As you may be aware, Facebook is at an advanced stage of launching NFTs on their platform. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg last month revealed that the company would soon start testing NFT support on their main platform. A few days later, Meta Product Manager Navdeep Singh revealed the first screenshots of what to expect once the feature is rolled out. Posting on Twitter, Navdeep said, “We’re launching NFTs on Facebook! Excited to share what I’ve been working on with the world,” alongside this screenshot. The screenshots show a dedicated tab titled ‘Digital Collectibles’, where a user can showcase t ..read more

A single Ethereum domain name has just broken 2022 records after selling for 300 ETH, representing over $320,000. ‘000.eth’, an Ethereum Name Service (ENS) domain, fetched that amount on Sunday July 3, according to data by NFTgo.io. Despite the high price, this is only the second highest ENS purchase of all time, the top spot going to ‘Paradigm.eth’, which was sold for 420 ETH in October 2021. That was about $1.5 million at the time. While the identity of the owner remains unclear, the same wallet that bought ‘000.eth’ also owns other ENS domains like samanatha.eth. It also holds a Bored Ape w ..read more

One of the hottest movies of the year is getting its own NFTs. Thor: Love and Thunder, set to be released on July 8 in the US, will have limited edition NFTs thanks to a partnership between Marvel Studios and theater operator Cinemark. The NFTs are part of a promotion that began on June 28 and will continue till July 7. “Cinemark is thrilled to collaborate with Disney on the release of these exclusive Marvel Studios NFTs for Thor: Love and Thunder. Thor’s newest quest is sure to be an epic foray filled with adventure, strength and heart, and it is fitting that our rewards members – cinem ..read more

Italian GT racing team Vincenzo Sospiri Racing (VSR) has announced a partnership with an NFT platform to authenticate and certify car parts. Lamborghini-backed VSR has teamed up with Go2NFT, to build an NFT certification system for their race cars, in a bid to ensure the quality of the parts. “We believe that NFT utility can help create more trust and transparency for brands and their fans. This project with VSR is just the start of many such co-operations for beloved brands across the globe.” Boris Ejsymont, GO2NFT The partnership will also include certification of official merchandise and b ..read more

With Web3 gaming taking off, it was just a matter of time before hardware entrepreneurs entered the scene. Polium, a company that claims to ‘build products and infrastructure for Web3 gaming‘, has announced their latest product, a gaming console. Dubbed ‘Polium One’, the console will support multiple blockchains among them Ethereum, Solana, BNB Chain, Solana, Harmony, EOS, Wax and ImmutableX. The console, which is slated for a Q3 2024 launch, was announced on Monday. We are introducing the Polium One, A multi-chain console for Web 3 Gaming. #Web3OnConsole pic.twitter.com/tkRaP2O13A — Polium ..read more

One of the most anticipated NFT collection of the year has opened its whitelist. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles made the announcement on Wednesday, April 27, on Twitter, leading to a frenzy among fans of one of the most iconic entertainment properties. The only requirement to get on the whitelist was to retweet the announcement tweet, which guaranteed you a ‘Pizza Slice’. One thing for sure, it’s about to be lit 1 RT will get a Pizza Slice (= WL) pic.twitter.com/CKY4qiveWS — NINJA TURTLES NFT (@tmntnft) April 27, 2022 Over 13,000 people had retweeted the tweet by the time of writing, proof ..read more

Following the incredible success of BAYC, the phenomenon has found itself into the music industry. Various artists and bands have incorporated them into their works, including in lyrics. Last year, Universal Music announced a Bored Ape Yacht Club Music Group, named KINGSHIP. There’s now a new BAYC-inspired band going by the name Bored Brothers. Bored Brothers is a concept by Ryan Tedder (OneRepublic) and KYGO, two NFT enthusiasts. The band will create dance and hip-hop music, with their first NFT song ‘DRIP’ set to be released on Friday, April 22 at 5 pm EST. There only be 300 DRIP NFTs, at a ..read more

Comedy duo Cheech & Chong are the latest celebrities to join The Sandbox. The famous duo have signed an exclusive deal with The Sandbox metaverse, joining another famous stoner – Snoop Dogg. The comedians, art enthusiasts and cultural icons will offer an exclusive experience dubbed ‘My Homies by Cheech & Chong’. Appearing as NFTs in The Sandbox will be their iconic vehicles, psychedelic props, looks, and their voxelized cannabis. All this will be found in a dedicated Cheech & Chong LAND for visitors to experience. I’m deeply involved with the art community and believed early on th ..read more

Moonbirds NFT collection has taken the world by storm, even as general NFT sales cool off. The Ethereum-based project debuted at the top spot in trade volumes, generating close to $300 million in sales in 4 days. Moonbirds is a collection of 10,000 computer generated pixelated owls. They were launched on Saturday and completely sold out the same day. Their mint price was 2.5 ETH ($7760), but at the time of this writing, their floor price is 19.9 ETH ($61,800). The project has thus far generated close to $300 million in secondary sales, making it the top ranked NFT collection on OpenSea, not ju ..read more

Coinbase, one of the largest crypto marketplaces in the world, is moving into the Non-Fungible Token (NFT) field. About 6 months ago, they announced that they planned to open a waitlist for their new platform, reportedly receiving more than 8.4 million email applications; a tenth of their userbase. On Tuesday, Coinbase announced that Coinbase NFT will be available to everyone over 18 years in a matter of weeks. They also announced that the platform has moved to beta testing. The lucky testers will be able to interact with the platform in all ways, including buying and selling NFTs, creating an ..read more