Tagged: nfts

November 2, 2023 @ 5:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

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

October 15, 2023 @ 12:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

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

September 13, 2023 @ 7:23 pm By JD Alois  |  

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

September 13, 2023 @ 3:40 pm By JD Alois  |  

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

August 29, 2023 @ 4:25 pm By JD Alois  |  

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

August 3, 2023 @ 8:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

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

July 31, 2023 @ 8:15 am By Omar Faridi  |  

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

July 17, 2023 @ 7:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

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

July 4, 2023 @ 12:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

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

June 16, 2023 @ 9:48 am By Omar Faridi  |  

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

June 15, 2023 @ 11:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

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

May 25, 2023 @ 3:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

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

April 23, 2023 @ 7:12 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

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

April 19, 2023 @ 3:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

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

March 15, 2023 @ 10:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

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

March 14, 2023 @ 4:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

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

March 14, 2023 @ 9:41 am By JD Alois  |  

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

February 28, 2023 @ 10:51 am By JD Alois  |  

Homebase is the next platform to move into the non-fungible token (NFT) real estate investment offerings. Utilizing Solana, Homebase has a mission of enabling investors to generate returns from rental properties starting at $100. Investors receive returns via dollar-based stablecoin USDC. According to Homebase, each… Read More

February 23, 2023 @ 7:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at TipLink is pleased to announce that they have raised $6m in seed funding led by Sequoia Capital and Multicoin Capital. TipLink allows users “to send crypto or NFTs with just a link.” The kicker is… the link is a wallet. They claim… Read More

February 7, 2023 @ 1:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The world of collectibles is a “real business” with a passionate following. When it comes to trading cards, the Topps brand is in “a league of its own,” according to an update shared by Checkout.com. The company known for its legendary baseball cards “has made… Read More