NFT | ForkLog - Part 85

ForkLog 18 25.03.2021

TIME Magazine Sells Three NFT Covers for 241 ETH

TIME magazine sold three of its own NFT covers for 241 ETH (about $385,000 at the time of writing). The auctions took place on the SuperRare marketplace. The owner of the three NFTs was a user named mondoir1. He paid for the covers: “God Is Dead?” — 70 ETH (about $112,000 at the time of writing); “Truth Is Dead?” — 88 ETH (~$141,000); “Fiat Is Dead?” — 83 ETH (~$133,000).

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ForkLog 13 25.03.2021

The New York Times puts up for sale its NFT column as an NFT

The New York Times journalist Kevin Roose has put up for sale his new column about non-fungible tokens (NFTs) in the form of an NFT.

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ForkLog 15 25.03.2021

Shelf.Network proposes model for decentralized NFT auctions

Shelf.Network's decentralized auction plans to launch an NFT marketplace, ForkLog reported, citing founder Lasha Antadze.

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ForkLog 10 25.03.2021

Comedian Mikhail Shats to sell jokes as NFTs

Russian television presenter and comedian Mikhail Shats has put up for auction jokes in the format of non-fungible tokens (NFTs).

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ForkLog 26 25.03.2021

Should NFT trades be taxed? A comparison of the United States, Russia and Ukraine

NFT fever continues to gain momentum. Celebrities are selling as NFTs a wide range of items—from music and photographs to quotes and tweets, famous outlets auction covers, and one of the world's oldest auction houses Sotheby’s speaks of the technology's potential and announces NFT auctions.

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ForkLog 18 24.03.2021

Crypto.com to launch its NFT marketplace with tokens from Snoop Dogg and BossLogic

The Hong Kong-based payments platform Crypto.com has announced its own non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace. The service is set to launch on March 26.

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ForkLog 24 24.03.2021

Vitalik Buterin sees potential for NFTs to become a public good

Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are seen as a "celebrity casino," but they could find use in socially meaningful ends such as charity and funding public goods, says Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin.

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ForkLog 11 24.03.2021

Google interest in NFTs nearly matches ICO-mania levels seen in 2017

Google search interest in non-fungible tokens (NFTs) neared the level of the ICO boom in 2017. According to Google Trends, NFT popularity in March stood at 93 points on a 100-point ICO scale. What is NFT? As noted, interest in Uniswap approached the records of the DeFi boom. Earlier, searches for the word “bitcoin” nearly hit a maximum. The frequency of searches for the first cryptocurrency on Google rose in tandem with the asset’s price. Subscribe to ForkLog news on Telegram: ForkLog Feed — the full news feed, ForkLog — the most important news and polls.

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ForkLog 11 24.03.2021

Alleged BitClout creator threatened with legal action

Lawyers for Brandon Curtis, the developer of the decentralized exchange Radar Relay, sent a cease-and-desist letter to Nadar Al-Nadji, whom they consider the creator of the NFT marketplace BitClout.

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ForkLog 18 24.03.2021

NFT social network Nifty’s secures investment from Mark Cuban and Joseph Lubin

The social media platform Nifty’s, aimed at collectors and NFT creators, has closed a pre-seed funding round.

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ForkLog 8 24.03.2021

Creators of a cryptocurrency series tokenize profits and issue NFTs

Beacon Pictures has announced work on a series Hold On For Dear Life about cryptocurrencies, which will also be financed with digital assets, Deadline reports.

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ForkLog 42 24.03.2021

Beeple cashes out profits in dollars as Ethereum volatility spooks the artist

Digital artist Mike Winkelmann, known by the pseudonym Beeple, told The New Yorker that he converted the record revenue from selling a non-fungible token (NFT) from Ethereum into US dollars.

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