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    NFT sales drop 6% to $84.6m, Solana retains ranking for second-straight week

    Amidst the recent crypto market price drop, the non-fungible token (NFT) sales volume has dropped by 6% to $84.6 million. Even though the crypto market showed mild signs of a positive trajectory recently, all the gains seem to have erased now. According to CoinMarketCap data, the global crypto market cap has dropped by 1.39% at […] More

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    NFT sales surge 18% as all-time volume on Solana nears $6B

    NFTs recorded a monthly sales volume of $356 in October, an 18% increase from its September record.  News COINTELEGRAPH IN YOUR SOCIAL FEED Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) broke their seven-month downward trend in October as digital collectibles recorded an 18% increase in volume.  Since recording a monthly volume of $1.6 billion in March, its highest in […] More

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    Mutant Ape NFT ripoff creator to forfeit $1.4M, avoids prison

    Mutant Ape Planet creator Aurelien Michel pleaded guilty to defrauding investors and avoided a prison sentence.  News COINTELEGRAPH IN YOUR SOCIAL FEED The developer of the Mutant Ape Planet, a ripoff of the popular Mutant Ape Yacht Club (MAYC) non-fungible token (NFT) collection, was ordered by a court to forfeit $1.4 million and pay a $15,000 […] More

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    FINRA metaverse warning, Lazarus NFT attack, Thiel backs NFTs: Nifty Newsletter

    Lazarus Group used a fake playable NFT game to steal wallet credentials through a vulnerability on Google Chrome.  Newsletter COINTELEGRAPH IN YOUR SOCIAL FEED In this week’s newsletter, read about how the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) urged its members to be mindful of their regulatory obligations as they explore metaverse technologies, find out how […] More

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    Peter Thiel’s fund pushes Infinex NFT investments to $67.7M

    Thiel co-founded PayPal and provided early funding for platforms like LinkedIn and Yelp. News COINTELEGRAPH IN YOUR SOCIAL FEED Infinex’s non-fungible token (NFT) collection, Patrons, has surpassed $67.7 million in total investments within just six weeks since its launch, despite a downturn in the wider NFT market. The Patrons NFT collection crossed the $67 million […] More

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    Popular anime franchise Ghost in the Shell will be launched as NFT collection on Oct. 31

    Animoca Brands Japan is set to launch a non-fungible token collection inspired by the popular Japanese cyberpunk franchise, Ghost in the Shell. The tokens will be launched on the Ethereum network starting Oct. 31. According to an Oct. 25 press release, the Ghost in the Shell collection will consist of 500 unique NFTs featuring characters […] More

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    NFT sales drop to $89m, Solana overtakes Bitcoin for 2nd place

    The non-fungible token sales volume over the last week has dropped by 7%, and stands at $89.1 million. The crypto market, exhibiting signs of recovery, has taken a U-turn. According to the latest data, the global crypto market cap has dropped by over 2% in the last 24 hours. In comparison to last week’s $93 […] More

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    North Korean Hackers Used Fake NFT Game to Steal Wallet Credentials: Report

    Reports have emerged that bad actors allegedly tied to North Korea’s Lazarus Group executed a complex cyberattack that used a fake NFT-based game to exploit a zero-day vulnerability in Google Chrome. According to the report, the vulnerability ultimately allowed the attackers to access people’s crypto wallets. Exploiting Chrome’s Zero-Day Flaw Kaspersky Labs security analysts Boris […] More

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    Lazarus Group exploited Chrome vulnerability with fake NFT game

    The North Koreans invested great effort in creating and promoting the game that apparently drained users’ wallets. News COINTELEGRAPH IN YOUR SOCIAL FEED The North Korean Lazarus Group of hackers used a fake blockchain-based game to exploit a zero-day vulnerability in Google’s Chrome browser and install spyware that stole wallet credentials. Kaspersky Labs analysts noticed […] More

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    Elastos Launches BPoS NFTs for Bitcoin-Secured ELA Staking, Expanding Incentives and Rewards for Users

    [PRESS RELEASE – Singapore, Asia, October 23rd, 2024] Users can convert staked ELA and rewards into tradable NFTs, burn them anytime for Bitcoin-secured ELA APY rewards, and claim the staked ELA when the lock period ends. Anyone can stake ELA with a validator and earn 2–3% APR, with higher rewards for longer lock periods. Elastos […] More

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    Japan’s DPP Leader Proposes Crypto Tax Overhaul, Pushes for Web3 and NFT Growth

    Yuichiro Tamaki, leader of Japan’s Democratic Party for the People (DPP), has proposed a crypto tax reform to support the growth of a token economy, including Web3 and NFTs if he wins the election. His plan would lower the taxation on crypto gains to a 20% separate declaration tax instead of treating them as miscellaneous […] More

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    NFT sales surge to $93m, Ethereum network dethrones Bitcoin

    Weekly non-fungible token sales volume has surged 22.5% and now stands at $93 million, per the latest data. As the crypto market shows slow signs of recovery, the NFT market enjoys an uptick in volume and other metrics. Here’s a small glimpse: NFT sales volume pumped to $93 million from last week’s $77.6 million. The […] More

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