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High Bid on NFT of Ethereum’s Final PoW Block Is Just One-Third What Creators Paid to Mint It

Vanity Blocks paid roughly 30 ether to crypto miner F2Pool to mint an NFT of Ethereum's final proof-of-work block.

Bids on "The Last POW Block" are half of what its creators paid to create it. (OpenSea)

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How Will NFTs Be Impacted by the Merge?

Adam McBride, author of “NFT APE: My Journey into NFTs, Crypto, and the Future,” discusses how NFTs will be impacted by Ethereum’s transition from proof-of-work to proof-of-stake. Plus, his outlook on NFT market growth.

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What Are Doodles? Everything You Need to Know About the Colorful NFT Project

From the NFT project's long-term utility to its creative partnership with Pharrell.

NFT collection Doodles on NFT marketplace OpenSea (modified by CoinDesk)

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MoMA Considers Buying NFTs With Proceeds of $70M Auction: Report

New York’s Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) is considering buying non-fungible tokens (NFTs) with some of the proceeds of a $70 million auction of William S. Paley's art collection, according to the Wall Street Journal. "The Hash" hosts discuss the implications for digital collectibles and the traditional art market.

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A Peculiar Flavor of NFTs Is Thriving in China – One Regulators Can Abide

Unlike most non-fungible tokens, China’s “digital collectibles” are built on closed networks and designed to appease regulators who frown on trading and speculation.

"First Supper," exhibited through a projector at the 'Virtual Niche" exhibit in Beijing in April 2021. The artwork is composed of 22 pieces, each individually encoded as a NFT. (Eliza Gkritsi/TechNode)

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Sino Global CEO on Web3 Gaming Investments

NFTs and token economics should accelerate adoption of games, but "they shouldn't be the central feature," Sino Global CEO Matthew Graham says. He explains the company's investment thesis in Web3 gaming.

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Final Countdown to Ethereum Merge: What You Need To Know

The long-awaited Ethereum Merge is finally around the corner. CoinDesk’s Ethereum Protocol Reporter Margaux Nijkerk breaks down the final steps of the network's transition from proof-of-work to proof-of-stake. Plus, what you need to know if you hold any ether (ETH) or NFTs on the Ethereum blockchain.

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Can Web3 Remake Hollywood?

The founders of ToonStar left comfortable jobs at Warner Bros. to make a bet on Web3 entertainment. Can they make fan-driven storytelling work where others haven't? Jeff Wilser tunes in.

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New York’s Museum of Modern Art Considers Buying NFTs With Proceeds of $70M Auction: Report

MoMA has a team monitoring the digital art market and will consider purchasing non-fungible tokens.

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What Is CC0? The Copyright Designation Buzzing in the NFT Space

Many NFT holders are hopeful about their digital assets' potential long-term value through intellectual property rights and a copyright designation known as CC0.

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