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Oracle Red Bull Racing, a Formula One racing team, has made F1 history in collaboration with Chiru Labs, the creators of Bybit and Azuki. The Azuki NFT will be visible on the team cars at the 2022 season finale in Abu Dhabi. Quick Take: Related Content: NBA Legend Promotes Himself via Scottie Pippen NFTs The last
Anvi Saini
Scottie Pippen NFTs are now accessible and playable on the Web3 fantasy role-playing game, Smolverse Alongside Cristiano Ronaldo, Snoop Dogg and Billy Ray Cyrus, Scottie Pippen is another celebrity who’s not put off from launching an NFT project this month despite the current market crash, and FTX not helping matters. Quick Take: Related Content: OWNIC
Leah Waters
Adidas is launching a new NFT collection called Virtual Gear. This wearable NFT collection has a unique feature where the owners can use a dressing tool. At present, only two NFT collections are compatible, including BAYC and Mutant Ape Yacht Club. In the earlier development, the owners could remove the dressing from their PFP character.
Anvi Saini
LEAPR is preparing to celebrate the cultures of Latin Americans on The SandBox metaverse The Sandbox joins forces with Argentinian digital agency, LEAPR Studio, to increase metaverse and NFT exposure in Latin America next Spring. Quick Take: LEAPR and The Sandbox’s Web3 Venture LEAPR’s first game in The Sandbox will launch in March 2023, including
Leah Waters
The official press release pertaining to the Manchester United x Tezos launch hints at the purpose of the NFT release. It will allow the members of a global community to engage with the club, its players, and its legends. Moreover, it is going to give like-minded fans a new platform to interact and engage. Quick
Anvi Saini
Manchester United and Portugal soccer star, Cristiano Ronaldo, announced yesterday that he is launching an NFT collection through Binance on Friday, November 18. Based on recent poor form and controversial interview with Piers Morgan, fans have been outraged at the timing of his announcement. Quick Take: Cristiano Ronaldo and Binance NFTs Yesterday, November 15, Cristiano
Ross Wardrop
A pair of Birkenstock sandals worn by Apple co-founder, Steve Jobs, in the 1970s during the creation of what is now one of the biggest companies in the world, sold for nearly $200,000. The eventual winner of the auction was also given an accompanying NFT to the sandals. Quick Take: The Steve Jobs Birkenstock Sandal
Ross Wardrop
Sony PlayStation filed a new patent, hinting that they are now going to use NFTs to track in-game assets. This will become a novel PlayStation Web3 solution to use the distributed ledger and blockchain technology for creating, using, and modifying in-game assets. The patent is called “Tracking Unique In-Game Digital Assets Using Tokens on a
Anvi Saini
Nike is expanding its presence in the metaverse with the launch of.Swoosh, a new platform that will house the sportswear company’s virtual footwear, apparel, and accessories. Quick Take: Nike intends to create a robust web3 community in .Swoosh (pronounced ”dot Swoosh”). Overall, Users can access exclusive events, collaborate with Nike designers on virtual products, and
Anvi Saini
CoinStats unveils new portfolio management tools: CoinStats Midas, DeFi Tracking, Floor Price Alert and NFT Collection Tracking Today, CoinStats presents its new line of products and discusses the vision of the crypto company at Supernova Fall 2022. Quick Take: Unveiling Hot New NFT Features The company’s founder CEO, Narek Gevorgyan, took the stage at the
Leah Waters
Yuga Labs, the founders of Bored Ape Yacht Club, and owners of Cryptopunks, have added Beeple’s WENEW and accompanying 10KTF NFT collection to their growing portfolio of brands, collections and more within the industry. Quick Take: Yuga Labs’ Acquisition of Beeple’s Company & Collection Yuga Labs are best known to be the owners of the
Ross Wardrop
Cool Cats recently announced the launch of Cool Cats FC(Football Club) in partnership with Animoca Brands and OneFootball Labs. Quick Take: Put your cleats on and your shoes on because minting will commence on November 17, 2022, at 5 p.m. EST. What are the Minting specifics, and how does it work? Cool Cats FC will
Anvi Saini
The current NFT creator royalties discussion continues to elicit differing opinions from members of the crypto community. Bored Yacht Club (BAYC) founders have entered the debate, proposing a balanced royalty model that empowers both creators and consumers. Quick Take: The BAYC Takes Part in the NFT Creator Fund Argument The co-founders of BAYC stated that
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FTX bankruptcy puts 98 OG NFTs at risk—including some of the rarest, golden-furred Bored Apes FTX holds Bored Ape and Otherdeed for Otherside NFTs following helping Yuga Labs raise capital. Thus, around $5.8 million (5,000 ETH) worth of OG NFTs are at risk due to FTX’s recent bankruptcy. Quick Take: Related Content: Sequoia Capital’s $213.5
Leah Waters
Binance brings ”Binance Football Fever 2022,” a one-of-a-kind football experience to the blockchain. The pool of rewards shareable among the participants has prizes worth $1 million. Moreover, it includes prizes like tokens, limited edition NFTs, and meetings with star players of the tournament. The users will participate in daily challenges and predictions. Quick Take: A
Anvi Saini
Hours ago, Sequoia Capital announced the total loss of their investment in the now apparently bankrupt FTX. In a statement to LPs (read: investors), the fund stated they are currently valuing their FTX investment at $0. The statement was republished to the firm’s Twitter account: Across 2 funds, Sequoia Capital has invested over $213 Million
Ty Smith
The fears are all but confirmed. Just now, according to Bloomberg, Sam Bankman-Fried, the CEO and Founder of crypto exchange FTX, has issued a warning to his investors. The warning was simple: we need more cash or we are going bankrupt. Bankman-Fried has stated the firm faces a shortfall of cash of up to $8
Ty Smith
There’s much more to non-fungible tokens (NFTs) than digital art that looks like JPEGS. But why do people buy NFTs? Regardless of the crypto and NFT market being down, people still hope to become rich off this digital art. Or, at least, enjoy having access to unique art and media files, physical or digital goods,
Leah Waters
Paris Saint Germain starlet and all-time soccer/football great, Lionel Messi, has finally invested in the French fantasy football NFT platform, SoRare, following in the footsteps of several players from across the world. Messi, 35, has also joined the company as a Brand Ambassador. Quick Take: Messi Invests in SoRare Soccer star Lionel Messi has joined
Ross Wardrop
For quite some time, NFT creator royalties have been making the rounds in the entire industry. With different opinions from everyone in the industry, it is hard to find a middle ground. But after taking things into consideration, OpenSea is now providing creator royalties to creators on their marketplace. Plus, the On-Chain Operator Filter Registry
Anvi Saini
Adidas’ Bored Ape says the ”future is serious fun” while unveiling new Web3 initiative, ’Unbox The Impossible’ Holders of Adidas’ Capsule NFTs—Into The Metaverse—will be able to ’Unbox The Impossible’ on November 16. Quick Take: ’Unbox The Impossible’: What We Know Thus Far All holders of Adidas’ Capsule NFTs will receive a surprise in just
Leah Waters
In response to the recent proposal from OpenSea that they will no longer offer artists royalty fees, teen superstar artist, FEWOCiOUS responded to the marketplace company with an emotional letter, detailing stories about his career as a young transgender artist, and how artist royalties have affected his, and other young people like him. Quick Take:
Ross Wardrop
The Ethereum roadmap aims to include ”reliable and credibly neutral transaction inclusion, to avoid centralization and other protocol risks from MEV” Ethereum co-founder, Vitalik Buterin, unveils an update to the Ethereum roadmap—showcasing goals to mitigate censorship, block verification and centralization, and so forth under six stages, including a brand new one. Quick Take: What’s In
Leah Waters
NFT London, hosted by the company behind NFT.NYC, took place on Thursday, November 3rd and Friday, November 4th. After taking time to consider, the NFT community on Twitter weren’t happy: attendance numbers looked poor, and the event lacked some professionalism, according to some. Quick Take: How NFT London Went Down NFT London, supported by Immutable
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