Ripple Discloses Third Wave Winners of Its $250 Million NFT Creator Fund
Ripple, the Silicon Valley tech company, has unveiled the winners of the third edition of its $250 million Creator Fund, encouraging more independent NFT creators to apply during the next edition (Wave 4) to stand a chance of becoming a beneficiary of the funding program.
‘NFT Art Is Fairly Silly’, Says Casa CTO Jameson Lopp on Bitcoin Ordinals Rise
The rise of Bitcoin NFTs is also a symptom of a bear market. With prices low, block space is inexpensive. “In a bull market, it [Ordinals] would be costing people thousands of dollars to do this,” Casa CTO Jameson Lopp told <i>Decrypt</i>.
NFT Sales Surge Over 43% in Past Week, Topping $397 Million
In the past week, sales of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have surged, rising more than 43% higher than the previous week, according to statistics from cryptoslam.io. NFT sales totaled $397.86 million this week, with the number of buyers increasing by more than 77% to 345,716. Sales of NFTs on the Ethereum blockchain dominated, accounting for $360.32 million, or just over 90% of total sales.
NFT Lending Continues to Moon As Over 18k ETH Borrowed in January
According to a new report by digital asset analytics firm eBit labs, NFT lending hit a record month in January, returning to numbers not seen since the sector’s previous all-time high in May 2022.
SEC Charges Terraform Labs and CEO; Binance US Moved $400M to Trading Firm Linked to CZ | Cointime Weekly Feb.12 – Feb.18
NFT marketplace Wars: Blur tells users to ban OpenSea, OpenSea drops fee to 0%; SEC to sue crypto Trust Co. Paxos, Paxos will no longer issue BUSD; Bank of Russia to pilot CBDC in April.
OpenSea Drops Fees to 0%, Cuts Creator Royalty Protections Following Tension With Competitor Blur
OpeaSea also introduces a minimum of 0.5% creator earnings model for all collections without on-chain enforcement and updates the operator filter to allow sales using NFT marketplaces with the same policies, including Blur.
Estimated Value of NFTs, Collection Market Cap and Portfolio Value: Understanding the Importance of Ginoa Metrics
The world of NFTs has rapidly grown and evolved with the advent of blockchain technology and digital assets.
OpenSea Makes Changes to Fees Following Tension With Blur
OpenSea, the largest NFT marketplace, tweeted on Friday that it had started “started to see meaningful volume and users move to NFT marketplaces that don’t fully enforce creator earnings.”
The Power of Community Building: How NFTs Can Be Used to Market Creator-Led Communities
In recent years, we have witnessed the emergence of a new kind of community formed around creators and their content.
NFT Lending Experiences Resurgence, Driven by BendDAO and Yuga Labs’ Collections
NFT lending has become a trend since the start of 2023, as the industry experiences a resurgence in key metrics.