Two pitch decks seen by CoinDesk show that OpenSea’s former head of product, Nate Chastain, is building a platform to simplify the NFT discovery process. Source
OpenSea Exec Who Quit After ‘Insider Trading’ Scandal Is Back With NFT Platform
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Snoop Dogg and Billy Ray Cyrus to launch hit song backed by massive Animal Concerts NFT drop
Recording artists Snoop Dogg and Billy Ray Cyrus have teamed up to release a new smash single, “A Hard Working Man.” The hip hop-country mashup, produced by the legendary Avila Brothers, will debut on April 2 during Grammy weekend in Las Vegas. Cyrus’ 2019 hit remix of “Old Town Road” with rapper Lil Nas X made history by going 16x multi-platinum in the United States. Asked about his genre-bending approach to music, Cyrus replied, “My philosophy to making music is no limitations. No rules, no limits, no preconceived notions. Don’t…
ShapeShift DAO launches NFT auction in support of female artists
Non-custodial cryptocurrency platform ShapeShift DAO has launched a new NFT auction in support of female artists in the nonfungible token and blockchain industries — a segment of the population that remains underrepresented in this emerging digital economy. The auction for “Block 495559—Crypto Kitties and the Great Hairball in the Tubes,” a collaborative one-of-a-kind NFT series created by female artist LunaHawk and ShapeShift DAO director GrayMachine, will be held on OpenSea between April 4–11. The NFT series was minted on the Ethereum mainnet and will include custom, animal-themed digital art that…
Investment tracker Delta expands its Web3 offering with an NFT explorer
Delta, an investment tracker app that allows users to keep tabs on their stock and crypto portfolios, is now entering the nonfungible token realm with its NFT explorer services. The newly announced NFT tracker would allow users to track their NFT collections alongside their stocks and crypto holdings. With the new update, Delta users will be able to link their Web3 wallet to their native fund tracking account. The NFT tracker services would start with Ethereum wallets only, however, the firm confirmed the scope for multi-chain wallet support by the…
Leading NFT Marketplace Opensea to Add Solana Support in April – Bitcoin News
The largest non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace Opensea has plans to add Solana support in April. The news follows an abundance of rumors that said the company would be adding Solana in the near future. Opensea Confirms Solana Support After a Myriad of Rumors and Speculation Opensea has confirmed it will be adding Solana (SOL) support in April, according to a teaser video the company tweeted out on March 29. Opensea is the largest NFT marketplace in terms of all-time sales with $23.5 billion sold to date. The $23.5 billion was…
Nifty Gateway Partners With Samsung to Develop ‘First-Ever Smart TV NFT Platform’ – Bitcoin News
Nifty Gateway, the non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace has announced that the company has partnered with the electronics giant Samsung. The two firms have been working on the “first-ever smart TV NFT platform” and Nifty Gateway is already integrated into Samsung’s 2022 premium TV product lines. NFT Marketplace Nifty Gateway Partners With the Electronics Giant Samsung During the first week of January, the electronics company Samsung revealed it was getting into non-fungible token (NFT) technology and NFTs would be introduced into the company’s TV products. At the time, Samsung didn’t get…
OpenSea set to integrate Solana in April, further expanding the NFT ecosystem
NFT marketplace OpenSea has announced an upcoming integration of the Solana (SOL) blockchain within its platform, a long-awaited move that industry experts and numerical data suggest could have reciprocal benefits across both ecosystems, as well as positive sentiments for the wider NFT space. Scheduled to commence on a yet-to-be-disclosed date in April, Solana will join the list of three networks, Ethereum, layer-2 Polygon and Klaytn, and will be visible via the drop-down ‘all chains’ tab on the rankings page. Alluding the vast number of tweets and media publications on the…
DeFiance Capital, Delphi Digital Co-Lead $6M Round for ‘Crypto Raiders’ NFT Game
The makers of the Polygon-based role-playing game prefer the term “play-to-own” over “play-to-earn.” Source
Jeff Koons’ First NFT Project Is a Riff on Crypto’s ‘Moon’ Meme
He’s one of the most high-profile visual artists to venture into the world of digital collectibles. Source
NFT of Nelson Mandela’s Arrest Warrant Raises $130,000 – Metaverse Bitcoin News
A South African museum, Liliesleaf Museum Heritage Site, recently raised $130,000 via the auction of a non-fungible token (NFT) created from an arrest warrant issued against Nelson Mandela in 1962. Proceeds From NFT Sale to Fund Museum Activities A non-fungible token (NFT) minted from the former South African President Nelson Mandela’s warrant of arrest was recently auctioned for $130,000 (1.9 million rands), a report has said. The proceeds are expected to help bankroll Liliesleaf Museum Heritage Site, an organization that documents South Africa’s fight for freedom and democracy. According to…