Here's your metaverse roundup for the week, with news from Apple and Hermès Apple is reportedly working on AR, meanwhile NFTs had a stellar January, and luxury brand Hermès fights an NFT creator in court. Fortune · Feb 3, 2023
Coinbase NFT halts artist drops as 24-hour trading volume barely reaches $100 In the past 24 hours, the NFT marketplace saw only $108 in trading volume compared with more than $10 million at OpenSea. Fortune · Feb 2, 2023
Altcoins Polygon, Avalanche, and Aptos surge as stock market rallies on Fed news The cryptocurrencies were all up double digits on Thursday. Fortune · Feb 2, 2023
Anthony Hopkins shares beautiful new music he's composed on piano The Welsh legend says his fans and those who purchased his NFT continue to inspire him Wales Online · Feb 2, 2023
D&D's Big OGL Reversal Can't Protect You From Space Nazis Dungeons & Dragons publisher will no longer make changes to its Open Gaming License, but putting the game in the Creative Commons comes with some risks. Inverse · Feb 1, 2023
Why may Amazon be interested in NFTs? The online retail giant’s tendrils extend from web hosting to health care. Does an investment in NFTs make sense? Fortune · Jan 31, 2023
NFT trading card game Sorare adds the world's most popular soccer league The professional soccer league is one of the most popular in the world, and home to teams like Manchester United. Fortune · Jan 30, 2023
A buzzy NFT startup from Decentraland’s founder was supposed to be the future of crypto gaming. His $20M gamble on Genesis could cost the company its future How Big Time became one of the top creditors on the bankrupt lending platform. Fortune · Jan 25, 2023
Porsche NFT collection crashes and burns after a lackluster launch The mint, which had no determined end date, was scheduled to shut down on Wednesday after selling just over 25% of the collection over two days. Fortune · Jan 24, 2023
Here's your metaverse and NFT news for the week The Sewer Pass NFTs give buyers access to a new Yuga Labs game called Dookey Dash, which fits into a broader future narrative. Fortune · Jan 20, 2023
This week in the metaverse: A new Bored Ape game, memecoin-themed NFTs, and a possible virtual bar from the makers of Absolut Vodka Yuga Labs launches a new mint for existing Bored Ape NFT holders tied to a new game, plus news of a sold out meme-coin themed NFT collection, and a look at Absolut's idea for a virtual bar. Fortune · Jan 13, 2023
NFTs Debut With Interactive Gin, Whiskey, And Fine Wine Projects, Revolutionizing The Spirits Indust NFTs are about authenticating ownership of not only digital assets, but also physical ones, including high-ticket fine wines Zenger · Jan 12, 2023
Sales of Trump NFTs down 99% since mid-December debut generated $4.5 million Some on social media called out the NFTs as a scam because of the major drop in trading volume. Fortune · Jan 10, 2023
Creator Of Mutant Ape Planet NFT Aurelien Michel Arrested Mutant Planet Ape (MAP) NFT creator Aurelien Michel was arrested for defrauding investors of $2.9 million in crypto currency. Zenger · Jan 10, 2023
Fortune · Jan 6, 2023 Here's your metaverse news for the week News from video game conglomerate Square Enix and major Web3 investor Animoca Brands are positive signs for the NFT industry in 2023.
Tribune News Service · Jan 5, 2023 ‘Mutant Ape Planet’ NFT seller arrested for alleged fraud U.S. prosecutors charged a French national with defrauding buyers of his “Mutant Ape Planet” non-fungible tokens, alleging he duped investors out of more than $2.9 million in cryptocurrency before his arrest Wednesday at a New York airport.
The Independent UK · Jan 3, 2023 Online profile behind Trump’s ridiculed NFT trading cards also trades in erotic art, report says All 45,000 Trump trading cards that went up for sale for $99 sold out
The Guardian - UK · Dec 29, 2022 The showbiz quiz of the year! How did Justin Bieber describe sex and who had a dig at Taylor Swift? From reality stars to the fall of Phil and Holly, how closely have you followed the gossip this year? Prove yourself a true celebrity obsessive
Fortune · Dec 27, 2022 The most expensive NFTs of 2022 The list includes work from well known digital artists like Pak and famous collections like CryptoPunks.
Bangkok Post · Dec 27, 2022 Blockchain gets religion? Taiwan temple mints NFTs The Chinese sea goddess Mazu is big business in Taiwan and the blockchain could make it even bigger.
The Independent UK · Dec 20, 2022 Cuban artists blocked from once-promising NFT trading sites Nonfungible tokens, or NFTs, have offered Cuban artists a lifeline during the pandemic, which wreaked havoc on the island country's tourism industry and, subsequently, its art sales
Salon · Dec 20, 2022 Think Trump's NFTs are dumb? Think again Trump's "digital trading cards" are worthless crap, to you and me. To his loyal followers, they're pure gold
Zenger · Dec 20, 2022 Celebrities React After Donald Trump NFTs Sellout In Less Than A Day Former President Donald Trump shared his “big announcement” Thursday with the introduction of a NFT collection priced at $99 each
Salon · Dec 19, 2022 Trump NFTs use freely available photos The trading cards featured images of clothing items that are currently on sale on Amazon and Walmart
The Independent UK · Dec 19, 2022 Trump is accused of using copyrighted images in his NFT collection Eagle-eyed social media users noticed that some of the designs appear to be little more than Mr Trump’s head edited onto images found on the websites of small apparel businesses, stock images or even outfits sold on Amazon and Walmart