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South China Morning Post’s NFT Spinoff Firm Artifact Labs Raises $3.25M Round
“It’s not about creating new IPs for speculation – for example NFT hype projects – it’s about driving new engagement with historically significant collections by using Web3,” Phillip Pon, CEO of Artifact Labs, said in a release. “We want…
Alchemy Ventures Backs $4M Seed Round for NFT Platform Vibe
“Real value for NFTs will come from the dynamism and programmability where creators can add unique features to their collections. Until now, they haven’t had a comprehensive tool to curate and customize their collections,” said Vibe…
Bitcoin’s Frenzy of Activity Pushes Average Transaction Fee Over $7, Nearly 2-Year High
The average transaction fee on Bitcoin has shot above $7, pushing total fees up nearly five-fold in two weeks– thanks to a surge in Ethereum-style “BRC-20” tokens and NFT-like “inscriptions” on the increasingly popular Ordinals project.…
Ex-OpenSea Exec Convicted of Wire Fraud, Money Laundering in Insider Trading Case
Nate Chastain, the former head of product at non-fungible token (NFT) platform OpenSea, was convicted of money laundering and wire fraud in a New York court on Wednesday, according to a report from Reuters.
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Sports Illustrated Launches NFT Ticketing Platform on Polygon
“Blockchain technology offers significant benefits for consumers, particularly ticketing, including enhancing payment security, and eliminating scalping and fraud,” said Brian Trunzo, head of business development, North America, for…
NFT Marketplace Blur Launches Peer-to-Peer Lending Platform, Blend
Blur said the product was created in collaboration with Dan Robinson, head of research at venture capital firm Paradigm and investor in decentralized exchange (DEX) Uniswap version (v)3, alongside pseudonymous research associate…
Ex-Epic Games Exec Will Become CTO og Bored Apes Yacht Club (BAYC) Creator Yuga Labs
“Mike has a proven track record of taking organizations to the next level, and he shares our vision for how important digital identity and community will be for the future of the internet. We have an opportunity to be the Web3 platform…
Marvel Studios Founder Says Web3 Has 'Same Seed' of His Early Marvel Days
Marvel Studios’ founding chairman made his first public talk since he sold Marvel to Disney 10 years ago.
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‘The Metaverse Is Not New’
“The reality is the metaverse is not new,” he said. “World of Warcraft, for all intents and purposes, is a metaverse,” he added. “But what Web3 is enabling is not only new interaction and ways for players to find communities that go…
William Shatner Warps Into Web3 With ‘Infinite Connections’ NFT Release
Orange Comet CEO Dave Broome, who also spoke at the conference, revealed how the deal with Shatner occurred, and how Shatner's intellectual curiosity was a key component. "This is a man at 92 who is still inquiring, and still has an…