Justin Bieber has bought an NFT for $1.29 million.The chart-topping pop star purchased a Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT – which features a cartoon ape in a black T-shirt – and has posted a photo of his new acquisition on social media.Alongside lyrics from his hit song ‘Lonely’, Justin wrote on Instagram: “What if you had it all, but nobody to call, maybe then you’d know me. Cuz I’ve had everything but noones listening and that’s just f***** lonely. #lonelyboredape (sic)”Justin, 27 – who is one of the world’s best-selling musicians – bought the NFT for 500 ethereum cryptocurrency, which…
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Editor’s Note: The subject of NFTs is currently a very controversial topic in the gaming community. IGN urges community members to be respectful when engaging in conversation around this subject and does not endorse harassment of any kind.Team17 will not be going forward with its “environmentally friendly” Worms NFTs after backlash from both fans and other developers.”We have listened to our Teamsters, development partners, and our games’ communities, and the concerns they’ve expressed, and have therefore taken the decision to step back from the NFT space,” the publisher said in a statement on Twitter.Team17 is today announcing an end to…
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Are NFTs the new emails?In a 1999 interview that has since turned into a viral meme, Britney Spears commented on the growing popularity of emails at the dawn of the modern internet.“Everyone has been doing emails,” she insisted with wide-eyed innocence and a finger that was firmly on the pulse of global tech.Now, more than two decades later, the same theory could possibly apply to NFTs. Maybe.You’ve likely heard all about the hot new trend on the internet, even if you have no idea what it means.If you’re new to the concept of NFTs, let’s start at the very beginning.What…
A controversial NFT marketplace has drawn the ire of many in the music industry and creator economy at large.Legions of musicians are taking to social media to condemn HitPiece, a platform allegedly minting and selling music NFTs without artists’ knowledge.According to HitPiece’s website, the marketplace “lets fans collect NFTs of your favorite songs.” However, it’s unclear whether or not the company has acquired the rights to the songs and gone through the necessary channels to publicly list them on its platform.Per its website, HitPiece also claims to remit a royalty to artists whose music NFTs are purchased or sold, but…
Update (9:14 PM PST): The website is now down, the main page stating “we started the conversation and we’re listening.” Artists were surprised to learn today that their music had been minted and listed on the NFT marketplace HitPiece without their knowledge or permission, with plenty of gamers taking notice of their favorite titles’ soundtracks available for auction. The news comes as Nintendo issues 1,300+ DMCA takedown notices to YouTube channels that post game OSTs without express permission from the publisher. So https://t.co/NbCAKrdQCh is down, but www dot hitpiece dot com is working. I can’t tell if they’re trying to…
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In this session we discuss the following:The purpose of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and trends on the NFT market BetU’s NFT sales platform and plans for the Metaverse The future of the NFT sales marketplace and why they will be instrumental to monetising the Metaverse If you’re looking for more information on this topic visit betu.io/ Hosted by Demond Cureton, Senior Journalist for XR Today News.Thanks for watching, if you’d like more content such as this, kindly SUBSCRIBE to our channel. You can also join our conversations on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook.
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Image: NintendoNFTs have been a hot topic lately, with the most recent drama being Team17’s announcement (and then cancellation) of its own line of non-fungible tokens. During a Q&A session that followed Nintendo’s latest financial results, one of the questions related to the topic of NFTs and the ‘metaverse’. Analyst David Gibson, who was in attendance, reports that Nintendo’s response wasn’t one of instant dismissal (thanks, VGC): It’s not a particularly surprising reply – after all, Nintendo is in the business of making money and will legitimately be interested in any new technology which enables this – but it’s clear…