans. Truth in Advertising, a consumer...
Cameo co-founder Steven Galanis said his Apple iCloud was compromised, leading to a loss of over $200,000-worth of crypto assets. The Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT stolen from Cameo founder Steven Galanis. Yuga Labs/OpenSea Owning aBored Ape Yacht Club NFTputs a target on your back for scammers...
BigFoot Town, the NFT trading suite platform that aims to create the next avid community of NFT believers and DAO builders, is today announcing the launch of its eponymous 'BigFoot' Solana NFT Collection. Holders of a BigFoot NFT will gain early access to the company's partner Dapps and a suite...
PRESS RELEASE.As inflation soars & opportunities begin to diminish, an increasing number of individuals all over the world are turning to raffles, lotteries & other gambling endeavors as their only means of escape. The problem is, there is no way to prove beyond any doubt that any on...
Leading generative art platform fx(hash) records over $3,800,000 in sales in July. Tezos NFT art community 1-of-1 Month notches over $300,000 in primary market sales. Tezos hits record smart contract deployment stats as more dapps launch on the Proof-of-Stake network. The...
VANCOUVER, British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NFT Technologies Inc.(NEO: NFT) (the âCompanyâ or "NFT Tech"),a leading technology company mainstreaming decentralized ownership, NFTs and the metaverse for public markets, announced today its partnership withSonyâs Hawk-Eye Innovationsto...
As Moonbirds and XCOPY artwork both transition to CC0 licenses, hereâs a look at why creators are embracing the public domain. Moonbirds (left) and XCOPY's artwork are entering the public domain. Image: Proof/XCOPY Moonbirdsis one of 2022âsmost successful NFT projects, yielding more than...
For just 0.5 ethereum, you can become the proud owner of an exclusive NFTuck. Hopefully that sentence made sense to someone out there. Here's a sentence that sure to send your grandfather into hypnosis: A Mel Tucker NFT can be purchased for just 0.5 ethereum. What is an NFT? It stands for...
Image: Mark Zuckerberg (Instagram)noneOther than âturning up the heat a little bitâ on Meta employees who shouldnât be there andhitting the metaverse runway, Mark Zuckerberg is highlighting Instagramâs expanded NFT support. The founder and CEO took the opportunity of announcing expanded...
Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The VergenoneTextbook publisher Pearson suggests blockchain tech could let it take a cut of secondary textbook sales, capturing a section of the book market thatâs so far escaped it.As quoted byBloomberg, Pearson CEO Andy Bird believes non-fungible tokens, or...
Anyone can buy the newly launched NFTiff, but Punk holders who own an NFTiff can also redeem it for a custom pendant. Anyone can buy the newly launched NFTiff, but Punk holders who own an NFTiff can also redeem it for a custom pendant. On Monday, the trading volume of CryptoPunks, one of the...
One Reddit user collected quotes from NFT haters on the internet and famous skeptics like Warren Buffet, Peter Schiff and Dan Olson. One Reddit user collected quotes from NFT haters on the internet and famous skeptics like Warren Buffet, Peter Schiff and Dan Olson. A Redditor made it his...
Following a series of testing phases, NFT integration is now live on Instagram across 100 countries. Social media giant Meta (META) has started to roll out non-fungible tokens (NFT) across 100 countries after integrating with Coinbase (COIN) Wallet and Dapper. Meta's founder...
Over 1 million unique wallet addresses were involved in the minting process, signaling that nonfungible token market activity remained strong. Over 1 million unique wallet addresses were involved in the minting process, signaling that nonfungible token market activity remained strong. According...
âThereâs always a little bit of humor in my art. Thereâs always a little bit of sarcasm.â Image: Jimmy Edgar. For musician and visual artist Jimmy Edgar, NFTs are intangibleâbut thatâs not a bad thing. In themusic world, Edgar has worked with the likes of Vince Staples, Charli...
Blockchain-based games are becoming increasingly popular. Add in the potential to earn money while playing and youâve got a recipe for success! Play-to-earn games allow you to gain a small fortune by enjoying yourself in one of the most exciting NFT projects to date. Without further ado,...
Instagramâs NFT initiative now includes more than 100 countries, including collectibles from the Flow blockchain. Over a billion people use Instagram each month. Image: Shutterstock Instagram is expandingits NFT initiativeinternationally to more than 100 countries, parent company Meta...
In a major change for the popular NFT project, Kevin Rose, founder ofMoonbirds,announced on Twitterthat both Moonbirds and Oddities will move to a CC0 license. CC0, otherwise known asCreative Commons, simply means âno rights reservedâ on intellectual property. Itâs a form of copyright...
Starbucks will unveil its web3 initiative, which includes coffee-themed NFTs, at next monthâs Investor Day event. The company earlier this yearannounced its plans to enter the web3 space, noting its NFTs wouldnât just serve as digital collectibles, but would provide their owners with access...
Expect to start seeing more NFTs on Instagram. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday said Instagram support for NFTs is expanding tomore than 100 countries. The feature will let artists, businesses and others across Africa, Asia-Pacific, the Middle East and the Americas share NFTs on...
One of the earliest NFT projects is seeing renewed interest thanks to the iconic jewelry brand. A selection of CryptoPunks NFT avatars. Image: Yuga Labs The sales volume of the CryptoPunks NFT collection has spiked over 248% in the last 24 hours, sparked by an exclusive offer from iconic...
The collection of diamond-encrusted pendants is exclusively available for CryptoPunk owners to purchase and limited to 250 editions. Luxury jewelry brand Tiffany and Co. is putting CryptoPunks on-chain: diamond chains. The company is selling 250 customized, diamond-encrusted pendant...
Following a rash of social media NFT scams, MetaMask adds an extra step that could help users avoid âwallet drainerâ attacks. Social media scams arebooming in the NFT space, with Twitter andDiscord users dupedinto connecting their cryptowalletsto malicioussmart contractsâand having...
One analysis concludes that hackers targeting Bored Ape Yacht Club and other NFT projects are part of a 'wider network.' Two Web3 security firms have issued reports focused on the recent scourge of hacks targeting NFT projects, likely by a linked group of hackers using compromised Discord...
(Image credit: Mojang Studios) An NFT company has hit back at Mojang after it decided that "blockchain technologies are not permitted to be integrated" in Minecraft by vowing to make its own Minecraft-like game. As we reported earlier in the week,Minecraftdeveloper Mojang hasexplicitly...
OpenSea now has its own minting platform to rival Magic Eden, but launch partner Zoonies appears to be stumbling out the gate. In an apparent attempt to match rivalMagic Edenâs feature set,OpenSeahas rolled out its new launchpad feature for minting newSolanaNFT projects. However, the...
PRESS RELEASE.Franck Muller, the world-famous Swiss luxury watchmaker, has announced the release of a series of digital wearables and physical watches on the Binance NFT marketplace. The series will commence with the release of âMystery by Franck Mullerâ generative NFTs onJuly 27, 2022....
The NFT platform is also acquiring wallet security firm Vulcan to help prevent hacks from happening again, said Premint CEO Brenden Mulligan. Bored Apes are among the most expensive NFTs around. Image: Shutterstock NFTregistration platform Premint, which over the weekend suffereda hack that...
Tony Hawk is partnering with The Sandbox to open a skate park in the metaverse. Tony Hawk announced last week via Twitter that he will be partnering with The Sandbox to open a skate park in the metaverse. Tony Hawk is known for being one of the most popular skateboarders in the world and now...
An NFT collector placed a joke bid of 100 ETH on an ENS nameâand it was accepted before he could cancel it. Big oops. Image: Shutterstock Ethereum Name Service(ENS) namesâeffectively, domain names that point to crypto wallet addressesâaregaining valueas desirable names sold asNFTstrade...
The on-chain analytics platform known for its DeFi chops is expanding into the world of NFTs and DAOs. Crypto startupZapperis growing its on-chain analytics platform with the addition of non-fungible token (NFT) and decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) dashboards, the company...
Tencent this week will shut down Huanhe, the Chinese tech giantâs non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace that has been operating for less than a year, according to unnamed Tencent sources cited in areportby Shanghai-based technology news outlet Jiemian on Wednesday. Fast facts...
The video-game retailer's marketplace opened to $7.2 million in weekly sales volume, with the MetaBoy collection being the top seller so far. The video-game retailer's marketplace opened to $7.2 million in weekly sales volume, with the MetaBoy collection being the top seller so far....
A Bored Ape Yacht Club whale tried to have fun trolling Twitter bots but ended up self inflicting a 100-ether wound on himself. Scams and frauds areubiquitous in crypto, but sometimes the biggest losses are those people inflict upon themselves. On Wednesday, one NFT trader suffered a spectacular...
These donât seem like something Avalanche would approve of Square Enix are threatening to overshadow the 25th anniversary ofFinal Fantasy 7by partnering with Enjin, a cryptocurrency platform, to launch non-fungible tokens (NFTs) based on the long-running JRPG series. To coincide with the...
Enjinâs Polkadot-based Efinity platform will power NFT collectibles and more for the smash role-playing video game franchise. Square Enix is the publisher of the smash hit Final Fantasy series. Image: Square Enix One of the most successful video game series of all time is set to receive...
There will be physical collectibles with an NFT component Square EnixnoneWhat had once been a warning of dark times to come is now a reality. Square Enix has finally announced itsNFT (or non-fungible token)project afterthreatening uswith the companyâs embrace of the controversial andlargely...
A statement written by Mojang is surprisingly scathing of the tech Whilethe whole NFT thing appears to be mercifully on the decline, there are still companies out thereâlike Square Enixâtrying to justify partnering with technology that exists solely as an enormous scam. Mojang is clearly not...
EXCLUSIVE:The SimpsonsanimatorErick Tranhas teamed withfilm and TV-focusedNFTand DeFi marketplace Mogul Productions to create whatâs believed to be the worldâs first animated NFT series â with Hollywood the inspiration. The Mogieswill be a a celebration of the 100th anniversary of the...
The highly anticipated first trip into the Otherside Metaverse went off with 4,500 users, as the projectâs Otherdeed NFTs surpassed $1 billion in sales. The highly anticipated first trip into the Otherside Metaverse went off with 4,500 users, as the projectâs Otherdeed NFTs surpassed $1...