The pantheon of pseudonymous NFT collectors features no shortage of enigmatic characters, but few enjoy the crypto-native cult following of Vincent Van Dough. Regarded as a major proponent of the digital art ecosystem, the 2023 NFT100 honoree is well known for his NFT spending sprees and eclectic projects, which now include the web3 gallery Art…
Building on the success of its inaugural year, Gary Vaynerchuk’s VeeCon is returning in 2023 as the second annual NFT-ticketed super-conference. This unique event, exclusively designed for the VeeFriends community, is being held in Indianapolis, Indiana, from May 18-20. Those who aren’t VeeFriends holders can still attend by purchasing tickets through Opensea. At the time…
Established in 1989, the Renault Company has revolutionized the automotive industry — from the brand’s 1906 Grand Prix win to breaking speed records with turbocharged engines. While the French automaker may be known for its iconic cars and cutting-edge technology, its mission to drive innovation isn’t limited to the road. In December 2022, the team…
If there was an award for the organization least likely to be talking about the world of crypto and NFTs, it would probably go to the Secret Service — the people tasked with protecting the nation’s leaders and visiting heads of state. But on May 15, members of the U.S. Secret Service’s San Francisco Field…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
