NFTs


Finance

Crypto Investment Firm Arca Launches $30M Fund Dedicated to NFTs

The fund opened to investors last week and has raised $11.4 million so far.

Arca CEO Rayne Steinberg

Finance

Blockade Games Raises $5M Round at $23M Valuation From Animoca Brands, Others

The round was led by metaverse and NFT stalwart Animoca Brands.

"Neon District" demon art (Marguerite deCourcelle/Blockade Games)

Finance

ConstitutionDAO to Shut Down, Nearly 50% of Funds Already Returned

Many who contributed small amounts of ETH will have little but a hefty gas bill to show for it.

Jeff Graber took the subway from Brooklyn to get close to the action at Sotheby's. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Policy

Not All NFTs Are Securities

When non-fungible tokens should be regulated under securities laws, and when they shouldn’t.

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Finance

French Luxury Fashion Brand Givenchy Drops 15 NFTs on OpenSea

The NFTs, which were launched on the Polygon network, can be used as online avatars or profile pictures.

Givenchy NFTs (CoinDesk Screenshot)

Finance

NFT Authenticator ORIGYN Raises $20M at $300M Valuation

Paris Hilton is among the investors backing the Swiss nonprofit.

BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 24: Paris Hilton attends The Wallis Delivers: Al Fresco Night presented by The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts  at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on September 24, 2021 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images)

Finance

NFT Marketplace Rarible Launches Messaging Feature

Users of the Ethereum-based platform can now communicate about NFT sales and connect creators to their fans – pseudonymously.

Rarible staffers pose for a photo.

Finance

South China Morning Post Releases White Paper for NFT Standard Built on Flow Blockchain

The 118-year-old newspaper has launched its own inaugural NFT collection using the new Artifact standard.

A copy of the South China Morning Post (SCMP) newspaper is arranged at a newsstand in Hong Kong, China, on Tuesday, March 16, 2021. The Chinese government wants Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. to sell some of its media assets, including the South China Morning Post, because of growing concerns about the technology giants influence over public opinion in the country, according to a person familiar with the matter. Photographer: Lam Yik/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Tech

Talis Raises $2.3M to Build NFT Marketplace and More on Terra Blockchain

ParaFi Capital and Arrington Capital led the token sale on a bet that NFTs on Terra will gain steam.

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Tech

How Misinformation on ‘Book Twitter’ Killed a Literary NFT Project

“Realms of Ruin” used the Solana blockchain for a reason. That didn’t stop people from accusing it of ruining the environment.

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