Peer-to-peer NFT sales surge as average purchase price increases 7X

The total lifetime NFT volume on the Ethereum blockchain alone has exceeded $120 million. Non-fungible tokens and digital collectibles have been selling like hotcakes over the past couple of months as volumes on peer-to-peer marketplaces surge. From NFTs representing NBA finals moments to crypto industry character cards, the total lifetime NFT volume on the Ethereum blockchain alone has exceeded $120 million, according to crypto research firm Messari. Messari’s research tracked the demand for NFTs, which includes digital art, collectibles and in-game items, over the third quarter.

Dapper Labs Raises $18M in Token Sale

The team responsible for the crypto-collectibles phenomenon “Crypto Kitties” has just secured an $18 million token sale.

NFT Craftiness: Mint a Non-Fungible Token Art Collectible in Less Than 15 Minutes

In the last few months the non-fungible token (NFT) art space has exploded and data shows that there’s been over 4.9 million sales worth well over $128 million to-date.

Dapper Labs Raises $18M in Token Sale for NFT-Centric Flow Blockchain

Dapper Labs has closed an $18 million token sale on the strength of its latest collectibles game, NBA Top Shot.

CryptoKitties Team Raise $18 Million in Flow Crypto Token Sale

The creators of CryptoKitties are creating a new place to store crypto collectibles.

Symbol blockchain to host whisky fund and central bank collectibles at launch

Symbol, the forthcoming enterprise and security token-focussed blockchain from the team behind XEM, will host a whiskey fund and Lithuanian collectible token at launch.

Dapper Labs' Flow token auction closes at 4X the price of 'community sale'

Dapper Labs, the team behind Cryptokitties, has completed a Dutch auction for the native token of their ‘Flow’ blockchain, selling 2% of its entire supply at $0.38 each Dapper Labs, the team behind pioneering non-fungible token (NFT)-powered collectibles Cryptokitties and NBA Top Shot, has completed a dutch auction for the native token of their blockchain, Flow. Dutch auctions allow investors to place bids at which they are willing to purchase tokens prior to the commencement of the sale, with the price moving down from the opening price until all of the tokens are sold.

CryptoPunk Bounties: Ark.Gallery Rolls Out Blind Bids on 8-Bit NFT Collectibles

Ark.Gallery is adding liquidity to the market for CryptoPunks by letting people place blind bids on the NFTs.

NBA TopShot opens to public after closed beta drives $2M in NFT sales

NBA Top Shot, the officially licensed crypto collectibles from the team behind CryptoKitties, has opened its beta version to the public. NBA TopShot, the flagship non-fungible token (NFT)-powered game built by Dapper Labs on their Flow blockchain, has launched in open beta. The transition to public beta came on October 1, alongside Top Shot’s launch on the Samsung Galaxy Store.

NBA Top Shot Crypto Collectibles Experience Launches to Public

Will Dapper Labs’ latest blockchain affair be a slam dunk with the wider NBA fan base? We checked it out ahead of the launch.

Thirst Traps Explode on NFT Platforms, With Predictably Controversial Results

Sexy collectibles are taking off across NFT platforms like Rarible.

Blockchain-based fantasy soccer game Sorare signs on Paris Saint-Germain

PSG players Neymar and Kylian Mbappé, as well as club veterans like David Beckham, will be issued as collectible digital player cards on blockchain platform Sorare. French soccer club Paris Saint-Germain hasn’t dropped the blockchain baton just yet, with the club now set to issue player collectibles as rare tokens. PSG — which plays in the highest tier of French soccer —  had already partnered with blockchain platform Socios.com to launch its own “Fan Token Offering” in 2018.  This week, the club has become the 100th soccer club to join the Ethereum blockchain-based fantasy soccer game Sorare platform. PSG players Neymar and Kylian Mbappé, as well as club veterans like David Beckham, will be tokenized as limited edition digital player cards.

Dapper Labs and Blockparty Join Forces to Bring A New Breadth of Digital Collectibles onto Flow

VANCOUVER / SEPTEMBER 25, 2020 — Blockparty—the New York-based rare digital collectibles marketplace that launched last month to foster more meaningful fan engagement for artists, musicians, and sports teams—today announced a partnership with Dapper Labs, the company behind CryptoKitties and NBA Top Shot, who will bring Blockparty onto Flow, their user-centric blockchain built for mainstream […] The post Dapper Labs and Blockparty Join Forces to Bring A New Breadth of Digital Collectibles onto Flow appeared first on Bitcoin News.

MEME Token Added to Poloniex, Doubles in Price to $1,600

The Meme protocol, a way of staking tokens to get Ethereum-based crypto-collectibles, is going viral.

The Fast-Growing NFT Market Is Problematic Yet Promising

There is authentic demand for crypto collectibles, called NFTs, but the introduction of yield farming has introduced new issues.

NFT Farming Craze MEME Sees Token Prices Top $1,000

The latest DeFi farming frenzy called MEME is taking off today as token prices hit four figures and crypto collectibles become all the rage. The post NFT Farming Craze MEME Sees Token Prices Top $1,000 appeared first on CryptoPotato.

NFT Digital Art That Changes With Bitcoin Price Volatility Sold for Record $101,000

Matt Kane’s “Right Place & Right Time,” a non-fungible token (NFT) digital artwork that changes every day with the bitcoin price volatility, claims the artist, has been sold for a record 262 ether or $101,100 on blockchain platform Async Art. Acc

You Can Now Get Ethereum NFTs Inspired by The Godfather

The collectibles are officially licensed, paving the way for Hollywood to enter the blockchain industry.

Dapper Labs–USDC Integration Helps NBA Collectibles Game Clear $2M in Revenue Since June

Gamemaker Dapper Labs is using Circle's dollar-backed stablecoin USDC as a global settlement solution for its non-fungible tokens (NFTs).

NFT Marketplace Blockparty Partners With DJ 3LAU on Digital Music Collectibles

Digital collectibles maker Blockparty on Wednesday said it will release audio-visual non-fungible tokens (NFTs) in collaboration with DJ 3LAU.

English rock band Muse collaborates on CryptoKitties campaign

A new partnership sees English rock band Muse signing its own blockchain-authenticated CryptoKitties collectibles. The famous English rock band Muse is teaming up with Dapper Labs, the company behind the viral blockchain game CryptoKitties. The collaboration, which follows Dapper Labs’ partnership with Warner Music Group, will center on the creation of two blockchain-secured crypto-collectibles, including a limited edition Kitty “signed” by the band.  Projects such as CryptoKitties involve unique but tradeable blockchain assets — known as non-fungible tokens — that can be used to represent all manner of virtual and equally, real-world goods.  Video games, digital art and even memes can be tokenized and monetized, circulating on the blockchain in a peer-to-peer community of online fans. The new edition of collectible Kitties will be designed using elements from the visual world that Muse created in their latest album, “Simulation Theory.”  Two characters featured in the new collection will be “Marty” and “Mibbles” —  the former based on lead singer Matt Bellamy’s incarnation in the “Something Human” video and the latter a mini-monster heralding from the video for “Pressure.”  Speaking of the new project, Dapper Labs’ CEO Roham Charegozlo claimed that blockchain-based collectibles have the power “to transform the artist fan relationship” —- an idea echoed by a Warner Music executive, Tiago Correia, who said: “As our lives become increasingly digitized, people are expressing their fandom in new and fascinating ways.

Yield Racing: F1 Delta Time Players Can Now Stake Their NFTs

Players of the crypto-powered F1 Delta Time game can now stake their NFTs to generate rewards in the form’s Animoca Brands’ REVV token. Blockchain gaming company Animoca Brands has launched staking for the non-fungible token collectibles (NFTs) featured in its F1 Delta Time title. Stakers will be able to earn a weekly dividend on their NFTs in the form of REVV tokens.

Doctor Who to Enter the Cryptoverse as BBC Plans Trading Card Game on Ethereum Blockchain

BBC Studios has licenced its iconic show Dr Who to UK-based Reality Gaming Group to build a digital trading card game on the ethereum blockchain.

NBA stars lead $12M investment in CryptoKitties makers Dapper Labs

The CryptoKitties team pulls in big cash ahead of launching NBA Top Shot and Dr Seuss blockchain collectibles.

Dapper Labs Raises $12M From VC Firms and NBA Players, Nets $1.2M in NFT Sales

CryptoKittes’ creator Dapper Labs has secured $12 million in investment from blockchain venture capital notables and pro-NBA players. Dapper Labs, the team behind CryptoKitties and NBA Top Shot, has secured $12 million in the latest investment round for its Flow blockchain. New investors include Coinbase Ventures, BlockTower Capital, and NBA players Andre Iguodala of Miami Heat, Spencer Dinwiddie and Garrett Temple of the Brooklyn Nets, JaVale McGee of the Los Angeles Lakers, and Aaron Gordon of the Orlando Magic. Dapper’s chief executive and founder, Roham Gharegozlou, stated that the funding will be used to “ensure that Flow can scale to the size of projects appealing to fan bases as big as the NBA.” Dapper Labs has now raised approximately $38 million in total. NBA Top Shot sees early success Dapper Labs also revealed that it has sold more than $1.2 million worth of crypto-collectibles to hundreds of early adopters on the two-month-old beta version of its NBA Top Shot platform. The game is Dapper’s flagship title built on the Flow blockchain.

NBA Top Shot Launches P2P Marketplace for Collectible Tokens

The marketplace for Dapper Labs’ NBA Top Shop game has gone live, allowing beta users to trade collectible NFTs with their peers. Dapper Labs, the team behind CryptoKitties, has launched a peer-to-peer (P2P) marketplace allowing beta players of its NBA Top Shot game to trade their non-fungible token (NFT) collectibles. The launch of Top Shot’s marketplace will give players the opportunity to own tokens that were limited to the game’s now sold-out first wave of collectibles — allowing players to expand and complete their crypto-collections and unlock unique rewards. The game, which has been built on Dapper Labs’ Flow blockchain, features NFTs representing significant "moments" in basketball history.

Blockchain Heroes Refuse to Accept ‘Old World’ Fiat Payments

In advance of its August 8 release, Blockchain Heroes has airdropped fans an NFT trading card featuring a crossover character from Topps. Digital collectibles trading card series Blockchain Heroes launches this week, but won’t be purchasable with old school fiat or credit card payments.

William Shatner’s NFT Collectibles Sell Out at Warp Speed

Fans bought 125,000 non-fungible token trading cards featuring Star Trek’s William Shatner on the WAX Blockchain. Digital collectibles featuring personal memorabilia from the actor best known as Captain Kirk of the USS Enterprise have sold out in just minutes. Non-fungible token (NFT) trading cards featuring images from William Shatner’s personal life and career, from the 1930s to today, sold out in nine minutes according to WAX.

Polyient Games Launches Avalanche-Based DEX for Collectibles

Polyient Games is launching a decentralized exchange for NFTs hosted on the Avalanche blockchain. Ava Labs, the development team behind the Avalanche blockchain has teamed up with non-fungible token (NFT)-focussed investment firm Polyient Games to launch a decentralized exchange (DEX) for crypto collectibles. Polyient’s NFT exchange will be powered by the Avalanche blockchain and will exist within the firm’s forthcoming Polyient Games Marketplace.

Crypto collectibles are coming to the $60M Avalanche blockchain

Polyient Games will collaborate with Ava Labs to establish an NFT DEX for games and apps on Avalanche, and help improve its bridge to Ethereum.

Spotting the Potential of NFTs in the Blockchain Gaming Industry

Polyient Games’ Craig Russo believes that the NFT market has come to represent one of the “most attractive opportunities” across digital assets. Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) are emerging as a very popular blockchain trend in gaming, as they're also now being used in the sports industry (ticketing), financial services, and as a way to sell and transfer property, highlighted Craig Russo, director of innovation of an investment firm and startup ecosystem, Polyient Games. In an interview with Cointelegraph, Russo explains that NFTs first captured the attention of the mainstream crypto community in 2017 with the launch of Ethereum (ETH) collectibles game, CryptoKittie. Since then, Russo believes that the NFT market has come to represent one of the “most attractive opportunities” across all digital assets, with immediate use cases already being found within the art, collectibles and even the gaming industries Polyient Games’ director of innovation explained further about the role of NFTs within the gaming space and its “steadily” popularity: “One reason gamers are gravitating towards blockchain is that - unlike traditional games - blockchain environments permit players to gain true ownership of their in-game items.

Bank of Lithuania Has Commenced the Issuance of its LBCOINS to the Public

Following the launch of its digital collectibles dubbed “LBCOINS,” the Bank of Lithuania has announced that it has commenced the issuance of the LBCOINS to the members of the public.

Lithuanian Central Bank’s Commemorative Digital Token Goes Live Thursday

Lithuania’s central bank is set to issue 24,000 digital tokens commemorating the re-establishment of Lithuanian independence in 1918.