Author: Jeremy Ryan

1980’s iconic morning television creators Sid & Marty Krofft Pictures have partnered with popular toy manufacturers Funko to launch NFTs! The new ‘Digital Pop!’ series spotlights iconic characters from the pairs’ beloved Saturday morning shows. To clarify, these characters include Horatio J. Hoodoo and Seymore Spider, and more. Read on to learn how you can grab your digital Funko Pop collectible below! How To Collect Sid & Marty Krofft Pictures x Funko Pop NFTs? Funko Digital Pop! is the digital interpretation of the world-renowned brand’s unique toys. The Sid & Marty Krofft Pictures collection incorporates NFTs in the form of…

The Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee of the European Parliament has voted for measures requiring banks holding cryptocurrencies to set aside a punitive amount of capital.In a Jan. 24 notice, the European Parliament announced the committee had voted overwhelmingly in favor of amendments to its Capital Requirements Regulation and Capital Requirements Directive applying to banks holding crypto. According to a draft law, banks would be required to hold a “risk-weighted exposure amount” of up to 1,250% of capital based on exposure to crypto.On Tuesday 24/01 @EP_Economics adopted changes to Capital Requirements Regulation (w/ 41/1/14) & Directive (49/2/7) #CRR & #CRD…

Blue-collar workers are the gears that make the world go round. They turn in a hard day’s work day after day, so there is little question that these professions hold a valuable place in society. Unfortunately, despite their contributions, these hard workers often go unnoticed.Cointelegraph and Web3 metaverse concert platform Animal Concerts have joined together to recognize the efforts of hard workers and overachievers with a nonfungible token (NFT) collection named A Hard Working Man (AHWM).Inspired by “A Hard Working Man” — a song from The Avila Brothers, Billy Ray Cyrus and Snoop Dogg — this NFT collection comes as…

Everyone loves a epic comeback story and the infamous NFT project, Pixelmon, seems poised to stage one of its own. The game, which ran into some trouble last year, recently dropped a preview of its pre-game alpha footage. The teaser, which was posted to its official social media account, shows some of the in-game characters and their improved capabilities.Early Preview: Borg showing off its moves in the Arena ⚔️???? pic.twitter.com/e1fMYSbey5— Pixelmon (@Pixelmon) January 10, 2023An NFT ComebackThe teaser videos that have been posted so far show characters like Wuffler and Borg and have been well-received by its fans and the community…

The official Chimpers Twitter account was hacked less than 24 hours ago, with many users already falling victim to the NFT scam. What’s more, the scammers even held a Space asking people to mint NFTs using their malicious links. The hacker may also have control of the Chimpers NFT collection’s website, so you should avoid any interaction until further notice! Chimpers is the latest NFT PFP project to get hacked via Twitter and their official website! Who Hacked the Chimpers Accounts? As of now we do not know who hacked the account, but let’s take a look at what happened during…

NFT After an outpouring criticism of the German autmobile maker’s Web3 strategy, Porsche’s non-fungible token (NFT) collection’s floor price is racing ahead on the secondary market. The collection’s floor price has more than doubled from its mint price – shifting gears from the initial launch on Monday, when the secondary market price struggled to meet the mint price, with most of the NFTs trading at a discount shortly after the project crossed the starting line. Porsche’s initial plan was to sell 7,500 tokens at a floor price of 0.911 ETH, or roughly $1,420. However, NFT Twitter quickly excoriated the collection’s…

Over the last couple of years, numerous reports have surfaced regarding governments worldwide exploring the issuance of their very own central bank digital currency. In fact, to date, nine countries have rolled out an active CBDC offering. In this regard, China’s digital yuan witnessed widespread use during the 2022 Winter Olympics. Other countries that have initiated similar projects include the Bahamas, the Marshall Islands and Nigeria. However, it is being reported that Nigeria’s eNaira has witnessed poor uptake so far, and the others have fared somewhat similarly. Moreover, India too has launched a pilot scheme for its digital rupee, while Mexico’s…

NFT Kevin Rose, CEO and co-founder of non-fungible token (NFT) collective Proof, tweeted on Wednesday that his personal wallet had been hacked. In a tweet, Rose advised his 1.6 million followers to avoid buying any Chromie Squiggles, a generative art NFT project by Art Blocks founder Erick Calderon, aka Snowfro. Rose said he lost 25 Squiggles, along with “a few other NFTs,” including an Autoglyph. The floor price for a Squiggle on secondary marketplace OpenSea is 13.3 ETH, or about $20,700 at the time of writing. Rarer Squiggles NFTs have even sold for up to 945 ETH, or $2.8 million.…

In a Twitter thread posted on Jan. 25, Duncan Cock Foster and Griffin Cock Foster, co-founders of nonfungible token (NFT) auction platform Nifty Gateway, announced their resignations effective immediately. In supporting the decision, Duncan said they were leaving because “Griffin and I are founders at heart, and we want to start another company.”“When @Gemini acquired NG in 2019, Griffin and I said if everything went amazing and we loved it, we would stay for 4 years before starting another company. We ended up staying the max amount of time we originally thought possible, which shows how great this experience was!”The…

NFT NFT marketplace Blur has quickly become a primary trading venue since its October launch. Rivaling OpenSea — the largest NFT marketplace by trading volume and daily active users — Blur currently commands around 32% market share, with OpenSea at nearly 49%. While OpenSea is a singular venue, Blur also serves as an NFT market aggregator. It’s now the largest by far with more than 70% of the market, per a Dune Analytics dashboard (aggregators allow NFT browsing across multiple platforms simultaneously). Chart by @hildobby Sara Gherghelas, a researcher at blockchain analytics unit DappRadar, told Blockworks that the recent increase…