Tagged: non-fungible tokens

May 10, 2022 @ 5:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have been one of the “most dynamic” and “prominent” parts of Web3 over the last two years, according to an update from Chainalysis. NFTs are blockchain-powered digital items whose units are “designed to be unique, unlike traditional cryptocurrencies whose units are meant… Read More

April 28, 2022 @ 9:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

OneOf, which claims to be the premier “green” NFT platform for music, sports and bands, is partnering with international crypto payments provider MoonPay “to integrate NFT technology into users’ everyday lives, making the process of purchasing NFTs easier than ever.” As mentioned in an update… Read More

April 28, 2022 @ 9:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Blackhawk Network, an international branded payments provider, recently announced that it is teaming up with NFT and blockchain wallet provider, Bitski, in order to distribute the “first” promotion for an NFT with the purchase of a gift card, “offering both real and virtual (Web3) world… Read More

April 23, 2022 @ 4:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

MetaLend, the bank for the new digital economy, recently announced the closing of a $5 million seed round of financing, “led by Pantera Capital.” MetaLend’s investment round also included contributions from Collab+Currency, investor and board member of Sky Mavis; Ancient8, Vietnam’s largest gaming guild, and… Read More

April 18, 2022 @ 1:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Cryptocurrency portfolio manager CoinStats recently secured $3.2 million in capital. The investment round was led by Alex Pack’s Hack VC, along with contributions from  various other funds such as Mike Dudas’s 6th Man Ventures. The funding “is instrumental in financing the development and promotion of… Read More

April 7, 2022 @ 7:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Socure, the provider of digital identity verification and fraud solutions, has announced that Dibbs, the real-time, blockchain-enabled marketplace for collectors, “is using the Socure ID+ platform to provide a faster, more accurate collector onboarding experience.” With the accuracy of Socure’s graph-defined identity verification and fraud… Read More

April 6, 2022 @ 10:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

  CoinSmart Financial Inc., which claims to be one of Canada’s leading crypto-asset trading platforms, has announced its investment in NFT cross-bridge marketplace, Curate. The partnership agreement reportedly “includes an undisclosed investment from CoinSmart in Curate’s NFT Marketplace, with an option to acquire a majority… Read More

April 3, 2022 @ 5:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

  vEmpire DDAO, which claims to be the largest decentralized Metaverse, GameFi and NFT investment organization, has announced the launch of a staking pool for ApeCoin. ApeCoin is an ERC-20 governance and utility token used “within the wider Ape ecosystem, which has itself experienced [steady]… Read More

April 3, 2022 @ 3:57 pm By JD Alois  |  

Published last month, Steven L. Schwarcz, Duke University School of Law, has authored a paper on NFTs, Tokenization, and the Monetization of “Things”. The emergence of digital assets has empowered digital securities as well as other digital assets that may, or may not, have value. First,… Read More

March 31, 2022 @ 4:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Crypto Raiders, a dungeon crawler role-playing game built on the blockchain that rewards players with NFTs, has announced $6 million in funding from DeFiance Capital and Delphi Digital which co-lead the round. GuildFi, Merit Circle, Three Arrows Capital, Yield Guild Games and others participated in… Read More

March 29, 2022 @ 7:18 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Steven L. Schwarcz, a Stanley A. Star Distinguished Professor of Law & Business at Duke University School of Law, notes that in the paper, titled Next-Generation Securitization: NFTs, Tokenization, and the Monetization of ‘Things’ (forthcoming in the Boston University Law Review), he has looked at the surge… Read More

March 28, 2022 @ 3:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Uppsala Security, a provider of security tools and services for Crypto AML/CTF, Transaction Risk Management, Regulatory Compliance, Transaction Tracking, and Cyber Security, has announced the signing of a business agreement with CAMO LABEL, an NFT studio, “focused on strengthening the security of digital assets (including… Read More

March 28, 2022 @ 11:48 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Venly, a blockchain tech provider, is pleased to confirm its partnership with Immutable X, which is an Ethereum (ETH) Layer-2 scaling solution for non-fungible tokens (NFTs), in order to “popularize and enable unbeatable blockchain solutions to its growing audiences.” Venly is a blockchain tech provider… Read More

March 26, 2022 @ 12:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Huobi Research Institute, the blockchain research organization, has released its latest report, titled “Unveiling the Mysterious Bored Ape Yacht Club”. The report from Huobi analyzes the rise of the “infamous” Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT collection, and explains Yuga Labs’ ambitions “to branch into Gamefi… Read More

March 23, 2022 @ 8:03 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Katie Haun, a former federal prosecutor, is currently focused on cryptocurrency investing. Her VC company has acquired $1.5 billion in capital. Haun Ventures confirmed the launch of a $500 million early-stage fund and another $1 billion in funding for more established firms that are focused… Read More

March 22, 2022 @ 11:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

iZUMi Finance, a DeFi protocol bringing programmable liquidity mining to Uniswap V3, is teaming up with the HOURAI NFT project to “imbue its upcoming NFTs with value from iZUMi’s DeFi derivatives.” Each holder of HOURAI NFTs, if whitelisted (mint price at 0.1 ETH), will be… Read More

March 20, 2022 @ 9:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently connected with William Anderson, VP of Engineering at Voice, who explained why multichain platforms ensure accessibility and connectivity across the NFT ecosystem. Voice, the NFT platform for creators (which had started off as somewhat of a blockchain or DLT-powered social media platform but… Read More

March 17, 2022 @ 11:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Prakash Hariramani, Senior Director, Product Management, and Bipul Sinha, Senior Product Manager at Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) noted that the firm is introducing Coinbase Pay, which is described as “the easiest way for Coinbase users to fund their Coinbase Wallet from the Chrome browser extension and explore… Read More

March 17, 2022 @ 10:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

onXRP.com, a tech and content platform offering “user-driven” innovation to the XRP Ledger (XRPL), and Pastel Network (PSL), the application-specific and “purpose built” NFT blockchain, announced a partnership to improve the security of the XRPL NFT ecosystem. As mentioned in an update shared with Crowdfund… Read More

March 17, 2022 @ 3:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Japanese web app developer Omochi has announced its pre-registration of “tomonity” NFT marketplace on the IOST blockchain. Tomonity’s “unique” benefits for its users reportedly include “free” transactions and a built-in wallet that “eliminates the pain of creating and importing a crypto wallet for new users.”… Read More