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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.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 12: CryptoPunk digital art non-fungible token (NFT) displayed on a digital billboard in Times Square on May 12, 2021 in New York City. The image is part of SaveArtSpace's "Pixelated" public art exhibition which will be displaying 193 of Larva Labs' CryptoPunks on phone booths, bus shelters, and billboards around New York City during the month of May. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced pandemic restrictions to be lifted on May 19.  (Photo by Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images)

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NFT Platform Immutable Launches $500M Venture Fund for Web3 Games

Immutable Ventures will work with groups including Animoca and GameStop.

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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.

(French Montana)

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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.

Act now? This building, priced in ETH, may be on sale. (OpenSea)

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Nansen Seeks to Reshape Crypto Messaging With Blockchain-Compatible App

Nansen’s app will initially be available for subscribers and certain NFT holders.

Nansen launched a blockchain-compatible messaging app. (Constantine Johnny/Getty images)

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’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.

A venture capitalist and an entrepreneur talk business. (Maskot/Getty images)

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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%.

(OpenSea/BeFunky, modified by CoinDesk)