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Netflix's 'Squid Game' Prompts Axie Infinity Meme Contest On Twitter
Monday, October 4, 2021 - 4:23am | 681Netflix Inc’s (NASDAQ: NFLX) Korean-language “Squid Game” has spurred an Axie Infinity (CRYPTO: AXS) meme contest. What Happened: Axie co-founder Jeffrey Jiho Zirlin announced the contest on Sunday night on Twitter; participants have one week for submissions. See Also: How...
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EXCLUSIVE: Axie Infinity's Andrew Campbell On Coming Out As Non-Binary, LGBTQ Acceptance, And Breaking 'The Cycle of Broken Power Dynamics' With Blockchain
Sunday, October 3, 2021 - 7:15am | 1036Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH)-based blockchain game Axie Infinity (CRYPTO: AXS) has been buzzing this year. Benzinga talked to eSports veteran Andrew Campbell, the program lead for the project, who came out as gender non-binary last year. The Normality Of Coming Out: In a write-up earlier, Campbell...
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Snoop Dogg Shells Out $3.9M In Ethereum To Add XCOPY Piece To Burgeoning NFT Collection
Tuesday, September 28, 2021 - 3:40am | 512Snoop Dogg’s non fungible token buying spree continues unabated with the celebrity rap star picking up an NFT by XCOPY for nearly $3.9 million. What Happened: Snoop Dogg paid 1300 ETH for XCOPY’s NFT art titled “Some A**hole” on the SuperRare marketplace. See Also...
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Time Magazine NFT Collection Sees Sky-High Demand And Ethereum Network Faces The Gas Pain
Thursday, September 23, 2021 - 10:56pm | 696TIME magazine’s non fungible token drop on the OpenSea marketplace has sent transaction fees on Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) soaring sky-high. What Happened: The “TIMEPiece” collection comprising of 4,676 NFTs was each priced at 0.1 ETH or nearly $313. As the tokens became...
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Dapper Labs Expands NBA Top Shot Experience To The Soccer World
Thursday, September 23, 2021 - 12:44am | 340Dapper Labs just brought the NBA Top Shot experience to the soccer world with its latest partnership. What Happened: According to a Wednesday announcement, Dapper Labs partnered with soccer league LaLiga to feature clubs such as Real Madrid and FC Barcelona from more than 10 seasons...
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Apple Blocked Ethereum Wallet For Displaying NFTs, Says Startup
Wednesday, September 15, 2021 - 4:22am | 640Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) is purportedly blocking an Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) from its App Store because it lets users view non fungible tokens or NFTs. What Happened: Gnosis Safe, product development head Lukas Schor made the disclosure on Twitter Tuesday. Schor said in a Twitter thread, “...
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Cathie Wood Reiterates $500,000 Price Target For Bitcoin In 5 Years, Says Watching Ethereum Amid Growing DeFi, NFT Spaces
Tuesday, September 14, 2021 - 6:40am | 384Cathie Wood, the founder and CEO of Ark Invest, is extremely bullish on cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH), while she is watching the explosive growth of non fungible tokens (NFTs). What Happened: In the SALT conference held by hedge fund SkyBridge Capital...
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EXCLUSIVE: Matt Wallace Says His NFT Project DogeX Will Deepen Ties Between Dogecoin And Ethereum
Thursday, September 9, 2021 - 6:46am | 692Popular Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) YouTuber Matt Wallace said that his DogeX non fungible tokens are helping introduce the Shiba Inu-themed coin community to Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) blockchain. The Collection: The Wallace-backed DogeX NFTs claim to bring the Doge “legend to life....
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NFT Of Original Meme Behind Dogecoin Skyrockets In Value After Fractionalization
Wednesday, September 8, 2021 - 6:44am | 493A non fungible token of the original 2013 Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) meme featuring Kabosu, the Shiba Inu, surged in value after fractionalization. What Happened: The original Doge NFT was fractionalized by the owner PleasrDAO, which describes itself as an “experimental art collective,...
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Bitcoin, Ethereum Bull Ark Invest Says These 3 Categories Are Driving The Explosive NFT Growth
Wednesday, September 8, 2021 - 5:35am | 446Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) bull Ark Invest has identified three categories driving the “explosion in growth” of non fungible tokens or NFTs. What Happened: Frank Downing, an analyst for Ark noted that One-of-one pieces, Avatars, and In-Game Assets were the...
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Vitalik Buterin On Hardest Lessons Learned From Ethereum, Promoting Universal Basic Income And Elon Musk's Son 'Hurting' Him
Wednesday, September 1, 2021 - 11:58pm | 746Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) co-founder Vitalik Buterin took questions from the people he follows on Twitter on Wednesday and shared his thoughts on a variety of topics, not limited to cryptocurrency. Among those asking questions was Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk. What Happened:...
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Tennis Superstar Says Dogecoin Stoked Her Interest In Crypto Ahead Of NFT Foray
Wednesday, September 1, 2021 - 12:41am | 376Tennis superstar Naomi Osaka said her newfound interest in cryptocurrencies was sparked by meme cryptocurrency Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) ahead of her foray into non fungible tokens (NFT). What Happened: In a recent interview with Bloomberg, Osaka said that the continuous stream of conversations...
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Classic Meme Behind Dogecoin To Be Available For 'Fractional Ownership' As NFT: What You Need To Know
Tuesday, August 31, 2021 - 10:34pm | 574The original 2013 Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) meme featuring Kabosu, the Shiba Inu, which sold for millions is all set to be passed into fractionalized ownership. What Happened: PleasrDao, the owner of the non fungible token or NFT, will offer ownership in the form of $DOG tokens, which will be put on...
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This Blockchain Platform's Crypto Has A Better YTD Return Than Bitcoin, Dogecoin, Bitcoin Cash And Ethereum
Tuesday, August 31, 2021 - 5:50am | 603Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) has shot up over 6000% since the beginning of 2021 beating the year-to-date returns of major coins like Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE), Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH), and Bitcoin Cash (CRYPTO: BCH). What’s Moving? Solana has skyrocketed 6,281.72% since the...
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Facebook Has Set Big Ambitions For Digital Wallet But Ark Says Plan Looks Easier In Theory Than Practice
Tuesday, August 31, 2021 - 4:52am | 476The growing buzz around Facebook Inc’s (NASDAQ: FB) Novi wallet has not escaped the notice of Cathie Wood-led Ark Invest, which expounded on the struggles of both Novi and the associated cryptocurrency Diem. What Happened: Ark analyst Max Friedrich observed in Ark's...