Vitalik Buterin becomes one of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people in 2021
Prince Harry, Billie Eilish, Olympian Simone Biles, and Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin all made the cut. Time magazine named Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin , along with musicians, world leaders, activists, and others, one of the most influential people this year. Buterin appears on Time’s list of 2021 innovators, alongside Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, Tesla CEO […]
Google partners with Dapper Labs to launch an NFT marketplace
Search engine giant Google becomes the latest company to support blockchain development in the emerging areas of NFTs and gaming as it partners with Dapper Labs, a Canadian blockchain studio. According to Forbes, Google Cloud will act as a network operator for Dapper Labs’ Flow blockchain, which provides scalable infrastructure for a complete ecosystem of […]
Following Steve Cohen-backed fundraiser NFT firm Recur is now valued at $333M
After completing a successful funding round backed by billionaire Steve Cohen’s family office, NFT company Recur has seen its valuation rise to $333 million. The fund will be used to kickstart the company’s go-to-market plan. According to a release, the Series A received $50 million, primarily through donations from the Cohen-backed investment platform Digital. Hashed, […]
A glitch in OpenSea appears to have caused the loss of approximately $100,000 in NFTs
It is estimated that a total of 42 NFTs were consumed as a result of the system problem during the course of 30 transactions. User-owned NFTs worth 28.44 Ether (ETH), or approximately $100,000 at the time of writing, have been reported to have been wiped due to a glitch on OpenSea’s marketplace, according to reports. […]
FTX exchange increases the cost of minting NFTs on its new marketplace
FTX.US have increased the charges for NFT submissions on its marketplace after users spammed the platform with fish pictures. After users bombarded the exchange with fish pictures, FTX.US temporarily increased the cost of minting an NFT on its new non-fungible token marketplace to $500. “We are now charging a one-time $500 fee to submit NFTs […]