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Daniel Alegre, CEO, Yuga Labs and Rosie Perper, Deputy Managing Editor, Web3, CoinDesk (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

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Judge Rules in Favor of Yuga Labs Over Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT Copycats

Yuga Labs, the company behind the popular Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) NFT collection, received a legal victory in the form of a partial summary judgment in its copyright case against Ryder Ripps and Jeremy Cahen who are the creators behind RR/BAYC. “The Hash” discusses various opinions about this lawsuit and what it could mean for satirical NFTs in the future.

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Taking Photos and Minting NFTs at the Ends of the Earth, With FOTO’s John Knopf

The Emmy award-nominated photographer discusses the early days of Bored Apes, digital culture and turning an industry into a community using crypto.

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Yuga Labs Summons Fans to Mint HV-MTL NFTs, Prices Soar on OpenSea

Sewer Pass holders can now begin the next phase in the journey, burning their old passes to mint new NFTs with tiers depending on their score in Dookey Dash.

Yuga Labs' HV-MTL collection (OpenSea)

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Yuga Labs Co-Founder Says First Bitcoin NFT Auction Doesn’t Open Door to Scammers

Greg Solano said the company’s use of the Bitcoin blockchain and its strategic bidding process could only be done because Yuga Labs is a “trusted party.”

TwelveFold (Yuga Labs)

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Yuga Labs’ First Bitcoin NFT Auction Raises $16.5M

Bored Ape Yacht Club's parent company Yuga Labs generated $16.5 million from its auction of 288 NFTs in its TwelveFold collection based on the Ordinals protocol. Yuga Labs co-founder Greg Solano discusses the company's interests in Bitcoin NFTs and the controversy around the Ordinals protocol. Plus, insights on competition in the NFT marketplace and outlook on Bored Ape Yacht Club.

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Yuga Labs to Release New NFT Collection on Bitcoin Blockchain

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."

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Winning Dookey Dash Key Sold for $1.6M

The one-of-one "Golden Key" was earned by receiving the highest score on Yuga Labs' skill-based NFT game Dookey Dash last month.

Dookey Dash Golden Key (Yuga Labs)

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28 Hours in the Sewer: Yuga Labs’ Dookey Dash Game Kept Players Running

In the Web3 giant’s first skill-based mint, almost 26,000 holders of Sewer Pass NFTs played the game for a cumulative time of 80 years – promising numbers for Yuga’s metaverse initiatives.

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