In March 2021, Rothschild argued that his work was a commentary on the “animal cruelty inherent in Hermès’ manufacture of its ultra-expensive leather handbags,” and was protected by the First Amendment. “These images, and the NFTs that authenticate them, are not handbags; they carry nothing but meaning,” his lawyers wrote in the filing. Source
Non-fungible token (NFT) sales rose slightly last week, increasing 1.23% to $232.49 million in recorded sales. The top two NFT collections, Otherdeed and Doodles, saw growth of 44% to 58% compared to the previous week. Ethereum continues to dominate the NFT industry, accounting for more than 81% of total sales last week with $188.51 million in NFT sales. 7-Day NFT Sales Increase; Otherdeed, Doodles See 44% to 58% Growth NFT sales remain steady this week and during February 2023, with $39.72 million in recorded sales so far this month. Over…
Atto, the pseudonymous founder behind Little Shapes NFT has revealed that the project was actually a “social experiment” designed to shed light on large-scale NFT bot network scams on Twitter. Since late December, Little Shapes had been attracting a fair amount of attention from the media and crypto community. This is due to several semi-viral tweets detailing incidents in the founder’s life that seemed too good to be true. Examples of such included him waking up from a five-month coma, finding out he had assets locked on FTX, telling his…
Titled “Nouns: Nountown,” the comics will feature a storyline about the tokens within the Nouns ecosystem. The series will be authored by David Leach, senior editor at Titan, and illustrated by Danny Schlitz, who has previously worked with brands such as Disney, Marvel, Netflix and Warner Brothers. Source
The Product Lead at Mastercard said that he was a victim of harassment & emotional distress caused by a series of mismanaged processes, miscommunication, and internal inefficiency. On Thursday, February 2, Satvik Sethi – the non-fungible tokens (NFT) product lead at Mastercard – resigned from his role while minting his resignation letter from the global payments giant, in the form of an NFT. In a series of tweets, Sethi explained his decision of leaving adding that it “wasn’t easy”. Sethi further explained that he would continue to focus and also…
With the current open NFT-related roles, it is clear that eBay will further explore the Web3 space. While tech companies are struggling and laying off employees to cut spending, e-commerce giant eBay Inc is hiring. Recently, eBay has opened a list of positions for roles related to the non-fungible token (NFT) technology and Web3 space. The initiative reflects eBay’s focus on KnownOrigin.io, an Ethereum-powered digital art marketplace acquired by eBay back in June 2022. Interested in joining our team? You’re in luck!We have multiple new positions now available. For more information please visit:https://t.co/TLhs7gf6Qb#NFTs #eBay #KnownOrigin —…
The online marketplace giant, Ebay, is seeking to fill several positions in the area of Web3 and non-fungible token (NFT) technology, according to several Linkedin job postings. Ebay is looking for a “creative crypto attorney” for the marketplace, Knownorigin, which it acquired in June 2022. Big Corporations Still Seek Workers to Manage Crypto and Blockchain Services Amid Widespread Layoffs According to Ebay job postings published on Linkedin, the e-commerce company is seeking to fill several positions in the non-fungible token (NFT) technology and Web3 space. This follows Ebay’s acquisition of…
The new experience allows select creators to include multi-stage minting phases, allowlist support and personalized landing pages for their NFT releases. Source
“At Mastercard, I was a victim of harassment and emotional distress caused by a series of mismanaged processes, miscommunication, internal inefficiency. There were months at a time when I wouldn’t receive my salary until I begged across the hierarchy for it, among many other issues,” he wrote, noting that his resignation involved a difficult and drawn-out process. Source
In this week’s newsletter, read about how Moonbirds founder Kevin Rose lost nonfungible tokens (NFTs) worth more than $1.1 million. Find out why an NFT collector is suing NFT marketplace OpenSea over locking his account for three months and how the Porsche NFT collection gained almost $5 million in sales volume, despite a failed launch. In other news, find out how NFT trademarks could potentially be a reliable signal for NFT traders. Lastly, professionals within the Web3 space shared various ways to combat NFT theft. Moonbirds creator Kevin Rose loses…