Much of January’s record high volume is due to a new NFT marketplace scene called LookRare, which launched on January 10.
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Coinbase Ventures made just under 150 new deals in 2021, bringing the firm’s total companies in its portfolio to 250.
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El Salvador captured attention from around the globe when it launched its Bitcoin wallet. Now Chivo’s users are reporting a host of problems.
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On this episode of The Scoop, Head of Growth at Parallel NFT Franklin Fitch and artist Dave Krugman joined host Frank Chaparro to discuss how NFTs are radically transforming the relationship between creators and the art market, as well as the gaming industry.
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Quick Take
- This weekly series explores the most interesting insights in NFTs, blockchain gaming, and virtual worlds
- As NFTs emerged as a potential safe haven asset, the space has been inundated with an increasing set of outside actors, which entailed mixed implications
- On top of this, music NFTs seem to have reached their tipping point and implicate extensive repercussions for their industry’s traditional business model
Quick Take
- Founded in 2018 by Alexander Skidanov and Illia Polosukhin, NEAR Protocol is an open-source platform for decentralized applications
- NEAR has recently raised $150 million, which came just a few months after NEAR started an $800 million fund to foster growth in the entire ecosystem
- The Block has identified 213 projects and companies across 14 verticals in the NEAR Ecosystem
The share price of trading broker Robinhood have swung after the company reported its increasing losses yesterday.
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The instruments, if accepted, will trade under the Fidelity Crypto Industry and Digital Payments ETF and the Fidelity Metaverse ETF tickers.
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Brevan Howard hires Jump Capital’s Peter Johnson, according to Bloomberg News.
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The goal is to provide blockchain-related education and resources to underserved communities, especially in Akron, Ohio.
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