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.


Markets

NFT- and Metaverse-Related Cryptocurrencies Underperform as Floor Prices Sink

FLOW, APE and AXS are among tokens tracking double-digit losses over the past week.

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Finance

Reddit Starts Airdrop of Polygon-Based 'Collectible Avatars'

Avatars from the four collections are available for listing and trading on OpenSea.

Reddit has submitted a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to go public on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “RDDT.” (Brett Jordan/Unsplash)

Finance

Crypto Developer Platform Thirdweb Gets Katie Haun's Backing at $160M Valuation

Other investors in the $24 million Series A round included Coinbase Ventures and Shopify.

Venture capitalist Katie Haun appears on stage at the 2022 FTX/SALT Crypto Bahamas conference. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

Most NFT Projects ‘Convey No Actual Ownership’: Galaxy Digital Research

NFTs giving token holders total ownership rights is an ambitious idea, one that's “a long way off,” Alex Thorn, head of research at Galaxy Digital, said on CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover.”

Alex Thorn, head of research at Galaxy Digital, speaks at Consensus 2022. (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Finance

NFTs Worth $100M Reported Stolen Over Past Year: Elliptic

Thefts in May 2022 topped the list in in terms of value with 3,473 NFTs worth $23.9 million stolen.

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Learn

What Is NFT Wash Trading?

The shadowy practice is often used to manipulate markets and create a false sense of high demand.

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Tech

LooksRare Fork Sudorare Rugs for $800K Despite Crypto Twitter Warnings

Developers behind the project deleted Sudorare’s social media channels and its website on Tuesday morning.

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Finance

Bank Run at NFT Lender BendDAO Prompts Attempt to Avert Another Liquidity Crisis

Faulty auction mechanics highlighted the downside of letting people borrow money against their Bored Apes.

A Bored Ape owner searches for upside without risking auction liquidation. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Opinion

Will Taylor Swift Ever Issue a Music NFT?

It shouldn't come as a surprise that celebrities have been slow to adopt crypto, even when mass commercialization is around the corner.

Musician Taylor Swift in 2009 in Sydney, Australia. (Don Arnold/WireImage)