Latest from Eli Tan
Ukraine Sells Donated CryptoPunk NFT for $100K to Support War Effort
The NFT was given to the country in March near the start of its crypto fundraising campaign.

ParaSwap Launches Peer-to-Peer NFT Trading App
The platform allows buyers and sellers to make transactions using their token of choice, with all non-Ethereum gas fees being refunded.

Christie’s Web3 Expert Leaves Auction House to Run CryptoPunks for Yuga Labs
Noah Davis, a key factor in the storied auction house’s crypto embrace, was involved in Beeple’s $69 million NFT sale in March 2021.

A Manhattan Landlord Listed His Office Building in ETH as an NFT. Then Its Price Dropped $12M
The owner, Chris Okada, says the building will be relisted in the coming days to adjust for ether’s 40% price drop.

OpenSea Migrates to Seaport Protocol in Bid to Lower Transaction Costs
The NFT marketplace says the move to the open source protocol could reduce gas fees by as much as 35%.

Neal Stephenson Coined ‘Metaverse’ in 1992. Now He’s Building One
The author is working with a number of crypto veterans on a new metaverse-focused base layer, Lamina1.

NBA’s Spencer Dinwiddie Raises $26M for Social Token Platform Calaxy
The platform lets fans connect with high-profile creators through video messages.

Yuga Labs Confirms Discord Server Hack; 200 ETH Worth of NFTs Stolen
The company behind the Bored Apes NFTs made the disclosure 11 hours after word of the exploit surfaced on Twitter.

US Charges Ex-OpenSea Exec With NFT Insider Trading
Department of Justice officials say it's the first time they've pursued an "insider trading" charge involving digital assets.

Gary Vaynerchuk Files Trademark for ‘Vayner3’ NFT Consulting Arm
The firm could add to Vaynerchuk’s already influential presence in the NFT space.
