Dapp Activity Soars to 3.4 Million, NFTs Close on $1 Billion

If we’re in a bear market, digital fashion didn’t get the memo. Leading luxury fashion houses like Dior, Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Prada, and Valentino have all made significant moves in the fast-growing space. Additionally, a new generation of digitally-native brands is helping hoist the torch for the burgeoning movement, which is poised to continue expanding…

Throughout 2022, the bear market has affected the blockchain industry in ways many would never have anticipated. From entire crypto exchanges imploding, to free-to-mint projects dominating the charts, and some of the biggest NFT brands defying the odds and becoming still bigger, all things NFTs have radically shifted over the last year. But while overt…

The utility of Web3 conferences was once undisputed. However, things have changed in recent years. High ticket prices, poorly curated installations, and less-than-inspiring panels have left many dissatisfied. The consensus is that things need to change, and Consensus has answered the call (apologies for the pun). Curated by CoinDesk, Consensus is one of the biggest…

When it comes to the environment, NFTs have a bad reputation — much of it undeserved. At the height of the “NFTs harm the environment” frenzy in mid-2022, wildly uncontextualized claims about single blockchain transactions consuming as much energy as a mid-sized house does in three days proliferated across the Twitter-sphere.   Two things have slowly…

If you know Web3, you know OpenSea. Since its launch at the end of 2017, the NFT marketplace has largely been the poster child for the world of Ethereum and crypto art, and it’s got the numbers to prove it.  OpenSea’s total historical trading volume sits comfortably at just shy of $41 billion, according to…

Twitter engagement goes a long way in Web3. Considering those within the NFT community spend a significant amount (let’s just call it 99 percent) of their time greeting, Tweeting, or otherwise interacting with each other via the Elon-owned app, few aspects of the metaverse have become as important as the general camaraderie shared by those…