On May 30, All Nippon Airways (ANA), the largest airline in Japan, launched an aeronautical-themed nonfungible tokens (NFTs) marketplace with its subsidiary, ANA Neo. Dubbed the “ANA GranWhale NFT Marketplace," the platform will feature an inaugural collection created by aerial photographer Luke Ozawa. As told by developers: “From May 30, aerial photographer Luke Ozawa’s first digital photo will be converted to NFT. One of them will be sold...
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A recent bipartisan agreement on the U.S. debt ceiling may bypass several proposed tax increases, including the Digital Asset Mining Energy (DAME) tax that would have levied a 30 percent tax on energy consumption by crypto miners.
Despite progress and President Joe Biden’s confidence, the agreement still requires approval from the House of Representatives and the Senate.
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Over a year has passed since Moonbirds first exploded onto the NFT scene in April 2022. Just days after its launch, the project had already achieved upwards of 100,000 ETH (around $300 million) in secondary sales volume. And in under a week, Moonbirds entered into the top 10 highest-grossing NFT collections.
As of May 2023, though, the floor price for a Moonbird NFT stands at 2.04 ETH. This development invites an ins...
Making money while taking your dog for a walk is an idea most people can get behind. A chance to get outside, exercise, and profit from something you have to do anyway certainly has its appeal. This is the idea that Jerry Huang and Yawn Rong had in mind when they co-founded and launched StepN, the activity-tracking app that lets you earn crypto while exercising, in December 2021.
The app has made a name for itself in...
Tabi, the nonfungible token marketplace previously as Treasureland, has completed a $10 million angel funding round, the BNB Chain-based platform announced on May 10.The funding was seeded by venture capital firms Animoca Brands, Binance Labs, Draper Dragon, Hashkey Capital, Infinity Crypto Ventures and Youbi Capital. Individual investors include Bo Feng of Dragonfly Capital, Riyad AD of Saudi Arabia, and Suji Yan of Mask Network. According...
Let’s face it: The NFT space moves really fast. Considering how quickly things can change in the metaverse, a week in NFTs might as well be a month IRL.
Don’t get us wrong — the more people onboarded into the space, the merrier. But because of the constant influx of great art and ideas, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to keep up with all the news, launches, and general happenings.
Well, you can put the days o...
On May 25, Web3 marketplace Binance announced it will allow NFT owners to use their digital assets as collateral to secure loans in Ethereum. Named Binance NFT Loan, the new service is aimed at bringing the advantages of decentralized finance (DeFi) to Binance’s NFT community, letting users unlock the potential of their NFT holdings without needing to sell them and provide a solution for liquidity needs in the process....
In a digital world, companies, organizations and influencers are leveraging the latest technologies and practices to get closer to their communities in a more direct way. Digital tokens and nonfungible tokens (NFTs) bring even more features to make this happen.Blockchain-based tokens, especially NFTs, can be used to create new experiences to drive community engagement in Web3 and develop a sense of belonging. This can be a game-changer for ...
Fracton Protocol’s hiBAKC, the latest fractionalized NFT on Kucoin, achieved a 1,100% price spike on its first day.
hiBAKC is the first BAKC fractional token and the 27th hiNFT listing on KuCoin.
KuCoin is also hosting a grand lucky draw with a prize pool of $50K and several blue-chip NFTs.
Fracton Protocol, in collaboration with KuCoin, has unveiled its latest addition to the list of fractionalized NFTs with the introduction ...
Gideon Nweze, the founder and CEO of the newly-launched Digital Bitcoin Art and Assets (DIBA) nonfungible token (NFT) marketplace believes there's an alternative way to bring NFTs to Bitcoin BTC $26,445 that doesn't impact blockspace and transaction fees.Nweze recently put this belief to the test, launching a beta version of his NFT marketplace on May 19 that leverages the RGB Smart Contract Protocol to mint NFTs on the Bitcoin network, ...
