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Four Bored Ape-Inspired Musicians Hoping to Go Platinum
Who says your Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT has to live behind a screen for its entire digital life? Beyond access to the BAYC community, one of the key perks of owning a Bored Ape is getting the rights to its respective IP. Over the years, this has given holders plenty of opportunity to create additional value from their investments. However, for some creatives who’ve picked up NFTs from one of the most expensive collections on the market, this investment goes deeper than watching a line go up and down. Owning an Ape means the opportunity to build something that […]
4 Major Sports Franchises That Have Jumped Into Web3
Across the modern scope of entertainment media, sports is the most well-suited to integrate NFTs for fan engagement and interaction. Using NFTs, sports fans can preserve their favorite highlights, represent their favorite teams and players, and even participate in the age-old practice of trading collectibles. Wondering how that works? Read on for a cursory look at how sports franchises, and (at times) entire sports leagues have approached the practice of NFT adoption in service of enhancing engagement with their respective fanbases. NBA Top Shot’s vision for the trading cards of the future NBA Top Shot Gray markets for collectible trading […]
Upcoming Drops: December 5 – 11
Let’s face it: The NFT space moves really fast. Considering how quickly things can change in the metaverse, a week in NFTs might as well be a month IRL. Don’t get us wrong — the more people onboarded into the space, the merrier. But because of the constant influx of great art and ideas, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to keep up with all the news, launches, and general happenings. Well, you can put the days of endless Twitter and Discord scrolling behind you, as we put together a weekly list of upcoming NFT drops you definitely don’t want to miss. […]
The Rarest NFTs From the Best-Selling PFP Collections
Among the best-selling NFT collections out there, some pieces hold a strong potential to become uniquely defining assets of the mythos of each collection. But these don’t always sell for the highest price on the open market. Sometimes, they possess one of the most highly sought-after qualities across the entire NFT space: rarity. In the case of generative PFP NFTs, the rarest pieces are generated at random. How? They possess the rarest combination of traits found in each collection. If you ever wondered what those pieces might be within the top NFT collections currently available on the market, then look […]
Miami Art Week Live Blog Day 3: The Gateway and Beyond
With Miami Art Week nearly reaching critical mass, so too is The Gateway: A Web3 Metropolis. Over the past few days, downtown Miami and beyond have been instantly converted into hubs for all things Web3. In partnership with MoonPay and Mana Comnmon, nft now has taken over two entire city blocks located in the heart of downtown Miami to bring The Gateway into reality. Up for bat on the third day of exclusive panels are chats with Shira Lazar on the future of community building, the continued evolution of Web3 media by former TIME president Keith Grossman, and a broad […]
Miami Art Week Live Blog Day 4: The Gateway and Beyond
We’re here. After five days jam-packed with insider Web3 knowledge and the best of what the NFT art community offers, The Gateway: A Web3 Metropolis is entering its final day of planned programming. Together with Mana Common and MoonPay, nft now has labored to deliver an experience that worked to provide as much value to its attendees over its five-day run. Unfortunately, all good things come to an end. But don’t fret. There’s still lots to do for those among the Web3 faithful who made the pilgrimage to Miami for Art Basel Miami 2022. The Gateway 2022’s last day of […]
Take a Walk Through the World’s First Web3 Metropolis
Miami Art Week has reached critical mass, and so has The Gateway: A Web3 Metropolis. Organized by nft now and Mana Common, the five-day festival spans two city blocks and 12 buildings. It’s also hosting some of the biggest names in Web3. At the event, Ethereum Co-Founder Joseph Lubin spoke about the future of blockchain and NFTs, GaryVee discussed the crypto winter, and Porsche unveiled its first NFT drop and announced its entrance into Web3. But the speakers are just the beginning. The festival featured more than 50 renowned artists from every corner of the NFT space. Beeple, IX Shells, Pussy […]
Ethereum Co-Founder Joseph Lubin on NFTs and the Fall of FTX
The crypto industry has changed significantly since Joseph Lubin helped found the Ethereum blockchain in 2015. Now focused on innovating as the CEO of ConsenSys, a leading Ethereum software company and the firm behind the popular MetaMask software wallet, Lubin has remained at the forefront of Web3 as the cultural shift it created continues to reorganize the creative and tech industries. Speaking with nft now Co-Founder & CEO Matt Medved during a fireside chat at nft now x Mana Common’s The Gateway, Lubin reflected on his on-chain career. He also provided insight into the state of the crypto and NFT spaces while looking toward […]
Time’s Keith Grossman and the Lure of Web3 Media
It’s no secret that Web3’s relationship with mainstream media has been, at times, contentious. But one of media’s most well-respected legacy organizations, Time magazine, has been at the forefront of Web3 integration for two years. Having officially launched The Genesis Collection for TIMEPieces, the publications Web3 community initiative, in September last year, the media’s NFT endeavor did $10 million in NFT sales in 2021 and has collaborated with hundreds of artists to date. Time President Keith Grossman, spoke today at a panel during nft now and Mana Common’s The Gateway: A Web3 Metropolis. The media veteran, who recently announced he’d […]
Art Blocks: Snowfro, Tyler Hobbs, and More on the Rise of Generative NFT Art
There are few names as synonymous with generative art NFTs as Snowfro. The moniker of Art Blocks Creator Erick Calderon, Snowfro is widely considered a pioneer in the NFT space, known for helping elevate artists via Art Blocks, and solidifying generative art as a robust sector of the NFT space by way of his influential Chromie Squiggles project. Yet, despite the Snowfro’s prestige, the man behind the name has remained in awe of his own accomplishments, and still expresses astonishment at the fact that pieces from his collections continue to frequently sell for six figures. But beyond his own personal […]