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YouTuber baits MMA fighter into secretly shilling fake NFTs for $1K
4.2.2023
Coffeezilla, a YouTuber and crypto investigator, revealed that American mixed martial artist Dillon Danis promoted a fake NFT project without disclosing that he received $1,000 for the advertisement
FBI seizes $100K in NFTs from scammer following ZachXBT investigation
4.2.2023
The seized property included a Bored Ape Yacht Club and Doodles NFT, 85.6 Ether and a flashy Audemars Piguet watch which ultimately helped ZachXBT identify the alleged scammer
Takashi Murakami to Release Collection of 13 NFTs Linked to Physical Hublot Watches
4.2.2023
Twelve of the thirteen timepieces will be made exclusively available to holders of Murakami and Hublot’s previous NFT collection
Today in Crypto: Ethereum to Activate Zhejiang Testnet Next Week, Sberbank to Release a DeFi Platform by May, Titan Comics to Launch a Comic Series Based on Nouns NFTs in April
3.2.2023
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MetaLend has deployed on Ronin to borrow and lend against NFTs
3.2.2023
Ronin Network recently announced the launch of MetaLend on its mainnet. MetaLend is primarily known for helping Axie Infinity users get loans for in-game assets. The assets include land and axies directly associated with the Ronin wallets. In addition, MetaLend develops software that lets users...
Nifty News: Bitcoin NFTs cause spicy fees, Mastercard exec tokenizes resignation letter and more
3.2.2023
Users are posting massive files to the Bitcoin network via the Ordinals protocol, taking up block space and paying high fees to do so
Huawei NFTs, Toyota’s hackathon, North Korea vs. Blockchain: Asia Express
2.2.2023
Our weekly roundup of news from East Asia curates the industry’s most important developments. Huawei moves to trademark its NFTs According to a Jan. 28 report by Sina News, Chinese telecom giant Huawei has recently filed for eight trademarks related to its Huawei “YunYunBao” nonfungible tokens...
Japanese Prime Minister says DAOs and NFTs help support government’s 'Cool Japan' strategy
2.2.2023
Fumio Kishida said there were “various possibilities for using Web3” in Japan and has previously supported blockchain-based initiatives for authorities using digital solutions
Bitcoin Ordinals creator looks for fix after first instance of shock porn
2.2.2023
A rather unsavory image made it to the front page of the Ordinals website for 30 minutes before it was hidden, however, the image itself is immutable
First NFT Exchange-Traded Fund Announces Closure as Market for Non-Fungible Tokens and Metaverse Assets Cool Down
1.2.2023
The first-ever exchange-traded fund focused on NFTs and metaverse assets has announced closure as the crypto winter continues to take more victims.
The Defiance Digital Revolution ETF, which is listed on the NYSE under the ticker NFTZ, will close down by the end of February, according to...
Rally Crypto Firm Pulls the Plug on Its Sidechain as Crypto Industry Struggles – Here's What Happened
1.2.2023
Social token platform Rally has announced the closure of its sidechain operations due to a lack of funding. The project warned users that their crypto assets will become stranded as tokens on the Rally sidechain are not transferable to mainnet....
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Meet Ordinals, the New Bitcoin NFT Engine, and the Drama Surrounding Them
31.1.2023
Ordinals, a new way of using and getting content using Bitcoin, are enabling creators to harness the utility of NFTs (non-fungible tokens) directly from the blockchain, essentially creating native Bitcoin NFTs. This has stirred the pot in some circles, which are now discussing if this is the way...
China's Hainan to boost NFT oversight as digital yuan trial ramps
31.1.2023
Hainan's market regulator wants to promote NFTs as part of the digital economy, but will actively work to weed out bad actors and speculative behavior
Opinion: Should Bored Ape buyers be legally entitled to refunds?
30.1.2023
It isn’t clear whether a 25-year-old European Union law means you should be allowed to get an unlimited number of refunds on your NFTs
Beyond the hype: With 1.1 million resource pack NFTs generated in 100 days Aftermath Islands shows that the metaverse has arrived
30.1.2023
Much has been said about virtual and augmented reality platforms and the Metaverse over the last few years. Facebook rebranded to Meta, Decentraland sold virtual land plots for tens of thousands of dollars, and corporations and projects big and small jumped on the bandwagon. Unfortunately, more...
Nearly $13 Billion in Sales: Breaking Down 5 NFT Collections by Sales Volume
29.1.2023
Non-fungible token (NFT) assets have existed since at least 2014, but interest in them began to rise in January 2021, according to Google Trends data. Approximately one year later, the search term “NFT” reached its highest score on Google Trends. During that time the top five...
California DMV Is Putting Its Titles on the Blockchain
28.1.2023
The Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) in California is running a project to digitize all of its titles and put them on a blockchain. The project, which will use the Tezos blockchain and has the assistance of Oxhead Alpha, a crypto dev company, aims to allow users to transfer titles as NFTs in...
Better Policy Can Turn NFTs Into an Intellectual Property Powerhouse
27.1.2023
Aptos Labs CEO Says NFTs Will Push Boundaries of Previous Generation Blockchains
27.1.2023
Mohammad Shaikh, co-founder of the layer 1 blockchain, says in 2023, he predicts NFTs will be used as a means of payment and will also go mainstream, via big brand partnerships
Crypto Asset Aptos Soars to All-Time High, Increasing 391% in 30 Days
27.1.2023
During the past 30 days, the layer one blockchain asset aptos (APT) has risen 391.8% against the U.S. dollar. In the past seven days, Aptos has increased 123.7% after reaching an all-time high of $19.92 per unit on Jan. 26, 2023. The Role of Decentralized Finance, Infrastructure Support, and NFTs...