Non-Fungible Tokens


Finance

NFT Collector Buys Digital Art for $3M, Largest Sale in 3 Years

The NFT market has failed to reach the dizzying heights of 2022, but maybe it doesn't need to.

Digital artwork sells for $3 million (Debby Hudson/Unsplash)

Policy

U.S. Government Study Concludes No NFT-Specific Legislation Needed, Current Copyright Laws Adequate

The study comes despite warnings about the risks associated with NFTs due to bad actors around correcting misinformation or misappropriation of trademarks.

(Andy Feliciotti/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

GameStop’s NFT Marketplace Goes Live

The video-game retailer released a digital asset wallet in May ahead of the service.

GameStop's NFT marketplace goes live. (GameStop)

Policy

NFT, Private Wallet Fates Hang on EU Crypto Talks This Week

Officials could this week finalize controversial privacy and licensing rules for the sector – once they decide how to treat NFTs and unhosted wallets.

The European Parliament is set to make key decisions on crypto privacy and NFTs this week. (Laura Zulian Photography/Getty Images)

Opinion

Should You Copyright Your NFTs?

Is a Creative Commons or commercial rights license better for the creator of a non-fungible token? It all comes down to what you are trying to build.

We all dream of an open universe where characters from our favorite NFT projects coexist. Copyright makes this goal costly and hard. (Wikimedia Commons, modified by CoinDesk.)

Finance

EBay Acquires NFT Marketplace KnownOrigin for Undisclosed Amount

The move comes one month after eBay released its debut collection of NFTs.

eBay Headquarters HQ (Shutterstock)

Policy

Chinese Banking Associations Target NFTs

As the market heats up, the tokens are increasingly under the microscope in China.

China's crypto crackdown put digital-asset traders on the defensive. (Creative Commons, modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Silver Lake Leads $150M Round in NFT Platform Genies

The investment values the avatar company at $1 billion.

(Genies)

Policy

UK Aims to Become Global Crypto Hub, Exchequer Says

Among the initial steps will be legislation to recognize stablecoins as legitimate vehicles for payments.

U.K. flag blowing in the wind.

Videos

Snoop Dogg Plans to Turn Death Row Records to ‘the First Major Label in the Metaverse’

Hip-hop icon and NFT collector Snoop Dogg could be turning Death Row Records into a non-fungible token label. The artist acquired ownership of the label days before his Super Bowl half-time show.

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