Author: Jeremy Ryan

The goal of improving the quality of digital art is what drives STRMNFT to constantly innovate. Since its launch a few months back, STRMNFT has moved NFTs to the next generation for community-driven creators. And with a growing number of new users actively trading NFTs, the marketplace has announced its continued support for emerging artists by opening its own creator program.Through this program, a wide array of opportunities will be available for creators to showcase their talent. It is designed to help them gain exposure to the marketplace’s thriving community of NFT collectors.Joining the NFT space usually requires an understanding…

Luxury car brand Aston Martin has made its first foray into Web3 with a launch of its first set of NFTs set to be dropped this week.The legendary British racing brand has teamed up with Tiny Digital Factory, a developer and publisher of racing and motorsport games, for the 3000 “digital diecast” Aston Martin NFTs.The limited edition NFTs are on the Polygon blockchain and will be available for purchase on Magic Eden marketplace. And best of all fans will be able to buy and race them in the next-generation Infinite Drive metaverse game.The marketplace opens on 18th December for a…

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has passed a new law that governs virtual assets, setting up the country’s initial regulatory regime for the cryptocurrency space at the federal level. Before the federal-level regulation, the UAE already introduced several supervisory initiatives for digital assets in economic free zones like the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM). Last year, Dubai also established its own crypto regulator called the Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (VARA). Legal experts spoke to Cointelegraph about the major changes introduced by the new law.Irina Heaver, a UAE-based crypto and blockchain lawyer, explained that the move has several implications. According to Heaver,…

The music industry is notoriously centralized, with major record labels often controlling nearly every facet of an artist’s career — from which songs they are allowed to release to what percentage of the royalties they keep and more. While the rise of streaming platforms like SoundCloud and Spotify has helped democratize the industry and made it significantly easier to get one’s music in front of more ears, it’s still an uphill battle to build a dedicated fanbase and generate enough revenue to survive.Enter music NFTs. For those in the blockchain space, nonfungible tokens represent an opportunity for fans to directly…

The retail industry is one of the most important sectors of the United States economy. Unfortunately, the COVID-19 pandemic has left the trillion-dollar retail sector vulnerable to in-store theft. Findings from the National Retail Federation’s 2022 Retail Security Survey show that retail losses from stolen goods increased to $94.5 billion in 2021, up from $90.8 billion in 2020. Some retailers also have to lock away certain products to prevent theft, which may lead to decreased sales due to consumers’ inability to access goods. Retailers look toward blockchain to solve retail theftGiven these extreme measures, many innovative retailers have started looking toward…

The GTA-like metaverse game, SinVerse, announces a “Murder in the Hills” event that will begin on January 13, 2022, at 6 PM UTC and ends on January 14, 2022, at 6 PM UTC. The event comes with a prize pool of $100,000 $SIN tokens. Players must then equip themselves with weapons and hunt down as many foes as possible in the Hills District in 24 hours. There are huge rewards in the form of $SIN tokens for the top 3 killers. According to SinVerse, anyone who kills at least one player will receive $SIN tokens. While participating, keep track of your…

Billionaire investor Mike Novogratz has led an investor group and purchased a further 60% stake in the NFT platform Candy Digital.The buy sees Novogratz’s Galaxy Digital, a co-founder of Candy Digital, now the controlling shareholder of the NFT platform, after agreeing a price with majority shareholder Fanatics.The news comes amid concerns about the future of the NFT space, which has seen a huge decline in interest since the highs of November 2021.Not that the crypto winter has ever put Mike Novogratz off, however. The former Goldman Sachs trader has been in crypto for many years and bared the winters. In…

Performance in Code: Deciphering Value in Generative Art, powered by energy-efficient blockchain Tezos in collaboration with generative art platform fxhash at Art Basel Miami Beach will be on public view from December 1st – December 3rd, 2022, at the Miami Convention Center.The interactive live-minting experience, presented in partnership with fxhash, enables visitors to mint and claim a featured generative art NFT in real-time. The installation will feature a selection of artworks from emerging generative artists Tyler Boswell, DistCollective, and Ivona Tau.A conversation series, featuring panels co-curated by Serpentine Arts Technologies, will be held on Friday, December 2nd – Saturday, December…

Blockchain gaming has taken the world by storm, and we’ve seen an incredible boom in funding and engagement for NFT games – with millions of players now getting hooked on these new titles.Mainstream brands have noticed this trend too, as everyone’s racing to cash in on blockchain gaming fever. But there’s a concern that bots are plaguing NFT games to boost utility data.The concern is down to an anti-fraud protection bot that audited 60 NFT games to see how many gamers are actually playing the games, which revealed about 20,000 bots across the 60 audited games.Through careful analysis of wallet…

The judge in charge of overseeing the FTX bankruptcy proceedings has given the embattled crypto exchange the approval to sell some of its assets to aid its efforts in repaying its creditors. According to a filing in Delaware Bankruptcy Court, Judge John Dorsey has approved the sale of four key units of FTX. The assets include the derivatives platform LedgerX, the stock-trading platform Embed and its regional arms, FTX Japan and FTX Europe. Interested bidders can now contact investment bank Perella Weinberg, tasked to begin the sale process, representing FTX and its assets. Earlier this week, 117 parties expressed interest in purchasing…