Dogecoin Millionaire Giving Away 1 Million DOGE With New Game 'Million Doge Disco'
"Dogecoin Millionaire" Gary Lachance has beta launched an augmented reality (AR) mobile game called "Million Doge Disco," a "decentralized dance party" that enables players to earn non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and dogecoin (DOGE). As part of the launch, Lachance plans to give away $1 million DOGE.

CryptoKickers Is Bringing NFT Sneakers to the Hypebeasts of the Metaverse
Sole Selector lets users design and mint their own sneaker NFTs on the Solana blockchain.

NFT Scored $2.5B in First Half of 2021
Non-fungible token (NFT) sales rose to $2.47 billion in the first half of 2021, according to data by DappRadar. This is a dramatic increase from the first half of 2020, when NFT sales totaled $13.7 million. Sports and collectible NFTs were revealed to be the most popular, although NBA TopShot sales are falling. "The Hash" panel takes a deep dive into the data, discussing whether NFT sales have peaked. "What goes up, must come down," host Zack Seward said.

Axie Profiting From Booming NFT Economy as Bitcoin Struggles
The boom in the play-to-earn economy comes amid falling yields in the bitcoin and DeFi markets.

CryptoPunks Get Punked
Conceptual artist Ryder Ripps minted his own version of a CryptoPunk and was summarily hit with a copyright notification.

Fashion Redefines Finance: The Logic of Digital Luxury
Success in the new world of finance requires understanding the internet zeitgeist and how media content becomes popular and unpopular, says our columnist.

NFT Sales Climb to $2.47B in First-Half 2021: Report
Sales in Q2 were $1.24 billion, in line with $1.23 billion in Q1.

BT, Trance Trailblazer, Exclusively Debuts his 24-Hour Crypto Artwork to Animated Characters
In CoinDesk’s new animated series ‘NFT All Stars,’ a star studded panel of investors, curators and innovators are joined by music-industry legend BT. In this episode, BT reveals his vision of what owning an NFT should mean and exclusively debuts his 10-months-in-the-making masterpiece, Genesis.json.

Enjin Sells $20M of New EFI Token in CoinList Sale
EFI is the native token of Efinity, a Polkadot-based parachain with a focus on non-fungible tokens.

Animoca Completes Funding Round, Gets an Extra $50M From Coinbase, Samsung
The new capital will be used to fund strategic investments, product development and licenses for popular intellectual property.
