The Gateway: A Web3 Metropolis is officially kicking off its run next week, bringing together the best of web3 and the NFT community across two entire Downtown Miami city blocks and 12 buildings. Following the press preview on Tuesday, Nov. 29, the week’s public programming will start on Wednesday, Nov. 30, with doors opening at…
The NFT space has changed significantly since nft now first presented “The Gateway” at Art Basel in 2021. In just one year, influential brands have entered Web3, several artists have risen to new prominence, and blockchain-powered philanthropy has entered the mainstream, exemplifying how novel NFT tech can make a serious and lasting impact on the…
Two weeks ago, when OpenSea announced it might drop royalties enforcement for existing collections on its platform, it sent an earthquake rippling through the NFT community. Nearly every big name in the space, from Beeple to Yam Karkai to FVCKRENDER and FEWOCiOUS, took to Twitter to express their solidarity with the community and collectively urged…
In the world of NFTs, there’s no sleeping giant capable of eclipsing professional sports. In 2022, this emerging subset of the NFT market flashed its potential several times. Across the professional sporting world, sports teams have taken in Bored Apes to function as virtual mascots, several licensed sports-themed blockchain games have successfully hit the market,…
The art world encompasses various types of art, including more traditional forms like fine art, antiques, and artifacts, and newer contemporary mediums such as non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and digital collectibles. Today, these all come together in one place through a common digital denominator: the digital marketplace where auctions take place. Digital marketplaces have unlocked the…
In 2021, an investment firm bought 2,000 acres of real estate for roughly $4 million. Normally, this would not make headlines, but in this case the land was virtual. It existed only in a metaverse platform called The Sandbox. By buying 792 non-fungible tokens on the Ethereum blockchain, the firm then owned the equivalent of…
Despite what many may believe, NFT art didn’t start with the Bored Ape Yacht Club. It also didn’t start with CryptoPunks. So what was the first NFT, and who created it? Ultimately, this singular honor goes to Quantum, a generative piece of art that was created by digital artists Jennifer and Kevin McCoy. After its…
Increasingly more colleges are becoming metaversities — taking their physical campuses into a virtual online world, often called the “metaverse.” One initiative has 10 U.S. universities and colleges working with Meta, the parent company of Facebook, and virtual reality company VictoryXR to create 3D online replicas — sometimes called digital twins — of their campuses…
Crypto is in a nosedive, and your NFTs are losing value daily. What’s next? It’s clear to see that the blockchain’s rough ride isn’t over, not by a long shot. While we’d love to see a one-size-fits-all solution to assuage the fears of those struggling to grasp the current state of Web3. The best anyone…
