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GameStop Is About to Release a Non-Custodial Crypto and NFT Wallet

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One of the largest US computer games retailers GameStop moves further into Web3 introducing its non-custodial Ethereum wallet to the public. The new wallet will allow crypto holders to store, send, and receive both currencies and NFTs and comes forwarded by its gaming NFT marketplace launched in partnership with Loopring. Currently, you can try GameStop wallet in the form of Chrome and Brave browser extensions. The company also plans to launch an iPhone-compatible crypto wallet in the near future. GameStop won’t have access to its users’ non-custodial wallets, which means that crypto holders only bear full responsibility for their crypto […]

Robinhood is Developing a Revolutionary NFT-Friendly Crypto Wallet

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According to the recent announcement made by Robinhood executives at the 2022 Permissionless Conference, the trading platform is about to introduce a new NFT-compatible custodial wallet. In addition to storing NFTs, the wallet by Robinhood will be linked to the major web3 platforms, allowing holders into dozens of ecosystems. While the list of blockchains the Robinhood wallet will support is still kept secret, the trading app stated it would be friendly to even more tokens than are now available within the platform. According to the insider report, users of the new multi-functional Web3 wallet will be able to lend, stake, […]

Zoom Breaks into the Metaverse with Its Breaking Rooms

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The leading provider of virtual conferences, Zoom, is breaking into the metaverse with its Breaking Rooms. The anticipated update comes as a result of collaboration with the Welo app, which creates a memorable workshop experience within Zoom. Using Welo, employees can shift from one group to another easily, while moving around the VR space. This helps create the most natural in-person interaction, automatically synchronizing with any group within the app using built-in avatars. In addition to improving the video communication experience, Zoom hopes these interactions will become more effective and efficient. According to Zoom’s blog post, the bonus features like […]

Love, Death + Robots Vol 3 by Netflix Launches a Hunt for NFT Artworks

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The multi-million fandom has been waiting for this news for a pretty long time. Finally, Netflix has rolled out the third season of its groundbreaking Love, Death + Robots series. But this time, the new Volume 3 of Tim Miller’s and David Fincher’s black-humored animated anthology comes backed up with additional perks. The most attentive of you might have noticed QR codes appearing here and there throughout the Vol 3 episodes. Well, what if we tell you that those codes lead to something awe-inspiring? The very first code can be found in the first episode of the third season, titled […]

The Iconic Guitar Maker Fender Files for NFT Patents

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One of the world’s top-ranking guitar manufacturers, Fender, is about to enter the web3 realm. The three NFT-related patent requests filed to the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) evidence that perfectly. However, this initiative is more about Fender’s intellectual property protection, especially its guitar models, rather than jumping into NFTs. Thus, according to the trademark attorney Mike Kondoudis’ tweet, Fender has submitted a series of trademark applications concerning its headstock shape in potential NFT products, including artworks, photographs, videos, and “audio recordings featuring music and musical instruments”. It’s noteworthy that this filing is already the second Fender’s attempt […]

Takashi Murakami x RTFKT Exhibitions to Bridge Physical and Digital Art

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On May 11th, the global network of art galleries Gagosian launched an unprecedented Takashi Murakami exhibition titled An Arrow Through History, merging the web3 and physical realms under one roof. The exhibits, comprising RTFKT’s CloneX and the Murakami.Flowers NFTs, sculptures, and hand-drawn canvases will be showcased until September 25th in two locations in New York. There will also be another Murakami exhibition to open soon on the LA grounds. “Japanese culture originally came from the Eurasian continent, and my concept has been to go beyond from there into the metaverse, shooting through the history of art with a single arrow,” […]

LimeWire Partners with UMG to Return as a Music-Focused NFT Marketplace

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After over a decade of biting the dust, the nostalgic peer-to-peer file sharing platform LimeWire is coming back with a new strategy, focus, and management. Thus, the sharing service once associated with piracy announced its transformation into the NFT marketplace in partnership with the leading company Universal Music Group (UMG). The big comeback was ensured by the “serial founders” Paul and Julian Zehetmayr, co-founders of b2b-software company Stack Holdings. According to founders, the new LimeWire platform will be focused on “NFT newbies,” who feel unconfident in the highly speculative NFT realm. “The biggest challenge with digital collectibles and the broader […]

Dapper Labs Creates the Largest-Ever $750M Fund to Boost Flow and Reward Developers

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Dapper Labs, the company behind the NBA Top Shot platform and creator of the Flow blockchain, announced the launch of a $725 million fund to develop the Flow ecosystem. The fund is aimed to focus on processing and evolving products in gaming, DeFi, and other web3 content. For now, it is the largest joint fund organized for a blockchain.  “This is the largest multi-investor fund for any blockchain. Funds will be allocated both to projects already working on Flow and to developers of new ones,” Flow representatives commented on the fund creation on Twitter. Thus, 17 venture capital firms, including […]

Meta Announces Piloting Test of NFT Integration to Instagram

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The Meta-owned social media power Instagram is finally testing its piloting NFT integration feature. Starting from Monday, May 8th, the selected few USA-based NFT creators and collectors are getting their hands on the groundbreaking feature. The multichain NFT sharing opportunity is aimed to allow verifying, showcasing, and trading of non-fungible tokens on the most popular blockchains, including Ethereum and Polygon for now, and Flow and Solana to be available the other day. According to Instagram head Adam Mosseri’s announcement, “there will be no fees associated with posting or sharing a digital collectible on Instagram.” This information was probably outlined to […]

Samsung Electronics Plans to Roll Out Its Own Metaverse

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One of the world’s most innovative technological trendsetters, Samsung Electronics, has been long paving its way to the web3. The NFT-compatible TV line, VR metaverse events, and more were just a preparation for something more big-scale, namely Samsung’s own Metaverse.  Samsung Vice Chairman Han Jong-hee shared some news on this. Thus, according to the excerpt from the recent meeting with a group of employees engaged in the web3 initiatives, the company plans to roll out “Samsung’s version of the metaverse.”  Jong-hee also shared the results of the corporate meet-up with the Korea-based Yonhap News Agency. Thus, according to the stated […]
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