Generative NFTs largely avoided the market mayhem of this year

Generative NFTs have not faced the market pressures that affected other NFT collections over the course of 2022, according to a new report from The Block Research.  “Although the NFT...

Christie’s NFT sales fall 96% in 2022

Art auction house Christie’s saw a tremendous decrease in NFT sales this year compared to 2021, despite a bumper year elsewhere in its art business.  Christie’s sold 87 NFTs in 2022 ...

Polygon’s next web3 play is NFT debit cards

Polygon has partnered with the neo-banking app Hi to introduce a platform that allows users to mint NFTs for a web3-focused debit card.  Called the NFT Debit Mastercard, card holders can spend e...

a16z’s Chris Dixon is ‘really excited’ for next year’s web3 games

Chris Dixon, founder and general partner of a16z, is excited for where web3 gaming could go over the coming year.  “There’s a whole bunch of launches within the next 12 months that I...

Valhalla and Cockpunch NFTs draw in combined $18 million in seven days

Two new NFT projects saw over $18 million in transaction volume within the last seven days.  The depressed market conditions of 2022 spared no one, not even blue chip NFT projects, but these pro...

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...

Alameda CEO Caroline Ellison says leaked balance sheet misses full story

Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison said Sunday that leaked information about the firm’s balance sheet only tells part of the story. On Nov. 2, CoinDesk reported that a leaked balance sh...

Venture funding for NFT and gaming firms jumped 66% from July to August

Funding for NFT and gaming-related venture deals jumped 66% in August from the previous month, according to The Block Research. In August, funding totaled $842 million compared to July’s $507 mi...

Bitcoin mining stock report: Monday, August 29

Bitcoin mining companies tracked by The Block saw mixed results in the markets on Monday. The coin rose above the $20,000 mark and reached $20,100 by the end of the trading session, according to data ...

Bitcoin mining stock report: Thursday, August 25

Bitcoin mining companies tracked by The Block had mixed results in the markets on Thursday. The coin was trading at around $21,600 during market close, according to data from TradingView. Argo Blockch...

Bitcoin mining stock report: Monday, August 22

Bitcoin minings stocks were mostly down on Monday as the coin’s value remained close to $21,000. Bitcoin was trading at $21,100 at market close, according to data from TradingView. Hut 8 was dow...

Ether down 18% as crypto markets in the red: the week in markets

Crypto markets surrendered gains this week as financial markets began to cool around the globe on persistent macroeconomic fears.  Dog-themed memecoins were outperforming the market earlier in the wee...

Bitcoin mining stock report: Friday, August 19

Most bitcoin mining stocks fell by double digits on Friday as bitcoin’s price dropped below $22,000. The coin was trading at around $21,400 at market close, compared to$23,400 the day before. HI...

Bitcoin mining stock report: Thursday, August 18

A majority of bitcoin mining stocks fell on the stock market on Thursday, while some still recovered. Bitcoin was trading at around $23,400 at market close, according to data from TradingView. Hut 8&#...

Dogecoin and other dog-themed memecoins rally while crypto market cools off

Dogecoin is up more than 10% today, while the broader crypto market shows signs of slowing down after a rally last week.   At the time of writing, dogecoin was trading at $0.085, up more than 21% over...

The EU is on the verge of creating a new AML regulator that will oversee crypto

The European Union is poised to create a brand new regulator with direct crypto oversight. While the crypto industry’s attention has been on the Markets in Crypto Assets regulation and the controversi...

Ether leads the charge as crypto prices surge: the week in markets

Crypto prices rallied this week in line with broader financial markets and following positive inflation news in the US.  Ether was the big winner this week as it gained more than 18% and at the time o...

Bitcoin mining stock report: Friday, August 12

As the week of trading comes to an end, most bitcoin miners showed positive results. Bitcoin’s value rose above $24,000 on Friday, trading at almost $24,200 by the end of the day, according to d...

Coinbase shares shrug off S&P downgrade

Coinbase shares were 5% higher on Friday as investors appeared to largely shrug off yesterday’s S&P downgrade.  The rating agency’s move cited the company’s disappointing earning...