Tagged: non-fungible tokens

June 24, 2022 @ 11:43 am By Omar Faridi  |  

eBay Inc. (Nasdaq: EBAY), a global commerce platform that connects millions of sellers and buyers around the world, and KnownOrigin, one of the most “innovative” non-fungible token (NFT) marketplaces, today announced that eBay “has acquired KnownOrigin.” KnownOrigin’s technology and platform “provides artists a place to… Read More

June 20, 2022 @ 12:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Blockchain Intelligence Group, a global cryptocurrency compliance and intelligence company, owned by BIGG Digital Assets Inc. (CSE: BIGG), is pleased to announce the launch of NFT Explorer, “the first risk and investigation solution for NFTs, built on the QLUE™ data analytics platform.” Development of the… Read More

June 20, 2022 @ 10:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Unstoppable Domains, the Web3 digital identity platform and NFT domain name provider with 2.4 million registered usernames, has teamed up with the City of Miami’s Venture Miami team in order “to accelerate its local Web3 education effort.” Venture Miami hosted its “Miami for Everyone” Web3… Read More

June 20, 2022 @ 8:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Immutable, powering the “next generation” of Web3 games as the carbon-neutral, scalable platform for trading NFTs on Ethereum, has announced the launch of its inaugural development fund, Immutable Ventures. The Immutable Developer and Venture Fund is “dedicated to supporting web3 games and NFT-centric companies that… Read More

June 14, 2022 @ 9:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Star Atlas, which claims to be a next-gen metaverse with triple-A game design and Unreal Engine 5 graphics built on the Solana blockchain, recently announced a partnership with MoonPay, “enabling players to purchase NFTs and in-game currency ATLAS instantly with a credit card.” MoonPay claims… Read More

June 13, 2022 @ 7:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ocean Protocol, the open-source, decentralized data exchange protocol to unlock data for AI, announces the launch of OceanONDA V4. The upgrade caters to data publishers, data consumers, and data marketplace operators “with data NFTs for more flexible data management, one-sided staking to solve rug pulls,… Read More

June 12, 2022 @ 2:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Mastercard (NYSE: MA) recently noted that they believe the process of purchasing an NFT needs to be made a lot easier and safer. When that happens, customers get the things they want “with less stress and uncertainty,” according to Mastercard. For NFT creators, these changes… Read More

June 11, 2022 @ 2:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Nansen, the blockchain data analytics platform, has announced the launch of a new dashboard for Avalanche which will “provide extensive NFT market overviews and related data.” Year to date, the NFT-related activity on AVAX has “become a dominant source of activity on its c-chain.” According… Read More

June 8, 2022 @ 11:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The non-fungible token (NFT) boom of 2021 not only brought “mainstream attention” to digital art investment, it also “catalyzed increased development of the crypto metaverse,” according to an update from Kraken. The Metaverse — a previously “esoteric” term first used in the 1992 science fiction… Read More

June 5, 2022 @ 4:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Unstoppable Domains, which claims to be the “leading” Web3 digital identity platform and NFT domain name provider, recently announced the launch of Profile Badges “verified by on-chain activity.” Profile Badges act as a way for users “to build and showcase their digital identity, such as… Read More

June 5, 2022 @ 3:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) has reportedly been compromised for the third time this year, with a hacker able “to steal and sell NFTs, making away with 142 ETH, equivalent to over $250,000.” The hacker conducted a phishing attack, “whereby they shared a fake phishing… Read More

June 4, 2022 @ 2:53 pm By JD Alois  |  

This past week it was reported that the US Department of Justice had arrested and charged a former OpenSea employee with insider trading of NFTs or non-fungible tokens. The individual in question, Nathanial Chastain,  has been charged with wire fraud, and money laundering as he… Read More

May 30, 2022 @ 8:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

FanHub, a play-2-earn game bringing an “extremely engaged” community to Web3, has secured 86% (£215,845) of its £250,008 target from 140 investors (at the time of writing) via Seedrs with 24 days left in the firm’s crowdfunding campaign. Located in London, FanHub operates in the… Read More

May 10, 2022 @ 5:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have been one of the “most dynamic” and “prominent” parts of Web3 over the last two years, according to an update from Chainalysis. NFTs are blockchain-powered digital items whose units are “designed to be unique, unlike traditional cryptocurrencies whose units are meant… Read More

April 28, 2022 @ 9:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

OneOf, which claims to be the premier “green” NFT platform for music, sports and bands, is partnering with international crypto payments provider MoonPay “to integrate NFT technology into users’ everyday lives, making the process of purchasing NFTs easier than ever.” As mentioned in an update… Read More

April 28, 2022 @ 9:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Blackhawk Network, an international branded payments provider, recently announced that it is teaming up with NFT and blockchain wallet provider, Bitski, in order to distribute the “first” promotion for an NFT with the purchase of a gift card, “offering both real and virtual (Web3) world… Read More

April 23, 2022 @ 4:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

MetaLend, the bank for the new digital economy, recently announced the closing of a $5 million seed round of financing, “led by Pantera Capital.” MetaLend’s investment round also included contributions from Collab+Currency, investor and board member of Sky Mavis; Ancient8, Vietnam’s largest gaming guild, and… Read More

April 18, 2022 @ 1:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Cryptocurrency portfolio manager CoinStats recently secured $3.2 million in capital. The investment round was led by Alex Pack’s Hack VC, along with contributions from  various other funds such as Mike Dudas’s 6th Man Ventures. The funding “is instrumental in financing the development and promotion of… Read More

April 7, 2022 @ 7:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Socure, the provider of digital identity verification and fraud solutions, has announced that Dibbs, the real-time, blockchain-enabled marketplace for collectors, “is using the Socure ID+ platform to provide a faster, more accurate collector onboarding experience.” With the accuracy of Socure’s graph-defined identity verification and fraud… Read More

April 6, 2022 @ 10:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

  CoinSmart Financial Inc., which claims to be one of Canada’s leading crypto-asset trading platforms, has announced its investment in NFT cross-bridge marketplace, Curate. The partnership agreement reportedly “includes an undisclosed investment from CoinSmart in Curate’s NFT Marketplace, with an option to acquire a majority… Read More