Christie’s Web3 Expert Leaves Auction House to Run CryptoPunks for Yuga Labs
Noah Davis, a key factor in the storied auction house’s crypto embrace, was involved in Beeple’s $69 million NFT sale in March 2021.

NFT Platform Immutable Launches $500M Venture Fund for Web3 Games
Immutable Ventures will work with groups including Animoca and GameStop.

From Mixtapes to NFTs: French Montana on Music and Crypto
“Only the strong survive at this point," three-time Grammy-nominated rapper French Montana said about the future of NFTs on CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover” program.

A Manhattan Landlord Listed His Office Building in ETH as an NFT. Then Its Price Dropped $12M
The owner, Chris Okada, says the building will be relisted in the coming days to adjust for ether’s 40% price drop.

Nansen Seeks to Reshape Crypto Messaging With Blockchain-Compatible App
Nansen’s app will initially be available for subscribers and certain NFT holders.

’Stripe for NFTs’ NFTPort Raises $26M Series A
The round was co-led by Atomico and Taavet+Sten, the investment arm from the co-founders of Wise and Teleport.

OpenSea Migrates to Seaport Protocol in Bid to Lower Transaction Costs
The NFT marketplace says the move to the open source protocol could reduce gas fees by as much as 35%.
