NFTs

Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) are unique digital assets verified using blockchain technology, primarily on platforms like Ethereum. Unlike cryptocurrencies, NFTs are indivisible and cannot be exchanged on a one-to-one basis, ensuring each NFT is distinct and irreplaceable, much like a physical collectible. They have gained prominence in digital art, music, gaming, and other online communities for enabling proof of ownership and authenticity of digital creations. NFTs can represent anything from artwork and music to videos and tweets.


Tech

Bitcoin Ordinals Project Taproot Wizards Plans Long-Awaited Sale of Signature NFTs

The Wizards were inscribed on the Bitcoin blockchain two years ago and are now being made available for sale

TaprootWizards.com NFT (ordinals.com)

Markets

NFTs Are Making a Comeback as Trading Volumes Surge: Galaxy Research

Leading marketplaces such as OpenSea, Blur and Magic Eden have seen increased activity since November, the report said.

Image of several Pudgy Penguin NFTs (Pudgy Penguins)

Tech

Jailhouse Block: Elvis Digital Art Collection Will Inscribe on the Bitcoin Network

A digital art collection of Elvis Presley, "Elvis Side $Btc," will be inscribed on the Bitcoin blockchain by OrdinalsBot and IP project Royalty.

Elvis Presley performs in concert at the Milwaukee Arena on April 27, l977, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo by Ronald C. Modra/ Getty Images)

Finance

Christie's to Offer Blockchain-Based Ownership Certificates for Photography Collection

Wednesday's sale of "An Eye Towards the Real: Photographs from the Collection of Ambassador Trevor Traina," in New York will see digital certificates issued for each of the 130 lots, which will be minted by Kresus on Base.

Chritie's in Manhattan, New York. (Spatuletail/Shutterstock)

Opinion

Art Is Not a Security

NFTs “expose the incoherence of the SEC’s understanding of what it’s authorized to regulate,” says law professor Brian L. Frye, following news yesterday that the SEC has issued a Wells notice against OpenSea, claiming the NFT platform has violated securities law.

Cat NFTs

Finance

DraftKings Dumps NFT Business, Citing Legal Developments

The sports gambling company faces a class action lawsuit alleging its NFTs are securities.

(Photo illustration by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Finance

Decentralized Crypto Exchange WOOFi Uses Gaming Style NFTs to Boost DeFi

So-called “Boosters” enhance the yield from WOO tokens, which are staked to earn a share of the DEX’s fees.

Yield Booster NFTs (WOOFi)

Policy

U.S. Judge Sets Stage for NFT Securities Trial as DraftKings Lawsuit Moves Forward

The class action suit from DraftKings buyers alleges that NFTs are investment contracts.

Detail view of a DraftKings Sportsbook advertisement at an NHL game. (Brett Carlsen/Getty Images)

Policy

Dapper Labs Agrees to $4M Settlement in Class Action Securities Suit

The settlement must still be approved by a New York court.

Dapper Labs Agrees to $4M Settlement in Class Action Securities Suit (Shutterstock)

Policy

U.S. Treasury Describes NFTs as 'Highly Susceptible to Use in Fraud and Scams'

"Illicit actors can use NFTs to launder proceeds from predicate crimes, often in combination with other methods to obfuscate the illicit source of proceeds of crime," the Treasury found.

U.S. Treasury Building (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)