Author: Jeremy Ryan

DeLabs’ NFT profile picture (PFP) project y00ts has already made one migration, from Solana to Ethereum scaling network Polygon earlier this year—and it’s about to take another trip, migrating over to Ethereum mainnet to live alongside the startup’s more prominent DeGods collection. The news was announced late Wednesday afternoon in the run-up to the reveal of DeGods’ “Season 3” content. DeGods is a valuable PFP collection that also previously migrated over from Solana this past spring. DeLabs has yet to reveal a date for the migration, which was a surprise move given all of the buzz around the original shift…

Quietly and steadily, Voxie Tactics continues to mature and grow. Their latest addition, an official Voxie Tactics marketplace will make it easier for players to trade character and equipment NFTs without having to resort to external sites and additional cryptocurrencies! Launched at the beginning of August, the new Voxie Tactics marketplace brings the trading of game-related NFTs one step closer to the players. Everything can be done on the marketplace webpage, and you can use the VOXEL tokens that you earn in-game for purchases! Voxie Tactics also has another big release on the horizon, a migration to the Unity engine!…

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has accepted CBS Studios’ application for the Star Trek name to be used in nonfungible tokens and crypto collectibles connected to its Continuum series. According to USPTO records, the government office registered the character mark for the Star Trek line on Aug. 8, having received an application from CBS in April. The trademark included use in an online marketplace for digital crypto collectibles as well as video clips authenticated by NFTs. Star Trek Continuum, though likely an enticing name for a television series for many Trekkies, refers to a line of NFTs…

Claire Boucher, the musician known as Grimes and former partner of Elon Musk, has had more success selling digital assets than her tunes. In a recent interview with Wired, she said the $5.8 million obtained from the 2021 sale of an NFT collection on the platform Nifty Gateway was more than she’s ever made from music. “[The NFT collection] was on my brother. He had a real vision, and we wound up doing one of the first big ones,” Grimes said. “It did actually change my life.” Despite the collection’s success, Grimes lamented the state of crypto now. “I’m sad…

Mavis Hub introduces the Greenlight program, set to raise the quantity of Axie games within its platform. With Greenlight, the community gets a voice, allowing them to cast their votes for up-and-coming Axie Infinity games. The Mavis Hub, known for serving as a launchpad for pre-production games, aims to provide a more integrated approach. With the unveiling of Mavis Hub: Greenlight on the Mavis Hub Desktop App and an anticipated web-based version soon to follow, the community’s engagement is expected to reach new heights.This update, essential for all users, grants players the privilege of play-testing games, voting for their top…

Amazon is rumored to be developing its own NFT marketplace, but you don’t have to wait for it—the retail giant is already playing in the NFT space via its Prime Gaming portal, and best of all, the NFTs are totally free for subscribers to claim. If you pay for an Amazon Prime subscription, then there’s already a selection of free NFTs that you can claim and use in current blockchain games. Whether they’re playable characters or special outfits and skins, these freebies are worth grabbing. And with an estimated 170 million Prime subscribers, that’s a lot of potential NFTs to…

Onchain Summer celebrates the launch of Coinbase’s new layer 2 network, Base, with multiple events each week. Coca-Cola and popular DAOs like Friends With Benefits and Nouns are participating in different activations. Let’s face it: non-fungible tokens (NFTs) aren’t having a hot girl summer. Perhaps “Onchain Summer,” crypto exchange Coinbase’s (COIN) event to celebrate the launch of its native Base network, can help bolster the tokens’ trading volume. Onchain Summer, which kicked off today in celebration of Base’s mainnet launch, is a series of Web3 activations across art, gaming and music. Through the end of August, over 50 brands, including…

Two major players in web3 gaming join forces to bring the worlds of web2 and web3 gaming closer. Gala Games and Elixir Games announce a partnership to bring the suite of Gala Games to the Elixir Games app! A new distribution partnership is announced as Gala Games and Elixir Games join forces to bring the Gala portfolio to the Elixir Launcher! The first Gala Games titles to land on the Elixir launcher will be Spider Tanks and Town Star. We don’t have specific dates for the launch of these games on the Elixir platform. Most people who are already involved…

Grimes’ big bet on non-fungible tokens (NFTs) in 2021 turned out to be one of her largest sources of income. In a recent interview with technology magazine Wired, the musician and producer was asked if she made more money off of NFTs than she has across her entire music career. She responded with a simple “yeah.” During the hype cycle of 2021, Grimes sold her “War Nymph” NFTs on platform Nifty Gateway, earning roughly $6 million in revenue. The collection featured a series of digital artworks set to her music, as well as a one-of-one music video that sold for…

Algorand-based TravelX has reached its 1 million passenger milestone. TravelX uses NFT-based tickets to offer better ticketing solutions to customers and airline companies. One of TravelX’s partners is Argentina-based airline company Flybondi. TravelX, a blockchain-based airline ticketing solutions provider that uses the Algorand network, recently announced that it has already catered to 1 million passengers globally. Milestone Achieved: 1 Million Passengers with TravelX’s #NFTicket! ????✈️We take immense pride in announcing that over a million passengers are already experiencing the #NFTicket technology!Unique flexibility for travelers and intelligent revenues for airlines.@AlgoFoundation pic.twitter.com/33AyvF8iHd — TravelX (@travelx__) August 8, 2023 TravelX’s solution is to…