đïž Fresh NFT News
Esports brand 100 Thieves gives out 300K Polygon NFTs, but wonât call them NFTs - The items are being referred to as âcommemorative digital collectiblesâ instead.
Wash trading, which inflates NFT prices, growing âarea of concernâ for traders - 110 wash traders collectively profited $8.9 million last year, according to blockchain research firm Chainalysis.
Bud Light partners with Nouns DAO for its upcoming Super Bowl ad - Bud Light's senior director of digital Corey Brown told The Block that the partnership will help the beer brand further authenticate itself in the NFT space.
Animocaâs nWay launches Olympic play to earn NFT game - Animoca brands subsidiary nWay has launched a play-to-earn game inspired by the Olympic games.Â
A crypto project is using up whole Ethereum blocks and turning them into NFTs - A crypto project, known as VanityBlocks, has started turning whole Ethereum transaction blocks into NFTs, preventing anyone else from having space in that block.
Dapper Labs to launch NFTs for Super Bowl - Dapper Labs announced it would mint limited edition NFTs of the 2021 AFC champion Cincinnati Bengals and the 2021 NFC champion Los Angeles Rams.
Singing icon John Legend set to launch own music NFT platform - OurSong allows users to create NFTs (called âVibesâ) and monetize superfan communities through access to private chat rooms and unreleased music.
AssangeDAO wins Julian Assange x Pak NFT for $53 million - AssangeDAO, a collective of cypherpunks formed last week in an attempt to free WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, has won the bid for an NFT created by Julian Assange and digital artist Pak.
Justin Aversanoâs Quantum Art Ethereum NFT Platform Raises $7.5M - The NFT startup is onboarding more creators and looking beyond photography after a Series A led by True Ventures.
YouTube sees âincredible potentialâ in Web3 and NFTs - YouTube shared a blog post which sported a positive view of Web3 technology like blockchain and NFTs for content creators.Â
OpenSea launches venture arm, NFT ecosystem grant program - The NFT marketplace will back companies and projects across the market for NFTs and Web3 by offering capital and access to its leadership and investors, including Standard Crypto and a16z.
đŠŸ Interesting reads
âThe Real Value of NFTsâ, by Right Click Save magazine
âA Glimpse Into The Leading Categories Within The Deca-Billion NFT Industryâ, by Messari
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