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

Yuga Labs Confirms Discord Server Hack; 200 ETH Worth of NFTs Stolen

The company behind the Bored Apes NFTs made the disclosure 11 hours after word of the exploit surfaced on Twitter.

Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT image (Yuga Labs, modified by CoinDesk))

Finance

GameStop Reports $76.9M in Proceeds From Sales of Digital Assets in First Quarter

The company also confirmed intentions to launch its NFT marketplace in the second quarter.

GameStop (John Smith/VIEWpress/Getty Images)

Finance

Once-Resistant Kanye West Files NFT Trademark Applications

Ye’s new filings come months after the rapper publicly criticized NFT projects.

Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, is planning to launch a token. (Edward Berthelot/Getty Images)

Policy

US Charges Ex-OpenSea Exec With NFT Insider Trading

Department of Justice officials say it's the first time they've pursued an "insider trading" charge involving digital assets.

(OpenSea, modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Gary Vaynerchuk Files Trademark for ‘Vayner3’ NFT Consulting Arm

The firm could add to Vaynerchuk’s already influential presence in the NFT space.

Gary Vaynerchuk (Joe Scarnici/Getty Images for VaynerSports)

Layer 2

NFT Art Museums Are a Good Idea

The metaverse turns galleries global, and helps fund the arts. This article is part of “Metaverse Week."

(Mo/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Opinion

Happiness 3.0: A Mission for Mental Health in the Metaverse

Technological innovation is rapidly changing what it means to be human. How do we stay sane?

(Milad Fakurian/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Web3

SuperRare in SoHo: NFTs in the Real World

Visions from Remembered Futures is leaping into the metaverse and simultaneously out into the real world.

(Nicolas Sanchez)