NFT World

2022-06-17 21:05:01 By 2030, the metaverse industry will be worth up to $5 trillion

One of the main ways of earning in the metaverses will be e-commerce, with a turnover reaching about $3 trillion, say analysts at McKinsey & Company, an international consulting firm.

Experts predict that in 2030, e-commerce will spend from $2 trillion to $2.6 trillion. Virtual advertisement will become another important sector, and associated revenue is expected to reach from $144 to $206 billion.

In the first five months of 2022 alone, more than $120 billion was invested in technology and infrastructure related to metaverses, more than double the amount for the same period last year. Open / Comment

2022-06-17 17:05:01 OpenSea announces new security features.

The platform announced the launch of a new feature to automatically hide suspicious NFT transfers.
This helps protect users from fraud and ensure transparency of NFT collections. Open / Comment

2022-06-17 14:05:01 Tickets for the 2024 Paris Olympics could be sold as NFTs.

French ambassador for the French Olympics Michel Cadot said the country is considering selling tickets as NFTs.

He also emphasized that blockchain technology would be more secure than the traditional ticketing system. Open / Comment

2022-06-16 21:05:01 STEPN Update.

The wallet functions, as well as the anti-cheat system, have also been improved. As for GST token, it showed positive results in both Solana and BNB networks.

Despite the unstable situation in the cryptocurrency market, GST and SOL have seen gradual growth. Open / Comment

2022-06-16 17:05:02 Nickelodeon is releasing an NFT collection.

The popular children's television studio Nickelodeon recently announced that it will soon be releasing an NFT collection.

Perhaps soon fans of old and popular cartoons from the 90's will see their favorite characters in the NFT space. Open / Comment

2022-06-16 14:05:01 RTFKT studio will bring perfumes to the metaverse.

It was recently revealed that luxury fragrance brand Byredo is teaming up with RTFKT to create the digital perfume series Alphameta.

Byredo and RTFKT studio were inspired by potions from various video games to give digital avatars a virtual perfume with a decadent scent. Open / Comment

2022-06-15 21:05:00 Seaport protocol from OpenSea NFT-marketplace

The team of the leading marketplace for NFT-tokens trading OpenSea begins migration to the proprietary Seaport protocol. Unlike the current platform Wyvern, the new system has open code, increasing transparency and decentralization of the algorithm.

The developers estimate that Seaport should save users $460 million in commission costs, up to 35% in percentage terms.

Creators on the new platform will pay a flat fee per collection, and entry fees will disappear. Seaport will improve the "readability" of wallet signatures, increasing protection against phishing attacks. Open / Comment

2022-06-15 17:05:00 NFT sales grew by 72% over the last 24 hours, with Art Blocks leading the way

According to the CryptoSlam service, Art Blocks tokens ranked first in terms of sales growth among the 10 most in-demand NFT series. Their turnover increased by more than 11 times. CryptoPunks coins are on the second place according to this indicator, and Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) is on the third place.

However, against the background of the fall in the rate of most leading cryptocurrencies in terms of capitalization, the top NFT fell in price. The minimum price of BAYC fell by 20.5%, CryptoPunks - by 15.4%, Mutant Ape Yacht Club - by 23.6%. Open / Comment

2022-06-15 14:05:01 Istanbul will host its first Blockchain-Metaverse Expo.

The event will feature top speakers, figures and developers in the field of blockchain. They’re about to discuss trends in the market, prospects for the development of the direction, as well as metaverses, Web3 and NFT technologies.

Separately, they will talk about decentralized finance and GameFi. Open / Comment

2022-06-14 21:05:00 More than 64% of investors buy NFTs for future profits.

According to a new survey published and conducted by DEXterlab on June 10, 64.3% of the 1,318 respondents said the main reason they buy NFTs is "to make money."

The second most common reason consumers buy NFTs was to join the community. Open / Comment