PGA Tour, a major organizer for professional men’s golf tournaments, has inked a new partnership deal with Tom Brady's NFT marketplace, Autograph. The long-term deal will provide an NFT platform for golf enthusiasts, featuring tokenized versions of all archived player data and videos under the care of
The proof-of-work (PoW) fork of the Ethereum blockchain may be off to a rocky start following a cross-chain contract exploit last week. Over the weekend, news broke that ETHPoW, the post-Ethereum Merge PoW chain, had suffered an on-chain replay attack. Blockchain security firm BlokcSec first flagged the so-called “replay attack”
In an effort to bring more awareness to the crypto space, India’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, WaziX, has launched a “learn and earn” campaign in collaboration with The Sandbox. The campaign, which commenced on September 19, will reward the top five winners with free passes for The Sandbox’s recently
On September 12, leading Solana NFT marketplace Magic Eden in partnership with Coral Cube launched a new enforcement tool called MetaShield. The tool, which seeks to deter NFT buyers from bypassing creator royalties, has irked some members of the NFT community. I am 1000% again marketplaces not giving artists royalties
Despite some initial rally, the value of EThereumPoW (ETHW), a hard fork of Ethereum supported by a group of proof-of-work (PoW) miners, has continued to dip. With Ethereum’s transition to proof-of-stake (PoS) consensus happening on September 15, some miners chose to remain and support the proof-of-work (PoW) consensus. ETHW
Following a successful Merge event by the Ethereum network, the price of Ether has tanked severely as the effects of the ongoing crypto winter continue to ravage the crypto market. According to stats on CoinMarketCap, the second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap has dipped by 8% in just over 24 hours
The Sandbox is set to take its Hong Kong metaverse strategy to a new market in Dubai. The company revealed at the 62nd edition of the True Global Ventures Conference on Thursday that it would soon roll out an initiative dubbed “Dubaiverse.” The initiative will follow the same strategy used
Authorities in Seongnam, the 12th most populous city in South Korea, are planning to recreate the city in the metaverse. According to local media reports, the city is also looking to issue NFT citizenships that will grant access to policy status information. The metaverse initiated is expected to start around
With Ethereum’s much-awaited Merge event finally happening today, the network’s last proof-of-work (PoW) block has been turned into an NFT by a VanityBlocks NFT. It was minted for 31.5 ETH before the Merge and was subsequently succeeded by the first NFT in the post-merge proof-of-stake (PoS) chain,
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Months after selling over 50,000 NFTs tied to its Otherside metaverse, Yuga Labs is allegedly coming back for more. Word on the rumor mill has it that the company is gearing up for another NFT collection called “Mecha Apes.” According to a leaked document reportedly seen by Protos, the
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Today, "Blankos Block Party" made its debut on the Epic Games Store, making it the first Web3 project to be launched on the gaming marketplace. The NFT-based online creation game is inspired by designer/vinyl toy culture, allowing users to play and collaborate in a colorful virtual world.
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Months after opening a virtual lounge in Decentraland, JP Morgan is looking to dive deeper into the Web3 space. According to a job offer posted on LinkedIn, the Wall Street bank is looking to onboard experts in the crypto and metaverse sectors to increase its presence in the space. JP
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On Tuesday, the popular NFT project Doodles announced a $54 million raise at a valuation of $704 million. The funding round was led by Reddit co-founder and NFT enthusiast Alexis Ohanian’s venture capital firm 776, with participation from others like Acrew Capital, FTX Ventures, and 10T Holdings. The latest
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Universal Music Group is bringing in Grammy-award-winning producers to create music for its virtual metaverse band, Kingship. The metaverse band, which is based on characters from the popular Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT collection, has tapped on veteran producers James Fauntleroy and Hit-Boy to help create music for Kingship. The
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Starbucks is finally getting in on the Web3 frenzy. On Tuesday, the coffee retail chain announced its plans to incorporate an NFT-based reward program into its already successful “Starbucks Rewards” loyalty program. Known as Starbucks Odyssey, the new experience will allow customers to buy and earn NFTs that unlock immersive
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Singapore-based financial service provider DBS is entering the metaverse following a partnership with The Sandbox. Dubbed “DBS Better World,” the interactive metaverse experience is focused on building a sustainable virtual community.” The banking giant acquired a 3×3 plot of LAND in The Sandbox to create its interactive user experience,