Michael Abetz Last updated: 10 April 2022 Bloomberg reported this week on two financial traders who left Barclays bank jobs to trade NFTs instead, preferring it to TradFi markets (traditional finance such as Fintech firms and investment banks). Mike Anderson and Ovie Faruq were FX traders, trading derivatives, high-yield cash and other assets for the … Continue reading TradFi Professionals Move into Trading NFTs
Matt Williams Last updated: 7 April 2022 eToro has launched an NFT platform, eToro ART, a patron program to boost NFT artists and showcase non-fungible token collections. A message on the eToro.art website reads: eToro is partnering with the world’s best creators, agencies and brands to celebrate their NFT initiatives, and support them in bringing … Continue reading eToro gets into NFTs, launches eToro.art
Matt Williams Last updated: 31 March 2022 The Azuki NFT collection moved from a floor price (the minimum cost to buy one) of under 10 ETH in mid March, to around 20 ETH in the run-up to an airdrop. The NFT airdrop was announced by the Azuki team the night of March 30th at an … Continue reading Azuki NFTs pump 100% before NFT Airdrop
Michael Abetz Last updated: 30 March 2022 Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars has been made into an NFT collection. Opensea marketplace user ‘Will Smith Slap DAO’ has sold 730 so far for $ 7 – $ 300. The enterprising NFT artist, referring to himself as a DAO (decentralized autonomous organisation), minted 2000 … Continue reading Will Smith Slap DAO Sells $45k in NFTs in a Day
Mark Zuckerberg confirms NFTs are coming to Instagram He suggested that Instagram users would be able “to mint things within that environment.” K. Bell @karissabe March 15th, 2022 Screenshot / sxsw Love them or hate them, NFTs will soon be coming to Instagram. Speaking at SXSW, Mark Zuckerberg confirmed that digital collectibles would be arriving … Continue reading NFTs are coming to Instagram
5 Ways to Use NFTs to Boost Brand Awareness Jordan Bishop / 10 Feb 2022 NFTs are reshaping the internet and looking at digital assets and content such as blog posts, images, videos, audio files, and more. As a result, businesses worldwide are now diving into the NFT space to try and get that … Continue reading 5 Ways to Use NFTs to Boost Brand Awareness
YouTube 2022 Product Roadmap: Shoppable Video, NFTs by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, February 11, 2022 YouTube Chief Product Officer Neal Mohan on Thursday laid out the company’s 2022 roadmap to enhance the site’s shopping experiences and interactivity between brands, creators and those who visit their content. The company will release five tools that allow creators, brands … Continue reading YouTube Releases 2022 Roadmap For New Products, Including Shoppable Videos And NFTs
Worms NFTs were a great idea for Team17, until they weren’t The company said it’s stepping back from the NFT space. M. Moon @mariella_moon February 2nd, 2022 Team17 It didn’t take long for Team17 to cancel its NFT plans after they were announced. The British video game developer and publisher has released a statement that … Continue reading Worms NFTs were a great idea for Team17, until they weren’t
OpenSea product lead resigns over use of insider NFT info for purchases The marketplace hopes to prevent further abuse through tighter controls. J. Fingas @jonfingas September 16th, 2021 Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images OpenSea isn’t wasting much time after its head of product was accused of exploiting insider information to turn a profit on non-fungible … Continue reading Over 80 percent of NFTs minted for free on OpenSea are fake or plagiarized
And how will the metaverse impact these strategies? Chris Wood on January 6, 2022 Blockchain technology and NFTs aren’t going anywhere, and some big brands have already dipped their toes in and demonstrated that they can generate real engagement. Marketers are always in search of new strategies and technologies to gain a competitive advantage, so … Continue reading How marketers will use blockchain technology and NFTs in 2022 for identity, branding and engagement
