Author: Jeremy Ryan

Blockchain-powered fantasy sports firm Sorare has sealed a deal with the English Premier League to mint Ethereum-based digital player cards on its platform.Sorare has driven an interesting use case for Ethereum-based fantasy sports and digital card trading in recent years, offering fans the ability to mint, collect and trade various player cards with other users across a variety of nonfungible token (NFT) marketplaces.Cointelegraph reached out to Sorare to clarify details of their latest deal, bringing the Premier League to the fingertips of football fans. While the partnership was officially announced on January 30, a Sorare spokesperson said discussions between the…

Blockchain Blockchain technology stands tall when considering its impact on social issues. One such cohort can be a corporate’s take on corporate social responsibility (CSR). This not only builds trust with respective clients but also boosts transparency. The emergence of blockchain has led to changes and implementations across the globe within many sectors. From cybersecurity to gaming, all have incorporated blockchain in one way or another. The corporate sector, in particular, has been fairly successful in separating the practical uses of the blockchain from the hype surrounding cryptocurrency and speculation. Many corporations and companies across the globe are starting to…

Gala, Universal Games and Digital Platforms have dropped the Trolls VOX NFTs. These NFTs are based on the Trolls toy line and the 2016 Dreamworks movie. However, despite the brand’s popularity and the 2020 “Trolls World Tour” sequel, only 3000 NFTs have sold so far. Why is this the case? Despite their huge backing, the Trolls VOX NFTs are far from sold out. About DreamWorks Trolls VOX NFTs The DreamWorks Trolls VOX NFTs went live on October 15 on Coinbase. Each NFT costs 0.888ETH and gives you a chance to win Gala Music allowlist tokens as well as VOXverse land…

United States prosecutors in the criminal case against former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried have released text and email messages from SBF to current CEO John Ray.In court documents released on Jan. 30, the Justice Department responded to a motion from Bankman-Fried’s legal team attempting to remove some of the proposed modifications for his bail conditions, which included barring contact with former and current FTX employees. According to prosecutors, SBF attempted to contact both current FTX CEO John Ray and FTX US general counsel Ryne Miller.In an email to Ray on Jan. 2, Bankman-Fried said he hadn’t gotten off “on the…

NFT Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) publisher Wizards of the Coast capitulated to fans and content creators Friday, announcing that it won’t move forward with proposed changes to a game license that would have clamped down on derivative NFT projects in the process. Earlier this month, the Hasbro-owned company provoked widespread ire from the tabletop gaming community after it moved to modify a legal framework that has allowed people to produce content compatible with D&D for over 20 years. That included things like D&D-inspired live play shows and podcasts, as well as graphic novels and other media. Wizards of the Coast…

New York based-artist Danny Cole has partnered with Devotion to drop a new NFT collection, Splat. This is the first project from NFT influencer Andrew Wang’s Web3 project, Devotion. In essence, the collection features 1,000 Soup Cans which the buyer can “splat” on an NFT of their choice. If that made you think of the recent Van Gogh tomato soup incident, congratulations, you hit the nail on the head!  Here’s all you need to know about Splat by Danny Cole x Devotion and its Van Gogh connection: Get ready to splat with Devotion’s new project! About Splat by Danny Cole…

Even though this winter continues to stress test the case for Bitcoin (BTC) advocation, some lawmakers strive to put their names on the crypto hot list among the likes of United States Senators Cynthia Lummis and Pat Toomey. State Senator Wendy Rogers, 68, introduced two bold bills in the Arizona legislature. One focuses on making BTC legal tender in the U.S. state. If passed into law, BTC will have the same status as the U.S. dollar, becoming an accepted medium of exchange for debt payment, public charges, taxes and dues in the state. The bill is not Rogers’ first attempt…

This Halloween, Deadfellaz has teamed up with sports betting company, DraftKings for a limited-edition NFT player cards drop. Notably, the cards will feature 13 professional football players transformed into the Deadfellaz IP. What’s more, the cards are exclusively playable in  DraftKings’ NFT fantasy football game, Reignmakers Football.  So, let’s take a closer look at the Deadfellaz x DraftKings Halloween partnership: The Deadfellaz-themed NFTs will feature 13 football players. Credit: DraftKings About Deadfellaz x DraftKings Halloween partnership For its latest Halloween drop, Draftkings will turn players into Deadfellaz characters. The players on the list include Nick Chubb, Jalen Hurts, Alvin Kamara,…

NFT This month’s debut of the Ordinals protocol, which stores NFTs on the Bitcoin blockchain, is driving a wedge between Bitcoin purists who say the blockchain should be restricted to financial transactions, and those who see the network as large and versatile enough to host a range of use cases – even if that means meme-themed art. Ordinals creator Casey Rodarmor says the protocol uses “inscriptions,” or arbitrary content like text or images that can be added to sequentially numbered satoshis or “sats” – the smallest units in Bitcoin – to create unique “digital artifacts” that can be held and…

New York State’s Department of Financial Services is reportedly investigating cryptocurrency exchange Gemini over claims that the firm made regarding assets in its Earn lending program.According to a Jan. 30 report from Axios, the “New York State agency that regulates Gemini” — the Department of Financial Services handles firms that fall under the state’s BitLicense regime — was investigating following reports that many users believed assets in their Earn accounts had been protected by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. The government agency previously issued cease and desist orders to five crypto firms making similar claims, including FTX US.It’s unclear if…