Improving Bitcoin NFT marketplace infrastructure sets the stage for ecosystem growth

Bitcoin NFT inscription activity has remained strong with consistency in the daily number of NFTs inscribed on Bitcoin. At the same time, the infrastructure to foster Bitcoin trading is finally coming together with the development of wallets and marketplaces supporting Ordinals. NFT marketplaces, Gamma and Magic Eden, added support for Bitcoin NFTs this week. While the initial response of traders has been subdued, the activity is expected to pick up soon. Improving the infrastructure around Bitcoin NFTs Bitcoin NFTs, also-known-as Ordinals, began with much fanfare in late January as they…

SVB collapse chilled NFT trading volumes: Nifty Newsletter, March 15–21

SVB collapse chilled NFT trading volumes: DappRadar The recent collapse of the Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) resulted in dwindling numbers for NFT trading volumes, with traders holding on to their assets amid the banking crisis in the United States. Before the crisis, NFT trading volumes were around $68 million to $74 million. After SVB collapsed on March 10, the trading volume declined, falling to $36 million on March 12. In addition, the daily NFT sales count also dropped by 27.9% between March 9 and 11. Continue reading… Dubai to Abu…

Emily Xie, NFT Creator – Cointelegraph Magazine

New York’s Emily Xie is exploring the new frontier of digital art by combining her skills and passion for computer science and generative art.  In a little under two years, since she minted her first NFT in March 2021, she has caught the attention of prolific collectors, such as Punk6529, DC Investor and Bob Loukas, and recently left her software engineering job to pursue life as a full-time artist.  “I studied art history, took studio art courses, but also studied computational science and engineering. I made all sorts of art…

Magic Eden Launches Bitcoin Ordinals NFT Marketplace

Magic Eden is not the first to ride the Ordinals NFT wave. ORDX and Generative, launched in February, are two of the first Ordinals NFT marketplaces. Non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace Magic Eden is set to launch a fully audited Bitcoin NFT marketplace. This comes as Bitcoin-based Ordinals NFTs become increasingly popular. The platform will enable traders to purchase inscriptions – NFTs minted on Bitcoin’s satoshis. To facilitate the selling, buying and listing of Ordinals NFTs, Magic Eden is working on integrating support for Bitcoin wallets Hiro and Xverse. Jack Lu,…

NFT wash trading increases by 126% in February: Data

The top six nonfungible token (NFT) marketplaces saw a rise in wash trading for the fourth straight month, with a total volume of $580 million. According to a new report from CoinGecko, February 2023 witnessed a 126% increase from the previous month’s volume of $250 million. As for the reason for the jump, the report points to a correlation with the overall recovery of NFT marketplace trading volume, which hit $1.89 billion in February. Wash trading refers to the manipulation of trading volume or price through repeated transactions. The six marketplaces…