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NFT Sales Are up 43%, but Are We Really in for a Bull Run?
The 2022 bear market left many in the NFT ecosystem bruised and battered. Sales plummeted, prominent figures left, and consumer brands began to grimace at the thought of launching their own non-fungible offerings. But it seems the new year might’ve brought about some change. As the new year rolled around, the NFT market is starting to trend upward. The global markets’ NFT sales volume is up 43 percent this month, according to data from Cryptoslam. With project floors on the rise, coin prices pumping, and open editions becoming all the rage, community sentiment has also been up in a big way. […]
Dookey Dash: Six Tips and Tricks to Land a High Score
The Bored Ape Yacht Club is once again injecting the NFT ecosystem with some much-needed vitality. Leading up to and following the release of the Sewer Pass — an access token that enables BAYC holders to take part in an interactive minting experience — BAYC-related assets accounted for nearly half of the total ETH NFT volume from January 16 to 23. Driving that volume is the desire to compete in a skills-based endless runner-style game developed by BAYC’s Yuga Labs called Dookey Dash. Available only to Sewer Pass holders, Dookey Dash players try to make it as far as they […]
BREAKING: Amazon Reportedly Launching NFT Initiative This Spring
Amazon may soon become the latest Fortune 500 company to venture into NFTs. As reported today by Blockworks, the e-commerce giant is planning to launch a “digital assets enterprise” — an NFT initiative, in other words — this spring. According to one anonymous source the publication spoke with, the company’s focus will center on blockchain-based gaming that rewards players with NFTs. According to the report, the platform will allegedly be run out of Amazon itself vs. Amazon Web Services (AWS), but it still isn’t clear who is leading the charge in terms of personnel. This news comes on the heels […]
Wayback Machine: 5 Alternatives To Try via @sejournal, @BennyJamminS
Whether you’re searching archived content for political or competitive reasons, check out these 5 free alternatives to Wayback Machine to find what you need, fuss-free. The post Wayback Machine: 5 Alternatives To Try appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Meta Reinstates Trump to Facebook & Instagram via @sejournal, @martinibuster
Meta lifts two year ban on former president Trump, promises that guardrails will impose heightened penalties for new violations of policy The post Meta Reinstates Trump to Facebook & Instagram appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Twitter Rolls Out Search Keywords Ads To All Advertisers via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
Twitter rolls out a new ad unit, “Search Keywords Ads,” allowing users to promote sponsored tweets in search results to reach a wider audience. The post Twitter Rolls Out Search Keywords Ads To All Advertisers appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Google Optimize Discontinued: What Businesses Need To Know via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
Google announced that Optimize and Optimize 360 will be discontinued on September 30. Users are encouraged to download their data before it becomes unavailable. The post Google Optimize Discontinued: What Businesses Need To Know appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Exclusive: Doodles Unveils Doodles 2 Details and Flow Expansion
If there were to be an influential NFT moment fit for a drumroll, the long-awaited announcement of Doodles 2 would surely be it. An ecosystem expansion that has been in development for about a year now, the anticipated next iteration of the beloved Doodles project is finally on the horizon. But surprise: it won’t be taking place on Ethereum. While this may come as less of a shock to fans who have been following the brand since 2021 — considering plans for Doodles 2 were originally unveiled this past summer — a cross-chain undertaking of such magnitude is certainly not […]
Exclusive: Nifty Gateway Co-founders Reveal Why They’re Stepping Down
The Alpha Brothers and Nifty Gateway Co-Foudners Duncan and Griffin Cock Foster announced they would be stepping down from their leadership roles at the company. The news comes after (but not in response to) Gemini, Nifty Gateway’s parent company, announcing it will cut 10 percent of its workforce. The Cock Foster brothers have no concrete plans for the future but have expressed a desire to start another company. In an exclusive conversation with nft now, Duncan Cock Foster spoke about his and his brother’s decision to leave the company. Why it matters Big changes are on the horizon for the […]
DeFi, DAOs and NFTs: Crypto is redefining how charities raise funds
Crypto donations are so much more than just peer-to-peer Bitcoin and Ether transactions.