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Mastercard to Enable Direct NFT Payment Options for Marketplace Operators
10.6.2022
The payments giant Mastercard says it will begin enabling non-fungible token (NFT) trading for a range of crypto-ecosystem platforms, including the “gas-free” marketplace Immutable X, Candy Digital, the metaverse gaming title The Sandbox, Mintable, Spring, the Nifty Gateway, and the Web...
Mastercard to allow 2.9B cardholders to make direct NFT purchases
10.6.2022
Card payments for NFTs were first announced in association with Coinbase’s latest NFT marketplace in January
ORIGYN Announces the Launch of OGY to Power Its NFT Marketplace
10.6.2022
The Origyn Foundation has launched its utility token called OGY to power Impossible Things, the upcoming NFT marketplace that is tentatively scheduled to go live on June 13, 2022. The native token is currently trading on Sonic with plans to soon go live on Bitrue, MEXC, and other exchange...
Declare the Side Hustle — Americans Are Concerned About the 1099-K Tax Rule for Payments Over $600
10.6.2022
Americans are worried about a new tax reporting requirement that will force applications like Venmo, Cash App, Paypal, Airbnb, and Ebay to send 1099-K forms to users. The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is specifically focusing on payments of $600 or more for goods and services received through...
Barbie-verse: Mattel inks multi-year deal with Cryptoys NFT marketplace
10.6.2022
Mattel plans to use its intellectual property featuring brands such as Barbie and Hot Wheels to create playable avatars sold as non-fungible tokens (NFTs) in an upcoming metaverse
New NFT Marketplace, myNFT, Seals $7m in Funding to Make NFTs Accessible to All
8.6.2022
PRESS RELEASE. New London-based NFT marketplace platform, myNFT, has announced its upcoming launch with the news that it has received Series A funding from some of the most prominent investors in the blockchain industry. myNFT believes that the current NFT industry is filled with barriers, blocking...
TrueFi launches on Optimism, expanding access to on-chain credit
7.6.2022
Several projects have launched on Optimism this year with the goal of giving users instant transactions and lower gas fees
Citadel Is Building a Crypto Trading Marketplace With Virtu Financial: Sources
7.6.2022
The effort also includes Citadel’s recent VC backers, Sequoia and Paradigm, with more trading firms to come, according to a source familiar with the plans
US Arrests Former Employee of Opensea NFT Marketplace in ‘First-Ever Digital Asset Insider Trading Scheme’
3.6.2022
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has indicted an employee of non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace Opensea in what the department called the “first-ever digital asset insider trading scheme.” DOJ Indicts Former Opensea Product Manager The DOJ announced Wednesday the unsealing of...
GameStop Eyes Incoming NFT Marketplace As Net Loss Widens
2.6.2022
Following the mixed financial results for the first quarter of the fiscal year 2022, the video game retailer GameStop said that it is taking steps to upgrade its digital asset wallet, with plans to enable transactions on its designed GameStop non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace upon...
Fidelity Plans Hiring Spree to Expand Crypto Services to Include Ethereum Trading and Custody
2.6.2022
Fidelity is planning a hiring spree to add ether trading and custody services to its cryptocurrency business. “As the demand for digital assets continues to steadily grow and the marketplace evolves, we will continue to expand our hiring efforts,” a Fidelity executive explained....
Former product manager at OpenSea charged with insider trading
1.6.2022
The charges are related to digital collectibles bought and sold on the NFT marketplace in September 2021
Alleged Hydra Administrator Refuses to Provide Access to His Crypto Wallet, Report Claims
1.6.2022
A Moscow court has ordered the seizure of the crypto wallet of one of the alleged administrators of darknet market Hydra. Media reports reveal, however, that the man — who was arrested in Russia in mid-April — is refusing to share access to his presumed crypto stash with Russian...
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC Drops Below $29,000 to Start the Weekend
28.5.2022
Bitcoin bears re-entered the marketplace on Saturday, as prices moved closer to a multi-week low to start the weekend. BTC once again fell below $29,000, whilst ETH continues to move lower, and now hovers around $1,750. Bitcoin Following a brief rebound on Friday, BTC once again moved lower, with...
VAST Completes Private Investment Round as It Readies to Launch First-Ever EngageFi™ NFT Platform
26.5.2022
PRESS RELEASE. Miami, FL – VAST, the multimedia NFT marketplace that dropped the first-ever NFT sitcom featuring Snoop Dogg and The Harlem Globetrotters, has announced the completion of their strategic private investment round with leading blockchain venture capital firms: GHAF Capital,...
Polkadot parachains spike after the launch of a $250M aUSD stablecoin fund
25.5.2022
Polkadot parachains posted double-digit gains after partnership announcements, protocol integrations and a stablecoin development fund caught the attention of the crypto investors
Gamestop Launches Web3 Ethereum Wallet That Leverages Loopring’s ZK-Rollup Tech
23.5.2022
This week, the consumer electronics and gaming software retailer, Gamestop, has officially revealed the company’s self-custodial, Web3 ethereum wallet. The wallet is currently in beta form and now available via the firm’s web portal, in order to provide users with a wallet that stores...
OpenSea’s New Marketplace Protocol Could Become ‘Uniswap Moment’ of NFTs
23.5.2022
The popular non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace OpenSea has unveiled a new protocol that allows anyone to set up new and decentralized NFT marketplaces. And judging from some members of the community, the protocol could become the “Uniswap moment” of NFTs....
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OpenSea launches 'Seaport' marketplace protocol allowing NFT bartering
20.5.2022
“OpenSea does not control or operate the Seaport protocol — we will be just one, among many, building on top of this shared protocol,” said the platform
Cumulative NFT Sales Among 18 Blockchain Networks Surpass $36 Billion
20.5.2022
Statistics recorded this week show that the aggregate number of non-fungible token (NFT) sales, settled across more than a dozen different blockchains, has officially surpassed $36 billion. While there are 18 competing blockchains offering NFTs, Ethereum-based NFT sales dominate by more than 75%....