NFT

Stacks' STX token is the top performer in the CoinDesk Market Index (CMI) month-to-date and the third-best performer year-to-date. According to a recent Matrixport report, the popularity of Ordinals' NFTs could be the catalyst to push Stacks into a billion-dollar token. Matrixport Head of Research and Strategy Markus Thielen breaks down the potential of Stacks.

Mar 2, 2023

Bored Ape Yacht Club parent Yuga Labs said the company is planning to release an NFT collection minted on the Bitcoin-based Ordinals protocol, which has steadily grown in popularity since its launch last month. Trust Machines CEO and Stacks co-founder Muneeb Ali weighs in on Yuga Labs' plans and the hype around Bitcoin "Ordinals."

Feb 28, 2023

Host Joel Flynn seeks to get to the truth about the NFT marketplace, with a focus on dodgy trades, fakes and Blur.io. That story and other news shaping the cryptocurrency world in this episode of "The Daily Forkast."

Feb 28, 2023

By Adrian Blust, Adam B. LevineFeb 26, 2023

A federal judge ruled Wednesday that the offering of Dapper Labs’ NBA-branded "Top Shot" non-fungible tokens (NFTs) might be securities. "The Hash" panel discusses the legal considerations of digital collectibles.

Feb 23, 2023

By Adrian Blust, Adam B. LevineFeb 23, 2023

As crypto exchange Kraken comes under increased regulatory scrutiny from the SEC to pay a $30 million fine for not registering the offering and sale of its crypto asset staking-as-a-service program, Kraken Head of OTC Options Trading Juthica Chou discusses the outlook for staking and the state of U.S. crypto regulation at large. Plus, her take on Blur overtaking OpenSea amid a brewing NFT marketplace turf war.

Feb 23, 2023

Pacman, one of the co-founders of rising non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace Blur, revealed his identity late Tuesday in a Twitter thread, sharing a photo of himself next to the Web3 avatar he uses for interviews. "The Hash" panel discusses the implications for the future of Blur amid a brewing turf war with OpenSea.

Feb 22, 2023

Developers are forking Bitcoin ordinals to give older proof-of-work networks such as Litecoin their first set of non-fungible tokens (NFTs). "The Hash" panel discusses what this suggests about the impact of the Ordinals movement on the wider crypto ecosystem.

Feb 21, 2023

Sony Network Communications, a business division of The Sony Group, has teamed up with multi-chain smart contract network Astar Network to launch a Web3 incubation program for projects that focus on the utility of non-fungible tokens (NFT) and decentralized autonomous organizations (DAO). Last month, Astar Network – one of the first parachains to come to the Polkadot ecosystem – teamed up with automotive giant Toyota on a Web3 hackathon. "The Hash" panel discusses the latest move as web2 companies expand into Web3.

Feb 17, 2023