Footwear and apparel giant Nike has hinted that it may soon drop a collection of sneaker nonfungible tokens in Epic Games’ widely popular online game Fortnite. The move would mark a potentially huge opportunity for Web3 adoption by traditional gamers, given that Fortnite has had more than 242.9 million active players over the past 30 days, according to Active Player. Great catch with the @dotSWOOSH reference. @FortniteGame integration would be the biggest thing that’s ever happened with NFTs — Jalazo.eth (@nft4dummies) June 16, 2023 In a June 16 announcement across…
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The $11M NFT Auction and Snoop Dogg’s Evolving Collection
Rapper Snoop Dogg has released new NFTs that evolve in utility throughout his tour this summer, while Sotheby’s concluded a successful second 3AC NFT auction, including $6.2M for Dmitri Cherniak’s “The Goose.” Source
Sotheby’s hosts record $6.2m NFT sale
Sotheby’s latest auction sets a new record, a testament to the resilience and dynamism of the NFT art market. The star of the show, Dmitri Cherniak’s artwork, known widely as “The Goose,” flew off the auction block for an astounding $6.2 million. The tale of “The Goose” is as captivating as the artwork itself. It first rose to prominence when it was snapped up by Three Arrows Capital, a now-defunct cryptocurrency hedge fund. Back in 2021, the company shelled out an eye-watering $5.66 million in ETH for this masterpiece. But…
Sotheby’s auctions off Dmitri Cerniak’s ‘The Goose’ NFT from 3AC collection for $6.2M
Sotheby’s auction house has sold a piece of digital artwork from the collection of collapsed crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital (3AC) for more than $6 million. According to auction records updated June 15, Dmitri Cherniak’s artwork ‘The Goose’ sold for roughly $5.4 million in addition to Sotheby’s premium fees, totaling just over $6.2 million. The nonfungible token (NFT) artwork was part of 3AC’s digital portfolio assembled in 2021. 3AC co-founders Su Zhu and Kyle Davies purchased ‘The Goose’ in August 2021 for 1,800 Ether (ETH), roughly $5.8 million at…
Sotheby’s auctions off Dmitri Cherniak’s ‘The Goose’ NFT from 3AC collection for $6.2M
Sotheby’s auction house has sold a piece of digital artwork from the collection of collapsed crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital (3AC) for more than $6 million. According to auction records updated June 15, Dmitri Cherniak’s artwork ‘The Goose’ sold for roughly $5.4 million in addition to Sotheby’s premium fees, totaling just over $6.2 million. The nonfungible token (NFT) artwork was part of 3AC’s digital portfolio assembled in 2021. Su Zhu and Kyle Davies, 3AC’s co-founders, purchased ‘The Goose’ in August 2021 for 1,800 Ether (ETH), roughly $5.8 million at the…
Dmitri Cherniak’s ‘The Goose’ NFT Sells at Sotheby’s Auction for $5.4M
The collectible was purchased by 3AC co-founders Su Zhu and Kyle Davies in August 2021 for about 1,800 ETH – worth roughly $5.8 million at the time. Michael Bouhanna, Sotheby’s head of digital art and NFTs, told CoinDesk that the piece is a major highlight of Cherniak’s portfolio and “one of the most significant works from the generative art movement.” Source
Trump NFT Collection Allows Users to Burn Their Collectibles for Prizes
As for the Win Trump Prizes NFTs, at the time of writing, the number of unique owners had dropped from 799 to 788, indicating that only a few others are choosing to or are able to burn their NFTs (I burned mine without issue as part of reporting this piece). Source
Adidas announces collaboration with NFT artist Fewocious
Adidas, the global apparel company, has partnered with digital artist Fewocious for a special sneaker collaboration that combines physical footwear with NFT technology. The collaboration will involve the release of 4,500 editions of an NFT mint pass named “Trefoil Flower,” which can be obtained exclusively through the OpenSea marketplace starting from June 22. NFC tags embedded in every sneaker In a June 13 announcement, Adidas took to Twitter to share the news of their NFT collaboration with Fewocious, the artist who garnered recognition for achieving $50 million in lifetime sales,…
Snoop Dogg NFT passport lets fans tour with the rapper in digital form
Rap icon and entrepreneur Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr., more commonly known as Snoop Dogg, dives into Web3 once again with a nonfungible token (NFT) project that will allow his fans to follow his life on tour. In an announcement, the rapper unveiled the Snoop Dogg Passport Series, an NFT collection that provides access to various content, such as behind-the-scenes videos and photos uploaded by Snoop Dogg while on tour. Holders of the NFT passport will also be eligible for future releases like artwork and merchandise. According to the rapper, he’s…
Adidas, FEWOCiOUS Releasing Digital and Physical NFT Sneaker
Tier Two will give presale access at regular price to holders of at least one ALTS by Adidas NFT ALT[er] Egos and all FEWOCiOUS NFT Holders. Tier Three is for any holder of at least one NFT from Gmoney’s Admit One, Bored Ape Yacht Club, Doodles, Inhabants: Generative Identities or Farokh’s Rug Radio collections. Source AdidasDigitalFEWOCiOUSNFTPhysicalReleasingSneaker CryptoX Portal