Tag: NFT

Polygon price retreats as NFT sales, DEX volume rises

Polygon retreated for the first time in 10 days, even after seeing encouraging metrics on its non-fungible token and decentralized finance ecosystem. DEX volume and NFT sales rise Polygon (MATIC) retreated to a low of $0.53, down from last week’s high of $0.582. It remains 60% higher than its lowest point this month as the countdown to MATIC’s transition to POL on Sept. 4 continues. Polygon’s pullback happened after the developers regained control of its X account after a recent hacking incident. Third-party data shows that Polygon’s ecosystem is doing…

NFT Sales Soar 24% as Ethereum Takes the Lead This Week

Based on the metrics collected from Aug. 17 to Aug. 24, 2024, the non-fungible token (NFT) market experienced a lively 24.33% boost in sales compared to the previous week. Sales reached an impressive $99.05 million, with Ethereum-based NFTs leading the charge at $36.62 million. NFT Market Booms With Ethereum at the Helm Reaching $99M in […] Source CryptoX Portal

Shaquille O’Neal Will Have to Defend Some of the Allegations in the Astrals NFT Class Action Suit

The case alleged that O’Neal acted as the face of Astrals urging investors to “[h]op on the wave before its too late.” Even when cryptocurrency exchange FTX collapsed in November 2022, O’Neal sent out a graphics interchange format (GIF) on the community message board Discord, from The Wolf of Wall Street that read, “I’m not F***ing Leaving,” the court document said. The lawsuit alleged that O’Neal fled the project after that and “the value of Astrals financial products plummeted.” Source

Does the SEC Really Have Jurisdiction Over NFT Art? Two Artists Sue SEC to Get an Answer

The specter of potential enforcement actions against NFT projects has “unleashed a chilling effect over NFT artists across the [U.S.],” according to the complaint. The plaintiffs in the case, conceptual artist and law professor Brian Frye, and musical artist Jonathan Mann, also known as “Song a Day Mann,” are each holding back a ready-to-go NFT project until a court grants them protection from the “credible threat” of a future investigation or litigation by the SEC, which their lawyers claim would be which would be “economically devastating to [their] artistic endeavors.”…

Weekly NFT Sales Rise to $108.59 Million, Up 7.59%

Over the past week, non-fungible token (NFT) sales experienced a 7.59% rise, with $108.59 million in transactions finalized during the last seven days. Ethereum topped NFT sales for the week, generating $32.59 million, a 5.95% increase. NFT Market Gains Modest Momentum This Week Solana followed as the second leading blockchain, with NFT sales totaling $27.33 […] Source CryptoX Portal