NFTs
FTX.US President on Launching Collectibles Arm in Boost to Solana-Based NFTs
FTX.US, the U.S. wing of Sam Bankman-Fried’s crypto empire, announced its new marketplace, FTX NFTs, will allow users to trade, mint, auction and authenticate Solana-based NFTs. It plans to support other blockchains in the future, including Ethereum. FTX.US President Brett Harrison shares news regarding the launch and insights into the booming NFT market. Plus, reactions to the reported SEC decision to allow bitcoin futures ETFs.
Coinbase Jumps After Sign-Up Numbers for NFT Marketplace Revealed
The crypto exchange had more than 1.35 million sign-ups for its waiting list, four times the number of OpenSea users, according to an analyst’s note.
Sotheby’s Takes Its NFT Experiment Into the Metaverse
“Sotheby’s Metaverse” will hold its first sale from Oct. 18–26 with a collection featuring 53 works.
Visa Launching NFT Program to Support Digital Artists
The financial services giant is partnering with Aku creator and former Major League Baseball player Micah Johnson, who once sold $1 million worth of art in one minute.
NFTs Are Coming to Fox TV Show ‘Masked Singer’
The media giant is using its Blockchain Creative Labs subsidiary to release NFT packs on the cheekily titled “Maskverse.”
OpenSea Says It Patched an NFT Phishing Vulnerability
The NFT marketplace said it fixed the loophole as soon as it was notified by a security firm and no accounts were compromised.
Coinbase and Binance Move to Diversify, Stablecoins Under Scrutiny
Coinbase announces NFT platform. Binance launches US$1 billion growth fund. Stablecoins are under greater scrutiny. We’ll have more on those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of “The Daily Forkast.”
Dapper Labs Signs Multi-Year Partnership With NBA Star Kevin Durant’s Boardroom
Boardroom, a sports media company created by NBA star Kevin Durant and his investment firm Thirty Five Ventures, has agreed to a two-year partnership with Dapper Labs to help create original NBA Top Shot Moments and video content. This comes as JAMBB raised $3.5 million to build a comedian-focused NFT marketplace on the Flow blockchain. "The Hash" group discusses NFT video moments as the latest emerging trend to watch.
Hashmasks Is Behind New NFTs by Notorious Art Forger Wolfgang Beltracchi
The NFT collective says it’s giving access to an artist who would otherwise have no way to exhibit his work.
