Less than 20 days ago, the German multinational sneaker and sportswear corporation Adidas launched the company’s Adidas Originals non-fungible token (NFT) collection and since then the NFT compilation has surged into the top 50 NFT collections in terms of sales. Adidas NFT Collection Sees Significant Demand in Less Than 20 Days At the end of November 2021, Adidas revealed it was “excited” about the metaverse and said the company had partnered with Coinbase and acquired land in The Sandbox. The following week, Adidas told the press it partnered with the…
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CoinFund, Franklin Templeton Back NFT Venture Studio Metaversal With $50M Raise
NFT venture studio Metaversal raised a $50 million Series A funding round led by CoinFund and Foxhaven, the company announced Tuesday. The non-fungible token firm says it will use the funding to grow its portfolio and support companies working toward building an open metaverse. NFT interest is back on the rise with projects like Bored Ape Yacht Club eclipsing $1 billion in all-time sales on Tuesday. For context, Metaversal was the first institutional investor in ConstitutionDAO and has collected more than 750 NFTs to date. Collab+Currency, Dapper Labs, Digital Currency…
OpenSea NFT trading volume surges as Bored Ape mania intensifies
NFT trading volumes on OpenSea are surging in January amid a renewed speculative frenzy on Yuga Labs’ Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) and Mutant Ape Yacht Club (MAYC). According to data posted by “rchen8” on Dune Analytics, OpenSea has generated more than $700 million worth of trading volume since the start of 2022, with Jan. 3 being the biggest day of the year with a whopping $255.8 million worth of 24-hour volume. While popular onlookers as Wu Blockchain have asserted that the volume on Jan. 3 was a record high…
LinksDAO NFT Sale Books First $10M Toward Buying an Actual Golf Course
LinksDAO says buying the NFTs would provide their holders exclusive perks, such as the right to purchase a membership at the first physical club LinksDAO acquires, discounts on golf tee times and access to members-only Discord channels, including guest appearances by golf, business and celebrity luminaries. Source
Samsung Introduces World’s First Television-Based NFT Platform – Bitcoin News
The well known electronics giant Samsung, the manufacturer of LCD and LED panels, laptops, mobile phones, memory chips, and televisions, revealed that the firm’s upcoming smart TVs will incorporate non-fungible token (NFT) technology. Samsung Reveals Smart TV With NFT Capabilities One of the largest electronics manufacturers worldwide, Samsung Electronics, has noticed how popular NFTs are today and the company believes there’s something needed to view these digital artworks. The U.S. Samsung Newsroom published a summary of the company’s latest lineup of MICRO LED, Neo QLED, and Lifestyle TVs with “cutting-edge…
Slim Shady buys Bored Ape ‘EminApe’ NFT for $460K
Marshall Mathers III, better known as Eminem, joined the “Bored Ape Yacht Club” (BAYC) by purchasing one of the nonfungible token (NFT) Bored Apes for $462,000 on OpenSea’s NFT marketplace. Eminem’s Bored Ape depicts a gold chain necklace and khaki army cap that he wears in real life and has been officially added to his portfolio by OpenSea. The NFT nicknamed the “EminApe” was created by GeeGazza in collaboration with Bored Ape. The transaction was completed by digital agency Six, which has previously worked with other celebrities in the NFT…
Samsung announces NFT platform for smart TVs
South Korean tech giant Samsung revealed a new smart TV lineup with an integrated NFT platform. Samsung’s 2022 smart TVs such as Micro LED, Neo QLED and The Frame will have an NFT Platform app that can be used “for discovering, purchasing and trading digital artwork,” according to the announcement on Monday. “With demand for NFTs on the rise, the need for a solution to today’s fragmented viewing and purchasing landscape has never been greater,” the company noted. In 2022, the company aims to introduce the first smart TV NFT explorer…
Samsung Announces 3 TVs for 2022 With NFT Trading Capability
Samsung Electronics announced three TV models for 2022 that will enable NFT trading on the set, the company said on its website on Monday. The application features an “intuitive, integrated platform for discovering, purchasing and trading digital artwork through MICRO LED, Neo QLED and The Frame,’ the three new TV models. NFTs (non-fungible tokens), feature prominently in the metaverse, a superset of virtual reality, augmented reality and the internet, writes CoinDesk reporter Eli Tan in his deep dive into the phenomenon. “NFTs will also play a foundational role in the…
Eminem Buys Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT That Looks Like Him For $452K
Eminem, the Grammy Award-winning rapper, has joined the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC), purchasing one of the non-fungible token (NFT) apes for 123.45 ether ($462,000) on the OpenSea platform. Eminem Buys BAYC NFT Eminem, the famed Detroit rapper, has joined the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC). The NFT, named “EminApe,” depicts Eminem’s iconic Bored Ape figure wearing a khaki army cap and a gold chain necklace, both of which he frequently wears in real life. BAYC member GeeGazza sold the digital artwork for 123.45 ETH, which is around $450,000 USD.…
Bored Ape, Mutant Ape Yacht Club NFT Sales Skyrocket — Floor Prices Spike More Than 40% – Markets and Prices Bitcoin News
After Eminem revealed that he purchased a Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) non-fungible token (NFT) for $452K, both BAYC and Mutant Ape Yacht Club (MAYC) NFT sales have skyrocketed. Metrics indicate that on Sunday, January 2, 2022, MAYC’s seven-day trade volume of $93.02 million is up 93.41% and BAYC’s weekly volume of $78.26 million is up 150.97%. BAYC and MAYC Weekly Volumes Jump 93% to 150% Higher Bored Ape Yacht Club and Mutant Ape Yacht Club, are two particular NFT projects that have seen significant trade volume during the last…