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Nigeria’s SPLIQ DEFI launches to increase the usability of NFTs.

A platform to increase the usability of NFTs has been launched by the Nigerian fintech business SPLIQ DEFI in an effort to better incorporate the technology into daily life. SPLIQ DEFI, which was introduced in April 2022, analyzes the volatility of digital assets like NFTs using real-time market data to establish a lending facility’s eligibility…

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Cristiano Ronaldo Unveils First NFT Collection With Binance

As part of an exclusive multi-year agreement, Cristiano Ronaldo’s first NFT collection will be made available on Friday, November 18, by Binance, the world’s foremost blockchain ecosystem and cryptocurrency infrastructure provider. A global marketing effort involving Ronaldo will support the launch and introduce his followers to Web3 through the realm of NFTs. He Yi, co-founder…

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Ayoken Secures $1.4M to Scale its NFT Marketplace for Creatives

Ayoken, a non-traditional marketplace for creatives, has raised $1.4 million in pre-seed capital to help users diversify their revenue streams by selling digital artifacts. Ayokenlabs, the startup’s marketplace, will showcase digital collectibles from singers, sports brands, and influencers throughout the world. Joshua King, the founder and CEO of Ayoken, told TechCrunch that the marketplace serves…

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Nigerian Looty founder, Chidi Nwaubani, is Reclaiming African Artefacts Through Digital Art

A Nigerian man, Chidi Nwaubani has launched the “Looty” project, which aims to restore African antiques taken by European colonists by creating 3-D reconstructions of them, selling them as non-fungible tokens (NFTs), and donating the proceeds to young African artists. Objects taken during the colonial period have recently been returned to their countries of origin,…

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Grammy award-winning artist unveils NFT platform for African creators and secures pre-seed funding

AVC, founded by a Grammy Award-winning Nigerian musician, has announced the launch of its platform to assist content creators in creating and trading non-fungible tokens (NFTs). The AVC platform, based in Lagos and Accra, aims to make it easy for African creators to create, manage, and sell digital art and assets by collaborating with global…

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How The Satoshibles are providing quality education to African children through NFTs

Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) captivated the world’s attention in 2021, when images, tweets, and even music began selling for millions of dollars on the Internet. The idea of selling easily accessible content to anyone on the Internet for millions of dollars seemed far-fetched at the time, but the concept of fungibility and virtual ownership has since…

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Ikonia, a digital platform raises charity funds with NFTs for Ukraine

Ikonia, a digital platform based in Kyiv and Gothenburg, has announced that it will sell 43,287,512 NFTs, one for each Ukrainian citizen. The ‘Stand With Ukraine‘ launch of the NFT sale raises funds for charities in the embattled country. More than 43 million NFT editions will be sold for $10 each; so far, more than…

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Samsung’s Latest Smart TV Models Will Come With NFT Support

In its own way, Samsung has validated the crypto space by announcing new features that will be included in its upcoming lineup of smart televisions. The South Korean tech behemoth has announced a new “NFT Aggregation Platform” that will debut alongside its latest Smart TV models at CES 2022. People will be able to browse…

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Ferrari Announces Partnership With Blockchain Company Velas to Create Digital Products for Fans

Ferrari announced on Monday that it has signed a multi-year agreement with Swiss technology firm Velas Network to create digital content for its fans. Velas, a provider of digital products and services, will become a partner of Ferrari’s Formula 1 racing team beginning next season. “Moreover, Velas will be the Title Sponsor of the Ferrari…

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For the first time, global search interest in ‘NFT’ surpasses that of ‘Crypto,’ according to Google Trends data

Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have created quite a stir throughout 2021, quickly transitioning from something obscure and nerdy to one of the most desired items of digital consumerism, with global searches for the term “NFT” appearing to have surpassed those for “Crypto” for the first time, according to Google Trends. While the crypto market has seen…

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NFTs and crypto wallets could be in Discord’s future

Discord is already the de facto home for NFT communities, but the company could be planning to deepen those connections in a big way. On Monday, Discord founder and CEO Jason Citron tweeted a screenshot depicting Discord integrated with popular crypto wallet service MetaMask and WalletConnect, an open protocol that many mobile crypto wallets are…

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Top 10 Most Expensive NFT’s of 2021

Non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, are altering our perceptions of art, and financiers are paying attention. NFTs have risen to prominence in the cryptocurrency industry in recent years. Artists have taken use of the technology’s ability to generate real-world scarcity for digital goods using cryptographically unique tokens. NFT markets like Nifty Gateway and OpenSea marketplace have experienced record trading volumes…