The ‘Upside’ of NFTs | Lisa Ray’s digital art platform, TheUpsideSpace, promises a curated experience

The ‘Upside’ of NFTs | Lisa Ray’s digital art platform, TheUpsideSpace, promises a curated experience

Lisa Ray has added another tag to her already long list, that of actor, model, author, philanthropist and social activist. She is the force behind the recently-launched curator-led digital art and NFT (non-fungible token) platform, TheUpsideSpace — which brings to the centerstage a new generation of artists from South, East, and West Asia. Ahead of their […]

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Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT creator Yuga Labs comes under US SEC investigation

Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT creator Yuga Labs comes under US SEC investigation

Things are not going all that well in the world of NFTs right now – values are plunging, scams and hacks have grown frequent, and people have resultantly started to question their long-term viability. As if all that wasn’t enough, the creator of the web’s most popular NFT art has now come under the investigation […]

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18 cities, 1 art plan: The second edition of AF Weekender has ambitious pan-India goals

18 cities, 1 art plan: The second edition of AF Weekender has ambitious pan-India goals

AF Weekender, India’s first pan-India art event, will have galleries staying open beyond working hours and special studio visits for young collectors   AF Weekender, India’s first pan-India art event, will have galleries staying open beyond working hours and special studio visits for young collectors   This weekend, art took to the streets in a big way. […]

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The rise of sports NFT trading cards: How they are changing the collectible experience

The rise of sports NFT trading cards: How they are changing the collectible experience

The collectible craze has gone digital, and the sports world is no exception. The intersection of blockchain and non-fungible-tokens (NFTs) has allowed for a new wave of collectibles to emerge, taking advantage of the immutable nature of a blockchain ledger to create digital scarcity, transparency and trust in each unique card or token. These new […]

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Crypto romance scams: ‘Asian women’ on Twitter are coming for your ‘crypto-wallets’ 

Crypto romance scams: ‘Asian women’ on Twitter are coming for your ‘crypto-wallets’ 

Twenty-eight-year-old Nikhil (name changed), a crypto investor based out of Pune hopped on to several dating apps, but had no luck. But one night this year, he was messaged by “a beautiful woman” on Twitter, who claimed to be from Singapore. What followed was a match better than what any dating site could offer. The […]

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China’s Tencent retreats from NFT platform Huanhe as crypto scrutiny increases

China’s Tencent retreats from NFT platform Huanhe as crypto scrutiny increases

Tencent said that owners of existing collectibles will still be able to hold, display or request a refund Tencent said that owners of existing collectibles will still be able to hold, display or request a refund Chinese internet giant Tencent Holdings’ non-fungible token (NFT) platform Huanhe will no longer release digital collectibles to the public, […]

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FC Barcelona’s first-ever NFT artwork sold for 3,000

FC Barcelona’s first-ever NFT artwork sold for $693,000

FC Barcelona has sold its first-ever non-fungible token (NFT) artwork for $693,000 at an auction held in New York.  NFTs are digital assets such as an image, videos, or anything that can be converted into a digital copy. Barca’s NFT titled: ‘In a Way, Immortal’ is a video digital artwork recreating Johan Cruyff’s stadium moment […]

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Epic Games won’t ban the use of NFTs in games, says CEO Tim Sweeney

Epic Games won’t ban the use of NFTs in games, says CEO Tim Sweeney

Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney tweeted that the company doesn’t have any plans of banning non-fungible-tokens (NFTs) from its games. This comes as Microsoft-owned Minecraft announced that it will soon ban the use of NFTs on community-run Minecraft game servers. “Developers should be free to decide how to build their games, and you are free […]

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