Author: Jeremy Ryan

NFT Charles Salvador ‘Bronson,’ who was first imprisoned in 1974 for armed robbery and has since become known as the UK’s “most violent” prisoner, is launching an NFT collection that features his artwork. Bronson, who now calls him Charles Salvator, has not left jail since 1974 due to repeated offenses against both staff and fellow inmates. The collection includes 1,500 previously unseen pieces from Charles’ 47 years spent in prison and solitary confinement, alongside 8,500 3D pieces inspired by poetry, personal interviews, and writings, the project’s website says. Certain rare NFT holders are being promised a meet and greet with…

Reddit NFT avatars are catching on like wildfire after the company saw over 4 million new mints in less than two months. According to data from Dune Analytics, the social news aggregator has over 9.2 million collectible avatars minted as of February 8. That is an increase of over 80% considering the platform had only 5 million NFT avatars minted as of December 12, 2022.Additionally, the platform saw a 480% increase in the number of multiple NFT avatar holders within the period. Two months ago, the number stood at about 306,000, but now there are over 1.789 million. Meanwhile, the…

Swiping right in the metaverseFamous New York socialite, Paris Hilton thinks the Metaverse may be the perfect place to find one’s true love. In a Feb. 9 tweet, the celebrity and reality TV star said she will be working with The Sandbox (SAND) to bring “Parisland” to life. The idea is essentially a Virtual Reality (VR) dating experience crossed with a reality dating show and is slated for a Feb. 13 release in time for Valentine’s Day.Get ready to party on the beach, pick up cute collectibles and explore my newest tropical Parisland metaverse! I’m launching a new experience in…

Three Arrows Capital founder Kyle Davies has not responded to a subpoena issued over Twitter aiming to gather information related to the firm’s assets.In a Feb. 7 filing with United States Bankruptcy Court in the Southern District of New York, lawyers with the Latham & Watkins firm representing 3AC liquidators said Davies had “chosen to ignore his duties to Three Arrows” by failing to comply with the online subpoena. Courts in Singapore and the U.S. previously authorized the use of Twitter to issue subpoenas, due to the whereabouts of 3AC founders Davies and Su Zhu being unconfirmed while their social…

A survey of 81 nonfungible token (NFT) collections on the Ethereum blockchain showed a sharp overall loss in market capitalization in 2022, according to a report from DappRadar released Feb. 9. Losses were not evenly distributed, however.The Ethereum NFT market was worth $9.3 billion at the beginning of 2022, according to DappRadar’s valuation, and that figure dropped to $3.7 billion by year-end — a loss of 59.6%. The price of Ether (ETH) impacted the valuations:“It is also important to consider that ETH lost 60% of its value last year, which had a strong influence on the value of the NFTs.”The…

This year, investors are watching for big spikes in biotech companies working with psychedelics, especially as the once-controversial compounds return to the spotlight touting mental health benefits — and uniting lawmakers at the United States Capitol across party lines. The category’s future could make big legal gains in 2023, but due to the American government’s built-in checks and balances, even a Congress in agreement can’t shape drug policy alone. In May 2022, New Jersey Democratic Senator Cory Booker and Hawaii Democratic Senator Brian Schatz co-published a letter imploring the National Institutes of Health and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to…

Blockchain Polygon (MATIC) has established itself as the leading Layer-2 solution that aims to bring scalability to the Ethereum (ETH) network. However, as with any successful venture on the cryptocurrency market, Polygon is facing competition from other Layer-2 solutions such as Arbitrum and Optimism (OP). Each of these platforms offers a unique approach to addressing the scalability and security challenges of the Ethereum blockchain. Polygon’s sidechain solution leverages the proof-of-stake (PoS) model to facilitate faster and more affordable transactions, with the potential to perform up to 7,000 transactions per second. Arbitrum, on the other hand, utilizes Optimistic Rollup to improve…

Amid a drastic decline in coin prices, shifting player behavior and hard-to-maintain tokenomics, it’s been a difficult year for many GameFi developers. While more established franchises, such as Axie Infinity, have held ground, other lesser-known projects, such as Elexir, have mostly pulled the plug, with a lack of viable game designs being unable to compensate for the “Fi” element in GameFi.That said, one project that, despite running into all challenges, experienced by its peers, appears to have gained traction anyway. In early February, blockchain multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) game Superpower Squad (SPS) surpassed 200,000 downloads on the App Store…

NFT Buzz around Bitcoin-based NFTs—via the recently-launched Ordinals protocol—keeps growing by the day, with record-setting mints on Thursday and high-value sales over the past day. And one established Ethereum NFT collection is reaping the benefits of going multi-chain, seeing its prices surge after revealing Bitcoin-based counterparts. OnChain Monkey, a collection of 10,000 Ethereum NFT profile pictures (PFPs) minted in 2021, used Ordinals to “inscribe” all of its existing artwork on Bitcoin over the past day. Now the NFT holders on Ethereum can also say that their respective collectibles live on Bitcoin, as well. Prices for the Ethereum NFTs have almost…

Shrapnel announced some new details about an upcoming, free mint for SCU, or Sigma Containment Units. Only 10,000 of these NFTs will be available, and getting access requires landing a whitelist spot. But don’t worry, you still have time to make that happen! The much anticipated FPS game, Shrapnel, recently won awards in both the Gam3r’s Choice and the Gam3 Awards contests. Now they bring us news of an upcoming, free mint. This mint is for NFTs known as Sigma Containment Units, or SCUs. Sigma Containment Units are in-game items used to store SIGMA, which players collect during gameplay. In…