Meet the Crypto and NFT Projects Making a Social Impact

At ETH Barcelona on July 6-8, there was the usual mix of geeks, coders, hardcore ethereans, and project founders. With market conditions having flushed out the moonboys and influencers, however, there was a distinct absence of shillers. Its slogan “What happens in Barcelona stays on the blockchain” captured the nerdiness of the event, whose focus was very much on building. In place of the frothiness that characterizes many crypto conferences, there was an egalitarian ethos: an exploration of how blockchain “can help build a sustainable world full of human potential.”…

Dr Disrespect unveils NFT game to mixed reaction, FC Barcelona’s first NFT sells for $700K and more…

Gaming YouTube streamer “Dr Disrespect” unveiled the first sneak peek of his upcoming NFT shooter game dubbed Deadrop on July 30. The initial reaction has been mixed, however, with some underwhelmed by the game’s lack of polish given that Dr Disrepect boasted in a now-deleted Tweet from June that it “already blows out anything” from the Call of Duty game engine. User @Jonesy_Actual stated the game currently looks “like an arcade shooter at Chuck E Cheese” while @MemeCyptum sarcastically chimed in with: “Dr Disrespect tried making an NFT shooter and it…

CryptoPunks’ trading volume surges 1,847% after Tiffany & Co. launches exclusive NFT collection

On Monday, the trading volume of CryptoPunks, one of the sector’s most popular nonfungible token (NFT) collections, surged by 1,847% over 24 hours. Over $1,226.68 Ether (ETH) worth of Punk NFTs was traded during that time. The surge in interest appears to be tied to luxury jewelry retailer Tiffany & Co. launch of its own NFT collection, which has a special perk for Punk holders. Dubbed “NFTiffs,” the collection consists of 250 digital passes. Anyone can purchase NFTiffs, which are minted on the Ethereum blockchain. However, CryptoPunk holders can redeem the…

Upcoming Muse NFT album becomes first new format added to charts in years

The upcoming Muse NFT album will be the latest chart-eligible album format since 2015. Prior to this album concept, the last format to be accepted by international charts was album streams. Nonfungible token (NFT) albums are now eligible for both United Kingdom and Australian charts.  Will of the People is the British rock band’s ninth studio album and will be released on Aug. 26t. It will be the flagship “Digital Pressing” album from the Web3 marketplace Serenade. Serenade created digital pressings as a “brand new, limited edition and collectible” music…

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sponsored Quik.com is offering minting of NFT domains, which will allow users to host their decentralized web pages and even change their digital wallet’s heavy addresses, while the evolving virtual universe, the decentralized web3, and its related technologies are still in the early stages of adaptation. Users will have the opportunity to obtain their lucky number as the race has just begun. Visit Quik.com’s NFT Domain Marketplace. Mint your first Metaverse Domain Name. Mint your first VR Domain Name. Mint your first Web3 Domain Name. Minting NFT domains is more…

Binance to Sell NFT Tickets for Major Italian Soccer Club Lazio – Exchanges Bitcoin News

Crypto exchange Binance will be offering NFT tickets for the games of one of Italy’s leading soccer teams, Lazio, during the upcoming season in the Italian Serie A championship. Supporters of Lazio will be able to use the tokens to also take advantage of various discounts. Lazio Fans to Buy NFT Tickets From Cryptocurrency Exchange Binance Binance, the world’s leading crypto trading platform, announced it’s launching sales of NFT tickets for the matches of the Italian football club S.S. Lazio during the 2022/23 season. Buyers will use the non-fungible tokens…

Why We Need NFT Ticketing for Sports Events

But even though NFT “ticket stubs” help put money back in the hands of sports teams and fans, since they don’t function as actual tickets and can’t be used to enter a game, they don’t fix other issues with traditional ticketing (e.g., scalpers, high resale prices, fraudulent tickets). As an industry, this is something collectively we need to continue working toward. Over the past few years, major progress has been made when it comes to NFTs and sports games, but in actuality, we’ve only scratched the surface. Original Source EventsNFTSportsTicketing…

KuCoin crypto exchange debuts USDT-dominated NFT ETF

Seychelles-headquartered cryptocurrency exchange KuCoin has launched an exchange-traded fund (ETF) tied to major nonfungible token (NFT) assets like Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC). KuCoin’s NFT ETF Trading Zone went live on Friday, the firm announced. The new investment product is launched in collaboration with NFT infrastructure provider Fracton Protocol. The KuCoin NFT ETF is a Tether (USDT)-dominated product that marks particular underlying NFT assets like Bored Ape Yacht Club. BYAC is one of five NFT ETFs that KuCoin is launching. Trading under the symbol hiBAYC, the asset is an ERC-20…