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McDonald’s Job Application Memes Become NFTs
January 23, 2022

McDonald’s now has parody non-fungible tokens (NFTs) for its own job application, created by someone else and listed on OpenSea, according to a CryptoPotato report Sunday (Jan. 23). The circulation of the NFTs comes as bitcoin trades at half its record price from November, with...

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Twitter Rolls out NFT Profile Pictures Verification
January 20, 2022

Twitter has debuted an official verification protocol for non-fungible token (NFT) profile pictures, the company announced Thursday (Jan. 20). The feature is currently only available to Twitter Blue users on iOS, who can now link their ethereum wallets with their Twitter accounts to see a...

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Female Sports Icons Team With Parity for First NFT Marketplace
January 20, 2022

Female sports icons are teaming up with the Parity NFT Marketplace, powered by the Aventus Network, to launch the first non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace solely dedicated to women athletes, according to a press release on Wednesday (Jan. 19). The Legends Collection NFT will initially roll...

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NFT Flyfish Opening Members’ Only Restaurant in Manhattan
January 17, 2022

A luxury restaurant opening in an undisclosed location in Manhattan will require more than reservations to get a table; diners will have to hold Flyfish NFT to gain access, according to reports on Monday (Jan. 17). The seafood-inspired dining club is being developed by the...

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Ahead of Auction, Pulp Fiction NFT Battle Heats Up
January 13, 2022

The dispute between Miramax and Quentin Tarantino over the filmmaker’s plan to sell nonfungible tokens (NFTs) like script pages and other mementos from his 1994 breakout “Pulp Fiction” has reached a new level. As The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday (Jan. 13), attorneys for both...

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PYMNTS NFT Series: Can NFTs Be Securities? The SEC Says Yes
January 12, 2022

Welcome to the eighth installment of PYMNTS’ series on non-fungible tokens (NFTs), the newest craze in crypto. In it, we’ll be looking at every part of the NFT craze sweeping the worlds of art, video games, social media, fashion and sports. When it’s finished, you’ll...

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What do You Get When You Buy an NFT? Less Than You Think
January 11, 2022

When Vignesh Sundaresan spent more than $69 million on the non-fungible token (NFT) with digital artist Beeple’s collage “Everydays: The First 5,000 Days,” he bought a work of art that one presumes he believes will increase in value. Right? Well, no. As artist Mike Winkelmann...

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PYMNTS NFT Series: Tokenizing Assets Is NFTs’ Next Frontier 
January 11, 2022

Welcome to the sixth installment of PYMNTS’ series on non-fungible tokens (NFTs), the newest craze in crypto.  Over 12 days, we’ll be looking at every part of the NFT craze sweeping the worlds of art, video games, social media, fashion and sports.  When it’s finished,...

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NFT Sales Show Signs of Slowing, Report Says
January 10, 2022

Sales of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have been surging as of late, hitting $25 billion in 2021, Reuters reported Monday (Jan. 10). That came as the speculative crypto assets got way more popular, although there were signs of the growth slowing down at the end of...