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Elon Musk Tweets a Milady NFT, Floor Price Soars on OpenSea

The Twitter CEO shared a gif of the counterculture NFT declaring, “There is no meme, I love you,” shooting the collection to the top trending spot on the marketplace.

Milady 8835 last sold for 0.35 ETH (about $1,000) on OpenSea. (Remilia, modified by CoinDesk)

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Ex-OpenSea Exec Charged With Wire Fraud, Money Laundering in Insider Trading Case

Nate Chastain, the former head of product at non-fungible token (NFT) platform OpenSea, was convicted of money laundering and wire fraud in a federal court in New York on Wednesday, according to a report from Reuters. Chastain made approximately $50,000 by buying and trading NFTs with insider knowledge from his position at OpenSea. "The Hash" panel discusses the case.

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Ex-OpenSea Exec Convicted of Wire Fraud, Money Laundering in Insider Trading Case

Nate Chastain made approximately $50,000 by buying and trading non-fungible tokens with insider knowledge gained from his position at OpenSea.

(Opensea, modified by CoinDesk)

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OpenSea Exec on the Importance of Language in Web3

OpenSea Chief Business Officer Shiva Rajaraman discusses at Consensus 2023 why the most important thing is to be careful about in Web3 is the "sterilization of language."

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Web3

Traders Are Tired of Trump NFTs

The former U.S. president’s second collection isn’t as successful as his first drop was, while Sotheby’s plans to sell an impressive NFT collection seized from Three Arrows Capital.

Trump Trading Cards Series 2 (OpenSea)

Web3

NFT Marketplaces Sales, Users Drop to Lows Not Seen Since 2021, Dune Data Shows

According to multiple dashboards compiled by researchers on analytics platform Dune, OpenSea and Blur are experiencing notable losses in both daily users and sales.

(Getty Images)

Web3

Donald Trump Earned Between $500,001-$1M on NFT Sales: Filings

Trump’s earnings from NFTs come via a licensing agreement CIC Digital LLC has with NFT INC LLC, and not from individual sales of the digital assets.

Donald Trump Trading Card NFTs (OpenSea)

Web3

Former Bitcoin Core Developer Says NFT Market Is ‘Pleasantly Down to Earth’ Again

Now that the crypto asset sector has weathered the hype, higher-quality projects are likely to continue developing, Jeff Garzik says.

Nouns NFT collection (OpenSea)

Web3

OpenSea Goes Pro, Ralph Lauren Takes Crypto

Plus, investments in blockchain games and metaverse projects totaled $739 million for the quarter.

(OpenSea Pro)