Snoop Dogg and Eminem Transform Into Bored Apes in New Music Video
Snoop Dogg and Eminem debuted their latest collaboration, “From The D 2 The LBC” over the weekend at the second annual “Apefest” by the @boredapeyachtclub. The music video, directed by @jameslarese, switches from live-action shots to a cartoon aesthetic that features both artists as Bored Apes. This comes a few months after the two emcees performed at […]
Mastercard Now Allowing Cardholders to Buy NFTs on Several Marketplaces
Payment giant Mastercard announced Thursday that its cardholders can now purchase NFT’s on various marketplaces without needing to purchase any crypto. They are working to enable NFT commerce with Immutable X, Candy Digital, The Sandbox, Mintable, Spring, Nifty Gateway, and Web3 infrastructure provider MoonPay. News comes nearly six months after first teaming up with Coinbase […]
Ethereum’s Ropsten Testnet Successfully Merged to Proof-of-stake
Today, Ethereum’s oldest test network “Ropsten” transitioned to proof of stake. “Proof-of-Stake (PoS) is an alternative consensus mechanism to Proof-of-Work where ‘stakers’ (commonly known as miners in PoW) lock up 32 ETH in order to become a validator. Every time a new block is needed by the network, an algorithm grants a specific staker the […]
Former Opensea Exec Indicted in the First Case of NFT Insider Trading
Former employee of NFT marketplace Opensea charged in first ever digital asset insider trading scheme. Nate Chastain, former product lead at Opensea, was charged Wednesday with wire fraud and money laundering in connection with a scheme to commit insider trading in Non-Fungible Tokens, or “NFTs,” by using confidential information about what NFTs were going to […]
Gala Games to Debut New Blockchain Game “GRIT” on the EPIC Games Store
Blockchain gaming platform Gala Games announced a partnership with major game developer Epic Games most known for their widely popular Battle Royale game Fortnite. “Epic is a pioneer and visionary in the video game industry. Gala Games’ titles being available on the Epic Game Store brings legitimacy to this new genre of gaming. Easy access […]
Gamestop Launches Ethereum Wallet and Teases Upcoming NFT Marketplace
Yesterday, GameStop announced the beta launch of a self custodial Ethereum wallet that will allow users to securely store, send & use ETH, NFTs & ERC20 tokens. “The GameStop Wallet has direct Ethereum Layer 2 integration, which means you can transact on Ethereum Layer 2 and get cheaper and faster transactions than with Ethereum Layer […]
Robinhood Set to Launch Web3 Wallet with No Network Fees
Robinhood, best known for its equities trading platform announced this week that they will be launching a standalone, non-custodial web3 wallet. The announcement came during a panel at Permissionless where co-founder Vlad Tenev teased plans to start beta testing later in the summer and have the wallet freely available to everyone within the year. There was also […]
Instagram Plans To Rollout Support For NFTs With Select Creators This Week
Today, Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg announced that Instagram will be rolling out support for NFTs this week to select creators. “This week we’re starting to test digital collectibles on Instagram so creators and collectors can display their NFTs on their profile. Similar functionality is coming to Facebook soon, along with augmented reality NFTs on Instagram Stories […]
President of Billboard Steps Down to Take on New Role CEO of Doodles
Julian Holguin, former President at Billboard, was appointed as the new CEO of Doodles. “Julian will work alongside the founders to expand Doodles IP throughout music, gaming, and entertainment, while deeply integrating culture into the product.” For those not familiar with the Doodles brand, creator Scott Martin (Burnt Toast), alongside partners Jordan Castro ( Poopie ) & […]
Bored Ape Yacht Club Raises $320M with “Otherside” Land Sale
Yuga Labs, the creators of the now infamous Bored Ape Yacht Club, launched a sale of virtual land on Saturday causing a frenzy on the Ethereum network. 55,000 plots of land were sold in a public sale to eligible participants for 305 $APE coin. The sale caused gas prices to spike to unprecedented levels forcing […]