Yuga Labs, the company responsible for the creation of the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) non-fungible tokens (NFT), has teamed up with Magic Eden, an NFT marketplace based on Solana, to launch a new Ethereum-based marketplace before the year ends. Learn more: Yahoo.com
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Magic Eden Launches Marketplace for Bitcoin Ordinals
Nonfungible token marketplace Magic Eden has launched its own “fully audited” marketplace for Bitcoin Ordinals, leveraging the surging interest in “Bitcoin NFTs.” The newly launched marketplace allows Bitcoin NFT traders to buy and sell Bitcoin Ordinal collections, giving users a similar experience to the one that Magic Eden offers for Polygon, Ethereum and Solana-based NFTs....
Meta Ends NFT Support on Instagram and Facebook
Meta has decided to stop supporting NFT on its social networks Facebook and Instagram. This was announced by the head of commerce and financial technologies Meta Stephane Kasriel. NFT support was added to the Meta social networks six months ago. At the end of August 2022, the company announced the introduction of digital tokens on...
Hermes Seeks for a Complete Ban on NFT Series Sales with Birkin Bags
The French Fashion House Hermes decided to achieve a complete ban on NFT series sales with Birkin bags. The company appealed to the federal court with a request to ban the artist Mason Rothschild to advertise, sell and own digital tokens issued by him from the Metabirkin collection, after the jury established that they violate...
Snoop Dogg Revealed as Co-founder of WEB3-Powered Livestream Platform
American rapper and actor Snoop Dogg has been revealed as one of the co-founders of a Web3-powered live streaming app called “Shiller” — adding to yet another Web3 partnership for the well-known hip-hop artist. The app is described as a “live broadcast platform” that aims to combine Web3 technology with real-time live-streaming content. The rap...
France’s Top Modern Art Museum to Display Cryptopunks, Autoglyphs NFTs
Paris’s leading contemporary art museum, the Centre Pompidou, announced on Feb. 10 an upcoming permanent exhibition targeting the intersection between art and the blockchain represented by nonfungible tokens (NFTs). According to an announcement on Feb. 10, the Centre will feature NFTs from over 16 digital artists around the world, including popular collectibles, such as CryptoPunk...
Initial Launch of National Geographic NFT Sparks Backlash and Technical Issues
National Geographic has launched its first NFT on Polygon and posted a detailed explanation of the technology on social media, prompting outright fury from hundreds of fans of the 135-year-old nature magazine who responded with rage. NatGeo’s Instagram, Twitter and Facebook accounts posted an image of Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) NFTs on Monday, with...
Google Ads-Supplied Malware Drains Influencer’s Entire NFT Crypto Wallet
An influential NFT user claims to have lost a “life-changing amount” of his net worth in non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and cryptocurrencies after accidentally downloading malware found through a Google ad search. A pseudonymous influencer known on Twitter as “NFT God” posted a series of tweets on 14 January describing how his “entire digital livelihood” was...
Gameplay Improvements Key to Blockchain Gaming Adoption in 2023
Despite the backlash from gamers faced traditional gaming companies putting their money into non-fungible tokens (NFTs), executives in the NFT gaming industry are hopeful that more traditional gaming firms will enter the market this year. Gameplay improvements are key to blockchain gaming adoption in 2023, according to a report from the Blockchain Game Alliance. A...
Apple Expected to Allow 3rd-Party App Stores in Windfall for NFTs and Crypto
Apple is gearing up to allow third-party app stores on its devices to comply with new EU antitrust laws, which could be a significant benefit for crypto and NFT app developers, at least in Europe. Under the new rules, European customers will be able to download apps not from the Apple’s branded app store. This...