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In an effort to provide students with a new style of learning, The University of Tokyo has announced that it will soon be offering ‘Metaverse Courses’ for engineering students. To ensure that the new technology-leveraging virtual learning space can be experienced by all, there will be different courses...
Despite the Chinese government clamping down on crypto activity in the country, traders have found a way to evade regulatory hurdles by turning to off-the-book transactions for secondhand NFTs.  As China has banned payments using cryptocurrencies, all NFT transactions in the country are tendered with the yuan. In addition,...
The Sandbox is partnering with renowned graffiti artist and DJ Alec Monopoly to create a virtual home that’ll house all of Alec’s real life and NFT art. Alec is internationally known for his use of stencils to spray paint various iconic pop culture figures. His work has been covered by various...
FestivalPass, a subscription service that offers its community discounted access to an array of live events and unique experiences, is expanding its services into the realm of NFTs through the launch of a ‘Festival Family Founder’ NFT collection. The collection features 10,000 NFTs, however unlike traditional one-off mints, the...
Major cryptocurrency wallet Trust Wallet has announced that is has added support for digital collectibles that are minted and hosted on Polygon, the layer 2 decentralized scaling solution for the Ethereum blockchain.  The addition now means that when users connect their Trust Wallet to NFT marketplaces such as OpenSea,...
Ledger, the pioneers behind Web3’s most popular cold wallet, sold out its inaugural NFT collection in less than 24 hours. Titled ‘ Market Passes – Genesis Edition,’ the collection was comprised of 10,000 assets, with each costing 0.3 ETH to mint. The NFTs were minted on the ‘Ledger Market,’...
GameStop’s new NFT marketplace has experienced its first piece of controversy after a distasteful and copyright infringing NFT was listed on the platform. The NFT in question is titled ‘Falling Man,’ the namesake of an infamous photo which features a man falling from one of the World Trade Centres...
In wake of Mojang Studios pulling the plug on all Web3 involvements in Minecraft last week, NFT Worlds, the development team which was committed to bringing NFTs to the ever-popular game, has hit back at the Swedish company for its abrupt policy decision. In making such criticisms, the...
NFT renting protocol reNFT has announced that it has raised $5 million in an investment round which was co-lead by Mechanism and gumi Cryptos Capital (gCC).  The round featured heavy participation from strategic investment partners who can add value the reNFT company, as well gaming guilds who represent millions of...
In an effort to commemorate one of the finest ever goals to ever be scored by one of its players, FC Barcelona is launching its first-ever NFT. Titled ‘In a Way, Immortal,’ the inaugural digital asset from the Catalonian club is a celebration of club legend Johan Cruyff’s...