Author: Jeremy Ryan

NFT Bitcoin NFTs via Ordinals are the buzziest thing in the space lately, with more than 100,000 such media assets committed to the blockchain in barely two weeks. Surprisingly, that tally includes 535 NFTs from DeGods—the most valuable Solana NFT project. DeGods revealed the move on Monday as word circulated that the profile pictures (PFPs) had all been inscribed on Bitcoin in a single block. (“Inscribing” is the process by which NFT-like assets are created on the Bitcoin blockchain, akin to “minting” on Ethereum.) The 535 particular images were originally released via Solana in 2021, but were “burned” (or permanently…

NFT Fox Entertainment and its web3 arm Blockchain Creative Labs are unveiling a new token-gated fan experience for the network’s hit singing competition show “The Masked Singer.”Holders of a non-fungible token, or NFT, called “Masked Singer Stars,” will be able to “watch exclusive content featuring behind-the-scenes and confessionals from this season’s contestants.” The NFTs will cost about $50 and there will be a limited supply of 1,050, Fox said in a statement. Fans will need to win a chance to purchase the NFTs by scanning a QR code and then participating in interactive initiatives like voting on the contestants they…

Historic luxury car manufacturer Lamborghini are speeding into web3 with the VeVe digital marketplace with an iconic new NFT collection. The collection is live on 19th February. Also, the first car to feature as a collectible is the Lamborghini Huracán STO. How do we get the Lamborghini NFT you ask? Read on to know more about the collection! The Lamborghini verde citrea model expected to be one of the community favorites. Image Credit: VeVe How to Collect the Lamborghini NFTs on VeVe? The Lamborghini collection goes live on the 19th of February on VeVe with the beastly Huracán STO leading…

NFT As the internet recovers from Rihanna’s red-hot Super Bowl performance, NFT fans are being frustrated by OpenSea’s decision to halt secondary sales of the NFT collection for her song “Bitch Better Have My Money.” Last week, Web3 music platform AnotherBlock split 0.99% of the total royalties to the song across 300 Ethereum NFTs. One of the song’s producers, Jamil “Deputy” Pierre, co-produced the Rihanna song in 2015 and brought a percentage of his royalties to the blockchain. It’s unclear to what extent Rihanna herself is aware of the collection’s existence. The NFT collection—which grants holders of these NFTs a…

NFT According to a report by DappRadar and Alsomine, the industry needs to shout louder about ‘Utility NFTs.’ The NFT boom of late 2020 to early 2021 was characterized by headline-grabbing sales with little utility. Since then, the industry has tried to put utility at the forefront of its products. A Utility NFT is a non-fungible token that is useful for more than trading, collecting, or earning a profit. These “Utility NFTs” have been touted as the future of digital assets. According to a report released on Wednesday, the message isn’t reaching enough people. Findings from DappRadar and Alsomine show…

Blockchain Blockchain tooling provider Modular Cloud raised a $1.7 million pre-seed round to build a block explorer for modular blockchains. The round, which closed last year, is co-led by Maven 11 and Blockchain Capital. NFX, Celestia Foundation and Eclipse were among the investors who participated in the round, said the company in a release. Modular Cloud’s co-founder Lzrs, who chooses to be pseudonymous, spent years experimenting with blockchain technologies and worked for a crypto company in 2017 before deciding to leave the industry completely. The arrival of new technological developments in the space ultimately pulled them back in. “I came…

NFT Rand Gallery, the largest NFT marketplace on the Algorand blockchain, acquired the data aggregator NFT Explorer to add analytics to its product offering. The deal allows Rand Gallery to own “the complete vertical NFT stack” as it aims to become “a central hub for all NFTs — including music and gaming — and a trusted web3 partner for brands wanting to offer a data-driven NFT experience to their audience,” according to a release. Last year, Rand Gallery was itself acquired by a startup called Distributed Finance, which emerged from stealth with $2.5 million in seed funding and announced the…

Angel investors and venture capitalists are two types of private investors who provide funding for early-stage and growth-stage companies. However, there are some key differences between them that we will cover in this article.Who are angel investors?High-net-worth individuals who invest in companies at an early stage in exchange for equity in the business are known as angel investors. They frequently invest their own funds and take a more active approach to investment, offering advice and mentoring to the businesses they support. The well-known angel investors in the crypto world include:Roger Ver — He is known as “Bitcoin Jesus” and is…

Hexarchia, a turn-based strategy game that once had some buzz around it a while back, came out of hibernation to announce a major shakeup to their founding team. As a result, the remaining founder is trying to reboot the game, and is looking for new developers to join the team! At one point in 2022, it seemed like Hexarchia was poised to take their place as one of the only web3 strategy games. They had NFT sales, and ran regular alpha tests up through the summer of 2022. During their alphas, Hexarchia held several competitions, with NFT rewards for the…

LeBron James has achieved yet another feat in his illustrious basketball career by breaking the NBA’s all-time regular-season scoring record. This on-court achievement has resulted in a surge of interest in LeBron’s NFTs, as fans clamor to own a piece of history. On February 7th, the 38-year-old Los Angeles Lakers star cemented his place as the NBA’s all-time leading scorer with 38,388 points, surpassing the previous record of 38,387 points of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar that had stood for 34 years. Reports indicate that LeBron’s NFT sales have skyrocketed since he broke the record, with a total trade volume of $652K. Sales began…