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New Zealand VC Launches $5 Million Web3 and Crypto-Focused Fund
6.5.2022
New Zealand-based venture capital firm Global From Day 1 (GD1) recently said it had launched a $5 million Web3 and crypto-focused venture capital fund to back local startups. The fund will invest in pre-seed to Series A companies across decentralized finance (defi), decentralized autonomous...
NFT Market Gets Back on Track Thanks to Moonbirds and Solana NFTs
5.5.2022
After a six-week cooldown period started in mid-February, the non-fungible token (NFT) market saw a boost in activity throughout April. Popular NFT collection Moonbirds and a rise in demand for Solana (SOL)-based NFTs were the primary drivers.
The NFT market recorded USD 6.3bn in monthly...
Polkadot Becomes a 'Fully Interoperable Multichain' With the Launch of its Cross-Consensus Messaging Format
4.5.2022
Popular blockchain protocol Polkadot (DOT) has launched its messaging system XCM (cross-consensus messaging) to enable communication between its various parachains and allow assets like non-fungible tokens (NFTs) to be transferred from one chain to another.
With the launch of this format...
Elon Musk May Launch Twitter IPO After Takeover - Report
4.5.2022
As Elon Musk is advancing his plan to buy Twitter in a deal valued at some USD 44bn, the Tesla CEO has reportedly told potential investors that the social platform could be returned to public ownership after a few years.
Musk declared that he intended to launch Twitter’s initial public offering...
This Level of Transaction Fees Would be 'Truly Acceptable' According to Ethereum's Buterin
4.5.2022
Ethereum (ETH) co-founder Vitalik Buterin has said layer 2 (L2) transaction fees need to be under USD 0.05 in order to become “truly acceptable.”
The statement came in response to a Twitter post from Ryan Sean Adams, co-founder of Web3 company Bankless and the host of the Bankless podcast,...
Otherdeed NFTs Sale Drop by 25%, Pushing Buyers Further Underwater
4.5.2022
Most buyers of the hotly-anticipated Otherdeed non-fungible tokens (NFTs) drop are not able to sell their digital land deeds at a profit, due to the high Ethereum (ETH) gas fees they paid during minting, as well as the decreasing demand.
According to NFT data aggregator CryptoSlam, Otherdeed...
Kraken Enters NFT Game with Waitlist for New Multi-Chain Marketplace
3.5.2022
The US-based crypto exchange Kraken is planning to launch a non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace and is now inviting users to sign up on a waitlist for the new platform.
The new marketplace, dubbed Kraken NFT, will work across multiple blockchains, with "zero gas fees" for trades within...
Global Asset Manager Vaneck Launches Community NFT Project — 1,000 NFTs to Be Airdropped This Week
3.5.2022
Vaneck, a global asset management firm with $85.5 billion in assets, is releasing 1,000 non-fungible tokens (NFTs) this week. “We’ve designed the Vaneck Community NFT to function like a digital membership card,” said Vaneck. NFTs by Asset Management Firm Vaneck, a global asset...
Ukrainian Soccer Club Shakhtar to Raise Humanitarian Funds Through NFT Sale
2.5.2022
Shakhtar Donetsk, a leading soccer team in Ukraine, will sell a collection of non-fungible tokens (NFTs). The club intends to auction several signed jerseys to raise funds for Ukrainian citizens affected by the ongoing war with Russia. FC Shakhtar Donetsk to Auction Digital Collectibles With Help...
Passive Income Cyborgs: Battle Borgz Publicly Launches on KICK․IO
2.5.2022
PRESS RELEASE. NFTs are not a temporary trend. NFTs are here to stay. Although analysts are still in the process of realizing the full potential that the technology behind ‘Non-fungible tokens’ offers, much is already clear. Beyond being used to certify the authenticity of artwork...
Elon Musk NFT First to Enter Ukrainian Hall of Fame and You Can't Buy It
29.4.2022
Ukraine’s government created a virtual gallery of NFT-based artworks that “aren’t for sale,” but are being preserved as “an expression of gratitude, similar to how paintings were presented to royal families and famous scientists in the past.” Tesla's chief and Twitter buyer Elon Musk is...
DeFi Transactions at One-Year Low, NFTs and Games Standing Strong
29.4.2022
Transactions related to decentralized finance (DeFi) applications have hit a one-year low, with DeFi being the niche within crypto that is most affected by this year’s downturn in crypto prices, a new report from the decentralized application tracking site DappRadar has said....
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Collection of South African Fine Wine Sold as NFTs
29.4.2022
Collections of South Africa’s fine wines were recently sold as non-fungible tokens (NFTs) with one lot being sold for $79,000. Immediately following the auction, two lots were reportedly paid for using bitcoin. Lots Exceed Estimates Collections of fine wines made by some of South...
Here's How NFT Owners Trade and What Tools They Use
28.4.2022
Close to half of the surveyed non-fungible token (NFT) owners actively trade NFTs to earn profits, while the other half of holders mainly bought their NFTs either “to collect” or “for their utility,” according to a survey conducted by coin tracking site CoinGecko on Twitter....
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Ukraine Doubles Down on Crypto-Friendly Regulation Efforts, Aims for Top Spot
25.4.2022
Ukraine is aiming to become a top 5 country in the world in terms of crypto legislation, and the efforts have the “total support” of both President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the government, according to a high-ranking Ukrainian government official.
“We are aiming for Ukraine to become one of...
AkuDreams NFT Team Announces Rewritten Code After Flaw in First Code Locked USD 34M
25.4.2022
The team behind AkuDreams, a much-anticipated non-fungible token (NFT) project that went live on Friday, has announced a rewritten mint code after flaws in the first smart contract code had resulted in a reported USD 34m locked “forever.”
In an update on Sunday, the project said that Anonymice...
Can You Truly Own Anything in the Metaverse? Blockchains and NFTs Don’t Protect Virtual Property
24.4.2022
João Marinotti, Associate Professor of Law, the Indiana University.______
In 2021, an investment firm bought 2,000 acres of real estate for about USD 4m. Normally this would not make headlines, but in this case the land was virtual. It existed only in a metaverse platform called The Sandbox....
Crypto Exchange Coinbase Launches Web3 Social Marketplace for NFTs in Beta
21.4.2022
Nasdaq-listed crypto exchange Coinbase has launched a Web3 social marketplace for non-fungible tokens (NFTs) in beta. In addition, the exchange noted that for a limited time, there will be no Coinbase transaction fees. ‘Coinbase NFT’ Officially Live in Beta Nasdaq-listed...
Coinbase NFT Marketplace Launches in Beta, Plans to Move Beyond Ethereum
20.4.2022
Coinbase NFT, a new non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace by crypto exchange Coinbase, launched in beta on Wednesday.
The exchange also said it plans to decentralize this marketplace by “moving [features] from Coinbase tech to decentralized solutions,” while adding support for NFTs on other...
Moonbirds Collection Faces Criticism After User Wins 50+ NFTs During Raffle
19.4.2022
Newly-launched non-fungible token (NFT) project Moonbirds has been hit with controversy, with some wondering if there was a potential raffle manipulation.
Etherescan data shows that one user created more than 400 "accounts to Sybil Attack the Moonbirds raffle," said the pseudonymous crypto...