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Technologies

BAYC Says Discord Briefly Compromised, Tells Users to Avoid Discord for Minting APE NFTs

A ticket tool on Discord was briefly compromised and caught by the BAYC team in early Asian hours on Friday. It also affected other NFT projects.

(Bored Ape Yacht Club, modified by CoinDesk)

Marchés

BAYC’s ApeCoin Jumps 13%, Causes $4.5M in Futures Liquidations

Traders are losing big money on the recently-issued token.

A sly ape (Rob Tol)

Vidéos

Fusang Defers IPO; Yuga Labs Hits $4B Valuation

Malaysia’s Fusang defers security token IPO. Support for home-grown NFTs grows in China. Australian Blockchain Week dives into intellectual property rights. BAYC creator Yuga Labs raises valuation to $4B. More on these stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of “The Daily Forkast.”

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Layer 2

What Is ApeCoin and Who Is Behind It?

A carefully coordinated marketing campaign takes great pains to distance the new token from Yuga Labs, but the firm that created the Bored Ape NFTs appears to be deeply involved.

(The British Library, modified by CoinDesk)

Marchés

Market Wrap: Ether Outperforms, Bitcoin Rises Above $42K

ETH was up as much as 5% over the past 24 hours, compared with a 2% rise in BTC.

Ether 24-hour price chart (CoinDesk)

Vidéos

Bored Ape Yacht Club’s ApeCoin Surges 90% on Second Day of Trading

Bored Ape Yacht Club's recently launched ApeCoin token (APE) surged 90% on its second day of trading following a first-day price drop. “The Hash” hosts discuss possible future use cases for APE like gaming, and question if the token could be considered a security according to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

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Marchés

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Stabilizes as Altcoins Take the Lead

BTC was up 2% over the past 24 hours, while CAKE rallied 20% and ApeCoin dropped 80%.

Altcoins take the lead, but risks remain. (Shutterstock)

Marchés

APE Token Tied to Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs Sinks 80% in Opening Hours

The ApeCoin token airdropped to Bored Ape NFT owners is off to a rough start, falling from $39.40 to as low as $6.48.

Artist's rendition of a Bored Ape NFT. (Adam Levine/CoinDesk)

Technologies

Token Linked to Bored Ape Yacht Club Launches

The NFT staple is getting its own token and DAO just days after BAYC parent company Yuga Labs acquired the IP for CryptoPunks.

(Bored Ape Yacht Club, modified by CoinDesk)

Analyses

The First NFT Monopoly

With Bored Apes and CryptoPunks under the same corporate roof, the NFT market barrels toward further centralization.

Andreessen Horowitz co-founder Marc Andreessen (Steve Jennings/Getty Images for TechCrunch)