NFT Market Slump: Prices of Top Collections Drop Below $100K Amid Blame Game and Market Challenges
The prices of NFTs from well-known collections such as CryptoPunks and Bored Ape Yacht Club have dropped sharply, with floor prices slipping below $100,000 for the first time in months.
Crypto Morning Briefing: Crypto Exchange Coinbase Receives License To Operate in Bermuda
Tornado Cash Developer Will Finally Be Released From Jai; zkSync Era Surges Ahead Of Polygon’s zkEVM As It Onboards This DeFi Protocol; CryptoPunks NFT in Centre Pompidou ‘Quite a Surprise’
Gameplay and the Metaverse: A History and Evolution
Games have been a part of our lives for as long as we can remember. In video games, it’s easy to feel as if the rules that govern our lives don’t apply.
CryptoPunks NFT in Centre Pompidou ‘Quite a Surprise’: Larva Labs Co-Founder
Paris' Centre Pompidou is currently hosting an exhibition called “Policies of the Immaterial: From Certificate to Blockchain,” which explores the relationship between blockchain and art. The exhibition features work from 13 French and international artists picked by the National Museum of Modern Art's acquisition committee. The exhibition also includes CryptoPunks NFTs, with a focus on #110, which is pixel art. Yuga Labs gifted the NFT to the museum, as part of the “Punks Legacy Project."
Trump's NFT Trading Cards Plunge in Value Despite $4.6m Sales Claim
Donald Trump released a second series of his NFT trading cards on Tuesday, claiming that he made $4.6m from their sales. However, the actual value of the cards plummeted, with the floor price dropping from 0.42945 ETH to 0.18 ETH within 24 hours. The average price of a trading card also decreased significantly from 0.3943 ETH to 0.1569 ETH, despite the former president's boasting about the success of the launch.
Crypto Morning Briefing: Space and Time and Microsoft Make Blockchain Data Accessible on Azure Marketplace
Maple Finance Launches Pool for US Treasury Yields; Trump’s Second NFT Collection Sells Out While Prices On First Collection Plunge; Metacade to List On CEX, BitMart, Opening Up Trading to 9 Million Users
Helium Completes Migration to Solana, Minting Over 991k NFTs for IoT Hotspot Nodes
Helium, a crypto-fueled wireless network for the Internet of Things (IoT), has completed its migration from its own layer-1 blockchain platform to Solana. As part of the migration process, an NFT was minted to represent each physical hotspot node running on the Helium network, resulting in over 991,000 Solana NFTs.
2023 Q1 Crypto Industry Report
Our comprehensive 2023 Q1 Crypto Industry Report covers everything from the crypto market landscape to analyzing Bitcoin and Ethereum, deep diving into the decentralized finance (DeFi) and non-fungible token (NFT) ecosystems, and reviewing how centralized exchanges (CEX) and decentralized exchanges (DEX) have performed.
Crypto Morning Briefing: Safemoon Hacker Strikes Deal With Developers to Return $7.1M
Microsoft Is Developing Its Own AI Chip To Power ChatGPT; Intel Signals End of Bitcoin Mining Chip Business Amid Cost-Cutting Effort; Apple Crypto Users Potentially Exposed to iOS, MacOS Vulnerabilities
Trump Releases Second Series of Superhero NFT Trading Cards to Shore up Finances
Former US President Donald Trump has released a second series of digital trading cards featuring himself as a superhero, wrestler, firefighter and in other larger-than-life settings, with prices starting at $99. Each of the 47,000 non-fungible tokens (NFTs) in the 2nd series have been minted on Polygon, an Ethereum sidechain network, and sell for the same price as the original NFT series, which has seen its value fall since its release according to data from the OpenSea marketplace.
Developers Stay Resilient Through Harsh Crypto Winter, Report Says
Despite the crypto winter that has unfolded over the past few months, Web3 developers remain resilient in their efforts to deploy decentralized applications (dapps), according to the Q1 2023 Developer Report from Web3 developer backend Alchemy. Developers installed an average of 1.9 million Ethereum SDKs per week, a 47% increase year-over-year, and 788% more wallet SDKs were deployed since Q1 of 2022.
KRAFTON and NAVER Z Expand Metaverse Strategy with $36M Joint Venture
KRAFTON and NAVER Z are forming a joint venture for a new metaverse platform called "Migaloo," with an initial investment of 48 billion Korean won (~$36.4 million). KRAFTON will own 85% of the entity, while NAVER Z will own the remaining 15%. The platform will adopt a create-to-earn (C2E) model, allowing creators to develop and sell content within the platform as NFTs, and is set to launch before the end of 2023. KRAFTON will bring game development and publishing experience, while NAVER Z will spearhead planning, partnership, and acquisitions. The two companies signed an MOU in February 2022 to develop a new Web3 and NFT project aimed at building a metaverse platform.
BitKeep Has Launched an Airdrop Activity for the “KEY” NFT Holders
<b>Cointime News: </b>According to the official announcement on April 17th, the "Power of B, 2023 Annual Airdrop Plan", jointly launched by BitKeep & Bitget, has launched the second airdrop activity for one week. This activity is aimed at the holders of the NFT "KEY" and airdrops the corresponding "Hold" NFT according to the user's holding level. BitKeepers who received the "Hold" NFT can then unlock more benefits.
Donald Trump Reportedly Earned Up to $1 Million From His Latest NFT Collection
Former US President Donald Trump may have earned $100,000 to $1 million from the sale of his 45,000-piece NFT collection, which showcased his life and presidential career and sold out in less than a day at $99 each. Interest in his NFTs continues to grow, with sales increasing after news of his arrest on commercial fraud charges.
Launch your NFT Marketplace on Polygon
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) have become one of the hottest trends in the cryptocurrency world.
Ethereum NFT Users Spend Over $3.8 Billion in Royalties, Platform Fees, and Transaction Gas Fees in Two Years
According to blockchain analytics website Flipside, Ethereum NFT users have spent over $3.8 billion in royalties, platform fees, and transaction gas fees during the past two years. This includes $1.878 billion in royalties, approximately $865 million in platform fees, and around $1.082 billion in transaction gas fees.
Trump Earned Up To $1M From NFT Sales: Filings
A filing from the U.S. Office of Government Ethics shows that former president Donald Trump has made anywhere from $100,001 to $1 million from sales of Trump-branded non-fungible tokens (NFTs). The filings were first reported by ethics watchdog Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW).
Daniel Wu Joins Forces with 0xGNSS to Create NFT-Related IP "Genesis"
April 15 (Cointime) - Hong Kong actor Daniel Wu recently shared a retweeted video, revealing his role as a creator for the intellectual property (IP) called "Genesis." Collaborating with co-creator "0xGNSS," the duo's official homepage highlights the term "NFT," signifying a link between the IP and the world of non-fungible token (NFT) creation.
Binance and Brazilian Football Federation Launch Free NFT Aimed at Wooing New Customers
Binance, one of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchanges, has partnered with the Brazilian football club Vasco da Gama to launch a collection of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) featuring the team's players and iconic moments from its history. The NFTs will be available for purchase on Binance's NFT platform, and will allow fans to own a piece of the team's history and support the club financially.
Medieval Empires Raises $3 Million In Private Funding In The Round Led By Dwf Labs
The blockchain strategy game Medieval Empires has raised $3 million in a recent funding round led by DWF Labs.
