NFT

Bitcoin (BTC) fell after the U.S. economy added 517,000 jobs in January, massively beating economist forecasts of 185,000. CoinDesk Co-Regional News Chief for the Americas Stephen Alpher discusses bitcoin's reaction to the jobs report and Federal Reserve's interest rate hike earlier in the week. Plus, CoinDesk Editor at Large Christie Harkin explains how the debut of the Ordinals protocol, which stores non-fungible tokens (NFT) on the Bitcoin blockchain, has created a major debate in the community.

3 feb 2023

Leading e-commerce site eBay is hiring several Web3 roles focusing on KnownOrigin, the non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace the company acquired in June. "The Hash" panel discusses the latest move potentially bringing Web3 and NFT awareness to the mainstream.

3 feb 2023

YouTube star and professional wrestler Logan Paul has been named in a proposed class-action lawsuit over Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) sales for a project Paul promoted called CryptoZoo, which never materialized. CoinDesk Global Policy and Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De discusses the project and the reports from YouTube journalist "CoffeeZilla."

3 feb 2023

New protocol to shake up the market? More on that story in this episode of "The Daily Forkast."

3 feb 2023

Independent developer, Udi Wertheimer, claims he minted a giant image of what appears to be a bald, bearded wizard donning sunglasses and promoting “magic internet JPEGs” on the Bitcoin blockchain via the Ordinals protocol. His announcements in the Discord channel “taprootwizards.com” and on Twitter sparked further flames of division between Bitcoin purists and Ordinals proponents. "The Hash" panel weighs in.

2 feb 2023

A trademark trial focused on non-fungible tokens (NFT) began Monday, pitting French luxury designer brand Hermès against NFT artist Mason Rothschild. Hermès claims the artist's "MetaBirkin" NFT collection allegedly infringed on its trademark, which depicts digital images of its well-known Birkin handbag. "The Hash" panel discusses the legal considerations of NFTs as Web3 makes waves in fashion and art.

31 jan 2023

"The Hash" panel discusses the debate around a newly-launched NFT protocol on Bitcoin and what this will mean for the Bitcoin ecosystem.

30 jan 2023

The English Premier League has linked up with digital trading card company Sorare in a multi-year licensing deal to expand its non-fungible token (NFT) offerings. "The Hash" panel weighs in on the crypto platform's partnership with a major sports league in a market downturn.

30 jan 2023

Amazon is rumored to be unveiling an NFT initiative, part of the retail giant's larger push into Web3, according to a report from Blockworks. "The Hash" panel discusses what it means to Web3 developments and if the reported Spring timeline will come to fruition.

30 jan 2023

Aptos Labs Co-Founder & CEO Mohammad Shaikh discusses the outlook for NFTs as the Aptos token's price has reached an all-time high and the Aptos platform sees booming NFT trading volume. "The way we think about NFTs is pushing... the boundaries of what we've seen in previous generation blockchains."

27 jan 2023