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NFT Lotte Group, South Korea’s fifth-largest conglomerate with operations in manufacturing, hotels and e-commerce, plans to expand its non-fungible token (NFT) business onto the global market through a partnership with the Polygon blockchain, Lotte’s marketing and NFT hub Daehong Communications said on Monday. See related article: Weekly NFT sales surge amid marketplace Blur’s new round of token airdrop Fast facts The partnership will start with rebranding BellyGom NFTs, or Lotte Homeshopping’s profile picture (PFP) digital collection centered around a pink bear character of the same name. BellyGom NFTs, first minted in August 2022 on the Klaytn network, gives holders benefits…

NFT It’s also important to remember that, like other markets, the trading card market is susceptible to changes and volatility caused by various external causes. As a result, the rise in the price of Trump trading cards may only last for a while. This article will explain why virtual collectibles have become so popular. Let’s start with the fundamentals first. Why Do People Buy Digital Trading Cards? Digital trading cards are popular for many reasons: Convenience There is no need to touch actual cards while purchasing and collecting digital trading cards online. Due to this, card collectors are no longer…

The final vote on the European Union’s much-awaited set of crypto rules, known as the Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) regulation, was recently deferred to April 2023. It was not the first delay — previously the European lawmakers rescheduled the procedure from November 2022 to February 2023. The setback, however, was caused solely by technical difficulties, and thus, MiCA is still on its way to becoming the first comprehensive pan-European crypto framework. But that will happen only in 2024, whereas during the second half of last year, when the MiCA text had already been mostly written, the industry was shaken with…

In a joint statement released by three United States federal agencies, the banking sector was advised against creating new risk management principles to counter liquidity risks resulting from crypto-asset market vulnerabilities.The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) released a statement reminding banks to apply existing risk management principles when addressing crypto-related liquidity risks.The joint statement highlighted the key liquidity risks associated with crypto-assets and related participants for banking organizations. The risks highlighted concern the unpredictable scale and timing of deposit inflows and outflows.…

Ukraine has received over $70 million in the form of cryptocurrencies since the start of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, providing the nation with military equipment and humanitarian assistance.The figures came from a Feb. 24 report by blockchain data platform Chainalysis, which found the majority of the funds to have come in the form of Ether (ETH) and Bitcoin (BTC).ETH donors led the way with $28.9 million given, while donors of BTC and Tether (USDT) chipped in $22.8 million and $11.59 million respectively.Cryptocurrencies donated to Ukraine wallets provided by the Ukrainian government. Source: Chainalysis.Donations have also come in the form of nonfungible tokens…

NFT Creator royalties have taken a back seat in the NFT space as marketplace OpenSea recently slashed fees in response to its new rival Blur, which has surged ahead in terms of trading volume on NFTs in part by charging zero trading fees and not enforcing creator royalties. Creator royalties, however, provide an ongoing revenue stream to NFT projects beyond their initial sales—typically a 5% to 10% cut when a token is resold—and many companies are now being led astray, Animoca Brands Chairman Yat Siu told Decrypt at NFT Paris. “This is all about grabbing market share, and it’s at…

The first G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBG) meeting under India’s presidency discussed key financial stability and regulatory priorities. India urged member nations to understand the macro-financial implications of crypto assets and recommended formulating a coordinated global policy.India’s Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, has historically supported creating crypto regulations in partnership with other jurisdictions — given the global reach of crypto assets. Under India’s G20 Presidency, this narrative is now a part of mainstream discussions.India’s Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman during FMCBG meeting in Bengaluru. Source: Ministry of Finance.During the FMCBG meeting held on Feb. 24–25, G20 members discussed the potential…

The world of Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) continues to surge, with the past week alone witnessing a remarkable 138% increase in sales compared to the previous week.According to recent reports, NFT sales settled in the last week, and amounted to a staggering $801 million, marking a significant rise in the NFT market.Interestingly, while crypto asset prices took a hit, NFT sales remained robust, with Ethereum accounting for the bulk of the total sales, recording a whopping $762 million. The number of NFT buyers also increased by 34.7% compared to the previous week.Ethereum Dominating NFT MarketIn fact, Ethereum and Panini were the…

Blockchain The goal of mass adoption is a common refrain for the blockchain industry, but there’s a steep learning curve in onboarding the masses to Web3. Alchemy hopes its new Create Web3 Dapp or CW3D platform will help bring more people into decentralized technologies. “Our overall mission and vision is to bring blockchain or Web3 to a billion people,” Elan Halpern, Product Manager at Alchemy, told Decrypt in an interview. “The way we really see that happening is by empowering developers.” 1/ Building a dapp from scratch in 4 minutes sounds impossible, right? Wrong. Create Web3 Dapp just entered the…

Lawyers representing former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried in federal court have requested an extension to file a proposal related to his bail conditions.In a Feb. 24 filing with the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Mark Cohen of Cohen & Gressler said the legal team wanted until March 3 to file a proposal for additional bail conditions for Bankman-Fried and find a suitable candidate to act as a technical expert in the case. The lawyers agreed to hire an expert following a Feb. 16 hearing discussing the former FTX CEO’s use of a virtual private…