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OpenSea to allow creators to host NFT drops directly through its homepage

The marketplace intends to prioritize storytelling by allowing NFT creators to design customizable drop pages, share images, videos and more. OpenSea, the digital marketplace for crypto collectibles and non-fungible tokens (NFTs), has launched a new initiative to make it easier for creators to create and distribute NFTs on its marketplace.  As part of this new…
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Mean Girls set to make Web3 comeback as “crypto-collectibles”

Newly filed trademarks from Paramount Pictures suggest elements of the teen cult classic may come back in the form of “crypto-collectibles” and non-fungible tokens (NFTs). American teen comedy Mean Girls (2004) may soon be making a Web3 comeback, with recent trademark filings by Paramount Pictures revealing plans to expand the brand into “crypto-collectibles.” According to…
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Japanese gov’t issues NFTs to reward local authorities’ work

A total of seven mayors received the NFT awards for various initiatives they undertook to ease the lives of the public in their respective regions. The Japanese government has become one of the first to issue nonfungible tokens (NFTs) as a form of supplementary rewards to recognize the work of local authorities who have excelled…
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Tencent shuts down NFT platform as gov policy makes it impossible to thrive

While NFTs are not banned in China like cryptocurrencies, the government has warned against fraud risks associated with the nascent sector. China’s internet giant Tencent has reportedly shut down one of the two nonfungible token (NFT) platforms owing to declining sales aided by the regressive monetary policies of the Chinese government. Tencent shut down one…
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Croatian Web3 startup offers lifetime Netflix and Spotify membership via NFTs

The subscription-based unique NFT is capped at 10,000 and buyers would receive a digital debit card along with the NFT to pay for their subscription. On Friday, Web3 subscription and ticketing solution provider Revuto announced a novel subscription model for Netflix and Spotify, using a nonfungible token (NFT) solution. Revuto said it would offer a…
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Reddit announces new blockchain-backed ‘Collectible Avatars’

The company said that the project is set to utilize the Polygon (MATIC) blockchain for decentralized trading and third-party sales. Content aggregation, ranking, and discussion website Reddit announced a new blockchain-backed avatar system on Thursday. Though no official date was revealed, the company suggested that the avatars will be available to the general public in…
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Metaverse can’t be built on the corporate business model, says EY innovation lead

Jones believes the established firms need to focus on community engagement first before jumping on a trend like NFTs. Magnus Jones, the innovation lead at big four accounting firm Ernst & Young (EY), believes that the Metaverse would be led by the younger generation and cannot be built on the same principles of the corporate…
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Meta set to begin testing NFTs on Instagram Stories with Spark AR

Earlier this week, Meta also announced it would join with other tech companies to create a Metaverse standards body. Instagram’s parent company, Meta, announced Wednesday that it will begin testing NFTs on Instagram Stories using its augmented reality platform Spark AR. CEO Mark Zuckerberg said of the news, “We’re expanding our test so more creators around the world…
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Nifty News: BAYC floor price drops 50%, Lonely Apes doesn’t attract women, and more

The floor price of the Bored Ape Yacht Club has fallen 50% from the beginning of this month as prices and sales volume of NFTs suffer across the board. Prices throughout the nonfungible token (NFT) market have suffered amid the broader market downturn, with the floor price of the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) collection…
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The NFT sector is projected to move around $800 billion over next 2 years: Report

More than 50% of respondents highlighted that they have a HODL mentality and see a future where non-fungible tokens could be important items in games. Although NFTs have been a part of the cryptocurrency market since 2014, interest and adoption ha risen rapidly over the last two years. At their height in August 2021, the…
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