NFTs
Texas, Alabama Securities Regulators Block Sales of ‘Metaverse’ Casino NFTs
“What happens in the Metaverse, does not stay in the Metaverse,” says Texas Securities Commissioner.

‘Jack Dorsey’s First Tweet’ NFT Went on Sale for $48M. It Ended With a Top Bid of Just $280
Crypto entrepreneur Sina Estavi bought Twitter founder Jack Dorsey’s first-ever tweet as an NFT for $2.9 million last year. He listed the NFT for sale again at $48 million last week.

NFL Teams Test the Waters of Crypto Fan Tokens
Thirteen franchises are set to announce a tie-up with fan token platform Socios.

Chinese Banking Associations Target NFTs
As the market heats up, the tokens are increasingly under the microscope in China.

Silver Lake Leads $150M Round in NFT Platform Genies
The investment values the avatar company at $1 billion.

NBA’s Crypto Chief Registers Second .Eth Domain as League Files for 4 NFT Trademarks
The basketball league’s launch into crypto could come sooner than later.

Bored Apes Go Hollywood With Coinbase-Produced Movie Trilogy
The trio of films will tie into the launch of Coinbase’s long-awaited NFT marketplace.

Michael Levy: How to Turn Your NFT Into a Loan
Levy, a speaker at the Consensus festival, was an early investor in NBA Top Shot, a catalyst for the NFT boom. Now he runs Flowty, an NFT lending platform.

Wax Studio’s Blockchain Brawlers Game Earns $357M in First Week
The company claims its new P2E game is more secure than Axie Infinity.

Hashed Leads $6.5M Round for LOVO’s AI-Backed Voice NFTs
The company wants its synthetic speech tools to be used in chat apps or as in-game assets.

