NFTs
Kraken to Develop NFT Marketplace Offering Token-Backed Loans
The marketplace will determine NFTs’ liquidation value before they are used as collateral.

CoinDesk ‘Most Influential’ Artists Sell Charity NFTs for 50 ETH
They will donate up to 20% of the $200,000 (so far) in sales to charity, in association with The Giving Block.

Arcade Raises $15M to Offer NFT-Backed Loans
The project lets users borrow against the value of their NFTs.

NFTs Are More Popular Than Ever Despite Sour Mood in Wider Crypto Market
Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are more popular than ever, according to Google Trends. The tool is currently returning a perfect score of 100 for the worldwide search query “NFT” over the past five years.

NFTs Are More Popular Than Ever Despite Sour Mood in Wider Crypto Market
Peak popularity does not imply an increase in actual buying pressure from retail investors.

NFT Forgeries Aren’t Going Away
A rash of plagiarized NFTs suggests digital “ownership” doesn’t always amount to “digital property rights.”

Web 3 Is a Return to the Internet’s Wild Spirit
“I think that’s what audiences want, right?” writer and founder of freelance payments system OutVoice, Matt Saincome said.

How NFTs Put Generative Artists on the Map
Profile avatars emerged from a long tradition of artists expressing themselves through code, math and randomness. This article is part of CoinDesk’s Culture Week.

Crypto Is the Biggest Thing to Change Culture Since Hip Hop
A ‘90s kid reflects on seeing how iconoclastic rappers changed the world. And how that energy is now in Web 3.
