NFTs

Gaming

Next-Gen Game Developer Mythical Raises $75M for Playable NFTs

The funding round will offer external game developers a way to bring NFTs into their fictional worlds.

Business  ·  11 June 2021
NBA

Daryl Morey on Crypto and NFTs: ‘It’s the Start of a Major, Major Trend’

The 76ers exec (aka "Basketball’s Nerd King”) is known for promoting 3-point shots. Less well known: his fascination with all things crypto.

People  ·  3 June 2021
NFTs

Galaxy Digital-Backed Candy Digital Launches, Inks Debut Deal With MLB

Candy will build an MLB ecosystem to buy, trade and share officially licensed baseball content NFTs.

Business  ·  1 June 2021
NFTs

Crypto Exchange Korbit Launches South Korea’s First NFT Marketplace

All transactions on the platform will be carried out in ethereum.

News  ·  1 June 2021
NFTs

Hollywood Powerhouse CAA Joins Blockchain Video Network Theta

The addition of Creative Artists Agency as a validator brings the video network closer to full decentralization, said Theta Labs CEO Mitch Liu.

Business  ·  27 May 2021
FTX

Tom Brady to Speak at Consensus 2021

The seven-time Super Bowl Champion, NFT platform co-founder and new bearer of bitcoin laser eyes joins FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried on May 27.

People  ·  26 May 2021
Ethereum

GameStop Is Hiring for New NFT Platform on Ethereum

The video-game retailer has already created a token for its NFTs on Ethereum.

Business  ·  26 May 2021
NFTs

Associated Press Auctions 10 NFTs Celebrating 175 Years of Photojournalism

A representation of Joe Rosenthal’s famous shot of U.S. soldiers raising the American flag on Iwo Jima in 1945 is the first NFT to be auctioned.

Business  ·  26 May 2021
Dapper Labs

Dapper Labs’ NBA Top Shot Has Crossed the Million-User Mark

Steady user numbers and a strong base of small-dollar sales could keep Dapper Labs’ darling humming even if NFTs cool off.

Business  ·  25 May 2021
Russia

Russian Artists to Sell NFTs to Support Journalists Under Pressure

Russian digital artists will sell NFTs to support Meduza, a media outlet designated as a "foreign agent" by the Kremlin.

News  ·  25 May 2021
Opinion

Artists Who Now Make a Living Because of NFTs

For artists living in remote parts of the Philippines, the rhetoric of NFT empowerment isn't empty buzzwords.

Business  ·  25 May 2021
NFTs

Christie’s Auction House Exec: NFTs Are the ‘Art World’s Napster’

"It could be that disruptive to the way people do business," said Noah Davis, Christie's point person on NFTs, at Consensus 2021.

Business  ·  25 May 2021
Real Estate

TechCrunch Founder’s Apartment to Be Sold as NFT

Michael Arrington’s real estate-backed NFT will be sold through blockchain platform Propy.

Business  ·  25 May 2021
Security

Monetizing Genomic Data Is the Latest Use Case for NFTs

While NFTs are most widely known for popularity with artists, they are expanding into other areas.

Tech  ·  25 May 2021
Funding Rounds

OneOf Raises $63M in Seed Funding to Build Music NFT Platform on Tezos

The firm says that by building on Tezos it can provide a more environmentally sustainable marketplace.

Business  ·  25 May 2021