Tag: NFT

NFT Steez and Victor Solomon discuss building in Web3 and the metaverse

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NFT Steez hosts Alyssa Expósito and Ray Salmond chatted with Victor Solomon to discuss his journey in bridging his in-real-life artwork with NFTs and how he cultivates the community and culture that surrounds his art.  Solomon’s work centers around basketball — not just the object, but the sport itself. For Solomon, the inspiration for his work comes from wanting to play hockey in his early childhood. At the time, this was a sport that was not accessible for him, but it led to his eventual discovery of basketball, which he…

Dapper Labs to Cut Down Staff by Another 20% amid Rebounding NFT Market

The CEO is linking the new job cuts to restructuring. Barely four months after laying off 22% of its staff, Dapper Labs is set to dismiss another 20% of its remaining staff. According to the letter sent to the team by Dapper Labs CEO Roham Gharegozlou, the latest decision is in line with the company’s restructuring plans. Part of the letter reads: “We are restructuring the Dapper Labs organization to improve our focus and efficiency, strengthening our position in the market and better serving our communities.” Gharegozlou also noted that…

Stop treating NFT drops like ad campaigns

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The rise of Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) has created a new frontier for brands looking to engage with consumers in a more meaningful way. However, as more and more brands enter the space, many are discovering that what they have committed to actually requires methodical, continuous effort and engagement that escalates with each milestone. Basically, brands are finding themselves in a type of ‘engagement Ponzi scheme’ that their marketing teams are not equipped to handle. Here’s why.  The challenge stems from two things: Many users ask for “utility” from NFTs, but…

Why I Developed the Ordinals Bitcoin NFT Project

Bitcoin BitDevs, which started in New York City, is a community that hosts monthly meetups to discuss some of the more technical aspects of Bitcoin. Rodarmor’s place at the helm in San Francisco is an indication of his commitment to testing out new Bitcoin ideas. Bitcoin BitDevs is a critical piece of Bitcoin’s grassroots culture. Original Source BitcoinDevelopedNFTOrdinalsProject CryptoX Portal

Blur founder Pacman puts the NFT marketplace war into perspective

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In this episode of Hashing It Out, Pacman, the founder and core contributor of the nonfungible token (NFT) marketplace Blur, joins Elisha Owusu Akyaw to discuss how Blur has captured the attention of the NFT market. The tides in the NFT ecosystem changed in December 2022 when the newly launched NFT marketplace overtook OpenSea as the largest NFT trading platform by trading volume. Pacman describes this as a similar situation to the progression of the general token market. He explains that Blur created a marketplace that puts professional traders first,…

ZenGo’s NFT Hack Detector | Blockchain News

A real-time dashboard has been made available in the OpenSea marketplace by a wallet security team. This dashboard gives community members the ability to identify, track, and monitor possible breaches using nonfungible tokens (NFTs) utilizing offline signatures. The company behind the cryptocurrency wallet ZenGo claims that they have developed an NFT hack detection using a straightforward approach. This involves keeping a record of realized NFT transactions in the NFT marketplace and comparing the amount of each trade to the floor price of the NFT collection. It will be detected as…

Breakdancing medic’s NFT auctioned at Sotheby’s — Grant Yun, NFT creator – Cointelegraph Magazine

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Artist name: Grant Riven Yun Location: Milwaukee Date minted first NFT: Feb. 3, 2021Which blockchains? Ethereum, Counterparty (Bitcoin) Who is he? Grant Yun has always been an artist at heart with an early aspiration to have his work featured at a major auction house. A curious and motivated individual, Yun is studying medicine while juggling his work as an artist and performing as a breakdancer who has competed all over the United States.  Since discovering NFTs a little over two years ago, the Wisconsin resident has propelled his art and personal brand…

Security team creates dashboard to detect potential NFT hacks in OpenSea

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A wallet security team released a real-time dashboard that lets community members detect, track and monitor potential nonfungible token (NFT) hacks using offline signatures in the OpenSea marketplace.  According to the team behind crypto wallet ZenGo, they created an NFT hack detector using a simple method. This includes tracking realized NFT trades in the NFT marketplace and comparing the trade amount of the NFT collection’s floor price. If the ratio between the two trade values is suspiciously low, it will get flagged as a potential hack. ZenGo wallet dashboard for…