According to a report by the data acquisition and analysis company DappRadar, Web3-based games and Metaverse projects raised $748 million since August 1, 2022. Last month, on average, 847,000 daily Unique Active Wallets (UAW) interacted with blockchain games, an 11% decline compared to July. One of the most popular games in the field – Axie...Read More
The Japanese government is handing out non-fungible tokens (NFTs) as a supplementary award to local authorities that excelled in utilizing digital technology to solve local issues as well as fostering the digital economy. A total of seven mayors received NFT awards for various initiatives. As per the report from CoinPost, the tokens, which were distributed...Read More
Queen Elizabeth II passed away yesterday (September 8) at the age of 96, after wearing the British crown for 70 years and 214 days. The death of the longest reigning monarch in the UK’s history was met with sorrow all over the globe, but it also attracted the crypto community. Hours after the news, memecoins...Read More
Seoul-based TV giant LG Electronics announced the launch of its non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace – LG Art Lab – potentially opening up NFT collecting to a much broader audience. With the latest platform, based on the Hedera blockchain, users will be able to explore, buy, sell and trade NFTs on LG’s smart television sets. LG...Read More
As bad actors continue to perform hit-and-run attacks on projects in the crypto space, it was inevitable that watchdogs, auditors, and the like would also become more sought after. One such auditor is Rug Pull Finder, an NFT watchdog who investigates alleged scams upon request and attempts to keep the community updated via Twitter. Unfortunately,...Read More
Famous American actor and comedian Bill Murray has become the latest victim of hackers, losing $185,000 worth of Ether (ETH) just a few hours after closing his non-fungible token (NFT) charity auction. According to on-chain data from Etherscan and additional information from Murray’s team, the hackers breached and started to drain the actor’s wallet at...Read More
The crypto unit of Silicon Valley Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is all set to release a set of free, public “Can’t Be Evil” licenses. The firm has designed the licenses specifically for non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and is inspired by the work of Creative Commons. As per the official press release, the community can freely use these...Read More
The world-leading NFT marketplace OpenSea has publicly declared its support for the Ethereum Merge later this month. As such, it will not support any speculative Ethereum forks that follow its activation – such as a potential ETHPoW fork. The marketplace confirmed its support for the Merge in a tweet on Wednesday. “We are committed to...Read More
Think the cryptocurrency market has it rough? Take a look at what happened to non-fungible tokens – aka NFTs. Data from DappRadar shows that trading volume at OpenSea – the world’s largest NFT marketplace – has fallen by 99% in less than four months. While the company contested the figure to some degree, it admitted...Read More
Social media giant Meta announced the integration of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) to Facebook, adding that NFT creators can now showcase their digital collectibles across Facebook and Instagram. Some of the wallets supported by the social media giants include Coinbase Wallet and MetaMask Wallet. In an updated blog post on Monday (August 29, 2022), Meta revealed...Read More
The highest class of automobile racing – Formula 1 – filed two trademarks related to non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and cryptocurrencies for the Las Vegas Grand Prix event, scheduled for November 2023. This is not Formula 1’s first interaction with the digital asset sector. One of the leading exchanges – CryptoCom – served as its Global...Read More
The extensive report published recently by crypto auditing firm Elliptic shows the methods used by cybercriminals to misappropriate and profit from the immense hype generated by NFTs, extolled for the benefit of wary consumers. Between phishing, scam projects, stolen and plagiarized NFTs, market manipulation, and rugpulls, the total value of financial crime connected to NFT...Read More
Two of the iconic American rappers – Eminem and Snoop Dogg – will perform their mutual single “From D 2 the LBC” live on the MTV-sponsored Video Music Awards (VMAs) this Sunday. Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) holders will be allowed to watch this event live at the “Otherside” Metaverse. The song includes the artists’...Read More
Animoca Brands’ Japanese subsidiary, also known as – Animoca Brands KK – has raised $45 million. Its parent company, Animoca Brands Corporation Limited, and MUFG Bank, Ltd. (MUFG) led the investment. The blockchain gaming powerhouse is strengthening its presence in one of the leading economies in Asia – Japan. According to the official blog post,...Read More
The leading athletic apparel company – Nike – has surpassed many prominent names with its NFT sales this year. According to the latest stats, Dolce & Gabbana, Tiffany, Gucci, and Adidas are reaping millions from NFTs, but it’s Nike that tops the chart. Dune Analytics researcher Noah Levine’s data showed the above businesses leading the...Read More
SudoRare – a decentralized non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace – is reportedly the latest crypto project that had rug-pulled its customers. The project, established earlier today, shut down its operations six hours after launch after it was rug-pulled for 519 ETH (around $850,000 going by current prices). The blockchain security company – PeckShield – indicated that...Read More
Ripple’s latest Value Report estimated that 76% of financial institutions plan to use cryptocurrencies in their operations in the next 36 months. The majority of those entities, though, said they will delve into the industry, assuming there is an appropriate regulatory framework applied to it. The study also revealed that 20% of global consumers would...Read More
The two most successful soccer teams in Spain – FC Barcelona and Real Madrid – filed for a joint Metaverse trademark application. The clubs plan to provide their fans with products like virtual reality gaming and cryptocurrency transaction management software. The Spanish colossuses are not the only ones to make such a move in the...Read More
a16z crypto – the crypto-focused arm of VC firm Andreesen Horowitz – is leading a $50 million funding round for the VeeFriends Non-Fungible Token (NFT) Project. The funding will help VeeFriends expand its “creative, technical, and experiential operations” to support the growth of the Web 3 ecosystem. Understanding VeeFriends A16z general partner Chris Lyons explained...Read More
Yuga Labs – the American company that created the popular NFT collection Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) – faces a possible class action lawsuit. A group of individual investors claimed that the firm inappropriately advertised its tokens and thus deceived people into buying them. Yuga Labs and its Unhappy Investors Yuga Labs seems to be...Read More
According to a research conducted by the blockchain firm Ripple, residents of Latin America are the most inclined toward the digital asset industry. 50% of the surveyed think the sector will cause a significant impact on the financial system, while 74% prefer to transact with businesses that accept cryptocurrencies. Europeans, on the other hand, are...Read More
American video game retailer GameStop has finally launched its long-awaited non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace. According to an official press release on Monday, the platform will enable gamers, creators, and avid NFT collectors to buy, sell, and trade digital collectibles. At the time of writing, over 230 NFT collections were listed on the platform. The release...Read More
OMNI – an NFT finance platform that lends out cryptocurrency in exchange for staked NFTs – fell victim to a re-entrancy exploit that led to the loss of nearly 1,300 ETH, worth $1.4 million at the time. It seems a reentrancy-related hack. @ParallelFi @OMNI_xyz The stolen funds were just mixed via @TornadoCash https://t.co/Nyunlkk3rr pic.twitter.com/XxxVyX80Fq —...Read More
Quixotic – an NFT marketplace that runs on Optimism – revealed that wrongdoers breached its security and drained ERC-20 tokens. The organization assured that users with stolen assets will be reimbursed. The Latest Attack In a recent tweet, Quixotic disclosed that criminals attacked its “Offer” feature and stole ERC-20 tokens. The team advised its customers...Read More
On June 24, Wylie Aronow, better known online as Gordon Goner, co-founder of Yuga Labs, the startup behind the Bored Ape Yacht Club ( BAYC ) collection, took to Twitter to address the “misinformation campaign” that claims he and his team are “super-secret Nazis.” Goner said that even though he paid attention in the past...Read More
Two of the greatest hip hop artists – Eminem and Snoop Dogg – produced a new video that, aside from marijuana, has multiple references to NFTs and BAYC, in particular. Both have experience in the field, owning several digital collectibles. Shady, Snoopy, Bored Apey Marshall Mathers III, as is Eminem’s real name, teased the new...Read More
China has had a rocky relationship with the world of blockchain and digital assets for the past couple of years. Originally a country conducive to mining, trading, and other activities, 2021 led to crackdowns on almost everything, mainly due to high energy consumption and a perceived gateway for operations frowned upon by the government. The...Read More
Global e-commerce giant eBay has acquired non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace KnownOrigin, as part of efforts to become a leader in digital collectibles. The news of the acquisition was announced in a press release on Wednesday (June 22, 2022). While details of the purchase remain scarce, the statement noted that both parties have signed and closed...Read More
The world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, has signed an exclusive multi-year NFT partnership with soccer legend Cristiano Ronaldo, according to an official announcement from the company. Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the greatest players in soccer history, with five Ballon d’Ors and more than 800 career goals under his belt. The Portuguese forward is loved...Read More
NFTs were undoubtedly the hottest topic of late 2021 and the beginning of 2022. Pushed towards mainstream adoption by projects such as the Bored Ape Yacht Club, Azuki, Okay Bears, and others, NFTs were booming. As the overall market went into a considerable drawdown, with Bitcoin’s price losing close to 70% of its value in...Read More
