His first-ever NFT, a piece of art entitled “Take My Breath Away”, is the highest-selling celebrity collectible on the blockchain to date, selling for 0.005 ETH. The new digital artwork is a digital Rorschach test—a popular meme that features a clip from the 1986 film Top Gun in which Tom Cruise’s character makes an […]
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 can display their NFTs on Instagram.” The company also stated in an announcement, “Creators and collectors will be able […]
The influence of social media and crypto has given rise to a new form of scamming and fraud known as cryptocurrency scams, which have increased in number and severity over the past few years. According to a recent report, nearly $1 billion was lost through cryptocurrency scams in 2021, with an estimated 9 in 10 […]
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“The Metaverse” and “Web3” are the buzzwords of the moment, with their concepts permeating across the worlds of fintech, blockchain, and now even mainstream media. With decentralization thought to be at the core of the Web3 Metaverse, the promise of a better user experience, security and control for consumers is what’s driving its growth. But […]
YouTube may be the next social media platform to announce the adoption of NFTs to its platform. The first social media site to announce the integration of NFTs on its platform is Instagram; Twitter and Spotify have also both announced the integration of NFTs onto their platforms. YouTube seems to have a lot […]
The secret behind CloneX is Takashi Murakami and the RTFKT team, that’s the short answer. The NFT collection is the result of the once-secret collaboration between the legendary Japanese artist and the experts in creating virtual sneakers. Steven Vasilev, Chris Le, and Benoit Pagotto founded RTFKT, which reads “Artifact,” in 2020. The CloneX public sale […]
Video transcription Anthony Scaramucci is the CEO and founder of Skybridge Capital, an investment firm with around 7.5 billion dollars under management. He also briefly served as the white house director of communication during the trump administration. Last year, Skybridge capital launched its first Bitcoin fund with an initial investment of 25 million dollars. […]