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2023-02-09 21:00:39 SUPERBOWL BANS CRYPTO

SuperBowl has banned all cryptocurrency tv commercials this year following the fall of the crypto exchange FTX. Open / Comment

2023-02-09 14:00:46 Louis Vuitton NFTs

Louis Vuitton partnered with the 93-year-old Japanese contemporary artist Yayoi Kusama to launch 10k NFTs. Commemorating its 200th anniversary, Louis Vuitton will allow buyers to convert these NFTs into physical products. Open / Comment

2023-02-08 21:00:40 NFT comic books by NounsDAO

NounsDAO, a Web3 community, is partnering with Titan Comics and ComicsDAO to create a comic book series titled "Nouns: Nountown."

The comic books, which will be minted as NFTs in April, will feature a storyline about the Nouns NFTs and will be authored by David Leach and illustrated by Danny Schlitz.

The NFTs will be securely vaulted by 4K Protocol, and buyers will have the option to redeem their digital tokens for a physical copy or purchase the physical book in stores. Open / Comment

2023-02-08 14:00:48 Murakami release Hublot watch NFT collection

The Japanese NFT artist Takashi Murakami, known for Murakami Flowers and Clone X, released an NFT collection with just 13 unique NFTs in partnership with luxury watchmaker Hublot. The collection is tied to 13 physical watches that will debut later in April 2023 at the Watches & Wonders trade show in Geneva. Open / Comment

2023-02-07 21:00:38 Rehab center now offers therapy for "crypto addiction."

Therapists at “The Balance," located on the Spanish island of Majorca has helped an "addict," to set boundaries that help him guard against excessive crypto investment. Open / Comment

2023-02-07 14:00:47 Reporter: "Do you take any blame for inflation?"

President Biden: "Do I take any blame for inflation? No."

Reporter: "Why not?"

President Biden: "Because it was already there when I got here." Open / Comment

2023-02-06 21:00:42 Youtuber baits MMA Artist to promote fake NFT project

Coffeezilla, a YouTuber famous for recently exposing Logan Paul's crypto project, has now revealed that he baited American mixed martial artist Dillon Danis to promote a fake NFT project without disclosing that he received $1,000 for the advertisement that literally spells out S.C.A.M.

This is a strong reminder for investors and influencers that promote NFT projects to do diligent research before promoting or investing in a project. Open / Comment

2023-02-06 14:00:50 EA coming to the Metaverse

Gaming giant EA (Electronic Arts), who released multiple mega hits like FIFA, The Sims, Apex, F1, Battlefield, and more, have called out and said, "The future of entertainment is interactive" and that by pushing titles like "The Sims" into the metaverse, EA is betting big on the continued rise of interactive, immersive and virtual media. Open / Comment

2023-02-05 21:00:37 Mastercard NFT Product lead sells resignation letter as NFT

Former product lead for NFTs at Mastercard claimed to have experienced "harassment and emotional distress."

He said, “There were months at a time when I wouldn’t receive my salary until I begged across the hierarchy for it, among many other issues.”

His resignation letter is available as an Ethereum NFT, titled "new Beginnings." which is selling for 0.023 ETH and have been minted 27 times. Open / Comment

2023-02-05 14:00:42 Amazon & eBay are hiring for Web3 roles

A listing posted on LinkedIn confirmed that Amazon is hiring staff for AWS web3 cloud services.

At the same time, eBay has also posted some hiring roles focusing on knowOrigin, the NFT marketplace that eBay acquired in June 2022.

Web3 may experience a large growth this year as the increasing popularity of blockchain tech and DeFi may eventually lead to an interest in Web3. Open / Comment