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Top Japanese Airline ANA Forays Deeper into Web 3.0 with NFT Marketplace Launch

ANA began developing its new GranWhale platform almost a year ago. Japan’s largest airline All Nippon Airways (ANA) has launched a non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace, making a bold statement about its web3.0 ambitions. According to the May 30 announcement, the “ANA GranWhale NFT Marketplace”, is a project involving the airline and its subsidiary ANA Neo. It is themed around aviation and features a collection created by aerial photographer Luke Ozawa as its initial collection. Developers claim that Ozawa’s first digital photo will be converted to NFT on May 30, with…

BRC-721E new standard for NFT migration from ETH to BTC

A new token standard, BRC-721E, has been introduced, designed to facilitate the migration of NFTs from Ethereum to Bitcoin. A novel token standard, known as BRC-721E, has recently been unveiled to enhance the versatility of bitcoin ordinals. This development is designed to simplify the transfer of NFTs from the Ethereum blockchain to the Bitcoin blockchain. Essentially, the BRC-721E protocol facilitates the conversion of ethereum’s ERC-721 NFTs into ordinals, unique units that can embed text, images, and code onto a solitary satoshi. The inception of BRC-721E is a collective endeavor by…

Japan’s largest airline launches NFT marketplace

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On May 30, All Nippon Airways (ANA), the largest airline in Japan, launched an aeronautical-themed nonfungible tokens (NFTs) marketplace with its subsidiary, ANA Neo.  Dubbed the “ANA GranWhale NFT Marketplace,” the platform will feature an inaugural collection created by aerial photographer Luke Ozawa. As told by developers:  “From May 30, aerial photographer Luke Ozawa’s first digital photo will be converted to NFT. One of them will be sold with a positive film, which is the source of photo development. The price is 100,000 yen, and the NFT with positive film…

Popular NFT collections take massive price hit in 2023

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Some of the most sought-after nonfungible tokens (NFTs) of 2022 have taken a massive hit in value over the past year. The trend mirrors the depreciating value of metaverse properties in 2023, which were considered top virtual lands for investment in 2022. Investments in top NFT projects, including Doodles, Invisible Friends, Moonbirds and Goblintown, have lost up to 95% of their value in Ether (ETH). The value of blue-chip NFT collections alone has fallen down by over 40% on average. The biggest NFTs of 2022 have had a TOUGH 2023.…

Bitcoin critic Peter Schiff to launch NFT collection with ordinals

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Share Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share on Telegram Copy Link Link copied Peter Schiff, a long-time critic of cryptocurrencies and a vocal detractor of NFTs, is preparing to launch his own NFT art on the bitcoin blockchain. According to a tweet sent out on May 26, the release will be done in collaboration with the artist Market Price. Not backed by gold Peter Schiff, the CEO and chief strategist of Euro Pacific Capital, has been known for his unwavering belief in the value of commodities such as gold,…

Virtual land NFT prices crater as crypto winter bites

Virtual land metaverse projects such as Decentraland, Voxels, The Sandbox, and others, have experienced a significant plunge in floor prices of their NFTs between 2022 and 2023. The move down left digital collectible and non-fungible token (NFT) enthusiasts questioning the future of the digital real estate market. Metaverse enthusiasm fading A new study conducted between Jan. 2022, and May 2023, reveals a stark reality for virtual land projects. The study examined the price fluctuations of the top five metaverse lands at their peak and current prices in ether (ETH), shedding…

Reddit collectible avatars onboard nearly 10M into the crypto, NFT space

Social platform Reddit is close to breaching 10 million holders of its collectible avatars, or “Reddit NFTs,” nearly 11 months after its launch in July 2022.  According to Dune Analytics, there are currently a total of 9,909,465 million Reddit collectible avatar holders. Around 7.7 million of these are identified as single collective avatar holders, or those that do not have multiple wallets. Reddit Collectible Avatars – Source: Reddit Reddit launched a collectible avatar marketplace on the Ethereum scaling network Polygon in July 2022. NFTs in the customizable collection have been…

What are NFT royalties, and how do they work?

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NFT royalties make art and digital content a sustainable source of income for creators. As payments could typically be programmatic, there could be multiple creators who could benefit from this model. From a principle and economic standpoint, NFT royalties offer a number of advantages to the ecosystem. It is challenging to track the subsequent purchases of artwork in the Web2 creative sectors of music, art and graphic design. On top of that, contracts drafted between creative professionals and marquee studios or corporations are often one-sided and heavily against the creator…

Crypto hater Peter Schiff to drop Bitcoin Ordinals NFT art collection

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In what seems like a parody but isn’t, Economist, gold proponent and avid crypto skeptic Peter Schiff has unveiled a collaborative nonfungible token (NFT) art collection on Bitcoin that will soon go up for auction. The reaction from the crypto community has been mixed, with people generally baffled, amused, welcoming — especially Ordinals proponents — or keen to point out the apparent hypocrisy. its a hack right? did i just teleport to a different timeline? im so confused — Deezy (@CryptoDmack) May 26, 2023 For years, Schiff has actively bashed…