Nathan Chastain, a former product manager at OpenSea, was sentenced on Tuesday to three months in prison (and more) in connection with what the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) describes as the “first-ever digital asset insider trading scheme,” according to Tuesday’s press release. First-Ever Digital Asset Insider Trading Scheme Chastain, 31, was forced to resign…
Bitcoin Ordinals were the talk of Crypto Twitter in the first half of 2023. Now, as the initial fervor surrounding them begins to settle, many are curious about its future, with questions like, “what happened to the orange backgrounds?” CEO and Co-founder of Metagood Danny Yang, a prominent voice in the industry, has stepped forward…
For the U.S. Copyright Office (USCO), an AI-generated work does not satisfy the “authorship” requirement of the U.S. Copyright Act. Last week, a U.S. federal court upheld a previous decision made by the U.S. Copyright Office to rightfully deny copyright protection for any submitted generative AI works in the United States. Since the beginning of…
The rise of artificial intelligence in the world of creativity has revolutionized various sectors, with fashion and design being no exception. This confluence of machine intelligence and human creativity has not only expanded the horizons of design possibilities but also sparked intense debate regarding its implications. We sat with creative director and digital artist turned…
Sébastien Devaud, better known to the Web3 space as Agoria, is a multi-disciplinary artist who wears many hats. He is a DJ, composer, record producer, and digital artist known for his science-based generative works, referred to as BioGenArt, that feel like living organisms. Agoria is now expanding even further into the digital realm through a…
Shopify will now be integrating Solana Pay as its newest Web3-native payment solution that will allow merchants to have real-time access to their money while enhancing their digital storefront’s capital, liquidity, and liability protection – with no middleman or intermediary involved. Solana Pay is the brainchild of the San Francisco-based tech company Solana Labs that…
Crisis often begets catharsis. For New York artist Sam Spratt, rebirth could only come after the realization that a decade of client work had left him feeling hollow. Despite working with marquee artists like Kid Cudi, he was creatively lost with “nothing to say.” “I had sidelined every component of what makes you human to…
As we eagerly await the arrival of The Gateway: Korea, we invite you to join us on the journey to our flagship event going global. The Gateway will feature an audio-visual gallery where art, technology, and community unite. Attendees will also be able to engage in fireside chats with visionary creators worldwide, representing both Western and…
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