NFTs


Finance

Mickey Mantle Baseball Card NFT Sells for $471K in OpenSea Auction

The NFT iteration of the coveted 1952 baseball card racked up a bidding war in the sale’s final hour, making it one of the priciest sports NFTs ever sold.

Mickey Mantle in 1968, around the time he retired from baseball. (Getty Images)

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Pplpleasr Will Not Always Please You: The Rise of NFT Artist Emily Yang

It was initially an accident for this artist to get into NFTs, but she’s now realizing a lifelong dream to create for herself.

Emily Yang, aka Pplpleasr (on the right) discusses one of her artworks, projected on the wall. (Angelique Chen)

Finance

Pantera Capital Leads $10M Investment in NFT Infrastructure Startup Rarify

Rarify helps companies natively integrate non-fungible tokens into their platforms.

Pantera Capital CEO Dan Morehead (CoinDesk archives)

Markets

Why NFT Profile Pics Matter to Investors – and Regulators

NFT profile pictures, or PFPs, on social media signal ownership, membership status and belonging – but when profit enters the equation, lawyers and regulators have questions.

(Jeremy Bezanger/Unsplash)

Tech

Stolen ‘Smol Brains’ NFTs Returned to Users Hours After Treasure Exploit

Prices of Treasure’s native MAGIC token recovered after falling some 40% in early Asian hours following positive developments.

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Tech

Ukrainian Flag NFT Raises $6.75M for Country’s War Efforts

The UkraineDAO-organized sale is the largest NFT-based crypto contribution to the Ukrainian people to date.

(Alice Kotlyarenko/Unsplash)

Finance

Animoca Brands Will Stop Offering Services to Russian Users: Report

The Hong Kong gaming giant has received legal advice to impose restrictions, the chairman and co-founder said.

The Animoca Brands team in Hong Kong (Animoca)

Policy

CryptoPunk NFT Is Latest Donation to Ukraine’s $33M Campaign

The sought-after NFT could be worth $200,000 according to some estimates.

A screenshot of Crypto Punk #5364 (OpenSea)