🖼 World’s First NFT Collection of Antique Tennis Rackets Will Be Auctioned on OpenSea This Spring
The online auction will be held between May 28 – June 11 to commemorate the iconic Roland-Garros tournament Collecting digital art as NFTs is nothing new – however, what about digitized antique objects? While there have already been reports of art galleries digitizing valuable antiques – from historical weapons to decorative objects – to tap into millennials’ demographics as potential collectors, the collection of digitized rare antique tennis rackets comes as a first.
The online auction will be held between May 28 – June 11 to commemorate the iconic Roland-Garros tournament Collecting digital art as NFTs is nothing new – however, what about digitized antique objects? While there have already been reports of art galleries digitizing valuable antiques – from historical weapons to decorative objects – to tap into millennials’ demographics as potential collectors, the collection of digitized rare antique tennis rackets comes as a first.
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🖼 Rari Foundation launches Rari Chain mainnet on Arbitrum to help protect NFT royalties
Rari Foundation, the organization representing the Rari DAO, has launched the Rari Chain mainnet on Arbitrum. Rari Chain is an Arbitrum-based EVM equivalent chain that preserves royalties by embedding them on the node level. It's a Layer 3, which means it boosts scaling and other features of a Layer 2, in this case Arbitrum, to augment the NFT ecosystem.
Rari Foundation, the organization representing the Rari DAO, has launched the Rari Chain mainnet on Arbitrum. Rari Chain is an Arbitrum-based EVM equivalent chain that preserves royalties by embedding them on the node level. It's a Layer 3, which means it boosts scaling and other features of a Layer 2, in this case Arbitrum, to augment the NFT ecosystem.
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🔫 CEO Pioneers VR Meetings to Revolutionize Remote Work Culture
In an ambitious move to transform remote work culture, Jussi Havu, CEO of Glue Collaborations in Helsinki, has introduced virtual reality (VR) meetings as a regular part of the workweek. The company wants to bring VR into regular offices to help with the challenges of remote work. XR technology is becoming popular for making meetings better, especially for small groups that need focus.
In an ambitious move to transform remote work culture, Jussi Havu, CEO of Glue Collaborations in Helsinki, has introduced virtual reality (VR) meetings as a regular part of the workweek. The company wants to bring VR into regular offices to help with the challenges of remote work. XR technology is becoming popular for making meetings better, especially for small groups that need focus.
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🖼 iSHANG and Earth Exchange Launch Eco-Friendly NFT Staking Initiative
iSHANG, Coinstreet Group’s Web3 branch, in collaboration with Earth Exchange, has launched an innovative NFT Staking Program. This initiative is a response to the 2023 COP28 climate conference in the UAE and represents a significant step towards environmental sustainability. This new token, adhering to UN Climate Standards, establishes a value for each digital carbon unit, ensuring authenticity and preventing fraud.
iSHANG, Coinstreet Group’s Web3 branch, in collaboration with Earth Exchange, has launched an innovative NFT Staking Program. This initiative is a response to the 2023 COP28 climate conference in the UAE and represents a significant step towards environmental sustainability. This new token, adhering to UN Climate Standards, establishes a value for each digital carbon unit, ensuring authenticity and preventing fraud.
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🔵 OpenSea Is Down 96% In Sales From ATH
The non-fungible token market downturn experienced in the past two years continues to impact more NFT projects. OpenSea, one of the leading NFT market platforms, is the latest NFT project hinting about selling the project to potential buyers over the poor performance concerns. In an exclusive interview with DL News on Friday, Devin Finzer, the Chief Executive Officer of OpenSea NFT marketplace, revealed that OpenSea has received acquisition intentions and remains open to potential acquisitions.
The non-fungible token market downturn experienced in the past two years continues to impact more NFT projects. OpenSea, one of the leading NFT market platforms, is the latest NFT project hinting about selling the project to potential buyers over the poor performance concerns. In an exclusive interview with DL News on Friday, Devin Finzer, the Chief Executive Officer of OpenSea NFT marketplace, revealed that OpenSea has received acquisition intentions and remains open to potential acquisitions.
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🔵 NFT Giant OpenSea Keeps Options Open for Potential Acquisition
The collapse of the non-fungible token (NFT) market last year dealt a blow to OpenSea, raising questions about its once staggering $13.3 billion valuation. Now, the popular NFT marketplace is at the center of acquisition discussions, with CEO and co-founder Devin Finzer expressing an open-minded approach to potential deals, including the possibility of being acquired itself.
The collapse of the non-fungible token (NFT) market last year dealt a blow to OpenSea, raising questions about its once staggering $13.3 billion valuation. Now, the popular NFT marketplace is at the center of acquisition discussions, with CEO and co-founder Devin Finzer expressing an open-minded approach to potential deals, including the possibility of being acquired itself.
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🟠 Binance Pours Cold Water on NFT Game That Pulled In $115 Million for Its Mint
SkyArk Chronicles, an anime-style fantasy game, just held a huge NFT mint with eager collectors pledging $115 million worth of Ethereum for a chance to claim one of its character assets. But now Binance Labs says that its investment in the studio behind the game was misrepresented in the run-up to the mint. Earlier this month, SkyArk Studio announced that Binance Labs—the crypto exchange’s venture capital arm—had led its $15 million funding round, which preceded the sizable NFT mint.
SkyArk Chronicles, an anime-style fantasy game, just held a huge NFT mint with eager collectors pledging $115 million worth of Ethereum for a chance to claim one of its character assets. But now Binance Labs says that its investment in the studio behind the game was misrepresented in the run-up to the mint. Earlier this month, SkyArk Studio announced that Binance Labs—the crypto exchange’s venture capital arm—had led its $15 million funding round, which preceded the sizable NFT mint.
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🖼 Magic Eden debuts ‘Emmy’, a multi-chain wallet for streamlined NFT trading
NFT marketplace Magic Eden has launched its web3 wallet Emmy, featuring multichain compatibility for improved utility. The new wallet broadens the scope of compatibility, functioning seamlessly with Solana, Bitcoin, Polygon, and Ethereum, and is tailored specifically for users active in the NFT marketplace and those engaged in cross-chain collecting.
NFT marketplace Magic Eden has launched its web3 wallet Emmy, featuring multichain compatibility for improved utility. The new wallet broadens the scope of compatibility, functioning seamlessly with Solana, Bitcoin, Polygon, and Ethereum, and is tailored specifically for users active in the NFT marketplace and those engaged in cross-chain collecting.
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🖼 Starbucks Korea's new NFT service boosts consumers' tumbler use
Starbucks Korea's new non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are boosting its customers' use of tumblers and contributing to the brand's environmental initiative by reducing demand for single-use cups, the coffee franchise said Thursday. The company said it saved around 600,000 single-use cups within two weeks since launching the service on Jan. 16. It saw a 49 percent year-on-year increase in the number of customers using tumblers when placing orders via Siren Order, the company's mobile order system.
Starbucks Korea's new non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are boosting its customers' use of tumblers and contributing to the brand's environmental initiative by reducing demand for single-use cups, the coffee franchise said Thursday. The company said it saved around 600,000 single-use cups within two weeks since launching the service on Jan. 16. It saw a 49 percent year-on-year increase in the number of customers using tumblers when placing orders via Siren Order, the company's mobile order system.
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⚡️ NEW: 🇩🇪 DZ Bank, Germany’s 3rd largest bank, will launch a pilot program for trading Bitcoin💰 and other cryptocurrencies.
The DZ Bank program is expected to cater to institutions, including local banks which fall under its aegis, such as Volksbank Raiffeisenbank Bayern Mitte eG.
The DZ Bank program is expected to cater to institutions, including local banks which fall under its aegis, such as Volksbank Raiffeisenbank Bayern Mitte eG.
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🖼 Starbucks Korea's new NFT service boosts consumers' tumbler use
Starbucks Korea's new non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are boosting its customers' use of tumblers and contributing to the brand's environmental initiative by reducing demand for single-use cups, the coffee franchise said Thursday. The company said it saved around 600,000 single-use cups within two weeks since launching the service on Jan. 16. It saw a 49 percent year-on-year increase in the number of customers using tumblers when placing orders via Siren Order, the company's mobile order system.
Starbucks Korea's new non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are boosting its customers' use of tumblers and contributing to the brand's environmental initiative by reducing demand for single-use cups, the coffee franchise said Thursday. The company said it saved around 600,000 single-use cups within two weeks since launching the service on Jan. 16. It saw a 49 percent year-on-year increase in the number of customers using tumblers when placing orders via Siren Order, the company's mobile order system.
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🖼 'Parallel' Teases Open Beta Plans as New Ethereum NFT Cards Launch
Parallel, the NFT card-battler that Decrypt’s GG named as its 2023 game of the year, may soon be launching to a much larger audience amid teases of an open beta launch on the horizon. Currently available in a closed beta test that’s gradually letting more players in, Parallel said on Twitter (aka X) late Wednesday that info on the open beta is coming “soon.”
Parallel, the NFT card-battler that Decrypt’s GG named as its 2023 game of the year, may soon be launching to a much larger audience amid teases of an open beta launch on the horizon. Currently available in a closed beta test that’s gradually letting more players in, Parallel said on Twitter (aka X) late Wednesday that info on the open beta is coming “soon.”
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🔫 Apple's 'Vision Pro' Set to Get First Crypto-Focused Metaverse App From Victoria VR
The crypto-meets-virtual reality (VR) developer Victoria VR says it's working to release the first metaverse app from a blockchain-related company on the Apple headset "Vision Pro." The project's metaverse consists of "ultra-realistic graphics and immersive gameplay," which will be able to supplement Vision Pro's technologies, the company said in a statement on Friday.
The crypto-meets-virtual reality (VR) developer Victoria VR says it's working to release the first metaverse app from a blockchain-related company on the Apple headset "Vision Pro." The project's metaverse consists of "ultra-realistic graphics and immersive gameplay," which will be able to supplement Vision Pro's technologies, the company said in a statement on Friday.
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🔫 Africa’s first metaverse launches $UBUNTU token
Scheduled for launch on February 29, the metaverse company says the $UBUNTU token will serve as a practical tool and “catalyst for positive change”. The token will be used in Ubuntuland, Africarare’s 3D virtual reality environment, which has, to date enticed 90 000 users and has sold virtual space over 200 individual and corporate landowners. Companies that have bought virtual real estate in the metaverse include Nedbank, MTN, Primedia and Singularity Group.
Scheduled for launch on February 29, the metaverse company says the $UBUNTU token will serve as a practical tool and “catalyst for positive change”. The token will be used in Ubuntuland, Africarare’s 3D virtual reality environment, which has, to date enticed 90 000 users and has sold virtual space over 200 individual and corporate landowners. Companies that have bought virtual real estate in the metaverse include Nedbank, MTN, Primedia and Singularity Group.
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💰 BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF Ranks Fifth in 2024 Inflows Among All ETFs
Only 17 days after its launch, the BlackRock iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) has become one of the top five exchange-traded funds (ETFs) of 2024 based on inflows, according to data from Bloomberg Intelligence.
Only 17 days after its launch, the BlackRock iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) has become one of the top five exchange-traded funds (ETFs) of 2024 based on inflows, according to data from Bloomberg Intelligence.
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🖼 NFTs Are 'Not Dead,' Alchemy's Protocol Specialist Says
Alchemy's protocol specialist Jason Windawi joins "First Mover" to discuss Alchemy’s latest Web3 development report, which highlighted Solana gaining momentum and EVM development activity rising. Windawi also explains why he thinks non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are not dead. "I think NFTs are one of the most interesting spaces," Windawi said.
Alchemy's protocol specialist Jason Windawi joins "First Mover" to discuss Alchemy’s latest Web3 development report, which highlighted Solana gaining momentum and EVM development activity rising. Windawi also explains why he thinks non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are not dead. "I think NFTs are one of the most interesting spaces," Windawi said.
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🇪🇸 Spain’s finance ministry targets crypto, NFTs with new tax reform
The Spanish Ministry of Finance aims to enhance its authority to seize crypto and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) as part of a new tax reform. The Ministry of Finance of Spain is gearing up to push a new tax reform that would grant it new power to seize cryptocurrencies and digital collectibles in case of failure to pay taxes, according to the Spanish daily newspaper El Economista.
The Spanish Ministry of Finance aims to enhance its authority to seize crypto and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) as part of a new tax reform. The Ministry of Finance of Spain is gearing up to push a new tax reform that would grant it new power to seize cryptocurrencies and digital collectibles in case of failure to pay taxes, according to the Spanish daily newspaper El Economista.
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💰 Bitcoin NFT Project Taproot Wizards Sells Out First Collection, Raking in $13M
Bitcoin Ordinals project Taproot Wizards saw robust uptake for its inaugural "Quantum Cats" digital-art sale on Monday, despite severe tech issues that delayed the planned mint three times last week. All 3,000 of the NFT-like collectibles in the series had sold by the end of a public mint on Monday, at a fixed price of 0.1 BTC ($4,265) each – for total revenue of nearly $13 million.
Bitcoin Ordinals project Taproot Wizards saw robust uptake for its inaugural "Quantum Cats" digital-art sale on Monday, despite severe tech issues that delayed the planned mint three times last week. All 3,000 of the NFT-like collectibles in the series had sold by the end of a public mint on Monday, at a fixed price of 0.1 BTC ($4,265) each – for total revenue of nearly $13 million.
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