The Solana-based Portals [https://theportal.to/] has quickly gained traction and prominent users since launching last fall, and now the project has raised $5 million to further its metaverse vision. Portals - Your place in the metaverse @_portals_We are very excited to announce our $5M seed raise led by
CryptoPunks predate the modern NFT craze by years, and that O.G. status has made the 2017 Ethereum profile picture collection a legend in the space. Dozens of CryptoPunks have sold for a million dollars worth of ETH or more, but today, the collection shattered its previous record with one
Stories about crypto millionaires flooding Puerto Rico have become commonplace [https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/02/technology/cryptocurrency-puerto-rico.html] in recent years. The island's attraction lies in its sandy beaches, mild climate—and its reputation as a place for U.S. residents to avoid paying
29 ETH, around $44.8 million, according to DAO fundraising site Juicebox. In four days, AssangeDAO, whose mission is to free Julian Assange, has raised more than the now-defunct ConstitutionDAO formed last fall to bid on a rare copy of the United States Constitution. That effort pulled in 11,
Wormhole, a protocol that allows users to move their tokens and NFTs between Solana and Ethereum, has confirmed that it suffered an exploit of 120,000 Wrapped Ethereum, worth over $320 million—higher than the $250 million originally suspected. "ETH will be added over the next hours to ensure
Leading NFT marketplace OpenSea generated more than $5 billion in total trading volume in January between Ethereum and Polygon sales, breaking the previous record from August 2021. OpenSea had more than $4.95 billion of Ethereum trading volume in January and surpassed the previous Ethereum peak in August 2021 as
Following his highly successful "Merge" NFT drop on Gemini-backed NFT marketplace Nifty Gateway, celebrated digital artist "Pak [https://twitter.com/muratpak]" announced yesterday a collaboration with WikiLeaks to launch a line of NFTs that will support the Wau Holland Foundation [https://twitter.com/wauland]. Founded
Grammy award-winning artist Justin Bieber ventures further into the wonderful world of NFTs, becoming a member of the renowned Bored Ape Yacht Club and dropping some serious dough on one of their NFTs. How much, you ask? Nothing crazy, just $1.31 million. Justin Bieber is now the proud
Boss Beauties recently announced that they will be the first NFT collection to be on display at the United Nations. This is huge for the NFT space as a whole, as it will make attendees aware of the industry. The extremely popular project, Boss Beauties NFT collection, founded by Lisa
In an earnings call on Thursday, Visa stated that its customers made $2.5 billion in payments using its crypto-linked cards during the first fiscal quarter of 2022. That’s over 70% of all crypto-card volume throughout fiscal 2021, signaling increased adoption of digital asset payments. Justin Sullivan/
2021 was a huge year for crypto—and it was underpinned by growth in the NFT space, according to research from crypto analytics platform Nansen [https://www.nansen.ai/]. According to Nansen's State of Crypto Industry Report 2021, by the end of the last year total sales volume
OpenSea the leading NFT marketplace is primarily focused on Ethereum, but support for the rising Solana NFT ecosystem could be right around the corner as newly-leaked screenshots suggest. The screenshots come from Jane Manchun Wong [https://twitter.com/wongmjane], a well-known blogger and hacker who has gained notoriety