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Google announced on Saturday that its cloud computing subsidiary, Google Cloud, is running a validator on the Solana blockchain. The company will be introducing tools to support node operators and Solana developers in the near future. Quick Take: Solana (SOL) shares rose 15% after the breaking of the news and were trading at $36.80. The
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Snoop Dogg, the rap legend and iconic country singer, and Billy Ray Cyrus are set to release an NFT collection called ”A Hard Working Man.” The Avila Brothers, renowned music stars and Grammy-winning producers, are releasing 9,999 unique NFTs inspired by their hit single. The collection depicts the couple working hard jobs such as construction
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SuperRare creates RarePass—an innovative way to entice new buyers and reward collectors The Ethereum-based, decentralized NFT marketplace SuperRare launches ”RarePass”—a subscription-like service—to reward digital art collectors. Quick Take: Benefits of SuperRare’s RarePass SuperRare is soon to launch a crypto art collecting opportunity dubbed RarePass. Three randomly selected RarePass holders will get the chance to win unique
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Meta’s photo-sharing application, Instagram, is now officially an NFT Marketplace. Instagram has been planning the same for a long time, and with this update, creators can sell their NFTs on Instagram. Only a select group of carefully chosen creators can use this feature at launch. But in the future, other creators will also have access
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“Game of Thrones” NFTs are coming this winter. Warner Brothers Discovery, the creators of Game of Thrones, has collaborated with the NFT marketplace Nifty’s to release an NFT collection based on the hit HBO TV show. Although no official release date has been set, fans can expect ”Game of Thrones” NFTs in late 2022. Quick
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Visa Masters of Movement includes an auction of FIFA World Cup NFTs, personalized digital art and signed memorabilia FIFA World Cup sponsors Visa and Crypto.com are partnering to kick-off NFT collections of both soccer players and fans as part of the Visa Masters of Movement project. Quick Take: The NFTs Behind the ’Visa Masters of
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Golden State Warriors basketball superstar, Steph Curry (company: SC30), has filed for a metaverse trademark to support the development of his future ’Curryverse’ platform. Through this world, users will be able to earn NFTs by competing for them. Quick Take: Steph Curry’s Metaverse Filing: ’Curryverse’ On October 26, Steph Curry’s company, SC30, filed for a
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Chinese tech giant Xiaomi is investing in a ”Disney-like” metaverse dubbed Puffverse Quick Take: Xiaomi’s Journey Into the Metaverse One of the last global corporations to explore Web3 is Chinese tech giant Xiaomi—the manufacturer of consumer electrics, software, and other electronic items. Currently, Xiaomi is investing in its new 3D metaverse, Puffverse, which will be ”vast,
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The Premier League, England’s top tier of football/soccer, are nearing signing a £30 million ($34.5 million) a year deal with the French fantasy football company, SoRare – making a U-turn on their previous option of signing an NFT licensing deal with ConsenSys. Quick Take: The Premier League is often regarded as the world’s biggest soccer/football
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After Elon Musk officially took over Twitter, the site’s development team announced that NFT Tweet Tiles will soon be available. Quick Take: Twitter reveals NFT trading tools that allow collectors to showcase NFTs and link to a participating marketplace with a single Tweet. Twitter launched the useful new service with four top marketplaces. The platform is
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The co-founder of Arcade, Robert Masiello, shares his thoughts with NFT Lately about how fractionalized ownership can drive the next wave of NFTs After Beeple’s record-breaking sale of an NFT for $69 million made headlines in the spring of 2021, a searing hot NFT summer kicked off—showing the potential these digital assets had to transform the concept
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The Hong Kong Rugby Union NFT marketplace will offer team card NFTs for sale ahead of the competition On October 29, the Hong Kong Rugby Union (HKRU) announced the launch of its first-ever NFT marketplace ”Hong Kong Sevens”, powered by NuArca Labs. Quik Take: The hub for buying, selling and trading NFTs aims to connect
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To celebrate Halloween, The Sandbox, one of the top metaverse platforms, has had a host of festivities. They are branding today as ’Cryptoween’ and are working alongside Paris Hilton on some of their various events, experiences and new avatars. Quick Take: The Sandbox has created lots of Halloween-based content to celebrate today. ’CRYPTOWEEN’ is being
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The Guinness World Records 2023 states CryptoPunk #5822 is the most expensive NFT in existence This year, the Guinness World Records began honoring the blockchain’s achievements by highlighting the success of Web3 projects for the first time ever. Inside of the book, the ”Cryptomania” section records the achievements of the blockchain, covering the most trivia
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As Halloween nears, Warner Bros. Discovery and Funko are launching a Digital Pop! Collection. The WB Horror X Funko Sequence 1 will become available on the eco-friendly WAX blockchain via Droppp at 2 p.m. ET on 31st October 2022 at 11:00 AM on Droppp. Quick Take: A new Digital Pop! collection of horror-themed NFTs is coming out
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Deadfellaz and DraftKings dig into Halloween by creating unique, spooky-looking NFT cards Although Deadfellaz is already joining forces with Steve Aoki for a Halloween special, the Ethereum NFT collection is also teaming up with DraftKings. But rather than launching spooky attire, it’s bringing limited-edition NFT player cards to the table. Quick Take: About Deadfellaz and DraftKings
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Two brothers from Newman, Georgia, are making news in the blockchain industry by selling their artwork as JPEGs via tapping into the potential of NFT Technology. Joey and Eric Uzar started early and have sold several of their artworks on NFT marketplaces on OpenSea. The two brothers, one of whom is 11 years old, also
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Telegram contacted all app members to reveal it’s soon launching its long-awaited username auction marketplace The anticipated plan for Telegram to launch a username auction marketplace is just around the corner, according to a Telegram message posted today. Quick Take: Why Telegram is Leaning Into Web3 Despite Pavel Durov, Telegram’s founder, revealing his interest in
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Traders with ”diamond hands” believe in the eventual profitability of stocks/crypto despite value dropping. But what does ”paper hands” mean? ”Paper hands” is another one of those crypto-related buzzwords that get heard time and time again despite many not knowing what it means. That’s where we come in—to help boost your blockchain knowledge! So, let’s
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One of the largest Solana NFT markets, Magic Eden, has launched a Hackathon with a million-dollar prize pool. Quick Take: The Creator Monetization Hackathon is a great chance to create lasting royalty enforcement solutions. Numerous judges have registered for the event. The Magic Eden platform will also enable optional creator royalties for users. The Creator
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Kraft Food is driving Wienermobile metaverse and NFTs to the forefront of its virtual mission On October 11, Kraft Foods made its most recent metaverse trademark application with the Trademark Office and US Patent for its classic Wienermobile. Quick Take: The Need for a Wienermobile Metaverse and NFTs Kraft Food’s ”Wienermobile” already exists as a
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Reasons why this NFT house sold for $175k—the use cases of real estate NFTs Despite real estate typically has a good history, less volatile than the blockchain market, the real estate company Roofstock combined the two fields by selling a tokenized version of an NFT house in South Carolina on OpenSea for just $175k just last week.
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Mattel joins special forces with Cryptoys to create Masters of the Universe NFTs—to celebrate the iconic action figures’ 40th anniversary Global toy manufacturer, Mattel, is partnering with Cryptoys to launch Masters of the Universe NFTs on November 9. Quick Take: About Masters of the Universe NFTs Mattel’s Masters of the Universe action figures have been
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In celebration of its second anniversary, Vogue Singapore released a double cover featuring South Korean superstar CL and K-pop star Jackson Wang, the magazine’s first solo male cover model. Quick Take: Jackson Wang and CL find their way to Vogue Singapore’s Club Singapore cover. The magazine is the result of a collaboration between Polycount and
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