CoinDesk, citing its own sources, reports that Meta (recognized as extremist and banned in the Russian Federation) will launch a pilot project to integrate non-fungible tokens (NFTs) into the Instagram social network next week. According to the publication, Meta plans to add support for NFTs released on Ethereum, Polygon, Solana and Flow to Instagram. It […]
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The Vatican will start issuing NFTs
The Vatican plans to create an NFT gallery so that viewers around the world can see the artwork, manuscripts and other objects held in its collection. The project is a collaboration between Sensorium, a VR and Humanity 2.0 company. The latter is a non-profit organization led by the Vatican, which, as stated on their website, […]
Nike Offers CryptoKicks NFT Sneakers
Shoe giant Nike has patented a shoe that is registered as a token (NFT) on the Ethereum blockchain. In a patent application published Dec. 10, Nike said it plans to create unique identifiers as well as create ERC 721 tokens for some shoes. These sneakers are called CryptoKicks. The digital shoes are now available for […]
Due to a bug in the code, users of the Dutch auction of the NFT project AkuDreams lost 11,539 ETH
Due to a mistake by AkuDreams programmers, the Dutch auction of the NFT project ended with the loss of user funds. Over 11,539 ETH (~$33.93 million) were permanently locked in the smart contract. “$34 million, or 11,539 ETH, is permanently locked in the AkuDreams smart contract. They cannot be retrieved by individual users or the […]
Nestle also wants to be on the NFT wave
Swiss food manufacturer Nestle has put up for sale two NFTs from The TRIX GLOBE collection. To commemorate the launch of the TRIX Breakfast Cereal brand in the Middle East and North Africa, Nestlé has listed the NFT on Opensea.io, with trading running from March 18 to May 13. The proceeds will go to charity. […]
NFT Collector Demands Return of Half a Million Dollars for Art With "Pepe the naked frog"
Late last year, Pepe the Frog creator Matt Furie decided to hold an NFT auction offering an image of the controversial character in which he was waist-deep in a pool with his buttocks peeking out above the surface of the water. Pepe the Frog appeared in the early 2000s in the independent comic book Boy’s […]
Many users are willing to quit their jobs to play NFT-enabled games instead
32% of blockchain gamers see gaming as a potential full-time job, according to a new survey by gaming platform NFT Balthazar The study involved 1103 respondents. Some of them already play NFT games, and some of them are not yet familiar with this phenomenon. As a result, every third participant answered that they would leave […]
HSBC bank acquired a virtual piece of land in the metaverse
HSBC, one of the world’s largest international providers of banking and financial services, and Sandbox Metaverse, today announced a new partnership “that will open up many opportunities for virtual communities around the world to interact with global financial service providers and sports communities in the Metaverse.” The partnership between Sandbox and HSBC will see the […]