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Ex-OpenSea Exec Convicted of Wire Fraud, Money Laundering in Insider Trading Case

Nate Chastain made approximately $50,000 by buying and trading non-fungible tokens with insider knowledge gained from his position at OpenSea.

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Sotheby's Head of Digital Art on NFT Royalties, Market Sentiment

Sotheby’s head of digital art and NFTs, Michael Bouhanna, weighs in on the debate surrounding NFT royalties, which are defined as payments to the original creator for every secondary sale of the digital asset. Plus, Bouhanna discusses launching the art auction house's specially curated, peer-to-peer secondary marketplace amid an NFT winter.

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Sotheby's Releases On-Chain Secondary NFT Marketplace

Sotheby's is expanding its non-fungible token (NFT) art offerings through the release of a specially curated, peer-to-peer secondary marketplace. The art auction house's head of digital art and NFTs, Michael Bouhanna, discusses Sotheby's expansion into the Web3 space and how they are addressing artist diversity and royalties in the sector.

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Solana Labs CEO on Saga Smartphone Launch, NFT Outlook

Solana Labs' crypto-forward smartphone Saga will go on public sale on May 8. The new device from Solana Mobile costs $1,000 and is built on hardware from Bay Area smartphone company OSOM. Solana Labs CEO and co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko discusses the benefits and opportunities of Saga, citing its self-custody feature and decentralized app (dApp) store. Plus, insights into Solana following FTX's implosion and the global outlook for the Solana ecosystem at large.

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Sports Illustrated Unveils NFT Ticketing Platform on Polygon

U.S. sports media company Sports Illustrated is launching a non-fungible token (NFT) ticketing platform called "Box Office" built on the Polygon network, an Ethereum scaling tool. "The Hash" panel discusses the future of NFT ticketing and live entertainment powered by blockchain technology.

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Bitcoin Falls Toward $28K After Volatile Price Moves

Bitcoin (BTC) is dropping toward $28,000 after falling roughly 5% on Monday, wiping out all of April's gains. STORM Partners Managing Partner Sheraz Ahmed discusses his bitcoin analysis and outlook as investors await the Federal Reserve's key decision on interest rates tomorrow. Plus, the impact of recent banking sector jitters on crypto and reactions to art auction house Sotheby's expanding its NFT art offerings through the release of a specially curated, peer-to-peer secondary marketplace.

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Sports Illustrated Launches NFT Ticketing Platform on Polygon

Sports Illustrated's ticketing marketplace SI Tickets has developed "Box Office" in partnership with Ethereum software company ConsenSys.

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NFT Marketplace Blur Launches Blend, a Peer-to-Peer Lending Platform

Short for Blur Lending, Blend will allow collectors to buy blue-chip NFTs with a smaller upfront payment, similar to a down payment on a house.

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Marvel Studios Founder Says Web3 Has 'Same Seed' of His Early Marvel Days

David Maisel made his first public appearance since he sold Marvel to Disney 10 years ago at Consensus 2023.

David Maisel (left) and Erick Calderon, CEO of Art Blocks (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

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Yuga Labs CEO: 'The Metaverse Is Not New'

The company behind the Bored Apes Yacht Club has a new CEO from Web2, and he knows that you can’t build Web3 with a Web2 mindset.

Yuga Labs CEO Daniel Alegre, left, and Rosie Perper, CoinDesk's Web3 deputy managing editor (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)