$7 Million in 72 Hours: Inside Ben.eth’s Controversial Memecoin Empire

The recent resurgence of memecoins has seemingly inspired a significant shift within the NFT ecosystem. Why? Because the potential to profit from trading popular tokens such as $PEPE, $TURBO, and the like is just too good to pass up, even for the most staunch NFT traders. While open editions and burn mechanics led the pack…

RTFKT’s Cryptokicks Back on Track? Here’s What You Need to Know

In a highly anticipated move, RTFKT has initiated the claim process for its Cryptokicks iRL sneakers. Web3 first got a glimpse at Cryptokicks at nft now’s The Gateway, where the physical, NFT-backed shoes were revealed to have groundbreaking features such as customizable lighting, auto-lacing, wireless charging, and much more. Now holders of NFTs from the…

Exclusive: Goblintown Creators Announce IP Licensing Deals for The 187 Holders

The Alpha: Truth Labs, the company behind popular NFT collections Goblintown, The Illuminati, and more, has announced the closure of two NFT licensing deals with holders from The 187 collection, according to information shared exclusively with nft now. The holders, King Kong and Ding Ding, are the first two Truth Labs community members to be…

Upcoming Drops: May 15-21

Let’s face it: The NFT space moves really fast. Considering how quickly things can change in the metaverse, a week in NFTs might as well be a month IRL. Don’t get us wrong — the more people onboarded into the space, the merrier. But because of the constant influx of great art and ideas, it’s…

Jack Butcher Unveils Checks Elements NFT Collection

The Alpha Jack Butcher, of Checks VV and Visualize Value, has announced his newest project. Checks Elements is a 152-piece, generative art collection of hand-drawn monoprints and non-fungible token pairs, which he says explores “the ever-evolving relationship between consensus and truth.” The collection will feature four elements: Earth, Fire, Water, and Air. Three of the…

6 Web3 Security Tools for Collectors, Creators, and Builders

Ensuring your safety in Web3 may often seem like a difficult task. But it really shouldn’t be, considering the wide variety of best practices that users can observe to boost their level of security while perusing the blockchain. Yet, many simply glaze over the lessons of the past and other practical security solutions established by…

Now Runway: This Ledger Case Is the Must-Have Web3 Fashion Accessory

Welcome back to Now Runway, where we report to you from the frontlines of the digital fashion revolution. We may be the reason Gmoney is being referred to as the “Kim Kardashian of Web3” after a champagne-induced conversation in Paris where this column was born — and we aren’t mad about it. Here’s what you may…