A new group called ConstitutionDAO2 is trying to buy a copy of the U.S. Constitution, a year after the original attempt by a different group. The original ConstitutionDAO shot to fame last year...
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The Web3 Fantasy Sports Phenomenon
December 5, 2022, 10:30AM EST • 6 min read Quick Take Sorare is a fantasy sport platform powered by NFTs. As part of its strategic expansion, Sorare extended its product scope to additional sports, no...
OpenSea sees Art Basel bright spots in gaming, storytelling
Seated inside a trendy new hotel in Miami’s Wynwood arts and entertainment district on a sunny and warm December afternoon, OpenSea VP of product Shiva Rajaraman said he had come to town to take...
Has removing royalties paid off for Magic Eden?
While November has been a rough month for a lot of people with the fall of FTX reverberating around the crypto space, most NFT and gaming firms have so far been spared the brunt of the fallout. ...
Tezos draws Art Basel Miami collectors with ‘generative’ NFT minting
Serious art collectors known to frequent the opening day of the Art Basel Miami Beach fair had the ability to take something home completely for free on Tuesday — a “generative” NFT minted...
Miami’s mayor says he’s still taking paycheck in bitcoin
Miami Mayor Francis Suarez said that he’s still taking his paycheck in bitcoin despite the ongoing market volatility. “I just bought some yesterday,” he said at a press briefin...
The Block’s guide for the crazy web3 week ahead in Miami
Miami’s busiest week of the year is about to unfold, with the global jet set due to storm the city just after Thanksgiving for seven straight days of nonstop art and parties anchored by the Art ...
‘Vincent Van Dough’ launches new NFT gallery: Exclusive
A prolific NFT collector who goes by the pseudonym “Vincent Van Dough (VVD)” has launched a new NFT gallery called Art of This Millennium. AOTM is opening today with 32 artists featured in...
WME talent agency signs Valfré, artist part of Instagram’s NFT push: Exclusive
Powerhouse Hollywood talent agency WME is once again showing its faith in web3’s future potential by adding contemporary artist Ilse Valfré to its roster, The Block learned exclusively. Valfré, ...
The Uncoupling of Generative Art NFTs
November 21, 2022, 10:43AM EST • 9 min read Quick Take Generative art NFTs have defied the downward spiral of the broader NFT market in recent months. Art Blocks full curated sets have become the holy...
NFT royalties: The story so far
NFT royalties, once the reigning recurring fee to benefit creators, have been sent to the gallows. This year marked a race to the bottom among marketplaces to remove royalties and cut NFT trading cos...
Yuga Labs suggest allowlist to help maintain royalties upon sale
Wylie Aronow and the other co-founders of Yuga Labs have suggested a way for upholding NFT royalties for new smart contracts. They suggest doing this through an allowlist which would check the w...
a16z-backed startup Flowcarbon launches carbon-offsetting NFT project
Flowcarbon, a blockchain startup co-created by WeWork co-founder Adam Neumann, will launch an NFT project that uses a majority of its proceeds to buy carbon offsets. Dubbed Flow3rs, the project...