NFTs


Finance

Papa John's Plans NFT Drop Despite Prior Warning From UK Advertising Regulator

The collection of 19,840 NFTs has been minted on Tezos and takes the form of nine different pizza hot bag designs.

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Finance

DraftKings Becomes Polygon Validator After NFT Marketplace Clocks $44M in Sales

Zero Hash is providing the technical chops for the sports betting platform to become one of Polygon’s largest governors.

DraftKings appears to be doubling down on its crypto plans. (Scott Eisen/Getty Images for DraftKings)

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‘How Can Information Be Free but Expensive?’: Holly Herndon on Web 3, Art and the Future of IP

Artists Herndon, Mat Dryhurst and Dan Keller discuss where they see Web 3 taking culture, why weirdos thrive in a Web 3 world, and what makes Berlin a nexus for art and technology.

From left: Mat Dryhurst, the author, Holly Herndon and Dan Keller at ETHDenver (photographer unknown)

Finance

Pantera and Polychain Lead $10M Bet on Metaverse Fashionistas

“Fashion will be just as – if not more – important in the metaverse than in the real world,” Pantera’s Paul Veradittakit said.

A look into the Space Runners metaverse. (Space Runners)

Opinion

It’s Complicated: The Relationship Between Crypto and NFTs

Is there any correlation between the NFT and crypto markets? Bybit’s lead tech writer looks at some of the theories.

NFTs (Chris J. Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Finance

NFT Platform Immutable Raises $200M at $2.5B Valuation

Singapore state investment giant Temasek led the round of funding, which will be used for global expansion.

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Finance

Mickey Mantle Baseball Card NFT Sells for $471K in OpenSea Auction

The NFT iteration of the coveted 1952 baseball card racked up a bidding war in the sale’s final hour, making it one of the priciest sports NFTs ever sold.

Mickey Mantle in 1968, around the time he retired from baseball. (Getty Images)

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Pplpleasr Will Not Always Please You: The Rise of NFT Artist Emily Yang

It was initially an accident for this artist to get into NFTs, but she’s now realizing a lifelong dream to create for herself.

Emily Yang, aka Pplpleasr (on the right) discusses one of her artworks, projected on the wall. (Angelique Chen)

Finance

Pantera Capital Leads $10M Investment in NFT Infrastructure Startup Rarify

Rarify helps companies natively integrate non-fungible tokens into their platforms.

Pantera Capital CEO Dan Morehead (CoinDesk archives)

Markets

Why NFT Profile Pics Matter to Investors – and Regulators

NFT profile pictures, or PFPs, on social media signal ownership, membership status and belonging – but when profit enters the equation, lawyers and regulators have questions.

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