Starbucks NFT Initiative – Starbucks Odyssey
Starbucks to launch their NFT initiative, Starbucks Odyssey via Ethereum Layer 2 Scaling Network, Polygon
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Minecraft Bans NFTs, Sending Projects Into Freefall
The black swan has come for Minecraft-based NFTs. Mojang, the company behind Minecraft, stated in a press release today that NFT integration with the game “…are generally not something we will support or allow”. What exactly this means is not totally clear yet, but the release specifically mentions that worlds, skins, items, or other assets … Read more
Breaking: Bored Ape Yacht Club Discord Hacked
Another day, another stolen ape, and the Bored Ape Yacht Club Discord hacked again. In the wee hours of the morning on June 4th, an attacker was able to compromise mod accounts and bots in the BAYC and Otherside Discord servers, and posted a malicious giveaway link. Victims thinking they would receive a giveaway approved … Read more
Breaking: Bored Ape Yacht Club Instagram Hacked, 100+ NFTs Lost
In the time-honored tradition of Bored Ape Yacht Club holders losing their shirts to scams, another hacker has managed to fleece the masses. There’s a twist this time, though: the official Bored Ape Yacht Club Instagram was compromised. The attacker posted a link to a fake BAYC Metaverse land drop, and hoovered up NFTs from … Read more
The Best Crypto Twitter Accounts
For better or worse, the cryptocurrency community lives on Twitter. The bird app remains the best place to find alpha, hear about hacks, and get a sense of the community gestalt. Below are the 15 best Crypto Twitter accounts that are a must follow. There are some incredibly high-value follows that have a long history of … Read more
GameStop NFT Marketplace Launching Q2 2022
The crossover episode that both r/WallStreetBets and Crypto Twitter apes have long anticipated is finally in sight. GameStop announced that they expect to launch the GameStop NFT marketplace “by the end of the second quarter of fiscal year 2022” during their Q4’FY22 earnings call. Since GameStop reports with the calendar year, this means a launch … Read more
DeFi Kingdoms Chain: Avalanche Multiverse’s First Subnet
Avalanche Multiverse and Defi Kingdoms: Crystalvale The Avalanche Foundation recently announced the Avalanche Multiverse, a $290MM incentive program aimed at accelerating the growth of Avalanche subnets. The first recipient of these incentives is none other than the popular GameFi dApp Defi Kingdoms. In December 2021, after it had already become the most popular dApp on … Read more
The Crypto Bowl
Pro Sports and Crypto partnerships continue to be an indicator of longterm growth even in volatile market conditions. As the market has continued to bounce up and down, one important narrative in the short term to look at is Crypto.com, Binance, FTX and other Crypto companies have laid out the most capital investment ever for … Read more
Facebook Introduces ‘Personal Boundaries’ After Virtual Sexual Assault Allegation
Facebook’s Horizon Worlds added a new personal boundary feature after an alleged sexual assault occurred in the game. What does…
The Neo Tokyo Meta Tournament: Round 2
The Neo Tokyo Meta Tournament: Round 2 streamed on the TwitchTV homepage on February 5th, 2022. Qualifiers were held on Feb 4th, reducing the field of thousands down to 100 players for the finals. The Meta Tournament’s second of three rounds featured the popular battle royal game PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, and was exclusively for Neo Tokyo … Read more