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Hey Rishi Sunak! We Know You Love Bored Apes, Come To Benzinga's Future Of Crypto Event To Hear From The Founder
Tuesday, October 25, 2022 - 1:11pm | 439Benzinga is cordially inviting new British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to its Future of Crypto event on Dec. 7 in New York City. Founded in 2009 by CEO Jason Raznick, Detroit-based Benzinga is one of the largest content providers to global brokerages and media houses. A leader in the cannabis...
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Bored Ape Or CryptoPunk, Bitcoin Or Ethereum: New UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak Makes His Picks
Tuesday, October 25, 2022 - 6:13am | 551The U.K. has a new Prime Minister with Rishi Sunak announced as the third person to lead the country in the past two months. Sunak has been a proponent of cryptocurrency and non-fungible tokens, something that was going viral in a post on Monday. What Happened: During his time as Chancellor of the...
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EXCLUSIVE: This Web3 Investor, Adviser Talks Early Bored Ape Days, Going All-In On NFTs And Speaking At Benzinga's Future Of Crypto
Monday, October 24, 2022 - 11:09am | 944Web3 adviser and investor Hunter Orrell is among the people who can say he was a minter of Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs. Outside of his Bored Ape, which is often his Twitter profile picture, Orrell is working 24/7 in Web3 to further develop the growing sector. Orrell will be speaking at Benzinga...
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EXCLUSIVE: Josh Ong On Minting Bored Ape, Looking Forward To Hearing Garga Speak (And Dance?) At Benzinga's Future Of Crypto
Monday, October 17, 2022 - 10:16am | 1218Well-known in the NFT community as Bored Ape Yacht Club #1037 or Maui Prime, Josh Ong is more than just a Bored Ape holder. Ong will be speaking at Benzinga’s Future of Crypto event on Dec. 7 at Pier 60 in New York City to share his story on transitioning from marketing in Web2 to...
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Most Popular NFTs Have Plunged Since 2021, But Here's What May Lie Ahead
Monday, October 17, 2022 - 9:01am | 1152After wowing the entire crypto community for the major part of 2021, the non-fungible token (NFT) market has been in a slump since the start of 2022, as the valuations for even the most popular NFT projects plummeted drastically from the previous year’s highs. The average price...
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At Least One NFT Ad Will Air During Super Bowl LVII: This Web3 Startup Paid $6.5M
Thursday, October 13, 2022 - 2:45pm | 644NFL teams are still a long way away from Super Bowl LVII in February 2023, but companies are already purchasing the highly coveted commercial spots. Expect to see at least one NFT company advertise during the big game. What Happened: Web3 gaming company Limit Break purchased a $6.5 million Super...
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Yuga Labs Announces $1 Million Initiative To Support Arts And Education In Hometown Of Miami
Wednesday, October 12, 2022 - 7:28pm | 662One of the largest non-fungible token companies is announcing a new initiative to help its hometown. What Happened: Yuga Labs co-founders Wylie Aronow and Greg Solano announced Wednesday a $1 million initiative to support arts and education programs in the city of Miami, Florida. “This is a...
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Benzinga To Give Away $1,000 In ApeCoin: Could You Be The Lucky Winner?
Thursday, October 6, 2022 - 12:56pm | 535Benzinga is giving away $1,000 in ApeCoin (CRYPTO: APE) to one lucky ticket holder of its Future of Crypto event, scheduled on Dec. 7, at Pier Sixty in New York City. And, if you retweet this post, you could win $100 worth of ApeCoin tokens. Greg Solano aka @...
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EXCLUSIVE: Yuga Labs Co-Founder Greg Solano, AKA Gargamel, Is Coming To Benzinga's Future Of Crypto Event: Here Are The Details
Wednesday, October 5, 2022 - 9:05am | 738Benzinga is excited to announce that the co-founder of Yuga Labs is a speaker at the first-ever Future of Crypto event. About Greg Solano: Yuga Labs co-founder Greg Solano (aka Garga) will be featured in a fireside chat at the event. Solano will be discussing Yuga Labs’ future ambitions...
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Collectible Ape Water Introduced To BAYC Fans At Los Angeles Metaverse Gallery
Tuesday, September 27, 2022 - 10:35am | 798If you want to know what the hype of the Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT project might taste like as infused water, Ape Beverages has you covered. Ape Beverages, which describes itself as “the world’s first Web3 lifestyle brand,” launched its limited edition water, Drop 0001 -...
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NFT Day Is Sept. 20: What To Know About The First Annual Holiday
Tuesday, September 20, 2022 - 5:09am | 688Several large NFT companies and organizations are behind the creation and launch of a new holiday, NFT Day. The first-ever NFT Day is Sept. 20. Here’s what you should know about the holiday and the reasoning behind the date. NFT Day: International NFT Day is the celebration of non-fungible...
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Yuga Labs Hires First Chief Gaming Officer: Who It Is And Why It's Important
Saturday, September 17, 2022 - 10:14am | 732Leading non-fungible token company Yuga Labs announced the hiring of a newly created position that will help with the company’s gaming ambitions. What Happened: Yuga Labs, the creator of Bored Ape Yacht Club, announced its first-ever Chief Gaming Officer. The company hired Spencer Tucker for...
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Snoop Dogg, Eminem Performing With Bored Apes At VMAs: How You Can Watch Key Metaverse Moment
Saturday, August 27, 2022 - 10:17am | 1208The 2022 Video Music Awards (VMAs) from MTV could feature a first: two owners of Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs are performing a song live that has a music video featuring their Apes. Viewers will have to wait to see how the Apes are portrayed during the award show and if the well-known rappers...
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Bored Apes That 'Melt In Your Mouth, Not In Your Hands' Are Coming To This Candy Company
Wednesday, August 24, 2022 - 4:52pm | 748One of the most popular candy brands in the world is the latest to see a partnership signed with the owner of a popular non-fungible tokens (NFTs) collection. What Happened: Mars partnered with KINGSHIP, an NFT Supergroup featuring Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs and Mutant Ape Yacht Club NFTs...
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BendDAO's Ethereum (ETH) Reserves Fall From $29M To $25K In 2 Days In Latest Liquidity Crisis: Here's What Happened
Monday, August 22, 2022 - 11:15pm | 465Another cryptocurrency liquidity crisis is now underway at decentralized NFT lending protocol BendDAO. What Happened: BendDAO gives out loans in Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) to users who deposit their NFTs on the platform. Last week, Benzinga reported that the price of...