Blockchain

Ticketmaster (a Live Nation subsidiary) has selected Dapper Labs's Flow blockchain to mint the NFTs of its digital collectible commemorative tickets (which are not valid for entry to events). Continue Reading →

Big brands are flipping the Web3 script. According to Dune Analytics, Nike, Gucci, Dolce & Gabbana, Adidas, and Tiffany have amassed a combined $260 million in NFT sales, royalties, and secondary sales. Continue Reading →

NFT collectibles platform NFL All Day is now open to the public. The platform is the work of Dapper Labs, the nice folks who bring you NBA Top Shot and UFC Strike. Continue Reading →

Whenever someone is struggling with the multitude of streaming services available on their smart devices, someone inevitably starts to wax poetic about the convenience of cable and the good ol' days (which everyone complained bitterly about back then, BTW). Continue Reading →

Instagram has been rolling out support for NFTs minted on Ethereum and Polygon since May 2022. The company just announced that support for the Flow blockchain is now rolling out in 100 countries, and Instagram expects to support the Solana blockchain soon. Continue Reading →

This week has, unintentionally, focused on celebrities and NFTs. First, Kim and Kylie hating on Insta, then the lawsuit against Kim and dozens of other celebs for shilling EMAX. Today (because clearly I'm a trendsetter), Bloomberg has a story about The Disastrous Record of Celebrity Crypto Endorsements. Continue Reading →

On July 21, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced "insider trading charges against a former Coinbase product manager, his brother, and his friend for perpetrating a scheme to trade ahead of multiple announcements regarding certain crypto assets that would be made available for trading on the Coinbase platform." Continue Reading →

Epic Games CEO and co-founder Tim Sweeney said the company "definitely won’t" follow Minecraft’s lead and ban NFTs. Continue Reading →

Otherside, the much-anticipated metaverse gaming platform from the creators of the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC), is open for business. Over the weekend, 4,300 "Voyagers" were invited for a demo and tour of the immersive, ape avatar-navigated online platform. Continue Reading →

OpenSea, the world's largest NFT marketplace, announced that it will lay off 20% of its staff. This is not a surprise. Cryptocurrencies, the main driver of value for NFT speculators, are trading 50%-70% below their all-time highs, and NFT trading volume on OpenSea has tumbled as well. Then, there's the overarching problem: while OpenSea continually evolves, NFTs continuously evolve. Continue Reading →