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📉 Justin Bieber’s $2 Million NFT is Now Worth Less Than $100,000 Celebrities often venture into uncommon realms seeking innovation. For Justin Bieber, the Non-Fungible Tokens [NFTs] space became a captivating pursuit. While the journey started strong, the volatile nature of the market has transformed it into a cautionary tale. Justin Bieber’s NFT portfolio, once valued at over $2 million, now languishes at a meager fraction barely exceeding $100,000. Source NFTs | DeFi | News

🖼 NFT Lending Market Top $2 Billion in Q1 2024 The latest report by NonFungible.com highlights a big milestone in the NFT lending world. In the first part of 2024, the market hit over $2 billion in volume, showing a 44% increase from the end of 2023. The quick rise is catching the eye of investors and NFT owners alike. It is quite easy to use your NFTs to secure a loan. Platforms for lending let users lock up their NFTs and get a loan in return. This means they can access cash without selling off their precious digital assets. Source NFTs | DeFi | News

🖼 NFT lending volume surpass $2 billion in Q1 as holders search for liquidity The lending market based on non-fungible tokens (NFT) as collateral surpassed $2 billion in volume during the first quarter, sustaining growth of 44% compared to Q4 2023, according to a CoinGecko report. Source NFTs | DeFi | News

🖼 Crypto Champion Launches Today with New NFT Features Crypto Champion, a web3 mobile and browser-based game, officially launches today after nearly three years of development. The game incorporates a dual-token system and features arena battles with five races to choose from — Undead, Elite Military, Cyberpunk, Western, and Fantasian — each with distinct traits and abilities. Crypto Champion also includes a pet system that players can evolve into NFTs to be traded or sold. Source NFTs | DeFi | News

🖼 Trust Wallet Partners with GoMining to Introduce the NFT Collection Trust Box Trust Wallet, a well-known web3 gateway and crypto wallet, has announced an exclusive partnership. The company says that it is integrating with GoMining (a prominent NFT platform) to introduce an exclusive NFT collection named Trust Box. On its official X account, the company revealed the latest announcement of the partnership. Source NFTs | DeFi | News

🖼 Indie Gem ‘Crystal Armada’ Soars into the NFT Space A visionary indie game development team is inviting players to fleet command in ‘Crystal Armada – Rise of Terra‘, a game that redefines strategic space engagement with its unique simultaneous turn-based execution system. Set against the backdrop of a galactic crisis, Crystal Armada offers an innovative approach to space battles, blending turn-based strategy with real-time action. Every move is meticulously planned, every outcome considered, crafting a thrilling dance of destruction where cunning and tactics are as vital as the might of your fleet. Source NFTs | DeFi | News

💰 Polygon NFT Activity Rebounds in April, Driven by Dew NFT activity on Polygon has gained traction in April. CryptoSlam data shows that the number of unique buyers of Polygon-based NFTs surged on April 18 to the highest level since June 2023. Over 36,000 NFT purchases were recorded on that day. Polygon ranks fourth among blockchain networks by NFT trading volume after Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana. As we reported via X, Dune data compiled by Sealaunch shows that Polygon NFT sales maintained above $1 million for seven consecutive days to April 18. Source NFTs | DeFi | News

🖼 Louis Vuitton Bestows €7.9K Jacket by Pharrell to NFT Holders Casting a spotlight on the NFT space yet again, Louis Vuitton recently introduced a premium western-inspired leather jacket accompanying an Ethereum-based NFT collectible dubbed ‘Varsity Blouson’. The apparel boasts suede buckskin, shimmering fasteners, and an intricately embroidered emblem, encapsulating the current enthusiasm for “cowboy fever”, as per Vogue, and the high-end collector’s market. Source NFTs | DeFi | News

🖼 Damien Hirst Launches Chainlink Price Index for NFT Project Damien Hirst’s first non-fungible token (NFT) collection is getting a dedicated price index courtesy of Chainlink, a crypto network and data provider. When Hirst – the British artist best known for wildly expensive works involving taxidermied sharks and diamond-studded skulls – released “The Currency” last year, the project took most of its cues from other popular NFT collections. Like CryptoPunks or the Bored Ape Yacht Club, “The Currency” consists of 10,000 images with slight variations. Source NFTs | DeFi | News

🖼 Telegram Plans to Transform Stickers and Emojis as NFTs on TON Telegram, the popular instant-messaging platform, announces its plan to tokenize stickers and emojis, transforming them into NFTs on the TON blockchain. This move follows Telegram’s recent tokenization of usernames and anonymous numbers, which allowed users to claim up to 95% of sales revenue. By extending tokenization to stickers and emojis, Telegram aims to further integrate the app with the TON blockchain, leveraging its scalability and further provide communication solutions to its expansive user base. Source NFTs | DeFi | News

🖼 Crypto Trading Game Banksters Concludes Airdropped NFT Contest With Its Mainnet Launch The educational NFT-based crypto trading game Banksters has celebrated the upcoming launch of its Mainnet with a new airdrop that rewards its most active and best performing players. The event ran from April 3 to April 17, and ended up with the 1,000 highest-rated Banksters’ players receiving an airdropped NFT showcasing various traits and levels of rarity. The NFTs were valued at a combined 100,000 USDT. ‘ Source NFTs | DeFi | News

🖼 BAYC Creator Yuga Labs Offloaded 2 NFT Games To Faraway Yuga Labs, creator of the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) NFT collection, has announced the sale of the intellectual property rights for two of its games. This move is part of Yuga Labs’ previously declared commitment to refocus its organizational efforts. In an April 17 announcement on X, Yuga Labs revealed the decision to transfer the IP rights of HV-MTL and Legends of the Mara to Faraway. Source NFTs | DeFi | News

🖼 SBI Group to Unveil NFTs on XRP Ledger for World Expo 2025 in Japan Japan’s SBI Group has announced plans to issue non-fungible tokens (NFTs) on the XRP Ledger for the upcoming World Expo 2025 in Osaka. SBI Group is a financial service conglomerate based in Japan. Using Ripple’s XRP Ledger, SBI will create and distribute visitor NFTs featuring MYAKU-MYAKU, the official character of the Expo. Attendees can obtain these digital collectibles by participating in Expo activities and utilizing the Expo mobile app. Source NFTs | DeFi | News

🖼 CyberKongz Bitcoin NFTs Near $5M Market Cap Under 24 Hours CyberKongz began airdropping its first batch of Bitcoin NFTs yesterday—strategically ahead of tomorrow’s Runes Protocol debut and the Bitcoin Halving event. The NFT project dubbed ‘Prometheans’ aims to release 21,000 assets across 16 different batches. To date, 8,400 NFTs have been airdropped to 20 leading Ordinals communities and 1,200 CyberKongz holders on the Ethereum blockchain. Source NFTs | DeFi | News

🖼 Bored Ape Creator Yuga Labs Just Offloaded NFT Games to Sharpen Focus on 'Otherside' Yuga Labs, the startup behind the Creator of Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC), has sold two of its gaming IPs to Web3 gaming studio Faraway—a development team that has been working closely with Yuga since last year. Both HV-MTL and Legends of the Mara have been acquired by Faraway, along with associated NFT collections. Faraway is also adding Yuga Labs’ Chief Gaming Officer Spencer Tucker as its new Chief Product Officer to help maintain continuity as the games continue on under a new company. Source NFTs | DeFi | News

🖼 'Guy Explaining' Nightclub Meme to Be Sold as Ethereum NFT A popular meme photo of a guy at a club yelling into a girl's ear—about something that she doesn't appear to be into—is going up for auction as an Ethereum NFT on Foundation. “Milk Edinburgh” received its name from the nightclub where it was taken—Milk, in Edinburgh Scotland. The picture was originally shared around the internet with a watermark of the club's moniker on it, which is why the name stuck, and it’s since been widely used as an example of a “guy explaining” or “mansplaining.” Source NFTs | DeFi | News

🔫 Meta Shift Focus From Gaming to an Education Metaverse The announcement marks a significant step towards integrating virtual reality (VR) technology into educational environments. Let’s discover more about this important news for Meta. Meta’s Quest virtual reality (VR) headsets are one of the top XR headsets on the market. The company’s expansion into education signifies a growing trend towards immersive learning experiences. Meta is reportedly in pole position to dominate the VR sector, which has recorded a whopping 27.3% annual growth since 2020. Source NFTs | DeFi | News

🖼 Quantum Temple Promotes Regenerative Tourism Through NFTs Quantum Temple, a web3 startup for immersive cultural travel, aims to transform the travel industry by offering authentic and regenerative tourism through NFT-enabled experiences. By partnering with the Indonesian Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy, Desa Manukaya Let, and Mysten Labs, Quantum Temple has recently introduced their first ever web3-enabled travel experience at the UNESCO World Heritage Site, allowing tourists to explore Bali’s water heritage and participate in traditional rituals. Source NFTs | DeFi | News

🖼 Bored Apes' floor price hits lowest point since 2021, down more than 90% from all-time high Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs may have hit more than a rough patch as the floor price for the once-celebrated collection hit its lowest point since August 2021. As of Monday, the floor price on Bored Ape NFTs sank to 10.9 ether (about $34,000), according to NFT Price Floor data. The NFTs' floor price has not been that low since early August 2021, when it hit 9.5 ether, also according to the NFT data site. Yuga Labs, the creator of the Bored Ape Yacht Club, or BAYC, collection declined to comment. Source NFTs | DeFi | News

🖼 Adidas Releasing $2,500 Solana NFT Sneakers in Move-to-Earn Game 'Stepn' Move-to-earn game Stepn announced the launch of a collaborative NFT collection with titan sportswear brand Adidas on Monday, with plans to bring Solana NFT sneakers from the brand into the fitness-focused game. The Stepn x Adidas Genesis Sneakers collection is the first in a series of “co-branded activities” between the two companies. In a year-long partnership, the collaboration will see more NFTs dropped as well as physical items. Source NFTs | DeFi | News

🖼 Gamma introduces FUKU NFT collection on Bitcoin Gamma has introduced the FUKU NFT collection on Bitcoin, which contains 1,000 exclusive NFTs boosted by Gamma’s advanced technology. These are inscribed straight on the Bitcoin blockchain. This was divulged at HappyFace World head office in Las Vegas, Nevada. The deliverance occurred when there was an incredible increase in NFT sales, witnessing a 46.8% jump compared to the previous week, amounting to $289 million. The increase is attributed to the jump of Bitcoin Ordinals, a new sort of NFT gaining ground in cryptocurrency. Source NFTs | DeFi | News

🖼 Cryfi Reveals Founder Pass NFT Following Alpha Launch Cryfi, a platform for trading signals, has launched its Alpha version as a Telegram Mini App and announced the release of its Founder Pass NFT collection, offering users a plethora of perks on the platform, with availability starting May 3. The platform aims to enhance trading signal sharing within existing communities, adjustment, and implementation beyond basic copy-trading methods via API integration. The full-featured web app is scheduled for launch later this year. Source NFTs | DeFi | News

🤟 Yuga Labs NFT Royalty Sent To FTX US Address According to blockchain intelligence firms Arkham Intelligence and Breadcrumbs, Yuga Labs, creators of the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC), has been transferring royalties to a wallet connected to FTX US, which is now bankrupt. For the last two months, Yuga Labs have been flowing more than $250,000 worth of assets to the wallet address 0xAAe7aC476b117bcCAfE2f05F582906be44bc8FF1 that has been linked to FTX US. These transfers are ongoing as FTX US is going through its bankruptcy phase after its fall in November 2022. Source NFTs | DeFi | News

📉 Trump NFT Collection Trading Volume Plummets 99% Ahead Of Criminal Trial The first edition of the Trump Digital Trading Card NFTs has experienced a significant downturn in sales, with trading volumes plummeting by 99% over the last 30 days. Data from OpenSea reveals a stark decline in transactions, with no activity recorded in the past week. This marks a sharp contrast from the initial buzz surrounding the collection, which generated over $50 million in total trading volume since its launch in December 2022. Source NFTs | DeFi | News

🔫 Animoca Brands Japan to launch NFT platform in northern summer 2024 Animoca Brands Japan, a subsidiary of the global Web3 leader Animoca Brands Corporation Ltd, has plans to launch a new NFT platform in the upcoming northern hemisphere summer. This initiative will serve as a launchpad for both local and international Web3 projects by leveraging Animoca Brands' extensive network, which includes more than 400 portfolio companies and an addressable user base of some 700 million. Source NFTs | DeFi | News

🖼 7-Day NFT Sales Increase by 37%, Bitcoin-Based Collections Lead According to the latest data from Cryptoslam, the seven-day sales volumes of NFTs as of April 11 were $277 million, a more than 37% increase from the sales recorded in the previous period. During this period, the Uncategorized Ordinals compilation led the NFT collections ranking by volumes with sales of just over $10 million. PUPs BRC-20 NFTs were ranked second with sales nearly topping $4.5 million. In total, six Bitcoin-based NFTs were among the top ten collections with the largest volumes. Source NFTs | DeFi | News

🖼 SEC secretly investigated NFT developer Dapper Labs in 2023 The document, acquired by Fortune and referred to as a “Case Closing Report,” was signed off by David Hirsch, head of the SEC’s Crypto Asset and Cyber Unit, on Sep. 29, 2023. The report did not detail the reasons for the SEC’s inquiry into Dapper Labs, its initiation date, or the factors leading to the investigation’s termination. Dapper Labs is behind high-profile NFT projects such as NBA Top Shot and CryptoKitties. Source NFTs | DeFi | News

🔫 Wilder World Partners Samsung to Integrate Metaverse in Smart TVs The team behind the Wilder World metaverse has entered a partnership with technology giant Samsung to bring its multiplayer virtual world to a wider audience through the company’s smart TVs. Wilder World’s integration into the Samsung ecosystem will begin with the inclusion of the metaverse’s assets and information on the company’s platforms and non-fungible token (NFT) gallery. The alliance focuses on Samsung’s launch of its Gen3 initiative, which is geared toward bringing web3 to its devices and gadgets. Source NFTs | DeFi | News

🖼 MoonPay joins Base ecosystem, Enhancing NFT marketplaces! MoonPay is delighted to announce a new strategic cooperation agreement with Base, a layer two solution, and a project incubated by Coinbase. Its mission is to improve the digital payments ecosystem on Base. Users and developers should enjoy a seamless, safe, and dependable purchasing experience as a result of this coordination, which is expected to transform the way traditional markets—like OpenSea, the top peer-to-peer NFT marketplace in the world—handle transactions. Source NFTs | DeFi | News

🔫 USM brings in technologies by Vitalik Buterin for open metaverse As per Vitalik Buterin, one of the persons responsible for Ethereum, for an open metaverse, the requirement is to bring together multiple factors, akin to how RACA is building with USM. There is an amalgamation of separate technologies to offer individualistic exposure to the community. Lately, Buterin has been airing his views regarding the path businesses take regarding the metaverse. In his opinion, the initial plan behind the expansion of virtual reality has deviated. Source NFTs | DeFi | News