Luxury jeweler Tiffany & Co is set to launch its first set of non-fungible tokens (NFTs), a series of CryptoPunks NFTs-themed gold and gem-encrusted pendants. Dubbed NFTiffs, the NFT-backed product features 250 digital passes that can be “minted when purchased and redeemed by CryptoPunks holders for the creation of a
Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta is heavily investing in the metaverse. However, Ethereum’s creator thinks the company’s attempt will “misfire.” In a Twitter thread on Sunday, Ethereum’s creator Vitalik Buterin aired his views on the future of the metaverse. According to him, the current metaverse plays by corporate
The city of Miami is launching a new NFT initiative to drive revenue to small businesses and non-profits through exclusive reward offerings. Miami City mayor Francis X Suarez disclosed the city’s plan to launch 5000 Ethereum NFTs in partnership with Time Magazine, Mastercard, and Salesforce. According to a city
In a rather interesting use case of NFTs, England’s League Two side Crawley Town has signed a midfielder after fans and NFT holders voted on what position they wanted the team to strengthen. The team decided to give its fans a voice for the first time in the June
Gary Vaynerchuk’s NFT universe is set to take flight after raising $50 million in a seed round led by venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z). Gary Vaynerchuk, popularly known as Gary Vee, launched VeeFriends in May 2021. He intends to use the seed capital to expand the NFT’s
Prizefighter, a movie starring Russell Crowe, is making its debut. The interesting part is that the biopic was partially funded by the sales of non-fungible tokens (NFTs). According to a report by Yahoo News, the British-American film tells the story of legendary bare-knuckle boxer Jim Belcher. It was partially funded
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has filed an injunction to prevent social media giant Meta from buying VR studio “Within,” best known for its subscription VR workout app Supernatural. The FTC insists that Meta is “already a key player at each level of the virtual reality sector” with Oculus Quest,
Following the initial success of its first NFT collection, the Dubai Police is gearing up for a second collection. The law enforcement agency announced that it would launch the next collection at the 2022 edition of The Gulf Information Technology Expo (GITEX). Dubai Police became the first government entity in
Ethereum lead developer Tim Beiko has announced the final details for the network’s last dress rehearsal ahead of the final testing phase of the Merge. The latest proof-of-stake testnet transition will be on the Goerli testnet. According to the July 27 announcement, Prater, the Goerli version of the Beacon
2021 was undoubtedly the year of NFTs, with the likes of Beeple bringing the spotlight to the industry after selling a collection of digital art pieces for $69.3 million. Throughout the summer of 2021, global interest in NFTs was at its peak. However, a year later and trading volume
Damien Hirst’s “The Currency NFT” burn ended yesterday. The initiative gave holders the choice to either keep their digital collectibles or burn the NFTs in exchange for a corresponding original artwork from the artist. The result shows that slightly more owners were interested in receiving the art in physical
On Wednesday, nonfungible token (NFT) domains platform Unstoppable Domains raised $65 million in a Series A funding round that valued the company at $1 billion. The round was led by Pantera Capital, with participation from others like Alchemy Ventures, Broadhaven, CoinDCX, CoinGecko, Mayfield, Polygon, and several others. According to the
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In a bid to explain the metaverse concept to everyday folks, Meta has launched a new video series called “Are we there yet?” American actress and TV personality Keke Palmer will feature as the host of the “metaverse 101” show, which has been described as part Bill Nye the Science