Author: Jeremy Ryan

NFT Romania’s National Institute for Research and Development in Informatics (ICI Bucharest) aims to drive Web3 adoption in the country with the launch of an in-house nonfungible token (NFT) trading platform. The institutional NFT platform, dubbed ICI D|Services, will go live on April 26 and aims to create a link between private and public sector institutions and users. The platform is primarily an NFT marketplace, allowing public and institutional users to mint, manage and trade NFTs. Cointelegraph spoke to ICI Bucharest blockchain laboratory coordinator Dr. Paul Niculescu-Mizil Gheorghe to unpack the impetus behind the country’s efforts to adopt Web3-powered technologies.…

NFT The Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC), created by Yuga Labs, claims that when it first came out two years ago, it had ‘no idea’ it would grow to be ‘this big.‘ The Ethereum-based Bored Ape NFTs completed two years in the market and remain the biggest collection by market capitalization. Why BAYC Remains a Hit Bored Ape Yacht Club is a collection of 10,000 unique ape avatars that first launched in April 2021. The first collection sold out within hours, generating millions of dollars in revenue. The Bored Ape Yacht Club’s mint price was 0.08 ETH at the time…

NFT Lisk invests 470k Euros in the upcoming NFT marketplace Colecti in a pre-seed fundraising round. Colecti offers low transaction fees and a user-friendly platform as the first NFT marketplace on the Lisk blockchain. Colecti’s Token Sale on April 24th to accelerate growth and create a thriving NFT ecosystem on Lisk, expanding the team and enhancing features. Colecti, a soon-to-be-launched marketplace for NFTs, has today announced that it obtained a 470k Euro equity investment from Lisk in 2022. This equity transaction forms an integral part of Colecti’s pre-seed fundraising approach and will be accompanied by Colecti’s Token Sale, commencing on…

NFT The Founding Chairman of Marvel Studios, David Maisel, has established Mythos Studios. The entertainment company focusing on intellectual property (IP) recently unveiled its Ekos Genesis Art Collection, viewable via a virtual gallery at ekos.io, auctioning on May 2. Quick Takes: The Founding Chairman of Marvel Studios, David Maisel, launches Mythos Studios, revealing the Genesis Art Collection. Collectibles from the collection feature artwork by late comic artists Peter Steigerwald and Michael Turner. All digital assets focus on characters from Turner’s unreleased project, Fathom and Ekos. Those highly interested in an Ekos asset must place a deposit of 10 ETH on…

NFT SeaShrine has entered into an exclusive partnership with MSafe, a multi-sign and a non-custodial digital management application built on Move. This serves the community of Aptos by providing a secure, decentralized wallet-as-a-service. A unique Mythical Dragon NFT, which has a hidden utility in Fury of the Seas, the gamified DAO exposure of SeaShrine, is being provided to recognize this specific partnership. MSafe, also called Momentum Safe, is an all-inclusive safe place for connecting with Aptos DeFi. It provides the opportunity for users to be able to hold, send, and receive digital assets. A provision is also made for the…

NFT However, amidst this decline, Cardano is shining bright as a beacon of growth. In fact, it has emerged as the fifth-largest platform in terms of sales, reporting a sales volume of $265,335, which marks a whopping 22.05% increase. This starkly contrasts Ethereum, which saw a 20.04% decline to $18 million, Solana with a 56.89% drop to $4 million, and Polygon’s 52.93% decrease to $428,626. Not only that, but Cardano’s NFT ecosystem has also experienced growth in other key metrics. For instance, the number of transactions rose by 10.65% to 3,419, while the number of buyers increased by 8.44% to…

NFT It all started with Taproot, the most ambitious upgrade in Bitcoin’s history that went live in November 2021, the first major upgrade since the Segregated Witness (SegWit) update in 2017. The Taproot upgrade significantly improved the efficiency, scalability, and privacy of the Bitcoin network and allowed for more sophisticated smart contracts and transactions to be created. However, this upgrade didn’t really take off until this year when a project called Ordinals introduced a new use case to the Bitcoin network — NFTs. Bitcoin Ordinals: The Idea and the Base NFTs saw an explosion in popularity in 2020, but they…

NFT The Mattel NFT Marketplace, a digital treasure trove for fans and collectors, aims to take the world of non-fungible tokens to new heights. As one of the largest toy manufacturers globally, Mattel’s foray into the NFT space is a significant development that showcases the company’s innovative spirit. And a commitment to staying relevant in the digital age. The marketplace, which includes iconic Mattel brands like Barbie, Hot Wheels, and Masters of the Universe, offers limited edition NFTs that evoke a sense of nostalgia and exclusivity. As a result, fans and collectors can now own, trade, and showcase these unique…

NFT By creating and selling NFTs, artists can potentially earn money from their digital art in a way that was not previously possible. NFTs allow artists to authenticate their work, establish provenance, and sell their digital art as one-of-a-kind collectibles. However, while there is certainly a lot of hype and interest around NFTs at the moment, it’s important to approach them as an investment with caution. The NFT market is still relatively new and volatile, and the value of NFTs can be subject to fluctuations based on a variety of factors. If you are an artist considering creating and selling…

NFT These tokens serve as distinct identifiers that advance the interoperable commercialization of physical or digital items, according to their proponents. In 2012 or 2013, hashes of files or other data were added to the Bitcoin blockchain to demonstrate their existence or legitimacy at a particular moment. This development led to the creation of “Colored Coins,” which are uniquely identified tokens recognized by adding metadata to Bitcoin transactions. So, what exactly is metadata and how is it generated? Metadata is essentially data that describes other data. For example, the metadata of an NFT could include information such as the artist,…