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Donald Trump NFTs Generate $500K – $1M in Revenue

A U.S. Office of Government Ethics report reveals that Donald Trump has generated an income between $500,000 and $1 million via the sales of Trump-branded non-fungible tokens (NFTs). Quick Takes: Recent Data Behind Donald Trump NFTs Despite Donald Trump’s NFT collection facing controversies over the former president using copyrighted images for the art form and the Trump organization facing

Leah Waters

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Jeremy Cowart’s Live Spectacle: Crafting 10K NFTs in 20 Mins

In partnership with OpenSea and Transient Labs, Jeremy Cowart will be live-creating 10,000 unique non-fungible tokens (NFTs) at his ”Auras” event in Nashville on May 2 — all within a span of just 20 minutes, without the use of generative code or post-production effects. Quick Takes: Exploring Jeremy Cowart’s Live NFT Creations In this new

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Nike Launches First .Swoosh NFT Digital Sneakers

Several months after launching its Web3 community platform .Swoosh, Nike is set to release its first batch of NFT digital sneakers on the platform. Quick Takes: About Nike’s Virtual Sneakers As a tribute to its iconic Nike Air Force 1 (AF1) sneakers, Nike is releasing a collection of virtual AF1 NFTs to .Swoosh community members

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Fracton Protocol Achieves $3B Trading Volume Milestone

Fracton Protocol is celebrating a remarkable achievement. Just 10 months after introducing hiNFT tokens, the pioneering non-fungible token (NFT) fractionalization platform has exceeded $3 billion in trading volume on Kucoin. Quick Takes: Exploring the Need for Fracton Protocol: What Is It? KuCoin partnered with Fracton Protocol in July 2022, to launch the HiNFT ETF trading zone. Users can

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Canon’s New NFT Marketplace is Coming This Year

Camera giant, Canon, is set to launch a new NFT marketplace at some point this year, according to an announcement at NFT.NYC earlier this week. ’Cadabra’ is set to be a creator-focused space where the company’s US arm will control and select photographers whose work will feature on the platform. Quick Takes: Introduction to Canon’s

Ross Wardrop

Web3

Brazilian Football Enters Web3 Via Binance Partnership

The world of Brazilian football (soccer) has crossed paths with the web3 universe thanks to a Binance partnership. This will see the global company create NFTs of the South American country’s top mens’ football league, Brasileirão Assaí. Quick Takes: Brazilian Football x Binance Binance, who are known as one of the biggest cryptocurrency exchanges as well

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Boba Guys Tea Shop Brews Up Solana-Based Loyalty Program

Boba Guys is one of many retailers like Starbucks to start brewing on the blockchain. The famous Californian and New-York based bubble tea store is launching a customer loyalty program using Solana technology. In addition, the platform will provide non-fungible token (NFT) rewards as initiatives alongside token-gated experiences. Quick Takes: Boba Guys’ Benefits from Joining Solana Boba Guys

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Goblintown Lampoons NFTs, Halts Trading on OpenSea and Blur

The popular Goblintown ETH collection continuously gains traction despite last year’s non-fungible token (NFT) market downturn. However, the team behind the project are facing accusations over ”rugging” its holders. Truth Labs replaced its NFT project’s artwork with animated GIFs featuring a middle finger accompanied by three more middle fingers, among a sarcastic message that protests against marketplaces

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Waldhaus Brewery Hops into Web3, Debuts Premier NFTs

The iconic and acclaimed Waldhaus Brewery is pouring into Web3 initiatives for the first time. The traditional German brewery is serving up premier NFTs to celebrate its 190-year journey in the beer industry. Quick Takes: Why Waldhaus Brewery Embraces NFTs The ’Waldhaus ONE’ collection was created in partnership with W3 Digital Brand. Subsequently, they made 190 3D animated

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Bruce Lee NFT Collection Debuts Today, Courtesy of Pplpleasr

The Bruce Lee Estate has established a new presence for the legendary martial artist, joining forces with Shibuya to create non-fungible tokens (NFTs) representing Bruce Lee. Quick Takes: A Digital Martial Arts Journey On-Chain Bruce Lee is foraying into the Web3 world with his first-ever NFT release created by the Bruce Lee Estate in partnership with Shibuya. The NFTs

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Bitcoin Ordinal NFTs Surpass Over 1 Million Inscriptions

Bitcoin Ordinal NFTs has achieved a remarkable milestone by surpassing more than 1 million inscriptions in less than three months. Since April 10, there have been 1,058,189 Ordinals NFTs launch, generating over 170 BTC in miners’ fees — equivalent to $4.8 million at this time of reporting. Quick Takes: Reasons for Hitting the 1 Million

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Web3

Reddit Gen 3 Collectibles Launch—100+ Artists Feature

After a little anticipation, Reddit’s Gen 3 collectibles just launched — and only a day after planned. Despite being its third batch, hundreds of artist collaborators participated for the first time. Quick Takes: Reddit Avatars Gen 3 – What’s the Hype? Reddit has released thousands of digital collectibles on the Ethereum scaling network, Polygon, since June

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CryptoGPT, An AI Blockchain, Raises $10M in Funding

CryptoGPT, an AI-powered blockchain, has raised $10M in a recent Series A funding round led by DWF Labs, putting the company at a $250 million valuation. Quick Takes The Funding A recent Series A funding round of $10 million put layer two blockchain, CryptoGPT to an overall value of $250 million. The innovative firm are

Ross Wardrop

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Cool Cats and Futureverse Join Forces for Metaverse Endeavors

Cool Cats and Futureverse are partnering to claw their way into a fusion. The non-fungible token (NFT) brand seeks to solidify its digital paw-prints by joining the metaverse for more story-telling initiatives, and boosting customization options. Quick Takes: What’s Next for Cool Cats and Futureverse? Cool Cats and Futureverse’s exciting partnership will unite the brand

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OneOf Drops Rolling Stones Snaps with On-Chain Authenticity

OneOf is rocking a reunion with Globe to present Web3 enthusiasts with a trip down memory lane. This time, providing vintage Rolling Stones slides. Today, collectors can start owning snaps of the iconic rock band from the ’60s to the Eclectic ’90s. Better still, they can use blockchain technology to prove authenticity of their new

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Hype Behind Gen 3 Reddit Avatars—When’s the Launch?

Reddit has again caught the attention of non-fungible token (NFT) collectors. This time, teasing the crypto community by saying it’s rolling out Gen 3 Reddit Avatars today without taking action. Quick Takes: Unearthing Gen 3 Reddit Avatars Following the success of its initial NFT release last August, with some Avatars selling for $5k, Reddit is in the making of creating

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Rare Six-Trait CryptoPunk Fetches $353K in ETH Sale

The Yugaverse saw a lot of punk action on Friday. A prominent NFT collector and trader bought a rare six-trait CryptoPunk for a whopping 190 ETH ($353,000 USD). Quick Takes: Desirability Behind CryptoPunk #2202 CryptoPunk #2202 is an extremely rare female punk, showcasing six defining features: straight hair, classic shades, a mole, a choker, hot

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Web3

12 Iconic NFT Artists Create ’Moonbirds: Diamond Exhibition’

PROOF Collective proudly presents ’Moonbirds: Diamond Exhibition’ — a grand showcase of 10,000 digital art pieces from 12 NFT artists — in less than two weeks. Moonbirds: Diamond Exhibition—About the Grand Showcase ’Moonbirds: Diamond Exhibition’ is designed to celebrate the most loyal NFT holders who have achieved the prestigious “Diamond Nest” status. The NFTs showcase

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Smurfs Universe Goes 3D with New NFT Collection

Smurfs Universe is shaking up the NFT world by introducing a 3D NFT collection featuring beloved Smurfs characters and items. The NFTs not only offer collectors a new way to own a piece of Smurfs history but also provide unique benefits and experiences within the Smurfs Universe game. Quick Takes: Smurfs Universe Goes 3D with

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Fortune Magazine’s Exclusive NFT Drop: A First in Mainstream Media

Fortune Magazine is making waves in the NFT space with its exclusive NFT drop, featuring a limited edition artwork collection created in collaboration with acclaimed digital artist pplpleasr. Quick Takes: Fortune Enters the NFT Market with Limited Edition Artwork Fortune Magazine has made history. They entered the NFT market with an exclusive NFT drop. Basically,

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’FairMint’, an AI NFT Tool, Launched by STEPN Creators

Find Satoshi Lab, the creators of the NFT game STEPN have launched a new NFT x AI tool, ’FairMint’, to support creators with an easier process of mass producing NFTs. It can be used as a part of the company’s GNT ecosystem which is already in full flow. Quick Takes About FairMint FairMint is a

Ross Wardrop

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LooksRare Unveils V2 Platform: Enhanced NFT Trading Experience with Lower Fees

LooksRare, the NFT marketplace, has launched its upgraded V2 platform, bringing in new features, reducing fees, and providing more accessibility to users. The move is a step forward for the platform to stay competitive and innovative in the marketplace. Quick Takes: Flat 0.5% fees and $LOOKS rebates offer a cost-effective approach to NFT trading. New

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Unreleased David Bowie Tune Debuts as Music NFT

Many often regard David Bowie as one of the world’s most impactful musicians. And it’s no wonder, amassing 128 singles, 27 studio albums, 11 live albums, and 4 soundtracks. Yet, despite his sad passing in 2016, the iconic songwriter still has one more tune to initially share with the world — this time around, as

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