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Markets for NFTs Reach All-Time High, But Can It Sustain?

The number of sales on non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace OpenSea has exploded this year, with August’s trading volume exceeding the volume of all previous months in OpenSea history. Head of Product Nate Chastain discusses insights into the growth and outlook for the booming NFT market.

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Are NFTs Securities?

Some of them are trying to be.

Lazy Lions are goofy art NFTs. They also include governance rights that might attract attention from securities regulators.

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Why Did Visa Buy a $150K NFT? Why Does Anyone?

There are some very good reasons, it turns out, rooted in our deep, totally irrational animal brains.

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NFT Trading Surges 8X as Penguins, Apes Drive New Boom

Trading in non-fungible tokens (NFTs) is soaring to multiples of the levels seen earlier this year. Sales on OpenSea, the largest NFT marketplace, reportedly reached more than 60,000 per day over the past week, nearly eight times the peak in March.

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NFT Trading Surges 8X as Penguins, Apes Drive New Boom

Art dealers were agog at the NFT frenzy earlier this year. They should have a look now at the trading volumes on the OpenSea platform.

The fur is flying, along with the feathers, in the NFT market.

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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Buyers Could Take Profits as Volume Declines

Some analysts are optimistic about the long-term recovery in crypto prices, although the pace of the upside will likely slow over the short term.

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Fortune Raises Over $1.3M in Cover Art NFT Sale

The magazine auctioned a set of limited-edition NFTs of the cover of its crypto-themed August/September 2021 issue.

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NFTs Over DeFi: OpenSea Just Overtook Uniswap on Ethereum Usage

Are NFTs back? Non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace OpenSea topped the leaderboard in gas consumption on the Ethereum blockchain, surpassing Ethereum's largest decentralized finance (DeFi) exchange Uniswap. Since last year, Uniswap has typically commanded the top spot. "The Hash" team discusses the industry implications for the rare flippening event and what it means for ether.

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NFTs Over DeFi: OpenSea Just Overtook Uniswap on Ethereum Usage

Since last year, Uniswap has usually commanded the top spot.

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NFT Markets Post Record-Breaking Week

NFT marketplace OpenSea saw record trading volume on Saturday and Sunday as CryptoPunks, ArtBlocks and Bored Ape Yacht Club prices soared.

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