Tag Archives: Non-Fungible Token (NFT)

The Germany-based soccer media company – OneFootball – raised $300 million to double down on its presence in the Web3 ecosystem. The American blockchain fund – Liberty City Ventures, the Hong Kong-headquartered Animoca Brands, and other investment giants led the financing. OneFootball’s Jump Into the Blockchain Universe OneFootball – a soccer media application that features live scores, statistics, and news – became the latest sports-related entity to dip its toes in the...

The iconic Brazilian soccer player – Ronaldinho – partnered with the decentralized exchange P00LS to launch his own token, called RON. David Beckham also interacted with the cryptocurrency universe by applying for several Metaverse and non-fungible token-related trademarks. Ronaldinho’s Token One of the greatest soccer players of all time – Ronaldinho de Assis Moreira (known as Ronaldinho) – said his token’s primary goal will be to establish a better connection between...

During Paris Blockchain Week, CryptoPotato had the chance to interview Helen Hai – the president of Bifinity, Head of Binance Charity Foundation, Head of NFT & Fan Token, and Goodwill Ambassador. Hai talked about how blockchain can revolutionize charity donations, NFTs can help artists in less fortunate states, and a lot more. From London to Africa to Binance During the Paris Blockchain Week Summit (PBW) that transpired earlier in April, Helen Hai revealed in a special...

The Non-Fungible Token (NFT) ecosystem is moving fast. Hundreds of projects are created every day — some of them enjoy rapid success in the market due to their quality, uniqueness, communities, originality, art, and vision, while others flop quickly. Talking about rapid success, Azukis — hand-drawn digital samurais and smoking skateboarders — have quickly turned into the next NFT blue chip. In this guide, we take a closer look into the collection and everything there is to...

Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) confirmed over Twitter on Monday that its Instagram account was hacked. A scam link posted by the hacker appears to have resulted in multiple valuable NFTs being stolen from victims. The link, which has since been taken down, led to a page claiming to be sponsored by Yuga Labs. It called on users to connect their MetaMask wallet in order to be airdropped LAND – an upcoming governance and utility token. However, multiple holders are now claiming to...

Tinkering with the Metaverse has become a trend among major brands and companies. This time, it has caught the attention of two of the largest automakers globally, Nissan and Toyota. On April 22, Japanese automakers Nissan and Toyota announced their entry into the Metaverse to offer new virtual experiences to their users, organizing digital events and building virtual customer service offices. According to the Japanese newspaper Nikkei Asia, both companies seek to innovate in...

The French president has been known for his ambition of making the country a “startup nation” that is friendly to new technologies and appealing to talents and capital. When campaigning for his second bid for the presidency, Emmanuel Macron expressed his favorable opinions toward Web 3.0 and the Metaverse while maintaining that regulation led by public authorities is necessary for ensuring the sector’s long-term success. Proud of the made-in-France crypto unicorns like Ledger...

To many, 2021 was the year that saw tremendous growth in the popularity of non-fungible tokens and launched them into the mainstream. And even though the overall volume of NFT sales declined in 2022, the hype is far from over. During this year, however, the trend seems to have shifted from a fragmented market to one where blue-chip and high-end projects take center stage. And while some projects like the Bored Ape Yacht Club, CryptoPunks, Azuki, and others, continue to shadow...

Singapore-headquartered cricket NFT platform Rario has bagged $120 million in funding led by Dream Capital. The Series A funding round also saw the participation of Alpha Wave Global. Founded in 2011, Rario’s existing investors include Animoca Brands, Presight Capital, and Kingsway Capital. “We are pleased to announce that we have raised $120M Series A Funding led by Dream Capital….,” Rario tweeted on Thursday, with a link to the Rario blog where the company had put out a...

The National Basketball Association (NBA) revealed pausing minting of its new non-fungible token collection, dubbed – The Association – after a major loophole was detected by BlockSec. Less than a day after the league announced the minting of its Ethereum-based non-fungible token (NFT), it recognized the issues with the smart contract that triggered the “Allow List” supply to sell out prematurely. The Flaw Blockchain security firm, BlockSec revealed identifying a serious...