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Global golf community LinksDAO has released new membership tiers to join its community of golf enthusiasts The group is currently renovating the Spey Bay Golf Club in Scotland, the first crowdfunded purchase by LinksDAO LinksDAO, a decentralized autonomous organization for golf enthusiasts, has released new membership options to expand access to its global network of golf courses and retail partners. The organization launched its non-fungible token (NFT) membership collection in January 2022, selling out and raising $10.5 million to fund its goal of buying a Top 100 golf course. The original tokens provide holders with a number of perks, including…

Ethereum metaverse game The Sandbox has confirmed a release date for a series of officially licensed Elvis Presley NFT avatars designed to celebrate the late musician’s long-standing legacy. First announced last year via the Elvis Presley Legacy Council, which is introducing the music icon into various online and blockchain-based platforms, each of the 3,000 avatars will feature familiar outfits and hairstyles from across Presley’s historic career, alongside a series of unique emotes inspired by his signature dance moves. The NFT-based avatars—which are minted on Ethereum scaling network Polygon—will be fully playable in all future Sandbox multiplayer experiences, and will also…

Bandai Namco is embarking on a journey into blockchain gaming. In a strategic alliance with Oasys, a blockchain network with a gaming focus, and Attructure, a Japanese startup, Bandai Namco Research has announced the introduction of RYUZO. This game features a virtual pet environment powered by artificial intelligence and populated by a breed of digital creatures known as RYU, which are NFT-based entities.The game is reminiscent of Tamagotchis, the much-loved virtual pet game from the 1990s. However, RYUZO incorporates a unique twist by leveraging artificial intelligence to offer a more advanced and interactive experience. Once they hatch, each RYU transforms…

VeeFriends have announced a fresh collaboration with the well-known shoe brand Reebok. This partnership sees the fusion of the virtual and physical worlds, with a unique pair of sneakers embodying a character from the VeeFriends series.The Aspiring Alpaca Classic Nylon, designed as part of this collaboration, prominently features the original Series 1 drawing of the character on the tongue. The sneakers also incorporate the VeeFriends logo, further cementing the connection between the two entities. The design combines a nylon upper with suede overlays, creating a timeless and minimalist look.Vaynerchuk’s Vision and Token Holder BenefitsGary Vaynerchuk’s excitement for the collaboration is…

Life Beyond brings us a new event called GameOn. This event offers prizes for players who login and try out either of the current Trials available. With a reward pack that already includes an Otherside Deed, this free to play event is sure to attract some additional players! Life Beyond already held a contest for their Solo Combat Trial feature earlier this year. And they also introduced Agility Trials not long ago. The Agility Trials see players using their running, jumping, dodging, and sliding abilities to make their way through an obstacle course. Now players who login during the month…

Zora, an NFT creation platform, started a revenue split to help creators earn more money. Popular NFT creators Bobby Kim and Latashá will release new mints on Zora this week. Zora, the popular non-fungible token (NFT) minting platform, is updating its revenue split model to put more money back into the pockets of creators, as the debate about artist royalties continues. The creator-focused platform charges collectors a flat minting fee of 0.000777 ETH (about $1.40) per NFT minted. Beginning on Thursday, Zora will automatically split funds earned from its mint fees with creators, providing them with a larger slice of…

Sales of NFTs dropped 49% from January to July 2023 Yuga Labs only had three collections in the top 10 NFT collections by trading volume July may have been the hottest month on Earth on record, but the NFT market froze under the ongoing crypto winter, experiencing some of the lowest sales numbers of the year, according to a new report from DappRadar. The top-line stats are bleak: NFT trading volume declined 29% and the number of sales dropped 23% from the month before, while the floor prices of top-tier collections like Bored Ape Yacht Club and Azuki sunk to…

Data from Web3 developer platform Alchemy shows while NFT trading volume fell 41% in Q2, nearly six million smart contracts were deployed across EVM-compatible chains Although fewer collectors are trading NFTs, more developers are focusing on building new use cases to bring Web3 technologies mainstream The past few months have been rough for non-fungible token (NFT) trading. But it appears builders are still bullish on Web3. According to developer platform Alchemy’s latest Web3 Development Report, while NFT trading volume fell 41% in the second quarter of 2023, 5.9 million smart contracts were deployed across Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM)-compatible networks including…

Ethereum gas consumption of nonfungible tokens (NFTs) has gone through significant drops since its highs in 2021. Marketplaces and NFT projects that occupied top spots in terms of gas consumption at the time have since shown a sharp decline in two years. Data shared by the on-chain analytics platform Glassnode shows that gas usage by NFT marketplaces is currently on a downward trend. The marketplaces that once topped the charts for gas usage are now far from their former spots in the Ethereum gas consumption list. This shows that there may be a shift in terms of NFT use, where…

Beeple, the creator of a $69 million non-fungible token (NFT), has bought his very first profile-picture (PFP) NFT – and it’s from one of the world’s most popular collections, CryptoPunks. Mike Winkelmann, known as Beeple, bought CryptoPunk #4593 on Tuesday, August 1, for ETH 113.69 ($208,463), according to data from Etherscan. “this is the first PFP i have ever bought and it is a really long time coming. from the time i learned of NFTs this project has always stood out to me as being an insane story,” Beeple said in a tweet on Wednesday. He went on to describe…