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What is a 2nd Generation NFT?

A 1st generation NFT has several characteristics – a large collection (usually 10,000 or less) of randomly generated images designed to work as a profile pictures, which cost tokens to mint. 1st generation projects often provide little utility beyond holder-exclusive access. A 2nd generation NFT project is characterized by free minting, strong holder incentives, a

Feeling Like You’re Late to Crypto?

Feeling late, or having FOMO? Let’s get you started. While you’re not “early” to crypto anymore, you’re still not late overall. Crypto hit the mainstream last year. Catch Up to Crypto Bitcoin hit $1 Trillion is market cap in 2021, setting the major milestone for the fastest an asset reached $1T. Lots of people jumped

Stacks NFT Growing Pains

The Stacks NFT scene is experiencing steady growth, though recent launches by the CrashPunks and Megapont Ape Club teams have been spoiled by smart contract and API issues. CrashPunks The CrashPunks project, a profile picture NFT collection by Stacks Accelerator partner Trevor Owens, launched on Dec 11. Many were minted to whitelisted users and pre-launch

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Let’s Get Phunky: CryptoPhunks and Web3 Censorship

What the Phunk are cryptoPhunks? Anyone who’s heard of NFTs knows what CryptoPunks are, but far fewer have heard of CryptoPhunks. What exactly are CryptoPhunks? CryptoPhunks are an NFT collection featuring the iconic imagery of the CryptoPunks, with one key difference: they have been “hand-flipped” over the vertical axis. Besides the fact that they face

Tokens for Christmas: SOS Airdrop and RADAR Airdrop

Merry Christmas everyone! Santa has come to the blockchain, stuffing stockings with two new airdrops from The Open DAO and DappRadar. The SOS airdrop grants some amount to basically anyone who ever did anything on Opensea. The RADAR airdrop applies to users who registered with DappRadar, or who interacted with at least 10 dapps tracked

New Smart Contracts Promise Reduced NFT Gas Costs

Transaction fees are an unfortunate fact of life on the Ethereum mainnet – NFT gas costs even moreso. The success of NFT projects is particularly vulnerable to high fees, as they inflate the cost of the token. A $75+ gas fee is extremely unattractive to someone minting a single 0.05 Ξ NFT, and may even

NBA Warriors Partner with FTX

Thursday saw breaking news of a new partnership between the NBA Golden State Warriors and the cryptocurrency exchange FTX (US). The new development will see Warrior-launched NFT’s listed on the FTX US exchange as part of a first-of-its-kind collaboration between an NBA Team and Cryptocurrency Exchange.  This puts FTX as the Official Crypto Exchange and

What is the Neo Tokyo Meta Tournament?

What is The Meta Tournament? Updated Feb. 5th, 2022 – The Neo Tokyo Meta Tournament is a metaverse-native gaming tournament hosted by the Neo Tokyo NFT project, in partnership with Twitch TV. The tournament consists of three rounds, and features special events for Neo Tokyo Citizen NFT holders. Further details are slowly being revealed. Round