Rarible Protocol updates - week of Apr 19
Rarible Protocol is live on Solana, some fresh NFT news, cool reads and interesting tweets
⚙️ Protocol Updates
Rarible Protocol is increasingly becoming multi-chain, and is now live on Solana! 🔥
The Protocol is also powering the newest Degenerate Ape Academy community marketplace, which supports all of the project’s collections: Degenerate Ape, Degenerate Trash Panda and Degenerate Kindergarten.
Click here to visit the Degenerate Ape Academy community marketplace! 🦍
Note: If you any feedback or suggestions for the Rarible Protocol team, please use our Discord server or Github (for issues or discussions).
🗞️ NFT News
Japan’s most popular social messaging app Line adds NFT marketplace - Line has officially launched its own NFT marketplace called LINE NFT.
Coinbase is launching a Bored Apes-themed film trilogy - Ape owners selected in the casting process will get a licensing fee of $10,000 in apecoin or bitcoin.
Bored Ape NFT owners sue OpenSea over stolen assets - The company is now facing three separate lawsuits from plaintiffs who lost access to their Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs.
MLB launches dynamic NFTs with Candy - Candy Digital is upgrading its MLB collectibles with the launch of a new collection of dynamic NFTs titled MLB ICON Leadoff.
MGM Grand tests NFT ticketing in YellowHeart tie-up - The Polygon-based platform is adding utility-backed tickets to one of the largest event spaces on the Vegas Strip.
Warner Music partners with POAP for event NFTs - They’ll create digital memento NFTs for fans that attend music events, starting with an even for Atlantic Records rapper Kevin Gates.
NFT avatar company Genies raises $150 million from Silver Lake - This latest funding round values the company at $1 billion, minting its status as a unicorn startup.
Glow Labs raises seed round to help NFT creators reward their loyal customers - Glow Labs, a white-label software that allows companies and creators to build their own loyalty rewards programs on the blockchain.
Chinese banking associations target NFTs - They want to "resolutely curb" the tendencies of NFTs to be made into financial products and securitized and to limit the risk of illegal financial activities related to the tokens.
Texas, Alabama securities regulators block sales of ‘Metaverse’ casino NFTs - Sand Vegas Casino Club has been ordered by securities regulators in two U.S. states to stop selling NFTs that promise a cut of profits from casinos on metaverse platforms.
Axie Infinity maker floats bug bounty program after $600 million Ronin hack - The bug bounty covers two categories covering both smart contracts and web-related issues.
📚 Cool reads
Refunds for NFTs? New Standard Sets Give-Back Period for Minters - by The Defiant
The Life of a Crypto Artist: Pplpleasr on NFTs, Memes and 'Idea Sex' - by Decrypt
How Ethereum NFTs Could Provide a Safe Haven From Crypto Market Volatility - by NFT Now
🐦 Interesting Tweets
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