NFTs

NFT Weekly: Game Raises $72M Channeling Metaverse Land Rush; Hong Kong Issues Warning
NFT Weekly: Game Raises $72M Channeling Metaverse Land Rush; Hong Kong Issues Warning
June 07, 2022  |  NFTs

For a massively multiplayer, NFT-based game that’s not a metaverse, Illuvium sure did sell a lot of “land” plots. The Ethereum-based play-to-earn game sold $72...

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Today in Retail: Gap Debuts Demit Omphroy, DOGAMÍ NFTs
Today in Retail: Gap Debuts Demit Omphroy, DOGAMÍ NFTs
June 07, 2022  |  Retail

Today in retail, ByteDance could sell a small percentage of its stake in online sneaker marketplace Poizon, while merchants deliver context to one-click commerce through...

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Gap Unveils Demit Omphroy and DOGAMÍ NFTs
Gap Unveils Demit Omphroy and DOGAMÍ NFTs
June 07, 2022  |  Retail

Gap has unveiled its third collection of limited-edition non-fungible tokens (NFTs) in partnership with artist and former professional soccer player Demit Omphroy, expanding a collaboration...

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The Digital Merchant 2022: Crypto Payments Take Travel in New Directions
The Digital Merchant 2022: Crypto Payments Take Travel in New Directions
June 07, 2022  |  Travel Payments

Disrupting traditional travel payments — a legacy ecosystem rife with opacity and inefficiency — is potentially a killer app for cryptocurrency, availing new ways to...

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NFT and Metaverse Weekly: Metaverse Celebrations Feature the Good, the Bad and the Ugly; Payments Firm Worldline Set Up Virtual Shop; Ripple CEO Calls NFTs ‘Underhyped’
NFT and Metaverse Weekly: Metaverse Celebrations Feature the Good, the Bad and the Ugly; Payments...
June 02, 2022  |  Metaverse

Can you hold a Memorial Day celebration in the metaverse? Of course. Should you? That’s another question — and one with a lot of question...

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Today in TechREG: EU Supervisors Seek Powers to Revoke Licenses for AML Breaches; California Wants Input on Crypto Regulation
Today in TechREG: EU Supervisors Seek Powers to Revoke Licenses for AML Breaches; California Wants...
June 02, 2022  |  Regulation

Today in TechREG, three European Union supervisory authorities, including the banking and financial markets authorities, advocated for amending sectoral laws to include more powers to...

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GameStop Doubles Down on Digital Assets, Blockchain, NFTs
GameStop Doubles Down on Digital Assets, Blockchain, NFTs
June 02, 2022  |  Retail

GameStop has been quietly preparing for its entry into cryptocurrency, blockchain and non-fungible tokens (NFTs), with its fiscal 2022 first-quarter earnings press release showing the...

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Fitness Token GST Falls After Ban in China
Fitness Token GST Falls After Ban in China
May 27, 2022  |  NFTs

GST, a non-fungible token (NFT) tied to fitness app STEPN, dropped around 10% after its operator said it would be banned in China this summer....

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NFTs Being Used for Hotel, Resort Reservations
NFTs Being Used for Hotel, Resort Reservations
May 24, 2022  |  NFTs

Non-fungible token (NFT) technology is meeting travel technology in the lobby of resorts and hotels with the launch of NFTs that hotel guests can buy,...

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