Dapper Labs Leads $5M-Plus Seed Funding Round for Music NFT Platform RCRDSHP
The platform is bringing electronic music-inspired NFTs and collectibles to the Flow blockchain.

Insider Trading Allegations Rock OpenSea, NFT Marketplace Responds
Nate Chastain, OpenSea’s head of product, is at the center of the scandal that emerged on Twitter on Tuesday night.

Insider Trading at OpenSea?
Leading non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace OpenSea said Wednesday it uncovered evidence of insider trading by one of its employees. Nate Chastain, OpenSea’s head of product, is at the center of the scandal which emerged on Twitter Tuesday night, with major investor Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) also investigating the case.

Damien Hirst’s ‘The Currency’ Is Just Like Money, but Is It Good Art?
The 1990s enfant terrible’s crypto project is not the reimagination of NFTs he claims it to be.

Solana Labs CEO Anatoly Yakovenko on SOL Dominance in Altcoin Markets
As the Solana blockchain continues to make waves in the crypto markets, Solana Labs CEO Anatoly Yakovenko discusses the drivers behind Solana’s emerging dominance in the blockchain space, digging into the potential weaknesses of Ethereum. Plus, insights into Solana’s use cases including NFTs and the outlook for its native token SOL.

FTX Hit by Hack Rumor, Korea Updates Crypto Death Note
FTX, Animoca Brands and Litecoin hit by fake news and scams. Korea issues updated crypto exchange death note. China NFT backlash grows. We’ll have more on those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of “The Daily Forkast.”

Immutable Raises $60M in Funding to Boost NFT Trading
The Ethereum Layer-2 protocol says it has created the underlying infrastructure for any business to build a game, marketplace or NFT application.

MetaDrop Taps Investor ‘Loomdart’ to Stand Out From NFT Pack
With new NFT platforms launching every week, MetaDrop is hoping to distinguish itself with an influencer collaboration and some unique distribution methods.
