Former President Donald Trump’s collection of non-fungible tokens (NFT) digital trading cards sold out early Friday, a day after it was originally released. Trump unveiled on Thursday a limited-edition set of trading cards for the NFT, featuring comic-book-like images of himself depicted as superheroes, Hollywood actors, and others, after teasing an announcement of great…
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Starbucks Launches Crypto-Based Loyalty Program To First Beta Testers
Starbucks has opened up “Odyssey”, its web3 driven loyalty program, which features an immersive experience with a case, as well as an NFT. Starbucks Odyssey uses web3 technologies (it’s built on Polygon) to add cafe-themed NFTs as Starbucks Rewards. This blockchain-based program includes non-fungible, coffee-themed tokens linked to rewards and real-world experiences. Starbucks is among…
Kevin Hart, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jimmy Fallon, Madonna Named In NFT Lawsuit
Last month, Larry David, Tom Brady, Gisel Bundchen, and Stephen Curry were sued for promoting FTX. This month, a new class action filed in federal court names Curry and other big names for promoting Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT and for hidden payoffs. Alongside Curry, names mentioned include Kevin Hart, Madonna, Jimmy Fallon, Justin Bieber,…
Why Crypto Is The Future
At its heart, the internet is a protocol, and you can’t uninvent a protocol. The internet protocol is expanding to every corner of the globe today, ad infinitum, and soon every facet of the world will be covered. Bitcoin, too, is a protocol just like the internet. Bitcoin cannot be uninvented. Already available on all…
Metafi: The Peoples’ Network
Metafi is building the first global wireless network by making cryptocurrency mining easy. When you connect our hardware products to your mobile app and WiFi, you begin mining cryptocurrency at a cost of approximately 37 cents per month on average. You’re essentially mining cryptocurrency for free. The Metafi miner is the start of a truly…
The Implications Of XRP VS. SEC For Crypto
Ripple Labs Inc is the company behind XRP, the native digital asset transacted on the Ripple network. In December 2020, the SEC brought a suit against Ripple and two of its senior executives. Ripple had allegedly violated Section 5 of the Securities Act by selling Ripple’s native digital asset XRP beginning in at least 2013….
The Ins And Outs Of NBA TopShot
The NBA, NBPA, and Dapper Labs (best known as the creator of CryptoKitties) partnered on NBA TopShot, a new collectible NFT set and game built on the Flow blockchain. Here’s how it works: NBA players make big plays during the course of an NBA season, which then become NBA TopShot Moments, which fans and players…
Everything You Need To Know About Aavegotchi
Each Aavegotchi is stored immutably on the blockchain, including all the metadata about it, such as the names and the various Aavegotchi traits (wearables and the SVG image of the Aavegotchi). The storage of the actual NFTs on-chain makes Aavegotchi unique. Few projects store NFTs on blockchain, because it can be quite expensive. It is…