Ad OpenSea, the leading NFT marketplace, announced in a Tweet on Feb. 17 that it would be adopting a controversial move to temporarily waive its marketplace fee, ramping up the battle for market share with zero-fee platform Blur. Main changes to OpenSea A temporary 0% marketplace fee, default on all collections without on-chain royalty enforcement….
Ad Peter McCormack was frank in calling out the “Communist Bitcoiners” for their adverse reaction to Ordinals. The What Bitcoin Did Podcast host said the best thing about Ordinals is how it “p*sses off” the Bitcoin zealots. He said the fallout uncovered those who seek absolute control and hate anyone making money. “All the bitcoin…
Ad Last week, in advance of Rihanna’s hotly anticipated Super Bowl halftime show, an NFT collection featuring royalty rights from her 2014 song “Bitch Better Have My Money” was taken down and delisted from OpenSea. One of the song’s original producers, Jamil “Deputy” Pierre, offered his rights to the song to an NFT marketplace specializing…
Following the FTX scandal and wider market downturn, crypto companies are set for a muted showing during this year’s Super Bowl. Crypto mania dies down Crypto firms marked last year’s Super Bowl with high-profile advertising campaigns, signaling the arrival of digital assets in the mainstream. Coinbase, FTX, Crypto.com, and eToro, although not exclusively crypto-focused, all…
Wallet provider, Wasabi Wallet, launched an educational Bitcoin competition on Jan. 23, asking people to ‘crack’ the seed phrase of a wallet loaded with over 4 million Sats. The project, titled ‘Hunting Sats,’ is backed by Swan Bitcoin, Trezor, Blockstream, and several other respected companies in the Bitcoin space. First, a Bitcoin wallet was generated…
American geopolitical analyst Peter Zeihan has never been popular among Bitcoiners. Zeihan has spoken out against Bitcoin (BTC) several times in the past, going as far as to call BTC a “dumpster fire.” In the nearly 2 hours-long podcast hosted by Joe Rogan on Jan 8, Zeihan went on to reiterate his views against the…
Conceptual artist Ryder Ripps tweeted his response and counterclaims to the lawsuit filed against him, and fellow defendant Jeremy Cahen, over trademark infringement of the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) brand. Ripps highlighted multiple defenses, including “1st amendment protection to unclean hands,” and a rehashing of allegations the BAYC collection is modeled on Nazi symbolism….
BNB Chain announced it is holding its first Hackathon in South Korea between Dec. 17 and 19. The event is a joint effort between BNB Chain, DWF Labs, and CertiK. BNB Chain’s Head of Marketing, Stephen Milton, commented on the company’s first Hackathon and said: “Blockchain games and NFTs will be significant components of Web3, and…
Sports digital currency platform Chiliz posted a strong performance over the last 24 hours, gaining 14.8% to lead the top 100 tokens. The CHZ hourly chart analysis showed this was mainly due to a 16% upside swing on the Oct. 30, 14:00 (UTC) candle. The uptrend peaked at $0.2426 in the early hours of Oct….
Against the wishes of the Aptos team, Binance will list an APT perpetual contract product on Oct. 19, with up to 25x leverage, according to Wu Blockchain. OKX joined Binance with a similar product offering going live on the same date. Perpetual contracts enable both longs and shorts. Following its recent debut, the controversial Aptos…