NFT

Illuvium (CRYPTO: ILV), an NFT-based role-playing game involving battles amongst creatures, announced on Sunday that more than $72 million was raised via sales of its digital land parcels.  What Happened: According to The Block, from June 2 to June 5 was the official sale of land...

The Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) Discord server was hacked on Saturday. The attacker managed to steal 200 Ethereum-worth (CRYPTO: ETH) of NFTs ($360,000), along with an 145 ETH ($260,000).  The project’s community manager, Boris Vagner’s Discord account, was compromised. The...

Rapper Snoop Dogg and Food Fighters Universe, a Los Angeles-based firm co-founded by Andy Nguyen, Kevin Seo, and Phillip Huynh, have announced plans to build Dr. Bombay’s Sweet Exploration, an “immersive retail dessert experience.” The team also has a fast-food joint called...

Founded in 2016, 0x is one of the first ever DeFi protocols created. Pronounced “zero-ex”, this tech stack reduces transaction costs for users of decentralized exchanges (DEXs) on Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH).  0x Raises $70M: We spoke with 0x founder Amir Bandeali at the Permissionless...

Last week on Benzinga’s “Moon or Bust” crypto livestream, co-hosts Ryan McNamara and Logan Ross interviewed Akos Balogh and Chanteva Schoch, serial entrepreneurs and co-founders of Colle Marketplace –– a Web3 start up for luxury collectors.  Colle announced plans...

Those waiting for non fungible tokens (NFTs) from rapper Kanye West were likely singing “I need you to hurry up now, cause I can’t wait much longer.” Those requests may bear fruit as West, who previously distanced himself from NFTs, could be joining the fast-...

A former employee of the leading NFT marketplace has officially been charged with insider trading in a landmark NFT case by the U.S. Department of Justice. What Happened: The U.S. Department of Justice filed charges against Nathaniel Chastain Wednesday. Chastain is a former product manager at...

Celebrity exhibition golf event, Capital One Financial Corporation's (NYSE: COF) The Match, will feature four legendary NFL quarterbacks. The event will also offer an exclusive non-fungible token claimable for free during the event. Here are the details. What Happened: The sixth...

Benzinga, a media and data provider bridging the gap between retail and institutional investors, will be bringing back its annual Global Fintech Awards event to New York City on Dec. 8, 2022. Ahead of this recognition of disruptive innovators in finance and technology,...

The non-fungible token market has seen a drop in sales volume on OpenSea, an NFT marketplace for buying and selling items. The highly anticipated Coinbase Global Inc (NASDAQ: COIN) NFT marketplace has had a slow start but could be bringing new people into the sector. This week saw several new NFT...

Singapore's Statutory board Central Provident Fund has suggested keeping NFTs as a source of investment portfolio diversification. What Happened: In a post on Instagram, Central Provident Fund suggested that Singaporeans should keep NFTs as part of their investment portfolio...

Colle announced it is collecting $15 million of luxury watch and handbag inventory to initiate the beta version of a Web3 marketplace for luxury goods backed by NFTs. The development comes as the peer-to-peer marketplace looks to solve the problem of the lack of space that exists in...

The National Football League is one of the first professional sports leagues to announce a blockchain game. Here are the details and timeline for the upcoming game. What Happened: The NFL and NFL Players Association are partnering with Mythical Games to launch “NFL Rivals.” The...

Rapper Snoop Dogg was one of the featured guests at VeeCon and shared some insight on how his agent and son helped turn him onto the value of NFTs for the future. Learning NFTs from Son: One of the biggest takeaways from a panel with Snoop Dogg, his son Cordell Broadus, aka Champ, and...

Comedian, actor and writer Seth Green shared his frustration with having several non-fungible tokens stolen by a hacker while speaking at VeeCon 2022. Stolen Bored Ape: Prior to VeeCon 2022, Green tweeted that he had a Bored Ape Yacht Club, two Mutant Ape Yacht Club and one Doodles NFTs stolen...