Tag Archives: Non-Fungible Token (NFT)

The digital asset market continues to experience one of its longest, most bitter winters in recent history, leading established companies in the space to introduce a fresh round of crypto job cuts. Prominent NFT firm and creator of the NBA Top Shot marketplace announced laying off 51 of its staff members. The latest round includes job cuts for full-time employees as well as C1 contractors. Dapper Labs’ Another Round of Layoff Dapper Labs CEO Roham Gharegozlou announced on...

The Portuguese soccer megastar Cristiano Ronaldo launched a new NFT collection called “Forever CR7: The GOAT.” The digital items are live on Binance NFT Marketplace and depict historic goalscoring moments from his career. Ronaldo’s memorable bicycle kick goal against Juventus in 2018 is featured as a Super Super Rare NFT with a bidding price of 15,000 USDT.  A Closer Look of CR’s NFTs The world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange inked a deal with one of the greatest soccer...

Nonfungible tokens (NFTs) have not recovered anywhere near the levels that crypto markets have. Even the largest collections in the industry, such as Yuga Labs’ Bored Ape Yacht Club, are heavily discounted. On July 3, Reflexivity Research co-founder Will Clemente revealed that BAYC was down 90% from its all-time high. Floor prices for the Ape-themed NFTs have slumped over the past few days, falling 23% over the last week. According to NFT marketplace OpenSea, the floor price...

NFTs continue to attract not only more users but also capture the eyes of fraudulent entities. Web3 threat actors have set their sights on digital collectibles, with millions of funds being lost through different scams and attacks. A new report suggested that such thefts in the NFT space declined in June but remain rampant. NFT Theft: June Edition Shedding light into the NFT crime landscape for the month, PeckShield’s analysis revealed that fraudsters stole approximately...

CryptoPunks, one of the first non-fungible token (NFT) collections on the Ethereum blockchain, has reached a significant milestone as it celebrates its sixth anniversary. Since its launch in June 2017, CryptoPunks has captivated the world with its 10,000 digital collectibles, leaving an indelible mark on the NFT realm as the largest NFT collection by market cap. According to data compiled by blockchain analytics firm Nansen, CryptoPunks currently has an estimated market cap...

NFT data firm Mnemonic has secured a $6 million seed extension round led by Salesforce Ventures. Other participants of the fundraiser include Polygon Ventures, Orange DAO, FIN Capital, and FJ Labs. The latest capital infusion will be deployed to accelerate the product roadmap of Mnemonic amid rising demand for deeper on-chain insights by expanding the suite of APIs. Mnemonic’s CEO and Co-founder, Andrii Yasinetsky, revealed that the capital funds the company’s “ambitious...

Binance doubled down its efforts on the non-fungible token sector as it announced support for Bitcoin NFTs on Tuesday amidst severe turmoil in the crypto industry. The exchange’s NFT marketplace is the latest contender to step into the Bitcoin NFTs ring following Magic Eden’s support for the same. According to the latest update, the newly added list includes Bitcoin Bandits, Bitcoin Frogs, Bitcoin Pizzas, Bitcoin Punks, Bitcoin Wizards, Block Legends, BTC DeGods, Clay Pepes,...

The world’s leading cryptocurrency exchange – Binance – is launching a new NFT loan feature. It is designed to enable users to borrow cryptocurrency, using their non-fungible tokens as collateral. Binance continues its effort in the world of non-fungible tokens. According to a press release shared with CryptoPotato, the exchange is launching a new feature. It will allow users to borrow crypto while using their NFTs as collateral. However, it is worth noting that the loans...

The ordinals are coming in dank this week. Bitcoin Frogs was the #1 selling NFT collection for the 24-hour period on Wednesday. Frogs sales outpaced Bored Apes Yacht Club, CryptoPunks, and other popular collections for the day. The BRC-20 memecoin project describes itself as “10,000 unique frog collectibles minted directly on the Bitcoin Blockchain.” As of publication time, 3,700 frogs had owners. Meanwhile, hundreds were listed for sale on NFT marketplaces. That gecko that...

Savvy investors and NFT influencers have used the recent hype around memecoins as an opportunity to make solid profits. However, the majority of those who made money on such investments have only dealt with Pepe Coin (PEPE), while those diversifying with more than one have not been that successful. Despite its recent price fluctuations, the now-trending memecoin is still intriguing for crypto whales and NFT traders. Certain users have sold digital art part of the Bored Ape...