non-fungible token (nft)

  1. Hanno Labuschagne

    Ex-OpenSea product manager sentenced to three months in jail

    Ex-OpenSea product manager sentenced to three months in jail A former employee at the NFT marketplace OpenSea was ordered to spend three months behind bars after being convicted in the first-ever insider-trading case involving digital assets. Nathaniel Chastain, who used confidential...
  3. Hanno Labuschagne

    Bored Ape NFT thief gets charged

    Bored Ape NFT thief gets charged US prosecutors charged a Moroccan man with stealing $450,000 (R8.44 million) in cryptocurrency and nonfungible tokens, including two Bored Apes, by creating a fake replica of the OpenSea digital marketplace in 2021. Soufiane Oulahyane, 25, set up the website to...
  4. Jan

    Microsoft Edge getting built-in crypto wallet

    Microsoft testing built-in crypto wallet for Edge browser Microsoft is testing a built-in cryptocurrency wallet for Edge, according to screenshots of a leaked internal build of the web browser. Screenshots posted by Twitter user Albacore (@thebookisclosed) provided some details about the...
    • Jan
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  5. Jan

    Meta Platforms dropping NFT support from Facebook and Instagram

    Facebook and Instagram dropping NFT support Meta Platforms is cutting non-fungible token (NFT) support on Facebook and Instagram, the company's commerce and fintech lead Stephane Kasriel said on Twitter. A company spokesperson told The Verge they would end tests of minting and selling NFTs on...
    • Jan
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  6. Hanno Labuschagne

    The horror — Bored Ape creators launching first Bitcoin-based NFTs

    The horror — Bored Ape creators launching first Bitcoin-based NFTs The creators behind Bored Ape Yacht Club, one of the most successful nonfungible-token projects to date, is launching its first collection of Bitcoin NFTs, setting the blockchain’s new functionality up for an important test...
  7. Hanno Labuschagne

    Unease over Bitcoin blockchain's use for NFTs

    Unease over Bitcoin blockchain use for NFTs NFTs are coming to the Bitcoin blockchain, sparking a debate among those who say the digital representations add a much-needed fresh use case and the purists concerned about deviating too far from the origins of the peer-to-peer cryptocurrency...
  8. Hanno Labuschagne

    Numerous celebs sued for promoting Bored Ape NFTs without saying they were paid

    Numerous celebs sued for promoting Bored Ape NFTs without saying they were paid The creator of the popular Bored Ape Yacht Club collection of NFTs and its promoters, including Madonna, Paris Hilton and Justin Bieber, were sued by investors claiming they were duped into buying the collectibles...
  9. Jan

    Winamp launches support for NFT songs

    Winamp update includes support for music NFTs Music player Winamp has received its second major update of the year, adding a handful of new features and bug fixes. A major new addition for Winamp version 5.9.1 is support for non-fungible token (NFT) audio tracks in its media library.
  10. Jan

    South African companies squandering millions on empty metaverses

    South African companies waste millions on chasing metaverse hype Many South African companies are blowing money on the metaverse, not because of its potential, but because they fall victim to the hype. The hype started last year when Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg rebranded the company to Meta...
    • Jan
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    • Forum: Cryptocurrency and Blockchain
  11. Jan

    Apple issues new app store rules for crypto and NFT payments

    Apple wants a cut of NFT transactions Apple Inc. updated its App Store guidelines Monday with new and clearer language explaining its policy toward cryptocurrency trading and non-fungible tokens. The Cupertino, California-based company has no issue with crypto exchanges or any other apps that...
  12. Hanno Labuschagne

    Mr Price launches freaky-looking NFTs

    Mr Price launches freaky-looking NFTs Earlier this week, Mr Price ran a competition giving away nine non-fungible tokens (NFTs) to its Instagram followers. Dubbed “NF-Tees”, the collection features a strange-looking animated character doing dance moves while wearing different t-shirt designs.
  13. Jan

    LG TVs get NFT support

    LG launches NFTs on TVs LG has launched a non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace on many of its LED and OLED TVs. Dubbed the LG Art Lab, the marketplace will be available on LG TVs running webOS 5.0 or later and can be accessed directly from the home screen.
  14. Jan

    Meta Platforms adds NFT support to Facebook and Instagram

    Facebook and Instagram get NFT support Facebook now supports non-fungible tokens (NFTs), meaning users can link their digital wallets to post collectibles on the platform. The feature is also available on Instagram, and after users have connected their digital wallet to one of the apps...
    • Jan
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  15. Hanno Labuschagne

    GameStop launches NFT marketplace

    GameStop launches NFT marketplace Retailer GameStop Corp. launched its long-awaited marketplace for nonfungible tokens Monday just as sales of such digital artworks dry up amid the crypto industry crash. The marketplace is part of a push by GameStop Chairman Ryan Cohen to expand its array of...
  16. Jan

    OpenSea warns customers to watch for phishing attacks after data leak

    NFT marketplace data leak leaves users vulnerable to phishing scams OpenSea has disclosed that an employee of an email vendor, Customer.io, has leaked users' email addresses to an unauthorised external party. The world's biggest NFT marketplace said it is cooperating with Customer.io and law...
    • Jan
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  17. Jan

    Napster announces crypto (and NFT) comeback tour

    Napster plans cryptocurrency comeback Napster, the brand that became synonymous with free music to a generation of consumers, plans to rebuild its business around cryptocurrencies and nonfungible tokens, even as demand for such assets has slumped. The streaming platform’s revamp is part of a...
    • Jan
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  18. Jan

    OpenSea employee charged with insider trading

    FBI arrests ex-NFT marketplace employee A former employee of OpenSea, the world’s largest NFT marketplace, was charged with insider trading in the first-ever such case involving digital assets, US prosecutors said. Nathaniel Chastain, 31, a former product manager at OpenSea was arrested...
  19. Hanno Labuschagne

    NFT land buying craze hammers Ethereum network

    NFT land buying craze hammers Ethereum network Yuga Labs, the creator of the popular Bored Apes Yacht Club collection of NFTs, launched a sale Saturday of virtual land related to its highly anticipated metaverse project, raising about $320 million worth of cryptocurrency in the largest offering...
  20. Hanno Labuschagne

    Jack Dorsey's first-ever tweet going on sale again for R706 million

    Jack Dorsey's first-ever tweet going on sale again for R706 million A copy of the first-ever tweet — by Twitter Inc. co-founder Jack Dorsey — has been offered for almost $48 million on nonfungible token marketplace OpenSea, 16 times what the owner paid for it a year ago. Sina Estavi, the chief...
  21. Jan

    Momint's Mandela arrest-warrant NFT raises R1.9 million

    Mandela arrest-warrant NFT auction raises R1.9 million A non-fungible token created from Nelson Mandela’s original arrest warrant raised 1.9 million rand ($130,000) in an auction to help fund a heritage site that documents South Africa’s struggle for democracy. Mandela, the anti-apartheid...
    • Jan
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    • Forum: Cryptocurrency and Blockchain
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