NFTs


Web3

OpenSea’s New Deal, McNuggets Land in the Metaverse

The NFT marketplace is letting collectors trade directly with one another, McDonald’s launches a virtual experience and more Web3 news of the week.

McNuggets Land in The Sandbox

Web3

Tokenized Collectibles Platform Americana Is Bringing High-End Physical Items On-Chain

Backed by Alexis Ohanian and OpenSea, the platform is creating blockchain-based solutions for several pain points associated with buying and selling high-end physical collectibles.

Americana's "concierge vaulting" facility. (Americana)

Web3

OpenSea Makes ‘Deals,’ Launches Peer-to-Peer NFT Swaps

The new feature allows collectors to trade NFTs directly with each other as well as add WETH to “sweeten the deal.”

Deals screenshot (OpenSea.io)

Web3

Google Plays Nice With NFTs, Starbucks Puts Ex-MLB Star’s NFT Project on Deck

Google is allowing NFTs in games in its play store, while Starbucks recruits Micah Johnson’s Aku character for its next at-bat with NFTs.

Google play on a laptop (Getty Images)

Web3

Hip-Hop Collab Teams PUMA, Roc Nation and Legitimate for Sneaker Release

The three models of sneakers celebrate the 50th anniversary of hip-hop and each one has an NFC chip owners can scan to access exclusive music content.

"Evolution of the Mixtape" Sneaker (Legitimate)

Web3

Who Are the 81 Recipients of Snowfro’s Latest Squiggle Mint?

The Art Blocks CEO isn’t selling a single one of his new NFTs. Instead, he’s giving them to individuals and communities that supported him and the platform’s genesis collection.

Chromie Squiggle NFTs on OpenSea

Web3

Google Play Changes Policy on Tokenized Digital Assets, Allowing NFTs in Apps and Games

The company is opening up the ability for developers to let users buy, sell or earn digital assets in apps as long as they maintain transparency and adhere to other rules.

Google Play (Victoria_Regen/Pixabay)

Web3

Digital Toy Company Cryptoys Integrating Kid-Friendly AI Chatbot Into NFTs

The company’s ChatGuardian is designed to be as “safe as possible” and will allow kids to play and interact with their Cryptoys NFT, while allowing parents to filter and control the conversations.

Zoo-F-O characters (Cryptoys)

Web3

Collectors Are Bored of Apes and Don’t Want to Pay Royalties

The floor price for Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs has sunk and creator royalty payments shrunk to their lowest in two years. Plus, Tom Brady’s sports collectibles site Autograph is reportedly moving away from crypto.

Bored Ape Yacht Club #3001 (OpenSea, modified by CoinDesk)

Web3

You Can Now Buy NFTs on Twitter Through Inspect's Browser Extension

NFT Inspect, which recently released a Chrome browser extension that analyzes NFTs used as Twitter profile pictures, is integrating MoonPay's payment solutions.

(Franklinisbored/NFT Inspect)