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North Korean Hackers Target NFT Investors with Massive Phishing Campaign
1 year ago 1 min read

North Korean Hackers Target NFT Investors with Massive Phishing Campaign

Hackers linked to North Korea’s Lazarus Group have reportedly been running a large-scale phishing campaign targeting non-fungible token (NFT) investors, using almost 500 phishing domains. Blockchain security firm SlowMist released a report revealing that the group, known as an Advanced Persistent Threat (APT), has been using decoy websites disguised as various NFT-related platforms and projects to dupe victims into thinking they are minting a legitimate NFT by connecting their wallet to the site, when in fact the NFT is fraudulent and the victim’s wallet is left vulnerable to the hacker. SlowMist said the campaign has been ongoing for several months

Warner Bros. and Nifty’s Partner to Launch Game of Thrones: Build Your Realm Digital Collectible Experience
1 year ago 1 min read

Warner Bros. and Nifty partners to launch NFT called Game of Thrones

Warner Bros. and Nifty have partnered to launch a digital collectible or NFT experience called Game of Thrones: Build Your Realm. The first release, called the Hero Box, will be available on January 10, 2023 and will feature avatars and digital collectibles from the Northern regions of Westeros. Fans will have the option to open, keep sealed, or trade the Hero Box with other collectors. The Game of Thrones: Build Your Realm experience will be multi-chapter and will include thematic activities, on-site engagement, and additional digital collectibles featuring iconic moments, locations, characters, and more from the Game of Thrones series.

NFT Debit Mastercard
1 year ago 1 min read

Polygon joins forces with the Neo Banking app hi and Mastercard to launch NFT platform

Polygon, a blockchain company, has teamed up with the Neo Banking app hi and Mastercard to launch a platform that enables users to create personalized NFT debit cards through the hi app. The NFT Debit Mastercard allows users to spend either crypto or fiat currencies at 90 million global merchants and lets them mint personal NFTs for the cover of their debit card with no gas fees. To qualify for the service, users must download the hi app, open an account, and choose a Silver card level or higher. After this, they can create custom cards using Polygon-based NFTs and

eBay NFT collection
1 year ago 0 mins read

OneOf, eBay, and Globe Entertainment launch a new collection of NFTs celebrating the iconic rock band Led Zeppelin

OneOf, eBay, and Globe Entertainment have launched a new collection of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) celebrating the iconic rock band Led Zeppelin. This collaboration is the latest in a series of artist partnerships for OneOf, which has focused on the music industry and has previously worked with Ziggy Marley. eBay, a digital-first company with a history of investing in NFTs, has also previously partnered with OneOf on NFT projects. Globe Entertainment will provide photographic archives for the creative direction of the collection. It is not yet clear how these platforms will influence the larger NFT market.

Forbes x The Sandbox
1 year ago 1 min read

Forbes to launch its metaverse hub through The Sandbox

The Sandbox recently announced a partnership with Forbes, which will use The Sandbox to launch its metaverse hub, including holiday-themed offerings. This partnership is significant because it could help to revitalize the metaverse, which has been losing popularity, and it also opens up the possibility of collaborations with WEB2 companies seeking new opportunities for growth. Additionally, the Sandbox has struggled in the recent bear market, but this partnership with Forbes may serve as a reminder that the network is still active and focused on expansion. The partnership may also lead to increased demand for The Sandbox’s NFTs. In the second

Former President Donald Trump NFTs
1 year ago 1 min read

Former President Donald Trump now sells NFTs as side hustle

Former President Donald Trump has announced the launch of his own NFTs (non-fungible tokens), which he calls “digital trading cards,” on a website called CollectTrumpCards.com. The cards, which cost $99 each, feature Trump depicted as a superhero with laser eyes, an astronaut, a cowboy, a golfer, and a businessman surrounded by gold bars. Trump has promised that buyers will join a “very exclusive community” and be eligible to win prizes, including a gala dinner with him in South Florida, a cocktail hour at his Mar-a-Lago resort, a one-on-one meeting, a round of golf, Zoom sessions, signed memorabilia, and “Golden Edition

Valhalla and Cockpunch NFT
1 year ago 0 mins read

Valhalla and Cockpunch NFT projects have generated over $18 million in transaction volume in the past 7 days

Two new non-fungible token (NFT) projects, Valhalla and Cockpunch, have generated more than $18 million in transaction volume in the past seven days. Valhalla, a tactical strategy game created by Stacked, had $9.4 million in transaction volume from 6,774 sales, while Cockpunch, founded by author and entrepreneur Tim Ferriss, recorded $9.2 million in transaction volume from 9,554 sales. Overall NFT sales remain lower than their 2022 levels, with $63 million in weekly sales in the first week of December compared to $230 million at the same time in 2022.

Apple NFT related apps
1 year ago 1 min read

Apple allowing third-party iOS apps could open up possibilities for NFTs and crypto To expand their reach

Apple is set to allow users of its iPhone and iPad devices to download non-App Store apps next year, in a bid to comply with incoming European Union regulations. The move, which is a significant departure from Apple’s current policies, will enable users to download third-party software without using the App Store, avoiding the company’s restrictions and its 30% commission on payments. Furthermore, the change could also potentially lead to an increase in non-fungible-token (NFT) related apps. The company’s goal is to have the planned changes ready as part of an update to next year’s iOS 17. If similar laws

Reddit's NFT avatar project
1 year ago 1 min read

Reddit’s NFT avatar project hits over 5 million collectibles minted

Reddit’s tokenized avatar project on the Polygon network has reached a new milestone, with over 5 million collectibles minted. The milestone was reached in the previous day, according to data aggregated from the blockchain and shown on a Dune dashboard. Moreover, the project has over 4.25 million distinct wallets, indicating that the NFTs are not concentrated among high-value collectors. Reddit announced in July that it would offer NFT avatars using the Ethereum sidechain network Polygon to distribute both free and premium avatars. Most NFTs created so far have been free avatars given out to users of the site. The announcement

Aave logo
1 year ago 1 min read

Aave purchases a web3 mobile social gaming app

Sonar, a mobile social gaming app that supports NFT-based avatars, was acquired by Aave Companies in an effort to expand the Lens Protocol for identity across Web3 consumer products. Ben South Lee, co-founder of Sonar, joins Aave as senior vice president of product and design. Sonar co-founder Randolph Lee will join Aave as a principal engineer. The two will lead a team focused on developing mobile-facing applications that integrate Aave’s Lens protocol, a decentralized identity platform for web3 services. Thousands of active users of Sonar, an app available on iOS, can communicate with each other through personalized avatars which can

NFTs in China
1 year ago 2 mins read

A court in China declares that NFTs are considered virtual property and are legally protected

The court stated that NFTs, which are digital assets that are unique and non-interchangeable, belong to the category of virtual property that should be protected by Chinese law. A court located in Hangzhou, China has declared that non-interchangeable tokens (NFTs) are seen as virtual possessions that should be safeguarded under Chinese law. An article posted on November 29 by the Hangzhou Internet Court and shared by the crypto blogger Wu Blockchain on December 5 showed that after China’s crackdown on cryptocurrencies in 2021, NFTs are in a legal grey area, but the language used by the court is fairly positive.

Reddit NFT collectible
1 year ago 1 min read

Reddit digital collectible or NFT minting reaches a record high

On Saturday, about 255,000 Reddit digital collectibles were produced, breaking the previous record of more than 200,000 mints set on August 30 and August 31. According to data from Polygon analytics on Dune, it brings the overall number of digital collectibles — the term Reddit uses for its Polygon-based NFTs — in use to about 4.4 million. The polygon-based digital collectibles, which are used as avatars on Reddit’s social networking platform, have been hailed as a successful introduction of NFTs to mainstream consumers. Reddit announced its intentions to create collectible digital avatars in July after introducing tokenized community points earlier

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