Azuki Addresses Elementals Mint Controversy, Teases ‘Green Bean’ NFT

On June 27, the Azuki Elementals mint went live, generating immense fanfare throughout Web3. Billed as the next evolution of the popular anime-themed PFP project, Elementals sold out in record time, failing to make it past presale before all 20,000 NFTs had been minted. Perhaps to be expected, though, not everything went off without a…

Sotheby’s Launches Gen Art Program With Art Blocks, Hosts First Dutch Auction

Sotheby’s has announced that it will use a Dutch auction format for the first time in its 300-year history for a digital sale celebrating the renowned artist Vera Molnár, according to information provided to nft now. The sale will inaugurate the launch of the legacy auction house’s Gen Art Program powered by Art Blocks’ Art…

Web3 Ridesharing: 100 Tokenized Teslas Hit Vienna’s Streets

Can ridesharing bring Web3 to the masses? Eloop, a Vienna-based car-sharing service company, in collaboration with Web3 ecosystem Peaq Network, seem to think so. The pair have recently taken a step toward strengthening the intersection of blockchain and transportation by tokenizing a fleet of Teslas. Eloop has integrated blockchain-based self-sovereign IDs into just under half…

Magic Eden Announces BRC-20 Integration

The NFT marketplace Magic Eden has announced that it will incorporate BRC-20 token functionality on its open-source secondary marketplace and creator launchpad, according to information shared with nft now. The announcement comes just two months after the platform introduced Launchpad for Bitcoin Ordinals, the protocol that allows NFTs to be traded on the Bitcoin blockchain.  …

Azuki Elementals Sells Out in Presale Raising $38 Million

Everywhere you turn today, the buzz is all about one thing — the Azuki Elementals mint. The fascination, the excitement, and the intrigue around this mint have created a fervor that is impossible to ignore. The Azuki Elementals are the third addition to the rapidly expanding Azuki universe, including Azuki’s genesis collection and Beanz. Spanning…

Binance’s SEC Motion on ‘Misleading Language’ Denied

In a recent development in the ongoing legal battle between Binance — the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) — a U.S. District Court judge has denied a motion by the exchange that sought to limit or prevent the SEC from issuing public statements about the case. The decision…

Retail Giants Targeted With Bomb Threats and Bitcoin Extortion

Retail giants across the United States, including Walmart, Kroger, Meijer, and Whole Foods, have recently become the targets of a series of hoax bomb threats. While these threats have, to date, proven to be unfounded, they have created a climate of apprehension and disruption in stores across the nation. The perpetrators of these threats have…

Judge Permanently Bars Mason Rothschild From Selling MetaBirkin NFTs

In another decisive victory for Hermès, a Manhattan federal judge has issued a definitive injunction against artist Mason Rothschild. The decision comes after a 2022 legal battle where Hermès filed a lawsuit against Rothschild, accusing him of leveraging their esteemed Birkin brand for his financial gain. With this latest order, filed on June 23, the…