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Serenade, an NFT marketplace for collecting music-related digital collectibles, has raised $6 million in a recent investment round. Based out of Sydney, Australia, it was apt that the most notable contributor of the round was no other than fellow countryman and A-list actor, Hugh Jackman.  Joining Jackman in the...
Industry leading metaverse avatar platform Genies has raised $150 million in a recent funding round, pushing its overall value to over $1 billion. Global technology investment firm Silver Lake led the round, with participation also coming from Bond, NEA, and Tamarack Global. With aid from its employee portfolio that...
To kick off its recently announced $150 million Ronin Bridge breach reimbursement program, Sky Mavis have decided to adopt a ‘if you can’t beat them, ask them’ approach, as it will be offering up to $1 million to ‘white hats’ (a.k.a cybersecurity vigilantes) who can identify and disclose information...
Axie Infinity product designer Jeff Kam has taken to Twitter to shed light on a new update to the game’s marketplace. Simply described as ‘exciting,’ the new feature will allow users to buy Axies and other assets using any token, followed by a ‘part 2’ in the coming...
Despite the development of its own NFT marketplace being at the forefront of its rumour mill for some time now, crypto-exchange Coinbase has recently announced its plans to produce a three-part film featuring NFTs. More precisely, the NFTs used in the film will be those which fall under...
Singaporean rapper ShiGGa Shay is releasing an exclusive 16-bar track alongside an NFT collection based on artwork from a previous project. The collection, which is dubbed ‘SPACEBARS: PRELUDE,’ will feature different collectible elements that’ll unlock different areas of rewards for his fans.   SPACEBARS: PRELUDE drops on April 13th...
World-renowned American business magazine Forbes has unveiled a preview into its latest blockchain endeavour, the Billionaires NFT collection. To facilitate the industry-first collection, the media giant partnered with leading global cryptocurrency exchange FTX.  The collection’s sale includes an initial drop of 100 Virtual NFT Billionaires, which when sold out,...
Sky Mavis, the company behind the popular play-to-earn ecosystem of Axie Infinity, has raised $150 million in an effort to reimburse the victims and overall damage to the ecosystem which was made during last month’s Ronin Bridge breach. Web3 powerhouse Binance led the funding round, with contributions from...
The infamous blockchain detective of all things devious zachbxt is back with another NFT rug pull uncovering, with this time being the turn of the celebrity endorsed Bored Bunny collection. The new instalment, however, comes with a twist, as the community do-gooder’s efforts appeared to have caused the...
Fintech firm Ripple is expanding its presence in the crypto scene by developing a new standard which’ll allow for complex NFT applications to exist on $XRP Ledger. To support this endeavour, the French non-profit has been delving into other areas of development which will enhance its proficiencies across multiple...