NFTs


Videos

The9 Launches NFT Platform, Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong Issues Crypto Warning

China’s The9 launches NFT platform, Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) issues crypto warning, and an Indian teen makes thousands from selling NFT art. We’ll have more on those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of “The Daily Forkast.”

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Finance

Bollywood Legend Amitabh Bachchan to Launch NFT Collection

The collection will be themed around his life.

MUMBAI, INDIA - JULY 01: Amitabh Bachchan attends the PVR theater for film promotion 'Bhuddah Hoga Tera Baap' on July 01, 2011 in Mumbai, India. (Photo by Prodip Guha/Getty Images)

Markets

‘Rare Pepe’ Steeped in Bitcoin History Fetches $500K on NFT Market OpenSea

Frog-themed digital collectible cards from the mid-2010s are getting retooled for fast sales in the white-hot NFT market.

An early blockchain-based digital collectible card combined the Pepe the Frog meme with the likeness of Dorian Satoshi Nakamoto, reported (controversially) in 2014 to be Bitcoin's founder. Now it's an NFT.

Tech

Institutional NFT Interest Heats Up as Three Arrows Capital Launches ‘Starry Night’ Fund

The venture capital firm is the latest crypto fund to allocate to NFTs.

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Finance

Art in the Age of Digital Scarcity: Why NFTs Enchant Us

For the first time, digital art has a sense of history - and the ineffable allure of authenticity.

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Markets

SOL Hits Record High, Climbs Above $100 as Total Value Locked on Solana Crosses $3B

SOL draws a three-figure price for the first time as boom in DeFI and NFTs continues and token-burn speculation grips markets.

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Finance

Crypto Mining Firm The9 to Launch NFT Platform in Q4

The Shanghai firm is the latest to enter the booming digital collectibles market.

Inside Bitmain Technologies Ltd.'s Bitcoin Mine

Markets

Solana, Boosted by Move Into NFTs, Enters List of Top 10 Cryptocurrencies by Market Cap

Institutional demand for SOL has increased in recent weeks.

Solana COO Raj Gokal, left, and CEO Anatoly Yakovenko

Markets

Frothy NFT Market Remains ‘Healthy’ as Developers Hold ETH or Reinvest: Nansen

While the NFT market may look unsustainable, a look under the hood shows that the “drops” may keep rising.

Visa's price for CryptoPunk #7610 was more than double what one buyer paid less than a month ago.