NFTs

NFTs

Finance

Mila Kunis-Linked Web3 Studio Toonstar Partners With Hot Topic to Market Entertainment NFTs

Toonstar is partnering with Hot Topic to target the intersection of entertainment and NFTs, through retail.

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Opinion

Watch Out for Illicit Actors Gaming Crypto Games

P2E and GameFi offer a glimpse into the types of financial crime complexities that will arise as tech companies work to usher in the metaverse.

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Finance

Solana-Based STEPN Reports $122.5M in Q2 Profits

The team will use 5% of the profits to initiate a buyback and burn program of its native GMT tokens.

STEPN rewards runners and walkers with crypto. (Raúl González/Flickr)

Finance

Animoca Brands Raises Additional $75M, Nudging Valuation to $5.9B

The infusion is the second tranche of January's funding round, which nabbed almost $360 million and valued the investment company at $5.5 billion.

The Animoca Brands team in Hong Kong (Animoca)

Finance

Shanghai Plans to Cultivate $52B Metaverse Industry by 2025

Shanghai wants to create more than 100 companies in a plan that focuses on virtual reality and increased connectivity.

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Finance

GameStop’s NFT Marketplace Goes Live

The video-game retailer released a digital asset wallet in May ahead of the service.

GameStop's NFT marketplace goes live. (GameStop)

Finance

A Saudi Arabia-Themed NFT Collection Is the Latest Free-to-Mint Hit

The Saudis topped the volume charts in its debut weekend with $7.7 million in sales.

The Saudis saw $7.7M in sales in its opening weekend. (OpenSea)

Opinion

NFTs Are Now Collateral for Secured Loans. Are You Legally Protected?

Repossessing used cars is one thing, but a lender may find it hard to know the right jurisdiction to lay claim to a Bored Ape owned by “MoonBoiBallz99.”

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Markets

Three Arrows Wanted a $100M NFT Collection. Instead, It’s Worth Less Than $5M

The company had dreams of institutional interest in non-fungible tokens. But as the firm declares bankruptcy, the NFT collection is worth a paltry sum. One investor has written off its entire investment in the "Starry Night" fund.

"A slight lack of symmetry can cause so much pain," by Dimitri Cherniak – one of the NFTs in Starry Night's collection. (SuperRare)