Tag: NFT

User claims $11M in Blur token rewards at NFT marketplace’s season 2 airdrop

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A pseudonymous nonfungible token (NFT) trader made around $11 million in the recent airdrop reward distribution conducted by the NFT marketplace Blur.  Dune analytics data showed that a wallet with the Ethereum Name Service (ENS) tag called “hanwe.eth” claimed a total of 22,851,000 Blur (BLUR) tokens in the season 2 airdrop of Blur. At the time of writing, coin price tracker CoinGecko showed that the amount is worth around $11.2 million. It’s time to BLAST OFF. I just received 22851000 $BLUR from @BLUR_io‘s Season 2 drop. Season 3 starts NOW…

MAYC ripoff creator pleads guilty, G2A opens NFT platform: Nifty Newsletter

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In this week’s newsletter, read about the creator of a Mutant Ape Yacht Club (MAYC) knock-off pleading guilty to fraud charges, check out how OpenSea’s non-fungible token (NFT) users received a massive phishing email campaign, and how Bitcoin transaction fees flipped Ethereum network fees as the hype for Ordinals resurfaced. In other news, game distributor G2A has launched a gaming-focused NFT marketplace.  Creator of Mutant Ape ripoff NFTs pleads guilty to $3 million fraud scheme Aurelien Michel, the creator of the Mutant Ape Planet NFT collection, which copies the popular…

1 Way to Revive Dead NFT Wallets

And yet, sometimes the difference matters. It’s all well and good to transfer an NFT on the blockchain, until you can’t, because it’s in a dead wallet. From a legal perspective, you still own the NFT, because you still own the wallet, even though you can’t access it. But from the perspective of the NFT market, you don’t, because the only thing NFT collectors care about is whether you can transfer your NFT to their wallet. Source

CoinGecko Acquires NFT Data Platform Zash to Expand Its Business

With this acquisition, CoinGecko plans to integrate Zash’s NFT data into its Application Programming Interface (API) by the second quarter of next year. CoinGecko, a major cryptocurrency data tracking company, has acquired Zash, an on-chain data analytics firm that provides information on non-fungible tokens (NFTs) metadata across various platforms. According to an announcement on November 22, the acquisition aligns with CoinGecko’s vision to become a central hub for cryptocurrency-related information and provide users with a more comprehensive suite of data. “This acquisition aligns with our commitment and dedication to deliver…

What are NFT DApps, and how to create and launch one?

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The synergy between NFTs and DApps creates a dynamic ecosystem where digital ownership, decentralized finance and programmable assets converge, offering innovative solutions across various industries. Intersection of NFTs and DApps Decentralized applications (DApps) and nonfungible tokens (NFTs) are two important components of the blockchain and cryptocurrency ecosystems. Despite their disparate functions, there are several instances in which they coincide and enhance one another. For instance, NFTs can be used in DApps to signify ownership or access privileges for both real and digital assets. DApps can tokenize unique goods, such as…

Game distributor G2A opens gaming-focused NFT marketplace

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Digital game vendor G2A has recently launched a marketplace for nonfungible tokens (NFTs) linked to Web3 games to expand its offerings by adding gaming NFTs to its wider collection of gaming software.  According to a press release sent to Cointelegraph, the new venture launched on Nov. 15 is aimed at giving exposure to Web3 and NFT games that the G2A team has curated. With this, gamers will have the chance to see what blockchain gaming offers and be shown NFTs from games partnered with G2A. At @G2A_Geekverse we believe that…

Disney launches NFT platform, eye issues at ApeFest and NFT sales rise: Nifty Newsletter

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In this week’s newsletter, check out Disney’s plans to release a nonfungible token (NFT) platform by the end of 2023 and find out why NFT sales volumes will likely continue their upward trend in the coming months. Read about China’s stance on NFT theft and why the CEO of Roblox “dreams” of interoperability. In other news, find out what caused eye-related complaints at the recent ApeFest event in Hong Kong.  Disney launches NFT platform with Dapper Labs Disney has partnered with NFT company Dapper Labs to launch a digital collectible…

OpenSea NFT users report massive email phishing campaign

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Users of the major nonfungible token (NFT) marketplace OpenSea have said they are being targeted with a new email phishing attack, and have received emails containing malicious links from attackers posing as the marketplace itself. According to social media reports, OpenSea users and developers have been targeted by various email phishing campaigns, including a fake developer account risk alert and a fake NFT offer. One OpenSea developer took to X (formerly Twitter) on Nov. 13 to report receiving a phishing attempt to an email strictly dedicated to their OpenSea Application…

OpenSea users targeted in phishing scam disguised as official NFT offers

In a Nov. 14 post on X from WuBlockchain, it was confirmed that several community users had reported they received phishing emails from an “Opensea official.” As part of these emails, users were being offered NFTs. Plenty of phish in the sea Recently, a large number of community users have reported that they have recently received phishing emails disguised as Opensea official, with content such as NFT Offers. OpenSea has stated before that user emails and even developer API keys may be leaked because the supplier is… pic.twitter.com/koVH9o6OKG — Wu…