Tag: NFT

Konami’s Castlevania Anniversary NFT Sale Raises Over $160K – Bitcoin News

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Konami, a Japanese game developer and software publisher, raised more than $160K in its first foray into the non-fungible token (NFT) scene. This was the result of an NFT auction related to the 35th anniversary of Castlevania, one of its most popular franchises. The end result contrasts with what other companies have experienced so far, facing a negative backslash regarding these activities. Konami Takes to Opensea With Castlevania NFTs Konami, one of the most recognized Japanese gaming development companies, raised more than $160K in sales during its first…

Sports NFT Marketplace Lympo Suffers An $18.7 Million Hack

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The latest in the industry is the hacking of Lympo, a sports NFT platform and a subsidiary of Animoca Brands. Through hot wallet hacking, the platform just lost about 165.2 million LMT tokens, equivalent to $18.7 million during the time of this hack. Cryptocurrency hacking, though not frequently experienced, remains of the risks that some protocols have to suffer. An update through Medium from the Lympo team confirms the recent hacking from the platform on Jan 10. According to the report, the hackers accessed the protocol’s operational hot wallet and…

Foam Shoe Giant Crocs Files NFT and Digital Collectibles Trademark Application – Bitcoin News

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According to a recent trademark application, Crocs, the American shoe company based in Colorado may be delving into the world of non-fungible tokens (NFTs). Since 2004, Crocs has sold 300 million pairs of foam clog shoes and the application describes a protocol that can manage and store digital collectibles. Crocs Trademark Filing Describes ‘Downloadable Virtual Goods Created With Blockchain Technology, Smart Contracts, in the Nature of Footwear’ A United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) report filed on January 11, 2022, indicates that Crocs has an eye on the non-fungible…

$2.5 Billion in NFT Sales This Week, Volume Climbs 161%, Meebits NFT Sales Surge – Markets and Prices Bitcoin News

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During the last seven days, there’s been $2.53 billion non-fungible token (NFT) sales, up 161% over the past week. Ethereum’s blockchain recorded the most NFT sales with $2.45 billion of the aggregate while the Solana network saw around $31.9 million in NFT sales this week. Across 258,536 NFT buyers this week, the NFT collection Meebits captured $1.23 billion in NFT sales. With $2.5 Billion in NFT Sales Across 10 Chains, Ethereum NFT Sales Dominate by More Than 96% A great number of non-fungible token sales continue, as the recorded sales…

AI-generative art predicted to be next trend for NFT sector

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Sales of nonfungible tokens, or NFTs, reached $25 billion in 2021, demonstrating that the sector is one of the most sought-after markets in crypto. Art NFTs, in particular, made a big impact last year with Christie’s reporting over $93 million in nonfungible token sales during its fourth annual Art+Tech Summit that took place this past August.  While notable, much of the crypto art scene appears to be dominated by cartoons and memes, as projects like CryptoPunks and Bored Ape Yacht Club have taken center stage. Although these projects are some of…

Gift to Pope Francis Sold as NFT Raises $80,000 for Afghanistan – Bitcoin News

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A carpet presented by the United Arab Emirates as a gift to the head of the Catholic Church a few years ago has been sold in the form of NFT. While the original remains in the Vatican, its digital representation has been successfully used to collect funds for the people of Afghanistan. NFT of Historic Carpet Sold for 25 ETH The Pontifex carpet was gifted by the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohamad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan to Pope Francis during a visit to the Vatican City. In September…

22-year-old Indonesian boy makes $1M by selling NFT selfies on OpenSea

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An Indonesian college student has reportedly become a millionaire by selling nonfungible token (NFT) versions of his selfies on the OpenSea NFT marketplace. Sultan Gustaf Al Ghozali, a 22-year-old computer science student from Semarang, Indonesia, converted and sold nearly 1,000 selfie images as NFTs. According to Ghozali, he took photos of himself for five years — between the ages of 18 and 22 — as a way to look back on his graduation journey. Uploading my photo into nft lolhttps://t.co/E3Q4sBmN26#NFT #opensea pic.twitter.com/rD51rdcpzp — Ghozali_Ghozalu (@Ghozali_Ghozalu) January 10, 2022 Ghozali selfies…

A New NFT Marketplace For Science And Tech IP…

West-coast based spatial data and analytics firm RMDS Lab plans to create the first-ever dedicated science NFT Marketplace before the end of the first quarter of the year. Related Reading Bitcoin Revisits $44k As Exchange Outflows See Uptick RMDS Lab is known as a data and artificial intelligence (AI) platform based in California, and founded by IBM’s former chief data scientist Alex Liu in 2009 to create a global community of data scientists and researchers, and to promote scientific innovation through data and AI. As NFTs increased in popularity, RMDS…

Value Locked in Defi Jumps 2.3% in 7 Days, Ethereum NFT Sales Dominate, Fantom TVL Jumps 26% – Bitcoin News

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On Saturday, January 15, 2022, the value locked in decentralized finance (defi) protocols across a number of blockchains has increased from $233.95 billion since January 8, to $239.44 billion. Curve’s total value locked (TVL) dominance today is 9.76% with its $23.38 billion TVL. Meanwhile, native assets for the top nine smart contract platforms have seen seven-day gains improving from the week prior’s price slump. Defi TVL Jumps 2.3% Higher This Week Today’s top smart contract platform tokens are up in value against the U.S. dollar according to weekly statistics. The…