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Here’s How to Avoid Controversy With Posthumous NFT Launches
For years, releasing an artist’s work posthumously was a point of contention among fans, critics, and collectors. Both critical acclaim and enthusiastic embrace of loyal communities have met classic creatives like Hemingway and Van Gogh and modern-day musicians like Mac Miller and Pop Smoke. Not so for posthumous releases from Harper Lee and John Lennon — which were met with derision and criticism. Now, as new technologies and art forms emerge, many estates are exploring NFTs and the blockchain to pay tribute to the life and legacy of deceased legends. According to OneOf CEO Lin Dai, posthumous NFT collections unlock […]
How the Nyan Cat Creator Let Memers Finally Get Paid
Meme culture is one of the internet’s most cherished and valuable pastimes. And for a good reason — memes can be a deceptively rich form of social commentary that manifests itself in tightly-looped GIFs or evocative yet simple images featuring blocky text overlays. But they can also just be good, silly fun. For the longest time, memes were a great cultural metric of creator disenfranchisement on the internet. The disparity between the heights of global popularity that viral sensations have reached and the lack of compensation (or even basic recognition) their creators received is vast. It’s enough to cause a massive […]
NFT sales will fund the restoration of physical monuments in Ukraine
“The NFT will not stop Russian missiles, but it offers a way for Ukraine to develop as an innovation-friendly country and to rebuild its economy,” said Oleksandr Borniakov.
Play-to-own, NFTs and Web3: Crypto Raiders drops knowledge with NFT Steez
NFT Steez chats with Crypto Raiders about the state of blockchain gaming and how to prioritize fun over “financialization” when it comes to NFTs and P2E models.
Minecraft ban ‘hypocritical’ and NFTs are inclusive — Animoca’s Yat Siu
“They did not cite evidence, they didn’t even correctly point out what NFTs are, nor did they talk to NFT Worlds,” noted Animoca Brands co-founder Yat Siu.
Fans seek trust and better understanding of sports NFT market: Research
The prolonged crypto winter razed off the inflated floor prices across the NFT ecosystem, inadvertently changing investor sentiment and forcing users to rethink their long-term investment strategies.
Meta History Raises Over $1M for Ukraine and Launches the New NFT Warline Collection
Launched back in March, one month after the outbreak of the full-scale war in Ukraine, the Meta History’s NFT war museum managed to raise $1,290,398 (803.28 ETH) so far. All the funds raised are being transferred to the Aid For Ukraine crypto fund, which was established by the Ukrainian Ministry of Digital Transformation in partnership with national web3 companies and funds. “Ukraine’s First NFT Museum ⎯ META HISTORY ⎯ has raised over $1,000,000 for the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The project team sent all proceeds to Aid For Ukraine, a crypto fund dedicated to the military. The NFT will not […]
Baidu Moves on to the Chinese Metaverse Domination with the Launch of Virtual Hosts
The Chinese version of Google, the world’s second-largest search engine Baidu, keeps tending to web3, despite the strict ban from Beijing. This is due to Baidu’s founder Robin Li’s metaverse-focused intentions of making the company Tianxia’s web3 leader. Currently, Robin Li has launched the company’s flagship Baidu World 22 Conference, where the Baidu AI Cloud is rolling out a live streaming platform powered by virtual hosts. This breakthrough decision will allow the 24-hour AI-driven live streaming and high-resolution web3 avatars. Baidu is also releasing a series of AI-generated virtual beings enabling humans to have “virtual counterparts.” In addition to being […]