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Nike NFT platform
2 years ago 1 min read

Nike unveils its NFT platform

Nike has announced the launch of an NFT marketplace called “.Swoosh” as its latest foray into the non-fungible token (NFT) and Metaverse space. While .Swoosh is still in beta, Nike announced that its “first digital collection” will launch on the Web3 platform in 2023, with the remainder of 2022 devoted to platform and user growth. Digital sneakers, apparel, accessories, and other collectibles are among the “virtual creations” that will be available next year. Furthermore, some will grant access to real-world products and events. Following the release of the first collection, members can participate in a community challenge to win the

NFT marketplace OpenSea
2 years ago 1 min read

OpenSea promises to enforce NFT royalties

OpenSea, an NFT marketplace, declared this afternoon that it would keep enforcing creator royalty fees in the future. Following strong opposition from the community, OpenSea, the largest NFT marketplace by trading volume, today announced that it will keep enforcing creator royalties on NFTs. Following a wave of competing marketplaces that had either rejected such fees or made them optional for traders to pay, OpenSea announced on November 5 that it was rethinking its policy towards enforcing creator royalty fees on NFTs. The NFT artist or creator determines the royalty fee, which typically ranges from 5% to 10% of the secondary

Immutable X
2 years ago 1 min read

Immutable X rolls out a tool for enforcing NFT royalties on Ethereum

Immutable X is launching an Ethereum product that it claims will help enforce the payment of creator royalties. According to the release, it will function as a community-governed whitelist and blacklist for smart contracts that honor royalty fees. These lists will allow NFT creators to control the smart contracts that can transfer or receive NFTs from their collection, ensuring that users can only trade through royalty-respecting contracts. ImmutableX, the company’s Ethereum-scaling Layer 2 NFT platform, is already using the solution. IMX token holders will have control over the lists. Even as major marketplaces began to make NFT royalties optional, Immutable

Kraken's NFT marketplace
2 years ago 1 min read

Kraken’s NFT marketplace launches its beta version

Today marks the launch of a private beta for Kraken’s NFT marketplace, which will be accessible to everyone who joined the waitlist. Customers on the waitlist will be able to access the non-fungible token (NFTs) market that Kraken’s cryptocurrency exchange will launch today in private beta. Kraken NFT opened a waiting list in May. Although the marketplace was supposed to open in the summer, there were a number of delays. During the beta launch, the market will give users access to more than 70 NFT collections from the Solana and Ethereum ecosystems, a Kraken representative said. Customers won’t pay any

Game of Thrones NFT collection
2 years ago 1 min read

Game of Thrones to launch its NFT collection

A collection of NFT avatars dubbed “Game of Thrones: Build Your Realm” will be made available, according to the media conglomerate, which also owns the premium cable channel HBO and the streaming service HBO Max. The initiative is the most recent in a flurry of others aimed at luring sizable fandoms used to forking over cash for the most recent round of branded collectibles. The NFL and other sports leagues have already launched or are planning to launch NFT collectibles, though NBA Top Shot was the innovator. Warner Brothers As a producer of NFTs, Discovery has previously announced projects based

Polygon (MATIC)
2 years ago 1 min read

Polygon (MATIC) surges by over 10% following the announcement of Instagram integration

Instagram users will now be able to mint NFTs on the Polygon (MATIC) blockchain and sell them on social media thanks to a new end-to-end toolkit from Meta. The action has elevated MATIC by over 10% to $0.95, making it one of the best-performing digital assets over the past 24 hours. The announcement from November 2 stated that a select group of American creators would have access to creating their digital collectibles that could be sold on and off Instagram. The platform went on to say that users could now display video NFTs and that OpenSea would provide certain collections’

Instagram launches NFT marketplace
2 years ago 1 min read

Instagram to allow users to create NFTs and sell them on and off the social media app

Creators will soon be able to create and sell their own digital collectibles on Instagram, both on and off the platform. On November 2, Instagram announced that it will allow its users to create their own non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and sell them to fans.  The social media giant noted that users will have a complete toolkit, from creation, which will begin on the Polygon blockchain, to showcasing and selling their NFTs.  In the announcement, Meta’s Instagram said that people can easily support their favorite creators by purchasing digital collectibles straight from the app.  However, the Instagram NFT marketplace will be

Tom Brady's NFT company
2 years ago 1 min read

Tom Brady’s NFT company launches a video podcast series hosted by one of the NBA’s hottest players

Tom Brady’s NFT company announced the launch of a new video podcast series hosted by one of the NBA’s hottest players, Indiana Pacers point guard Tyrese Haliburton. The NBA drafted the basketball player in 2020, and with only two years of experience, he is quickly establishing himself as one of the league’s best rookies. Furthermore, Haliburton is a well-known Web3 and NFT supporter. “Autograph Presents: Get Minted with Tyrese Haliburton,” a six-part series, will premiere today, November 1st. The show will help people get started with Web3 and digital assets by providing educational content. Patrick Cassidy, CMO of the NFT

A new MetaMask wallet utility will allow users to track the value of their NFT collections thanks to a recent partnership with NFTBank.
2 years ago 1 min read

MetaMask launches an NFT portfolio value tracker

A new MetaMask wallet utility will allow users to track the value of their NFT collections thanks to a recent partnership with NFTBank. Users of MetaMask’s latest product will be able to track the value of their nonfungible token (NFT) portfolio. On November 2, the wallet provider announced a new feature that will bring updated pricing information for MetaMask users’ over 5,000 NFT collections. The new service is the result of a collaboration with NFTBank, an NFT portfolio management tool and valuation engine. NFTBank generates predictions using machine learning algorithms, which provide users with price estimates for individual NFTs within

Steph Curry files trademark for the 'Curryverse'
2 years ago 1 min read

Steph Curry files trademark for the ‘Curryverse,’ where players earn NFTs

Steph Curry files a trademark for the ‘Curryverse,’ where players earn NFTs. On October 26, NBA superstar Steph Curry filed a trademark application for the “Curryverse” metaverse. Steph Curry looks set to introduce his own version of the Metaverse to the NBA’s 650 million fans after filing a “Curryverse” trademark application on Oct. 26. If approved, the trademark application filed by SC30 Inc. in the United States will grant the four-time NBA champion exclusive rights to “entertainment services, namely, personal, virtual, and metaversal appearances.” According to the filing, the “Curryverse” will also offer “virtual world-like online gaming services,” with players

GameStop NFT marketplace
2 years ago 1 min read

GameStop has officially launched their NFT marketplace

GameStop’s NFT marketplace is powered by Immutable X, a layer-two scaling solution for NFTs on Ethereum. The video game store industry is declining, but it is poised to become a major player in the NFT gaming industry, competing with crypto-native gaming NFT platforms such as Fractal, founded by Twitch’s Justin Kan. The GameStop marketplace will include assets for Immutable X games like Gods Unchained, Guild of Guardians, and Illuvium, as well as other web3 games. In addition, the company stated that using Immutable X’s Ethereum scaling, all transactions will be fee-free and offer carbon-neutral minting. In February, Immutable, the company

Optimisus introduces the first read-to-earn, write-to-earn, and edit-to-earn web3 media platform
2 years ago 3 mins read

Optimisus: The World’s First Read-To-Earn, Write-To-Earn, and Edit-To-Earn Web3 Media Platform

At Optimisus, the team believes that a world in which users are rewarded for their time spent reading, interacting, and engaging with content is what the media industry will look like in the future. Optimisus’ goal is to make this free-sharing society a reality by giving readers, content creators, and editors the ability to earn tokens from the time, engagement, and work that have contributed to the development of the sector. Optimisus aims to achieve this vision by making it exciting for users to interact with content for their own benefit and that of the crypto space.  The company’s vision