NFTs

Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) are unique digital assets verified using blockchain technology, primarily on platforms like Ethereum. Unlike cryptocurrencies, NFTs are indivisible and cannot be exchanged on a one-to-one basis, ensuring each NFT is distinct and irreplaceable, much like a physical collectible. They have gained prominence in digital art, music, gaming, and other online communities for enabling proof of ownership and authenticity of digital creations. NFTs can represent anything from artwork and music to videos and tweets.


Finance

The ETH Merge Did Little to Energize a Tepid NFT Market

In the weeks leading up to the Merge, NFT trading decreased overall, and this past week has been just slightly better.

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Finance

NFT Marketplace TravelX Launches With Tickets From Low-Cost Argentinian Airline Flybondi

The platform hopes to offer the inventory of 60 more airlines within the next 12 months.

TravelX es un marketplace para productos de viaje tokenizados. (Gary Lopater/Unsplash)

Finance

NFT Investor Animoca Brands Names Ex-Gemini Finance Chief as CFO

Jared Shaw joins Animoca after more than three years as Gemini's head of finance.

The Animoca Brands team in Hong Kong (Animoca)

Videos

EU Finalizes Legal Text for Crypto Regulations Under MiCA

The European Union has finalized the full text of its landmark Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) legislation. A leaked draft verified by CoinDesk urges EU enforcers to take a “substance over form” approach to the law. “The Hash” panel discusses the key provisions that could apply to some assets categorized as non-fungible tokens (NFTs).

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Policy

EU Finalizes Legal Text for Landmark Crypto Regulations Under MiCA

A leaked draft of the text, reviewed by CoinDesk, shows the rules could apply to algorithmic stablecoins and fractionalized NFTs.

The EU flag (Håkan Dahlström/Getty Images)

Finance

Funko Teams Up With Warner Brothers for DC Comics' NFT Release

DC fans who purchase the collectible can connect their crypto wallet and claim the NFT online, which is minted on the WAX blockchain.

A comic book cover and Funko action figures from DC’s “The Brave and the Bold” (Funko)

Finance

NFT Marketplace OpenSea to Support Ethereum Roll-Up Arbitrum

“This is a first step in building our goal of a Web3 future where people have access to the NFTs they want on the chains they prefer,” OpenSea said in a tweet.

NFTs for sale on OpenSea (CoinDesk screenshot)

Videos

Gary Liu: Artifact Mints History

NFTs have become ubiquitous, but they are a lot more than just a picture. They are a way to prove provenance, secure authenticity and a whole lot more. And Artifact Labs, which originated within the realms of one of Hong Kong’s oldest newspapers SCMP, is using NFTs to preserve Asia’s historic moments.

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Finance

NFT Project Okay Bears Signs Licensing Deal With IMG

IMG has been appointed as the exclusive global licensing representative to launch consumer products and experiences for the Solana-based PFP project.

(Okay Bears via Magic Eden, modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

PGA Tour Links With Autograph for Multi-Year NFT Platform Partnership

The PGA says all of the revenue it makes from the deal will be distributed back to its players.

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