NFT.NYC Was Calm, but Side Events Stirred Drama
While the annual conference saw fewer attendees in a chilly NFT winter, the real “magic” – and drama – of the Web3 gathering happened outside the main convention.

Donald Trump Earned Between $500,001-$1M on NFT Sales: Filings
Trump’s earnings from NFTs come via a licensing agreement CIC Digital LLC has with NFT INC LLC, and not from individual sales of the digital assets.

Watch This Demo of Solana's Web3 Mobile Phone
Solana Labs’ crypto-forward smartphone called "Saga" will go on public sale May 8, with pre-ordered devices shipping now. CoinDesk Managing Editor of Data & Tokens Danny Nelson joins "The Hash" panel to show how it works, including a live NFT minting.

Popular Tea Shop Boba Guys Taps Solana for On-Chain Loyalty Rewards Program
On top of building the chain’s loyalty infrastructure, the Solana Foundation recently invested $100,000 into Boba Guys.

Solana-Based NFT Collection Okay Bears Partners With (RED) to Fund Global Health Efforts
The PFP project will release (RED)-themed merchandise to raise funds for The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.

Bored Ape Yacht Club Floor Price Slides to Five-Month Low as Prominent Investor Dumps Holdings
The sell-off was spurred by one of the largest holders of BAYC NFTs.

Mastercard Drops Free NFTs, Launches Web3 Music Accelerator
The Mastercard Music Pass NFT allows musicians to access its Mastercard Artist Accelerator Program, giving artists tools and resources to bolster their Web3 music careers.

Reddit Keeps Upvoting NFTs, Drops Third-Generation Collection
According to data from Dune Analytics, the Polygon-based NFT collection has 7.4 million unique holders.

Magic Eden Rolls Out Bitcoin Ordinals NFT Creator Launchpad
After releasing a Bitcoin NFT marketplace in March, the company is expanding its resources for creators to securely mint their inscriptions before selling to collectors.

Bitcoin Ordinals Explained: How To Make Your First Bitcoin NFT
NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, are widely known as Ethereum-based tokens. But now, there’s a new way to create NFTs on the Bitcoin mainnet. Metagood CEO Danny Yang, who inscribed one of the first collections of 10,000 NFTs on Bitcoin, explains how Ordinal NFTs work and what’s next for this innovation.
