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DeFine Art just completed the biggest NFT video drop event in Asia, becoming the very first marketplace to achieve this feat. In collaboration with China-based social media star Bart Baker, DeFine Art as reported by BTC Peers sought to create the first NFT video format. According to the marketplace, this
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Like Snoop Dogg, Illenium, and Lindsay Lohan, The Weeknd is jumping on the NFT excitement. Via his Twitter account, the 2021 Super Bowl headliner announced an NFT drop booked for Saturday, April 3, 2021. Excited to announce that my first NFT drop is taking place on Saturday at 2:00
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Oleksandra Oliynykova ranked 658th in the WTA (Women's Tennis Association) like her peers have jumped on the NFT frenzy, albeit taking things up a notch. While her counterparts are dropping digital art collections on marketplaces, Oliynykova has put her skin in the game, literally. Less than 6 days
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Famous cyber artist, Lori Hammond and internationally acclaimed best-selling author N.E Carlisle, in a collaborative effort, have created the very first novel on NFT marketplace Mintable. Titled “Mermaid Eclipse”, the NFT contains an exclusive manuscript as well as an original and duly signed copy of Lori’s artwork. Scheduled
Crypto Mom and SEC Commissioner, Hester Pierce, has warned that further delays in approving a Bitcoin ETF in the U.S. could force investors to seek riskier and less reputable investment options. Pierce aired her views during a recent interview with Forbes. As reported by BTC PEERS, the commissioner has
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In late 2017, several ICO offerings flooded the cryptocurrency space. Amid the frenzy, crypto critics warned of a bubble waiting to burst. Some likened the surrounding hype to the dot-com bubble of the late 1990s. As expected, some investors lost their funds to mouth-watering offers that turned out to be
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The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) has launched a new Bitcoin product targeted at retail investors. CME, which is currently the world’s largest derivatives exchange, announced that it was gearing up to introduce a new Micro Bitcoin futures contract. Although the product is still pending regulatory approval, it may launch
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NBA Top Shot, brainchild of Dapper Labs has become the most valuable NFT marketplace. Dapper Labs in its recent round of fundraising has received a whopping $305 million from a long list of celebrities in the entertainment and sports industry. This shoots the company's market estimate to $2.
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The year 2021 has started with the meteoric rise of Bitcoin and the following ascension of its fellow-token, Ethereum. What this irrefutably points at is the decentralized economy is embarking on another rally, this time much higher in altitude than the year back. This is strongly evidenced by the dynamics
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It is without any doubt that decentralized finance has compelling use cases. The objective is to continue inventing new ways that the average individual can become a stakeholder in the global financial sector. Unlike conventional banking methods, DeFi strives to preserve the autonomy of users such that you can eliminate
In what may be considered a PR stunt, Chipotle Mexican Grill will be giving away $100,000 in Bitcoin to celebrate National Burrito Day. The fast-casual restaurant chain has teamed up with Ripple’s former CTO Stefan Thomas. The giveaway is part of the recently announced “Burritos or Bitcoin” game.
Leading payment processor PayPal now allows U.S. customers to use cryptocurrencies during checkout. Before the official announcement, Reuters disclosed that the PayPal giant will enable Bitcoin, Ether, Bitcoin Cash, and Litecoin on its “Checkout with Crypto” payment solution. The new functionality will be available to customers that have enough
Amid the ongoing NFT craze, the industry has seen its fair share of weird incidents. In one of such cases, a New Yorker auctioned a year's worth of fart audio clips recorded during the COVID-19 lockdown for $85. There have also been other cases and it appears everyone
America’s oldest bank BNY Mellon is digging deeper into Bitcoin’s potential as a digital gold. The bank published a report earlier this week commenting on Bitcoin’s price and its long-term prospects. Although BNY Mellon did not drop any specific price prediction for the leading cryptocurrency, it referred
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Victor Huang, a blockchain developer, researcher, and writer at Coin Companion has lent his voice to the ongoing NFT frenzy. Although the developer is excited about the possible use cases for non-fungible tokens (NFTs), he warned that collectors may be left with some worthless tokens. Huang started by admitting that
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American rapper and actor Snoop Dogg via his official Twitter account on Tuesday, March 30, 2021, announced his very first NFT drop. Scheduled to drop on Friday, April 2, 2021, at 4 PM (EST) on the Crypto.com NFT marketplace, this drop according to the 17 times Grammy nominated artiste