NFT Marketplace Wars: Blur Tells Users to Ban OpenSea

Yesterday, NFT marketplace Blur finally allowed users to redeem care packages for $BLUR, the platform’s native token. The event was highly anticipated and resulted in a significant market surge over the last month. Ultimately, the royalties-optional marketplace secured over $430 million in trading volume in the last 30 days. And yesterday, the money continued to flow. The event…

Exclusive: Tyler Hobbs Unveils First Physical QQLs as Paintings

The Alpha: Contemporary art institution Pace Gallery will present a physical exhibition featuring new work from generative artist Tyler Hobbs at its New York gallery from March 30 to April 22. This marks Pace’s first exhibition dedicated to a single artist’s Web3 project. Titled QQL: Analogs, the exhibition will feature 12 large-scale works from Hobbs’…

Blur’s Token is Live: Here’s Everything You Need to Know

$BLUR is finally here. After delaying the launch of the platform’s native token in January, the NFT marketplace officially began letting users redeem care packages for the token at 1:30 p.m. ET on February 14, 2023. The run-up to the launch has been marked by much anticipation, with popular exchange Coinbase tweeting that it would…

On-Chain-Strain: How Ordinals Inscriptions Are Impacting Bitcoin

Bitcoin NFTs, better known as Ordinals, have become nearly inescapable as of late, with more than 89,000 inscriptions in existence. For the first time in Bitcoin’s 14-year history, the blockchain is being used for something other than peer-to-peer transfers, but not everyone is pleased. While a significant portion of Web3 is thrilled with the way…

Here’s What Really Happened With DigiDaigaku’s Controversial Super Bowl Ad

NFTs didn’t take over this year’s Super Bowl like they did in 2022. But perhaps this was to be expected, considering the NFT space only recently began to emerge from a market lull. Despite a lack of blockchain-centric ads featured during the big game, NFTs still had a presence — and one that went far…

What NFT Marketplaces Support Creator Royalties? A Guide

Creator royalties: Love them or hate them, it cannot be denied that they provide central appeal for artists looking to make a blockchain-based living from their craft. Through royalties, creators receive recurring income whenever their works change hands through the various NFT marketplaces that populate the blockchain. This makes it possible for many in Web3,…