Find out what happened in the world of crypto over the weekend with U.Today's news digest U.Today has prepared a summary of the top three news stories over the weekend. Shiba Inu's Shytoshi Kusama teases major game-changing announcement Shytoshi Kusama, pseudonymous leader of Shiba Inu, has...
According to data from DappRadar, OKX NFT marketplace secured 32% dominance in the NFT sector, surpassing OpenSea in trading volume. In ablog post on Dec. 7, 202, DappRadar gathered top marketplaces for trading digital collectibles, which allocated the most liquidity in November 2023. According...
Heavy metal band Megadeth took to X on Dec. 5 to announce the introduction of its 5,000-piece generative collection featuring the band’s mascot, Vic Rattlehead. This initiative transforms beyond a traditional fan club, emerging as a community owned by the fans. Introducing @MegadethDigital....
Pulitzer-prize winning art critic Jerry Saltz has had it with NFTs. He tweeted last Monday: “I have found that about 90% of the people in the space of AI and NFT infatically [sic] DO NOT want criticism. Their reactions to it prove it. I tried. And tried. One guy hit me on my wrist when I walked...
Users who deposit digital assets to exchanges in South Korea will be eligible to receive interest on their deposits. South Korean regulator, the Financial Services Commission (FSC), published a notice highlighting that by July 2024, investors in digital assets must receive interest when...
Leveraging the benefits of blockchain, users can now tokenize and exchange these iconic collectibles with unprecedented ease and transparency. The inclusion of card collections into NFTs from diverse domains adds a captivating dimension to Polytrade Finance. Let’s explore more about this...
Online gaming platform MPL (Mobile Premier League) has acquired NFT marketplace Good Game Exchange (GGX), including purchasing the tokens of existing investors as well, revealed Entrackr. The entire acquisition of the business was made for $12.75 million as per the regulatory filing. However, the...
Sebastian Errazuriz's site-specifc installationMAZE: Journey Through the Algorithmic Selfon the beach in Miami during Art Week.Courtesy of Faena Artnone During the 2021 crypto boom, Miami became the white-hot center of the scene: Sam Bankman-Fried, founder of cryptocurrency exchange FTX,...
Pudgy World, an interactive digital world available to Pudgy Penguin NFT holders, will become available in alpha mode sometime next year, according to the company’s CEO. Move over, Club Penguin. Pudgy Penguins, the NFT-linked toys that waddled into Walmart earlier this year, are marching into...
The Pudgy Penguins NFT empire is expanding and will open the gates for its metaverse experience Pudgy World sometime in 2024. Pudgy Gaming. Image: Pudgy Penguins. Pudgy Penguins, the Ethereum NFT profile picture (PFP) collection first launched in July 2021, has unveiled a trailer at Art Basel...
“Having a receipt of an in-game item is not the same as having that in-game item.” When I heard these words coming from Asmongold's mouth about the issue of NFTs in gaming, my mind went straight to all the warnings we have heard about it already. “NFTs will change gaming for the...
U.Today has prepared a summary of the top three news stories over the weekend. Shiba Inu's Shytoshi Kusama teases major game-changing announcement Shytoshi Kusama, pseudonymous leader of Shiba Inu, has recently taken to his “Shibarium Tech” Telegram channel to thank the SHIB...
What Happened to NFTs Introduction The year 2023 marked a period of recalibration for Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) following the monumental hype they garnered in the previous years. As the dust settled, the focus shifted from mere speculation to a more grounded assessment of value and utility. This...
WAX co-founder William Quigley told Cointelegraph that despite the bear market, NFT technology remains promising. Disney and Funko release trading card NFTs Pop culture collectible manufacturer Funko has collaborated with Disney to launch nonfungible token (NFT) trading card packs,...
A 'Web2' action game previously released via Steam and console systems will be the first tradable digital PC title on Ultra. Josh Journey: Darkness Totems. Image: Provincia Studio Ultra, a PC marketplace for both blockchain and traditional “Web2” video games, is about to make good on one of...
FIFA, the international governing body for the world's most popular sport, is dropping a limited number of digital collectibles later this week that will give holders the opportunity to watch the final game of the 2026 World Cup, according to a statement. "For the first drop, 100 digital...
Why Are NFTs Bad?This pressing question underscores today’s heated discussions around Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs). Despite the buzz, many investors are left grappling with unsellable NFTs, questioning their value and security. This article cuts through the noise to examine the critical issues...
Open and Limited Edextraition Jackson Tracks Available through the Base network, anyone can tune into the open edition Jackson 5 track and its additional exciting editions, including images of the master tape and the extra songs “My Girl” and “Michael the Lover”, with stems, for just...
NFTs surge as Bitcoin and Ethereum rise, with Ethereum's Pudgy Penguins up 70% and Solana's Mad Lads jumping 56%. The recent upswing in the values of Bitcoin and Ethereum has led to a significant boost in various NFT markets. Notably, collections on Ethereum and Solana are experiencing a surge...
The Buterin Cards NFT collection triggered a 13% gas fee increase on the Ethereum (ETH) network. In the past 24 hours, transactions linked to the collection resulted in fees totaling 318.31 ETH, equivalent to $665,670. Buterin-themed NFTs As of 3:00 p.m. ET on Dec. 1, transactions linked to a...
Ronaldo and Binance are yet to publicly comment on the lawsuit - and just two days ago, the former Manchester United player said he was "cooking something up" with the embattled trading platform. Image:Cristiano Ronaldo. Pic: BinanceCristiano Ronaldo has been hit with a $1bn (£791m) class...
Lads on top: the prominent Solana NFT project leads the market in 24-hour sales volume as prices climb to yet another peak. Mad Lads, aSolanaprofile picture (PFP) collection launched earlier this year, continues to outperform most of the prominentNFTprojects of late, with the entry price...
CoinGecko, a prominent independent cryptocurrency data aggregator, has recently announced its acquisition of Zash. This strategic move is set to increase CoinGecko’s cryptocurrency services by incorporating Zash’s NFT information into its API, offering users a holistic perspective of...
Artist and legal scholar Brian Frye says inaccessible crypto tokens cannot be sold, but can be donated — with potentially significant tax benefits. (John Thomas/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk) The nightmare of every NFT collector is losing their seed phrase. It’s hard to see a hacker steal...
One JPEG flipper saw millions of dollars in rewards from Blur's Season 2 airdrop. Now the marketplace is teasing its own Ethereum layer-2 network, Blast. AsNFTmarketplaceBlursets its sights on a so-called Season 3 of rewards for traders, one JPEG flipper walked away with more than $8.4 million...
Luca Netz, CEO of Pudgy Penguins, made his first million selling fake gold chains. Luca Netz grew up homeless before becoming a self-made millionaire.Courtesy of Luca Netz Welcome to “How I Made My First Million,” Fortune’s newest series in which we interview today’s most powerful people...
Cointelegraph reached out to various professionals in the Web3 space to get their thoughts on the recent upward trend in NFT sales volumes. In this week’s newsletter, check out Disney’s plans to release anonfungible token (NFT)platform by the end of 2023 and find out why NFT sales volumes...
NBA Top Shot maker Dapper Labs is expanding beyond sports with digital c pins minted as NFTs on Flow. Entertainment giant Disney will launch anNFTcollectibles platform withNBA Top Shotmaker Dapper Labs calledDisney Pinnacle, the companies announced Tuesday. Inspired by the physical pins that...
Roblox founder and CEO David Baszucki expects top brands and celebrities to take charge and play a key role in making the “dream” of cross-platform NFTs come true. The frontman of the popular virtual universe game Roblox,David Baszucki, said he “dreams” of having the ability to...