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In the rapidly evolving web3 ecosystem, blockchain interoperability has become vital to bridge the gap between isolated blockchain networks. At the forefront comes OpenSea, one of the leading NFT marketplaces, which has introduced cross-chain NFT minting. In this episode, we will walk you through the process of minting a non-fungible token collection on one blockchain network by using your crypto liquidity from another blockchain network. Ever missed a mint or a pump because you were too lazy or didn’t know how to bridge? OS2 fixes that. Another step toward solving the complexity of this space, built for frictionless onboarding. OpenSea is shipping at light speed, and more are starting to realize it. pic.twitter.com/NYxTeSJVM0 — Loki 😈 (@lokithebird) April 24, 2025 The OpenSea Rebirth Last year, the team behind the OpenSea NFT market platform made a tough decision to reshape its platform and rebuild everything from scratch. Earlier this year, the NFT mark...

Chiru Labs, the digital asset incubation studio and the parent company for the popular Azuki non-fungible token collection, has announced ready plans to launch its highly anticipated $ANIME coin this coming week. The highly anticipated NFT coin will launch on Thursday, January 23, 2025, on the Ethereum and Berachain blockchain networks. Azuki NFT floor has jumped to over 13 ETH. $ANIME Is Launching Next Week In a January 17 blog post, the Azuki NFT creator confirmed through its ANIME x account that it would launch its native token, $ANIME, this coming week. In line with the recent announcement, the non-fungible token collections from the Azuki NFT ecosystem have surged in trading sales volume. The highly anticipated ANIME token aims to reshape the global anime fandom through Web3 integration, backed by the Azuki NFT series and Arbitrum. $ANIME is launching on January 23. pic.twitter.com/u8fj82eEqf — ANIME (@animecoin) January 17, 2025 By definition, Anime is a specific styl...

The non-fungible token market, especially the Ethereum NFT market, is experiencing a short bull run, marked by a significant increase in trading sales volume and floor price values. In fact, the Ethereum NFT trading sales volumes are at their highest point in almost 2 years. Recent assessment shows that most blue-chip NFT collections have seen their floor prices, surging +30% in the past 30 days. ETH NFT Floor Prices Jump +30% In Dec 2024 Data compiled by CoinGecko.com an on-chain crypto market data aggregator and a multi-chain non-fungible token explorer, indicates that the majority of non-fungible tokens on the Ethereum blockchain network have been increasing at a rapid pace in the past few weeks. Since November, the majority of Ethereum-based NFT floor prices have surged +30% from the previous month. NFT Collection floor prices on $ETH have been increasing at a rapid pace the past few weeks. The moment ETH/BTC bounced seemingly gave investors the confidence to start bidding the...

1. South Korea’s Crypto News This Week 1.1 South Korea’s National Pension Service Denies Intent to Invest in Virtual Assets, Clarifies Automatic Index Purchases link According to Money Today, the National Pension Service (NPS) of South Korea has addressed concerns regarding its holdings in stocks related to virtual assets, stating that the purchase of Coinbase and MicroStrategy shares was not motivated by an interest in virtual asset investments, but rather due to these companies’ inclusion in the benchmark index (MSCI). The National Pension Service currently holds 280,000 shares of Coinbase, valued at approximately 100.9 billion won, and 200 shares of MicroStrategy, valued at around 400 million won. Although the market has interpreted this as the NPS indirectly investing in virtual assets such as Bitcoin through the acquisition of these stocks, the NPS has refuted this claim, clearly asserting that Bitcoin and other virtual assets are not part of its investment strategy. 1.2 Kakao Exe...

The non-fungible token has slightly surged this week, breaking its recent negative trend that left the global weekly sales volume below $70 million. The global NFT market has seen its sales volume rise to +$79 million this week, up +6% from $70 million last week. This positive growth shows that investors still consider NFTs a viable investment mode. NFT Sales Jump 6.68% This Week Data compiled by CryptoSlam.io, an on-chain crypto market data aggregator and a multi-chain non-fungible token explorer backed by crypto billionaire Mark Cuban, shows that the global non-fungible token market has retested positive growth this week. In the past seven days, the global NFT market has attracted a trading sales volume of $79 million, representing a 6.68 % increase from the past week. During this period, the number of investors buying non-fungible token collections has increased this week. The NFT market has seen 649,759 crypto traders buying NFTs in the past seven days. Interestingly, this ...

Chris Dixon, a general partner at Andreessen Horowitz ( a16z ), recently appeared on the New York Times podcast Hard Fork where he defended his investment thesis and the investments of his firm.  At one point during the interview, while defending Helium, Dixon made the claim, “No company we’re involved with — nor would we allow them to do this — sells tokens to the public.” However, a review of the a16z investment portfolio raises serious questions about this claim.  A16z’s crypto portfolio is a joke We got @BennettTomlin to examine every crypto project the VC firm invests in so you don’t have to. Read https://t.co/6qUZnVC3h8 pic.twitter.com/e8RG7wBP3B — Protos (@Protos) April 14, 2023 Andreessen Horowitz invested in DFINITY, the firm behind internet computer tokens (ICP). Tokens were distributed to those who ‘donated’ to the DFINITY foundation. It also invested in Fei, an algorithmic stablecoin protocol that failed the day it l...

The Sandbox added a new major IP to its virtual world, a portfolio management startup raised $3.6 million and The Flash is getting NFTs. Warner’s The Flash goes web3, to a lack of applause…. Warner Bros.’ NFT unit has unveiled a new Web3 experience for the recently released DC Comics superhero more The Flash, which reportedly flopped at the box office. According to an announcement from Warner Bros. Digital Collectibles, The Flash Web3 Movie Experience will launch on July 18 and will include NFT collections, AR experiences, access to behind-the-scenes content and the full film in 4K Ultra HD, to name a few. The Flash Web3 experience. Source: Warner Bros. Digital Collectibles. The project will be hosted on the Eluvio blockchain, which Warner Bros. has used in the past for similar Superman and The Lord of the Rings web3 experiences. The experience is being packaged as part of two different Mystery Bag editions, labeled “Mystery” and “Premium.” The Mystery edition will cost $35 and the ...

The rock band Queen and big bank HSBC eye up the metaverse while Yuga Labs launched the next iteration of its NFT gaming saga. HSBC files metaverse and NFT patents British banking institution HSBC filed a series of metaverse and nonfungible token (NFT)-related trademark applications.  A June 12 filing to the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) show the bank’s trademarks including metaverse banking, consulting, and financial services, along with virtual credit cards that point to a potential launch of a metaverse bank branch and further virtual banking services. #HSBC continues its move into the #Metaverse! The company has filed a new trademark application covering: ️ Metaverse banking, consulting, financial services ️ Virtual credit cards ️ NFTs + NFT-backed media … and much, much more!#NFT #Crypto #Web3 #NFTs #DeFi pic.twitter.com/rb6UdA2Iq3 — Mike Kondoudis (@KondoudisLaw) June 19, 2023 HSBC also applied for trademarks relating to online marketplaces, spe...

Adidas, the global apparel company, has partnered with digital artist Fewocious for a special sneaker collaboration that combines physical footwear with NFT technology. The collaboration will involve the release of 4,500 editions of an NFT mint pass named “Trefoil Flower,” which can be obtained exclusively through the OpenSea marketplace starting from June 22. Introducing @adidasOriginals x @FEWOCiOUS​ ​ Embrace a harmonious collision of perspectives as we step into a new frontier of collaboration with @FEWOCiOUS ​ ​ Having built a reputation for his bright aesthetic, the artist embodies a youthful energy that lives within the… pic.twitter.com/F10Q0nwQ75 — adidas Originals (@adidasoriginals) June 13, 2023 NFC tags embedded in every sneaker In a June 13 announcement, Adidas took to Twitter to share the news of their NFT collaboration with Fewocious, the artist who garnered recognition for achieving $50 million in lifetime sales, and collaboration s with RTFK...

Also Read: Coinbase Legal Head Meets Ripple Chief Legal Officer; Will Coinbase Relist XRP? advertisement As per the report, Nathaniel Chastain, the convicted former Opensea product manager used inside knowledge of which digital arts would be issued on the front page for trading. Prosecutors stated that Ex OpenSea employe used to buy NFT s before featuring them on the website and sold them shortly. However, made more than $50,000 in illegal profits. The report added that the prosecutor in its closing argument stated that Opensea’s former product manager abused his status at the marketplace to line his own pockets and later on he went to lie to cover his tracks. Read More Crypto News Here… (THIS IS A DEVELOPING STORY) Trending Stories MATIC Price Prediction: Polygon Price at Monthly Support Plots a Quick 12% Jump 24/7 Cryptocurrency News Stacks Price Ready to Resume Bullish Recovery Forecast 64%...

- Advertisement - Holders of the NFT would earn Bitcoin daily. - Advertisement - Undefeated Mixed Martial Arts legend Khabib Nurmagomedov has launched a non-fungible token ( NFT ) collection in partnership with GMT, a Bitcoin mining project. GMT announced the Khabib NFT Collection by GMT in a press release today. The collection features unique images of Bitcoin mining rigs that will give holders access to private events held by the fighter or his exclusive clubs. Notably, they each feature attributes that can be linked to the illustrious fighter’s career, including quotes. In addition, each NFT is backed by 29 TH/s of computing power. It is a symbolic number with dual meaning. First, it pays tribute to Khabib’s 29 wins in his professional career. Secondly, it refers to real computing power generated by GMT’s fleet of mining rigs.  The computing power backing these NFT s would allow holders to earn daily Bitcoin rewards in two ways. The first way is simply by ...

Asia is home to 1.7 billion gamers and contributes over $72 billion in annual gaming revenue making it a critical market according to DappRadar. Asia is “crucial” to the Web3 gaming industry as it already boasts the majority share of gamers, gaming revenue and has a high interest in blockchain technology a new report suggests. An April 13 report from analytics platform DappRadar emphasized the Asian market has over 1.7 billion video game players accounting for 55% of the world’s gamers. It also houses over half of the global gaming revenue and has long been “the driving force” behind the global gaming industry according to the report. Market share of global gamers data revealed. Source : DappRadar Due to these factors, DappRadar claims the Asia region “plays a crucial role in the adoption of blockchain gaming.” China, Japan, and South Korea dominate the gaming industry in Asia and are home to 62 of the world’s top 100 gaming companies by market capitalization. China has banned crypt...

LooksRare releases an upgrade that lowers its fees by 75% to compete with OpenSea and Blur. In this week’s newsletter, find out why a nonfungible token (NFT) collector paid $192,000 for a free NFT. Check out how community members responded as Reddit deployed its contract for its Gen 3 NFT avatars, and how a previously unreleased David Bowie track has been turned into an NFT. In other news, discover how LooksRare plans to compete with rival NFT marketplaces through a new upgrade, and how NFTs can unlock a biodegradable vinyl record.  Reddit deploys Gen 3 NFT avatar contracts on Polygon Social media forum site Reddit has recently deployed the smart contract for its third-generation digital collectibles known as Reddit Avatars. The contract was deployed on the Polygon blockchain, with community members excited for the much-awaited drop. Some praised the discussion website’s marketing efforts to change the dominant narrative within its platform, with many anti-NFT community members beco...