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NFTs Could Change How People Buy Tickets For Live Events
April 14, 2022

Non-fungible token (NFT) ticketing platform YellowHeart is joining forces with MGM Grand Resorts to sell a collection of tickets for a run of Jabbawockeez hip-hop dance performances, according to a CoinDesk report Thursday (April 14). The collection of 1,110 NFTs gives the holders access to...

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Pop Goes the NFT Bubble? Jack Dorsey Sold His First Tweet for $2.9M. The Buyer...
April 13, 2022

A year ago, crypto entrepreneur Sina Estavi bought an NFT of Twitter founder and former CEO Jack Dorsey’s first tweet for $2.9 million. That tweet read: “just setting up my twttr,” and was first published on March 21, 2006. Last week Estavi put it up...

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Highest Bid for NFT of Jack Dorsey Tweet, Bought for $2.9M, Is 280 Bucks
April 13, 2022

The NFT of Jack Dorsey’s first tweet hasn’t gotten the amount of interest as it was assumed to have when it was put up for resale, Bloomberg wrote. Last year it was sold for $2.9 million to Sina Estavi. The auction for the NFT this...

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Virtual Casino Company Ordered to Stop Selling NFTs by Texas, Alabama Securities Regulators
April 13, 2022

Securities regulators in Texas and Alabama on Wednesday (April 13) have ordered Cyprus-based online casino developer Sand Vegas Casino Club to stop selling nonfungible tokens (NFTs), saying the company was offering unregistered securities and defrauding the public, according to a Reuters report. Sand Vegas and...

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Chinese Banking Agencies Issue Guidance About NFT Risks
April 13, 2022

Three financial bodies in China issued a joint statement on Wednesday (April 13) regarding the risks associated with non-fungible tokens (NFTs), according to multiple media reports.  The guidelines released by China’s Internet Financial Association, the China Banking Association and the China Securities Association seek to...

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NFTs With Attitude: Rapper Ice Cube Believes Crypto Tokens Can Disrupt Labels’ Power
April 11, 2022

Rapper Ice Cube is planning to use non-fungible tokens (NFTs) to rebuild the way music is produced and distributed. “I’ve had to go through the system my whole career,” the acclaimed musician and producer told crypto industry news outlet Decrypt on April 8. “What keeps...

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TravelX, Air Europa Team on Airline Ticket-Based NFT Series
April 11, 2022

TravelX, which is building a travel industry blockchain-based distribution protocol, has joined up with Spanish airline Air Europa in order to release a series of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) based on flight tickets, according to a Monday (April 11) press release. With the purchase of “NFTickets,”...

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South African Strauss & Co. to Host NFT Auction for Fine Wines
April 11, 2022

Strauss & Co., the South African auction house, has partnered with five of the country’s wineries to offer fine wine non-fungible tokens (NFTs) to the highest bidders, the auctioneer announced Monday (April 11). The sale, to be held April 18-25, will feature vintages from the...

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Tom Brady Featured in ESPN’s First NFT
April 06, 2022

ESPN will be putting out NFTs, according to a Bloomberg report Wednesday (April 6). The sports outlet, owned by Walt Disney Co., will collaborate with Autograph, a Web3 brand co-founded by NFL quarterback Tom Brady, and will feature Brady in its first NFT. The NFT...