August 2022 / 336 posts found
Moonbirds Just Made All Their NFTs Public Domain
In a major change for the popular NFT project, Kevin Rose, founder of Moonbirds, announced on Twitter that both Moonbirds and Oddities will move to a CC0 license. 1/GM. Today, we’re announcing that @moonbirds and @oddities_xyz are moving to the CC0 public license. We believe this move honors and respects the values of the internet and web3 and starts a new and important phase of the project. … — KΞVIN R◎SE (🪹,) (@kevinrose) August 4, 2022 CC0, otherwise known as Creative Commons, simply means “no rights reserved” on intellectual property. It’s a form of copyright that allows creators to waive […]
College textbooks get pricier as Pearson wants NFTs to track secondary sales
The academic textbook publisher hopes to capture a portion of secondary market sales of textbooks by attaching NFTs to its digital titles.
Is it a good time to buy nonfungible tokens? Expert answers
Ahren Posthumus said that it’s indeed a good time to buy but cautioned investors to double-check projects before putting their money into them.
Instagram Is Expanding NFT Support to 100 Countries
Following test runs earlier this year in select markets, Instagram is expanding its NFT support to 100 additional countries across “Africa, Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, and the Americas,” according to a Thursday blog post. Thanks to the image-sharing platform’s status as a Meta-owned entity, this move could bolster the tech giant’s hopes of broadening its authority in the NFT industry. This is Instagram’s latest move toward serving users as an NFT marketplace, and it’s only a matter of time before Facebook follows suit should Meta’s NFT roadmap for its various properties come to fruition. View this post on Instagram A […]
The 20 Most Expensive NFT Sales of All Time
We’ve come a long way since the first NFT, Quantum, was minted in 2014. Since then, projects like CryptoKitties, Rare Pepes, and CryptoPunks have revolutionized the industry — both creatively and financially. NFT sales have skyrocketed, and many of the most famous NFTs have brought in millions of dollars. But when it comes to expensive NFTs, just how high can the numbers get? It’s difficult to say, since the NFT ecosystem is growing and evolving rapidly. And as time goes on, many new artists are becoming millionaires, with progressively more celebrities spending seven figures on Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs […]
The Art World Has a Problem. But NFTs May Offer ‘a Real Solution’
NFTs are bringing new possibilities and opportunities to artists in ways the traditional art world has never offered. With the advent of the technology, a new art ecosystem formed, free of many structures artists typically navigate just to reach an audience, let alone succeed. In crucial ways, the blockchain leveled the playing field, and suddenly anyone could take part in the new creator economy. NFT projects built from the ground up on Discord and other social media channels brought together like-minded individuals and fostered exciting new possibilities for distributing the digital artwork these communities love and the flow of capital […]
Canadian taco franchise uses NFTs for customer loyalty program
A Canadian restaurant franchise is putting their customer loyalty program on the blockchain through a new Tenacious Tacos NFT collection.
Binance pilots NFT ticketing: Nifty Newsletter, July 27–Aug 2
Almost 1 million ETH were spent to mint NFTs on the Ethereum network in the first half of 2022, according to a Nansen report.
Major hack on play-to-earn crypto games a ‘matter of time:’ Report
According to a cybersecurity auditing firm, GameFi projects are putting “profits above security” and pose a great risk to the projects and their users.
Nansen admits neglecting DeFi plans during the NFT craze
Nansen has registered over 130 million addresses and has grown 30% despite the crypto downturn in 2022.