NFTs


Finance

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.

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Finance

‘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.

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Finance

NFL Teams Test the Waters of Crypto Fan Tokens

Thirteen franchises are set to announce a tie-up with fan token platform Socios.

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Policy

Chinese Banking Associations Target NFTs

As the market heats up, the tokens are increasingly under the microscope in China.

China's crypto crackdown put digital-asset traders on the defensive. (Creative Commons, modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Silver Lake Leads $150M Round in NFT Platform Genies

The investment values the avatar company at $1 billion.

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Finance

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.

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Finance

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.

Inside the Bored Ape Yacht Club–themed pop-up burger restaurant in Long Beach, California. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Finance

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.

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Finance

Wax Studio’s Blockchain Brawlers Game Earns $357M in First Week

The company claims its new P2E game is more secure than Axie Infinity.

UFC fighters during a 2018 match in Rio de Janeiro.

Finance

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.

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