Soccer Legend Leo Messi Drops First NFTs
Enter: The Messiverse. Iconic soccer player Lionel Messi is teaming up with the Ethernity platform and digital design firm BossLogic to launch his first official non-fungible tokens (NFTs). "The Hash" team discusses the latest sporting legend jumping on the NFT bandwagon, bringing blockchain awareness to the masses.

Alipay Adds Cooldown Feature on NFTs to Curb Speculation
China's second-most popular payments app doesn't want users to engage in speculation with NFTs.

NFTs Over DeFi: OpenSea Just Overtook Uniswap on Ethereum Usage
Are NFTs back? Non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace OpenSea topped the leaderboard in gas consumption on the Ethereum blockchain, surpassing Ethereum's largest decentralized finance (DeFi) exchange Uniswap. Since last year, Uniswap has typically commanded the top spot. "The Hash" team discusses the industry implications for the rare flippening event and what it means for ether.

Crypto Coin Listings Exploded in 2021
In the first half of 2021, CoinMarketCap added 2,655 new crypto assets to its database to a total of 10,810 listed coins. The data aggregator and two others cited the surge to be driven by a combination of bullish price action, the influx of traditional financial institutions, influencers and celebrities to the space, a non-fungible token (NFT) boom, and the rise of meme coins. "The Hash" team digs into the data and what it reveals about the outlook for the crypto industry.

Hong Kong Artists Embrace NFT’s, NFTs New Top K-Pop Merchandise
Hong Kong artists embrace NFTs. NFTs to become must-have merchandise for K-Pop fans, and an Indonesian resort offers NFT timeshares. We’ll have more on that story and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of "The Daily Forkast."

DraftKings Charts NFT Long-Game With Marketplace Debut
Tom Brady’s NFT platform, Autograph, is powering the sports betting app’s foray into the world of digital collectibles.

NFTs Over DeFi: OpenSea Just Overtook Uniswap on Ethereum Usage
Since last year, Uniswap has usually commanded the top spot.

NFT Marketplaces: A Beginner’s Guide
Non-fungible token (NTF) marketplaces allow digital collectors to buy, sell and create their own tokens that represent ownership of unique, tangible and intangible items.
