QUICK TAKE The number of NFT-related trademark applications in the U.S. have already clocked triple what 2021 had in its entirety. NFT trademark filings peaked in march, but have fallen in every month since. The number of U.S. trademark applications pertaining to NFTs and other blockchain products have already nearly tripled in 2022 compared to …
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How may NFTs and Web3 be affected by regenerative finance (ReFi)? NFT Steez chats with Celo NFT leader Mashiat Mutmainnah about ReFi’s promise and its ability to advance environmental and social well-being. On September 30th, NFT Steez, a bi-weekly Twitter feed hosted by Alyssa Expósito and Ray Salmond, sat down with Mashiat Mutmainnah to discuss …
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Hype may have been a factor in the rise of NFTs, but the actual utility will be the catalyst for the mainstream adoption of the technology. ANALYSIS Nonfungible tokens (NFTs) have seen a stratospheric surge in popularity accompanied by sky-high values, giving rise to legitimate and ongoing worries about a market bubble, as many projects …
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Blockchain analytics firm Nansen reported that more than 300 NFTs associated with the defunct crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital (3AC), have been moved into a new address. Starry Night Capital, the fund launched by 3AC founders to look after the digital art front of their business, transferred several high-profile NFT collections from an address linked to …
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Genesis will no longer be involved in GBTC’s main operations, but will still act as a liquidity provider. NEWS According to a recent filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Grayscale Bitcoin Trust has terminated two agreements with cryptocurrency broker Genesis. First, Genesis will no longer assist Grayscale in the distribution and marketing …
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Banking news Mastercard will on Tuesday debut a new piece of software, called Crypto Secure, which helps banks identify and cut off transactions from fraud-prone crypto exchanges, CNBC reported. The system relies on data from the blockchain, as well as, other sources, and it is powered by CipherTrace, a blockchain security startup Mastercard acquired last year. Adoption news Plan …
The ApeCoinDAO was on a consistent path of making progress with regards to strengthening its DAO and community in the past. Recently, the DAO updated the ApeCoin community on its plans related to the governance protocol in the near future. Furthermore, the governance also shared plans of launching their own marketplace. Given the current scenario in the crypto market and …
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According to Fumio Kishida, the government of Japan’s investment in digital transformation included issuing NFTs to local authorities using digital solutions. NEWS Fumio Kishida, the prime minister of Japan since 2021, has said the government will be making efforts to promote Web3 services, including those dealing with nonfungible tokens, or NFTs, and the Metaverse. In …
Legal news Kim Kardashian has been charged by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) with unlawfully touting a crypto security offered and sold by EthereumMax without disclosing the payment she received for the promotion on social media. Kardashian agreed to settle the charges, pay $1.26 million in penalties, disgorgement, and interest, and cooperate with the Commission’s ongoing investigation, …
The co-founder of Ethereum (ETH) says the implosion of stablecoin issuer Terra (LUNA) earlier this year dealt a big blow to the decentralization of crypto. In an interview with The New York Times, Vitalik Buterin says decentralization in the crypto space has been progressing in the right direction since the epic collapse of defunct digital …
