Tagged: nfts

Ram Ramachandran from Router Protocol Discusses Why Privacy and Security Are Essential for Blockchain Platforms

We recently caught up with Ram Ramachandran, the CEO at Router Protocol, which supports building an interoperable Web3 with modular cross-chain infrastructure. Ram Ramachandran commented on what can be done to help regain users’ privacy and security in Blockchain in 2024. Ramani Ramachandran, CEO of… Read More

Transak, the Payments Infrastructure Provider for Crypto and NFTs, Teams Up with Visa

Transak, the payments infrastructure provider for crypto and NFTs, has announced a collaboration with Visa, an enabler of digital payments, in order to implement Visa Direct capabilities and help enhance its global off-ramp service. This collaboration marks a significant milestone by “enabling users in over… Read More

NFTs: Agoric Mainnet to Support Crabble Application which Will Enable NFT Lending

Bytepitch, the team building the Crabble NFT lending platform, have deployed their contract to Agoric mainnet after their proposal had a passing vote. The second third-party application to launch on-chain on Agoric, Crabble offers a utility layer for NFTs on Agoric and “soon the entire… Read More

Digital Collectibles: Swiss Tennis Introduces NFT Collection with Sygnum

Swiss Tennis, the national association that advocates for a strong Swiss tennis community, is cooperating with Sygnum, the digital asset bank, in order “to launch the Swiss Tennis World Champion NFT art collection to support the next generation of tennis players in Switzerland.” Swiss Tennis… Read More

Alchemy Pay Teams Up with Trekki NFT to Extend Functionality of NFT Checkout, Backed by Trip.com

Alchemy Pay, a fiat-crypto payment gateway, has established a partnership with Trekki NFT, and extended the functionality of its NFT Checkout in order “to support and facilitate its minting processes.” These unique NFTs, “bearing a travel theme,” are backed by the global online travel services… Read More

It was “Fan Crowdfunding” – SEC Commissioners Peirce and Uyeda Criticize Stoner Cats NFT Enforcement Action

Earlier today, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced an enforcement action against Stoner Cats and the creation of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) that were sold to the public. In total, Stoner Cats sold over $8 million in these NFTs which then were available for resale… Read More

Stoner Cats NFT Offering Deemed Unregistered Securities Offering by SEC, Company Settles Paying $1 Million Penalty

Stoner Cats 2 LLC has been charged by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for pursuing an unregistered securities offering with the issuance of non-fungible tokens (NFTs). This is the second enforcement action targeting an NFT issuer as it broadens its targets in the digital… Read More

Two SEC Commissioners Question Enforcement Action on NFT Issuer Impact Theory

SEC Commissioners Hester Peirce and Mark Uyeda have joined to issue a statement on the enforcement action taken by the Commission against NFT issuer Impact Theory. Yesterday, the SEC revealed its first enforcement action against an NFT issuer, with the firm settling the allegations without… Read More

Switzerland: PostFinance Introduces Educational Game for Employees, Issued by Sygnum

PostFinance, which claims to be one of Switzerland’s leading financial institutions and largest retail banks, leverages its existing partnership with Sygnum, the “world’s first” digital asset bank, to reward their employees “with a free NFT issued by Sygnum as part of their educational game for… Read More

Christian Niedermueller, CEO of Blocktrade: Blockchain Professional Shares Insights on MiCA Regulations, European Crypto Landscape

Christian Niedermueller, CEO of Blocktrade, has commented on the evolving European crypto landscape during a recent interview with CI and shared his experience leading Blocktrade through this turbulent period in the industry. For context, Blocktrade is a gamified asset marketplace that raised 5.6 million EUR… Read More

Latin America: Digital Asset Firm Bitso, Mobile Streams to Offer Sports NFTs

Bitso, the crypto-powered financial services company in Latin America with more than 7 million customers, announced its business partnership with Mobile Streams plc (MOS), the intelligence company data specialist, next-gen content specialist, and creator of Heroes NFT CLUB . Thanks to this alliance, Bitso will… Read More

NFTs: French Multinational Sodexo BRS Chooses Internet Computer for NFT Launch

As a part of their global rebranding to Pluxee across 31 countries, the French multinational giant Sodexo Benefits & Rewards Services (Sodexo BRS), a publicly listed leader in tech-enabled employee benefits and engagement platform, embarked on a journey “to embrace the world of non-fungible tokens… Read More

Renz Chong: CEO at BreederDAO Explains How AI Can Unlock the Potential of NFT Gaming

The convergence of AI and NFTs has far-reaching implications for the gaming industry. It introduces a new level of customization and creativity for players, enabling them to personalize assets within the gaming space. NFTs, providing the technology for creative ownership, synergize with AI, which breaks… Read More

Web 3.0 Adoption: Boson Protocol Appoints Web3 Professional Holly Wood as Director of Business Dev

Boson Protocol, an open-source, foundational infrastructure for facilitating decentralized commerce on Web3, has made the strategic appointment of Holly Wood as Director of Business Development. Holly will be “driving adoption of the protocol after Boson moved from closed beta to open access earlier this month.”… Read More

AI-Powered Business Verification Service Vespia Highlights Importance of Verification for Non-AML Firms

Vespia, an AI-powered Business Verification Service for verifying and onboarding business customers that helps minimize the risk of fraud, has highlighted the significance of business verification for non-AML obligated firms, like supply chain, digital commerce, as well as the sharing economy. Vespia explains that by… Read More

Permissionless Relational Database for Web 3 Apps, Tableland, Raises $8M Series A Led By CoinFund

Tableland, a permissionless relational database for web3 applications, today announced a $8M Series A round led by CoinFund with participation from Multicoin Capital, Blueyard and A Capital, bringing the company’s total financing to $10.4M. The new funds from the investment round will be used “to… Read More

Web 3.0, NFTs: Self-Custody Crypto Wallet MetaMask Announces Web3 Educational Programming with Superchief Gallery NFT

MetaMask, the self-custody Web3 wallet developed by ConsenSys is pleased to announce Web3 educational programming at The Oculus at the Westfield World Trade Center in partnership with Superchief Gallery NFT, the IRL NFT gallery. As part of the partnership, approximately 300 students from marginalized &… Read More

South Korea’s Gaming Firm Wemade Teams Up with Space and Time to Power Blockchain and Gaming Services

Wemade Co., Ltd, which claims to be one of the largest publicly-listed gaming companies in South Korea with a market capitalization of $1.4 billion, has announced a strategic partnership with Space and Time (SxT), a key player focused on decentralized data warehousing. The partnership will… Read More

Web3 Gaming: Bloxmith Launches Raiders Rumble, A Mobile Strategy Game on the Flow Blockchain

Bloxmith, the “player-first” Web3 gaming studio, announced that the open beta for Raiders Rumble, its 1v1 squad battler game for mobile powered by the Flow blockchain, is now available for download on Google Play and Apple App Store. Raiders Rumble challenges players “to apply fast-paced… Read More

Meta Exits NFTs, Will Continue to Invest in Fintech Tools, Announces More Layoffs

Meta’s (NASDAQ:META) commerce and Fintech lead Stephane Kasriel tweeted yesterday that the social platform is exiting the non fungible token (NFT) market, at least for now. Kasriel said they are refocusing efforts on supporting creators, people and businesses. This includes “messaging and monetization opps for… Read More

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