Online sleuths analyzed blockchain data and assets in the former presidentâs NFT collection, finding evidence of stolen art and shady wallet addresses, painting a picture of how the digital collectibles came to be. Trump Trading Card NFTs (OpenSea) This weekendâs episode of "Saturday Night...
The edition of 45,000 NFTs features the former president in various fantasy costumes and poses. It will be minted on Polygon. Former President Donald Trump released a collection of 45,000 fantasynon-fungible tokens (NFT), he announced on Thursday via Truth Social, the social media site he...
NFTs will bring about a profound structural shift in how art is created, enjoyed and sold. âIs it art? All of these people really amuse us, but the annoying thing is that none of them are worthy of the title âartist.â Itâs a con, a hoax, and endangering art history and the whole...
Yuga Labs may have landed the Bored Ape Yacht Club in hot water.Illustration by Alex Castro / The Vergenone On Thursday, December 8th, Scott+Scott Attorneys at Law LLP fileda class action complaint on behalf of plaintiffs Adam Titcher and Adonis Realwith the United States Central District...
The suit claims celebrity endorsements of Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs and ApeCoin tokens resulted in financial loss for investors. Yuga Labs called the allegations "opportunistic and parasitic." Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT image (Yuga Labs, modified by CoinDesk)) A number of celebrities, including...
Chris Akhavan will take on the new role of chief gaming officer to build the marketplaceâs Web3 gaming strategy following its expansion to the Polygon network. Chris Akhavan (Magic Eden) Leading Solana-based non-fungible token MarketplaceMagic Edenhas hired a chief gaming officer, the...
The price of ether is down nearly 65% since last yearâs Miami Art Week. But this yearâs art fair saw an uptick in events, attendees and conversations around Web3 technologies and their road map to mass adoption. NFT Gallery at Art Basel (Cam Thompson/CoinDesk) MIAMI â âWe were never big...
A Chinese court in the city of Hangzhou has said nonfungible token (NFT) collections are online virtual property that should be protected under Chinese law. A Nov. 29articleposted by the Hangzhou Internet Court â a specialist internet court âsharedby crypto blogger Wu Blockchain on Dec. 5...
The exchange said Apple is demanding it pay a 30% tax on gas fees used to transfer NFTs. A mockup of a Coinbase NFT profile page (Coinbase) Crypto exchange Coinbase (COIN) has disabled non-fungible token (NFT) transfers on its iOS wallet app because of a dispute with Apple (AAPL) over the...
The Ethereum-based token is surging following the release of final staking details and the official ApeCoin NFT marketplace rollout. ApeCoin (APE) is the token of the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) ecosystem. Image: Shutterstock ApeCoin(APE), theEthereum-based token created for the growingBored...
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.,Nov. 28, 2022/PRNewswire/ --German painterElena Van Kohn, noted for her Figurative Enigmatic Surrealism, has launched her new digital art collection, Dancing With Gravity, on Opensea. The critically acclaimed NFT art collection is available as fully digital masterpieces...
BigTiddyGothGirlsNFTshave seen an over 120% rise in floor price in the last 24 hours. This is according to data obtained from OpenSea. At the time of writing, the NFT collection had a floor price of 0.002 ETH, having spiked by 122% in the last 1 day. BigTiddyGothGirls sales have also jumped...
NFT artist Johnathan Schultz believes that the era of NFTs without utility is dwindling, and to survive, it must outgrow the âmemeificationâ of things. NFT artist Johnathan Schultz believes that the era of NFTs without utility is dwindling, and to survive, it must outgrow the...
The NFT sector quickly found itself in mainstream media through the release of the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) NFT collection. Within twelve hours, the NFTs had sold out with many high-profile names among the holders. Eminem and Snoop Dogg are some celebrities that purchased the NFT...
CryptoSimeji, which sold out within hours, marks BaiduJapan'sfirst step into Web 3.0 SUNNYVALE, Calif.,Nov. 28, 2022/PRNewswire/ -- Baidu Japan Inc. has released CryptoSimeji, which uses the Japanese keyboard app Simeji's popular mushroom logo as the IP prototype, combined with kaomoji...
Fidelity Charitable, the nationâs largest grantmaker, is getting into NFTs or nonfungible tokens despite a torrent of bad news about cryptocurrency companies FILE - A visitor wearing a face mask walks past artwork displayed at an NFT (non-fungible token)-themed coffee shop at the China...
Image Credit: Getty Images Check out the on-demand sessions from the Low-Code/No-Code Summit to learn how to successfully innovate and achieve efficiency by upskilling and scaling citizen developers. As we move into the NFT 2.0 technology space, we see a more innovative and accessible...
Time president Keith Grossman is leaving the legacy publisher to take on a new role as the president of enterprise at crypto startup MoonPay, effective December 31. Grossman joined Time in 2019, a year after Meredith Corporation sold the flagship magazine brand toSalesforcefounder Marc...
Layoffs have swept the tech industry, particularly in the NFT and cryptocurrency corners, over the past few months.Illustration by Lorenzo Gordon, Artwork via Candy DigitalnoneCandy Digital, the NFT platformbackedbyFanatics, Gary Vaynerchuk and Michael Novogratz, is laying off a large chunk...
World of Women confronts the limits of selling cartoon avatars on the blockchain after the crypto bubble burst. As âcrypto winterâ worsens, Karkaiâs World of Women must rethink its business.Photograph by Phil Sharp for The New Yorker Content This content can also be...
The company, valued at $1.5 billion, is backed by Fanatics and was co-founded by Gary Vaynerchuk and Mike Novogratz. Gary Vaynerchuk. Image: Shutterstock Candy Digital, a sports and entertainmentNFTstartup that was founded in 2021 and rocketed toa $1.5 billion valuationthat same year, laid...
Science & Vie announced that they launched NFT membership in collaboration with Eniblock. The membership card allows the owner to join a community of enthusiasts, open privileged contact with the editorial staff and gain access to exclusive experiences. Science &...
FanTiger empowers independent artists to build their fan community on the platform and the fans support the artists to launch new music by buying their music NFTs. The active participation of artists and fans across social platforms and communities is helping formulate interesting insights...
The 2022 FIFA World Cup kicked off in Qatar, but whether various NFT projects score with the public is another matter. Lionel Messiâs non-fungible token drop with Ethernity and Cristiano Ronaldoâs collection with Binance took two of the worldâs biggest starsto the blockchain last week....
The Bored Ape Yacht Club roadmap resumes on Christmas Day! The Trial of Jimmy The Monkey is coming on Christmas,according to a tweet from the Bored Ape Yacht Club on Thursday afternoon. The cryptic tweet contains only an image of what appears to be a jewelry box, presumably locked and clasped...
Image: The NFT collection of "Silent Speech" | Opensea Pictures taken from protests against Chinaâs zero-Covid policy across the mainland are now for sale onOpenSea, the largest NFT marketplace, asnon-fungible tokens (NFT). Fast facts A Polygon-based NFT collection of 135 photos titled...
Quick take: The $100 million grant will be deployed over the next five years. Grants will be distributed to Web3 projects across technology, events, diversity, education, and research. BitDAO and Forte have committed $500 million to Game7âs treasury. Web3 gaming DAO, Game7, has launched a...
The XRPL Punks NFT collection makes record sales hitting a new milestone for the XRP Ledger. The XRP Ledger is pushing for more NFT adoption through The $250 million Ripple Creatorâs Fund. Recently, the XRP Ledger achieved a new milestone in terms of the total number of NFT sales on the...
The platform offers features built especially for the Bored Ape Yacht Club and Otherside communities, its CEO said. (The British Library, modified by CoinDesk) ApeCoin DAO, a community-led governing body made up of ApeCoin holders, has launched its own white-labelnon-fungible token...
The premiere drop features brands including McLaren and Aston Martin. The company hinted at future releases inspired by other iconic toy brands. Hot Wheels NFT (Mattel) Global toy company Mattel has launched its own non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace on Mattel Creations, the company's...
The value of non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, is plummeting amid renewed questions about what cryptocurrencies are worth. The crypto world suffered a major blow last week whenFTX Trading declared bankruptcyamid a $8 billion shortfall. The fallout is now affecting the digital collectibles realm, said...