NFTs
Is Crypto Miami for Real?
With a pro-bitcoin mayor and a growing developer community, Miami badly wants to be Crypto City. Jeff Wilser takes the temperature.
Manchester City to Release NFT Collection Marking Premier League Title
The collection will be available on NFT marketplace MakersPlace the day after the soccer team receives the Premier League trophy.
Beeple Partners With OTOY and RNDR to Shape the Future of Art
Digital artist Mike Wikelmann, also known as Beeple, is partnering with OTOY and RNDR to develop the next generation of NFTs on the RNDR blockchain. Beeple joins “First Mover” along with OTOY and RNDR CEO Jules Urbach to discuss the partnership and its implications for the larger non-fungible token (NFT) market.
Fox Taps ‘Rick and Morty’ Creator Dan Harmon to Bring NFTs to TV
Fox Entertainment is launching a blockchain arm to complement a new animated comedy, “Krapopolis.”
Fox Creating New Animated Blockchain Series With ‘Rick and Morty’ Creator Dan Harmon
Fox announced it is partnering with “Rick and Morty” creator Dan Harmon to develop a new animated series called “Krapopolis,” the entertainment giant’s first-ever animated series curated entirely on the blockchain. This coincides with news that Fox will launch “Blockchain Creative Labs,” a new non-fungible token (NFT) company.
Gary Vaynerchuk on NFTs and Meme Investing
YouTube influencer and entrepreneur Gary Vaynerchuk is launching an NFT collection called "Vee Friends." The collection contains over 10,000 tokens featuring characters created by Vaynerchuk. He joins "First Mover" to its launch and the challenges he faced along with it, as well as his thoughts on the overall NFT market and meme-investing.
New Lawsuit Dunks on Dapper Labs’ NBA Top Shot NFTs
The NBA NFTs under scrutiny. A woman is suing Dapper Labs on allegations that the company’s NBA Top Shot “Moments” NFTs are unregistered securities. Is it a money grab or an opportunity to establish rules in the NFT space? “The Hash” panel debates.
‘Fear’ Gets the Best of Bitcoin; Youtube Hit ‘Charlie Bit Me’ is Now an NFT; KAWS Launches New Project That Accepts Cryptocurrencies
Bitcoin is tumbling with market sentiment shifting from FOMO to FUD. Singapore-based crypto exchange Bybit spots a rare negative Bitcoin funding rate amidst falling crypto prices, but NFT adoption is holding strong as the 2007 Youtube hit “Charlie Bit Me” gets tokenized on the blockchain.
Supermodel Emily Ratajkowski Sells First NFT to “Reclaim” Her Image
Actress and model Emily Ratajkowski is auctioning her first NFT at Christie’s, in what she describes as an effort to reclaim control over her image. “The Hash” panel discusses digital ownership and NFTs as a form of empowerment.
Dapper Labs Sued on Allegations NBA Top Shot Moments Are Unregistered Securities
The complaint alleges that NBA Top Shot “moments” are securities because their value increases with the success of the project.
