In the weird wide world of non-fungible tokens (NFTs), there’s nothing quite as punk as owning a CryptoPunk. A status symbol, a piece of internet history, and an unspeakably valuable asset, CryptoPunks may be the most important NFT collection there is. As a project inexplicably intertwined with the growth of the Ethereum blockchain, CryptoPunks is…

Everyone knows Marvel Studios. The production juggernaut fundamentally changed the entertainment landscape when it began the Marvel Cinematic Universe in earnest with the release of Iron Man in 2008. Fifteen years and over $25 billion in revenue later, the company continues to put out movies and streaming shows that expand on the characters under its…

You’ve heard of Metaverse Fashion Week, New York Fashion Week, Paris Fashion Week, and more. Now, we’re excited to report that there’s a new fashion week to keep an eye on. Brought to you by AI creative studio Maison Meta, AI Fashion Week — backed by e-commerce platform Revolve Group — debuted on April 20…

Few projects have reached such levels of popularity and infamy as Azuki. A PFP project featuring 10,000 anime-inspired NFTs, Azuki’s path to prominence has been characterized by unrivaled hype, in-depth lore, and surprising controversy. First bursting onto the NFT scene in January 2022, Azuki quickly won the hearts of countless NFT enthusiasts as a potential…

Welcome back to Runway where we report to you from the front lines of the digital fashion revolution. Today, we bring you exclusive visuals from DRAUP, a digital fashion platform by Dani Loftus (creator of This Outfit Does Not Exist) launching April 25. Backed by Variant Fund, Flamingo DAO, Ian Rogers, GMoney, Cozomo de’ Medici,…

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…

OpenSea has been stuck between a rock and a hard place for the last six months. In that time, its first real competitor — Blur, the NFT marketplace and aggregator — broke onto the scene, siphoning off the majority of trading volume from the once untouchable ruler of the NFT seas.  The development caused a…

The Alpha Future+ is a new IRL/URL platform designed to connect fashion, beauty, luxury, and retail executives with Web3 creators, blockchains, and digitally native brands. Ashumi Sanghvi, the CEO and founder of MAD Global, launched Future+ in partnership with Samsung.The company held its much-anticipated launch event on April 12, 2023, at Samsung’s New York Flagship…

Since the first NFT was minted in 2014, digital artists and collectors have praised blockchain technology for its usefulness in tracking provenance, the origin and history of a particular artwork. Never before had artists seen a tool that could do it all like the blockchain, an immutable digital ledger that records transactions without the aid…