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3 years ago 1 min read

The First-Ever NFT Restaurant By Gary Vee

The non-fungible token industry just can’t stop getting any crazier than this. Every day, there is something new in the NFT world. Two days ago, Gary Vaynerchuk announced he is launching the first-ever ‘NFT restaurant.’ The Belarusian-American entrepreneur, author, speaker, and Internet personality announced he is launching the NFT restaurant in New York City in fall 2022. According to Gary Vaynerchuk, the restaurant would provide membership via NFTs that can be owned and transferred. In an interview with CNBC, Gary Vaynerchuk also knows as Gary Vee said, “The punchline is a very modern restaurant where the token is access to

OpenSea NFT volume surpassed 1 billion dollar for the first time

3 years ago 1 min read

OpenSea Weekly NFT Sales Surpass $1 Billion For The First Time

“NFTs are eating the internet,” says co-founder and CTO of Opensea, the largest NFT marketplace. It’s been wild since the beginning of 2021 for the NFT auction marketplace OpenSea. According to atnft, OpenSea has hit an all-time high of $1.14 billion in weekly trading volume. As a result, OpenSea weekly NFT sales surpassed $1 billion for the first time. It means the NFT marketplace was up 170% from the previous week. Moreover, OpenSea has facilitated $2.49 billion worth of trades in August so far. In short, it is already 667% more than the previous record of $326 million, set last

3 years ago 1 min read

AAX Launches Its NFT Marketplace

With the non-fungible token (NFT) market growing fast, Singapore-based leading crypto exchange AAX plans to launch its own NFT marketplace. According to Forkast.news, AAX wants to launch its NFT marketplace in the “near future.” Based on the report, AAX runs a campaign in which its users can auction NFTs for charity and get to win themed NFTs after trading. Also, it is mentioned in the report that AAX is cooperating with a yet-to-be-disclosed NFT artist who will mint a series of NFTs. In a press release, Toya Zhang, COO of AAX said, “The total market cap for NFTs is unfathomable.

3 years ago 1 min read

MakersPlace NFT Marketplace Secures $30M in Funding Round

The San Francisco-based NFT marketplace, Makersplace, announced it secured $30 million in a funding round. According to Venture Beat, the firm became famous when Beeple auctioned a work of art on MakersPlace for $69.3 million in March. MakersPlace hosted Christie’s artwork. As a result, Beeple artwork is one of the most expensive NFTs in the industry as it was sold for $69 million. MakersPlace aims to allow a vibrant future for digital creativity. In addition, the firm will use the funds to get extra talent and scale the business in existing markets while searching for new ones. The NFT marketplace

3 years ago 1 min read

Wicked Ape Bone Club NFT Trades $5.1 Million in Secondary Sales

It seems like the year is far from over for Non-fungible tokens (NFTs), which are on the rise since the beginning of 2021. These digital arts keep driving people crazy day by day as the market rises. On August 22, Wicked Ape Bone Club announced that it made 1,000 ETH in secondary sales. This is worth around $5.1 million with Ethereum price at press time. According to the team, Wicked Ape Bone Club NFT or WABC is an “NFT collection of 10,000 skeletal monkeys that live far in the future after all ape life went extinct.” In addition, the Wicked

3 years ago 1 min read

Facebook Exploring NFT Space As It Thinks Bitcoin Is too Volatile

According to Business Insider, Facebook says it is looking at building NFT-related features on Diem, a simple rebranding of Libra, a centralized, proof-of-stake (PoS) crypto project initiated by Facebook on a quest to solve the world’s money problems. During an interview with Bloomberg on Tuesday, David Marcus, co-creator and a board member of Diem said, “We think the world needs a better payment system.” Also, he added that after all these years, Facebook is nearly ready to deliver the solution. In addition, he noted, “We’re in a really good position to do so.” This comes as the project is still

3 years ago 1 min read

8-Bit Universe NTF To Be Revealed Tomorrow

atNFT, the NFT marketplace, announced that the 8-Bit Universe collection will be revealed tomorrow. Non-fungible tokens have taken the world by the horn as the NFT market surges since the beginning of the year. Today, NFT announced the release of the 8 Bit Universe. Moreover, the digital art is a collection of NFTs that aims to bring back the nostalgia of 8-Bit gaming with a twist through its newly created metaverse. According to the company, there are 8888 available to mint, at the price of 0.08888. The first drop “Familiars” will highlight humans, aliens, zombies, wizards, and special characters. In

3 years ago 1 min read

Kobe Bryant NFT is now LIVE on Cryptograph

Cryptograph NFT marketplace announced that ‘KOBE’ by Davis Factor Auction is now live. The auction features Kobe Bryant NFTs that are one-of-a-kind NFTs intended to immortalize Kobe’s legacy and help Mamba and Mambacita Foundation. Cryptograph is an NFT marketplace that is one-of-a-kind digital collectibles from your favorite icons and artists that raises money for charity forever, all secured by blockchain technology. Today, they announced that 8 never-before-seen NFTs are available for bidding. The digital image or photos presented in this auction are one of the world’s first impressions of Kobe at the beginning of his career. As mentioned above, there

Lionel Messi has partnered with Ethernity NFT platform

3 years ago 1 min read

Lionel Messi NFTs, ‘The Messiverse’ Comes To Life Today

NFTs are still booming, and this time with one of the world’s best players, Lionel Messi. The 6th time Ballon d’Or has partnered with Ethernity — an NFT platform producing super rare, licensed, digital collectibles. The partnership with Ethernity is to bring the ‘The Messiverse’ to life. The collection drop extends beyond the range of a single series, set piece, or footballer. According to the report, the NFT collection deserves its own term, its own word, as big as the legend of Lionel Messi himself: “The Messiverse.” In addition, the design is done by Bosslogic, an Australian Artist with millions

Justin Sun spent half million dollars on a rock

3 years ago 1 min read

Tron CEO Justin Sun Spent $611,170 on Ethereum Pet Rock NFT

People react to Tron CEO about buying Ethereum Pet Rock NFT for $611K. Tron CEO Justin Sun said he bought the Ethereum pet rock craze that has mopped the NFT market. He announced that he spent half a million dollars on a rock with the laughing emoji. While you and we are crying about losing $10 or $50, people are spending a crazy amount on digital items (NFTs). Justin Sun threw a half-million dollars on drawings of rocks that were issued as non-fungible tokens (NFTs) on the Ethereum blockchain back in 2017. He spent $611,170 on the digital art called

3 years ago 2 mins read

A Blockchain-Based NFT Card Game Announces a Partnership With NBA Star

Blockchain-based NFT card game, LegendsofCrypto (LOCGame), has announced a partnership with Michael Carter-Williams, an American professional basketball player for the Orlando Magic of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The 29 years old icon was drafted in the first round with the 11th overall pick in the 2013 NBA draft by the Philadelphia 76ers. According to the LOCGame team, the partnership is a long-term collaboration, allowing them to produce a series of personalized NFT cards for Michael Carter-Williams. Further, LOCGame said that the NFT partnership with the NBA player is an expansive marketing plan. The firm said that the project would

3 years ago 1 min read

CryptoPunk 8348 Goes For Sale For 60,000 ETH Worth $171 million

This year, non-fungible tokens took the art world by storm. NFT is a unit of data stored on a digital ledger, called a blockchain. More so, this blockchain certifies a digital asset to be unique and therefore not interchangeable. The digital asset can be online pictures and videos or even sports trading cards. CryptoPunk number 8348 is put on auction for 60,000 ETH worth $171 million. According to NFT, CryptoPunk #8348 is seen as the rarest of the 10,000 punks due to being the only one with 7 traits. In addition, the firm said that if this punk sells at