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Feetpix.wtf, an astonishing NFT collection boasting of 10,000 images of feet, has created a frenzy in the crypto realm. What Happened: The collection soared above blue-chip NFTs like Bored Ape Yacht Club, or BAYC, becoming the fifth most-traded collection on NFT marketplace OpenSea on Tuesday...

2022 has come to a close and with it another exciting chapter for the growth of Web3 and non-fungible tokens. While 2022 may not have been on the same level as sales volume in 2021, the year saw many of the top collections from the previous year post strong secondary sales. Several new...

Web3 company Yuga Labs is naming a new CEO Monday who will start work in 2023 and help the company expand its efforts in gaming and the metaverse.  What Happened: Yuga Labs, the company behind Bored Ape Yacht Club, Mutant Ape Yacht Club and Otherdeed for Otherside NFTs, announced...

Greg Solano (Gargamel or Garga), co-founder of Yuga Labs, made a rare public appearance to close the day of Web3 content at Benzinga’s Future of Crypto summit. In a fireside chat-style interview with moderator Chris Katje, Garga shared details of the thinking behind Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC...

ApeCoin (CRYPTO: APE), the native token behind the Yuga Labs ecosystem is up 5% in the last 24 hours, becoming one of the top gainers of the day. What Happened: The surge came as the Ape Foundation on Tuesday started permitting investors to stake their APE, and more than $30 million worth of...

One of the most widely recognized non-fungible token companies over the last year and a half has been Pixel Vault, a company founded by Sean Gearin. Also known as GFunk, Gearin will be a featured speaker at Benzinga’s Future of Crypto event in New York City on Dec. 7. Benzinga had the...

The founders of one of the most successful and most valuable NFT collections and Web3 companies have launched a new podcast to discuss the world of Web3 with selected guests. Here are the details. What Happened: Yuga Labs co-founder Greg Solano (aka Garga), Wylie Aronow (aka GordonGoner) and Kerem...

Miami Art Week and Art Basel kick off this week, and the enormous gathering is expected to show the growth of digital art and Web3 evolution inside the art sector. Here is a look at some of the top events happening at Art Basel Miami in 2022, with a focus on those connected to non-fungible...

Pop star Justin Bieber’s Bored Ape NFT is down 88% amid the FTX contagion (CRYPTO: FTT) spread that sent shockwaves to the overall crypto market. What Happened: In January 2022, Bieber purchased a Bored Ape NFT for 500 Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) — the equivalent of $1,311,170 based on...

One of the greatest football players of all time has been a vocal supporter of cryptocurrency and non-fungible tokens. With a link to the recent FTX bankruptcy, the NFL player made a social media pivot. What Happened: NFL superstar Tom Brady is no stranger to the world of cryptocurrency and NFTs....

Post Verrone wears an iced-out chain around his neck and a Bored Ape on his online profiles, but just a couple of years ago he was cleaning bathrooms in Broward County, Florida. It all began when Verrone took a job working for a friend. “I was answering calls for 10 dollars an hour...

One of the most well-known rappers of the 1990s is teaming up with a media company to bring a biopic to life and let everyone know “Who Am I” after all. What Happened: Rapper Snoop Dogg will be the subject of a biopic from Universal Pictures, a unit of Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA...

In a bid to prevent hacks on its upcoming token staking mechanism, the ApeCoin (CRYPTO: APE) decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) has authorized a $4.4 million bug bounty program. The Bored Ape Yacht Club and Mutant Ape Yacht Club NFT collections from Yuga Labs use the Apecoin token within...

Bored Ape Yacht Club holder Laura Rodriguez joined the community over a year ago. After being convinced to get into NFTs, Rodriguez is now a community builder for Web3 and one of the most well-known Bored Ape holders. Rodriguez will be a featured panelist at Benzinga's Future of Crypto event in...

Social media platform Twitter Inc is getting more integrated with the non-fungible token market. As a leading place for NFT communities to interact and share thoughts on the space, Twitter has been NFT-friendly in 2022. Could the company’s acquisition by Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon...