🖼 Data NFT platform enhances security and user participation with XP system

The Itheum Protocol introduces Data NFTs and a blockchain-agnostic XP system to boost user involvement and trust, aiming to redefine data ownership and exchange across various blockchains. The Web3 space faces challenges in user engagement and community growth. Central to these issues are malicious entities, including bots and bad actors, which erode the foundation of trust and security that Web3 endeavors to build.

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🖼 ChainBoost 2.0 Leads U-topia’s U-Pass Community NFT Release

The U-topia team is working tirelessly to ensure a smooth launch and a seamless experience for all community members. The launch of U-Pass NFT will be followed by an ultra-exclusive whitelist that will grant users access to rare IP-backed NFTs. We encourage interested parties to stay tuned for further updates on the campaign and NFT distribution. On this momentous occasion, leaders from both U-topia and ChainBoost2.0 shared their perspectives on the significance of this collaboration and its potential impact on the Web3 space.

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🖼 8 Blockchain Giants Log $3.77 Billion in NFT Sales in Q1 2024

In the last 30 days alone, the digital collectible market has seen transactions totaling $1.15 billion, as per the most recent data. Coin98 Analytics, drawing on information from cryptoslam.io on April 1, revealed the leading eight blockchain networks by NFT sales in Q1. According to this data, Ethereum-based NFTs garnered $1.4 billion of the total sales across three months. Ethereum also recorded $970 million in wash trades, a distinction made clear by Coin98 Analytics’ depiction of ‘organic’ versus ‘wash volume’ sales.

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🔫 USM brings in technologies by Vitalik Buterin for open metaverse

As per Vitalik Buterin, one of the persons responsible for Ethereum, for an open metaverse, the requirement is to bring together multiple factors, akin to how RACA is building with USM. There is an amalgamation of separate technologies to offer individualistic exposure to the community. Lately, Buterin has been airing his views regarding the path businesses take regarding the metaverse. In his opinion, the initial plan behind the expansion of virtual reality has deviated.

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📉 Trump NFT Collection Trading Volume Plummets 99% Ahead Of Criminal Trial

The first edition of the Trump Digital Trading Card NFTs has experienced a significant downturn in sales, with trading volumes plummeting by 99% over the last 30 days. Data from OpenSea reveals a stark decline in transactions, with no activity recorded in the past week. This marks a sharp contrast from the initial buzz surrounding the collection, which generated over $50 million in total trading volume since its launch in December 2022.

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🤟 Yuga Labs NFT Royalty Sent To FTX US Address

According to blockchain intelligence firms Arkham Intelligence and Breadcrumbs, Yuga Labs, creators of the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC), has been transferring royalties to a wallet connected to FTX US, which is now bankrupt. For the last two months, Yuga Labs have been flowing more than $250,000 worth of assets to the wallet address 0xAAe7aC476b117bcCAfE2f05F582906be44bc8FF1 that has been linked to FTX US. These transfers are ongoing as FTX US is going through its bankruptcy phase after its fall in November 2022.

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🖼 Cryfi Reveals Founder Pass NFT Following Alpha Launch

Cryfi, a platform for trading signals, has launched its Alpha version as a Telegram Mini App and announced the release of its Founder Pass NFT collection, offering users a plethora of perks on the platform, with availability starting May 3. The platform aims to enhance trading signal sharing within existing communities, adjustment, and implementation beyond basic copy-trading methods via API integration. The full-featured web app is scheduled for launch later this year.

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🖼 Gamma introduces FUKU NFT collection on Bitcoin

Gamma has introduced the FUKU NFT collection on Bitcoin, which contains 1,000 exclusive NFTs boosted by Gamma’s advanced technology. These are inscribed straight on the Bitcoin blockchain. This was divulged at HappyFace World head office in Las Vegas, Nevada. The deliverance occurred when there was an incredible increase in NFT sales, witnessing a 46.8% jump compared to the previous week, amounting to $289 million. The increase is attributed to the jump of Bitcoin Ordinals, a new sort of NFT gaining ground in cryptocurrency.

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🖼 Adidas Releasing $2,500 Solana NFT Sneakers in Move-to-Earn Game 'Stepn'

Move-to-earn game Stepn announced the launch of a collaborative NFT collection with titan sportswear brand Adidas on Monday, with plans to bring Solana NFT sneakers from the brand into the fitness-focused game. The Stepn x Adidas Genesis Sneakers collection is the first in a series of “co-branded activities” between the two companies. In a year-long partnership, the collaboration will see more NFTs dropped as well as physical items.

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🖼 Bored Apes' floor price hits lowest point since 2021, down more than 90% from all-time high

Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs may have hit more than a rough patch as the floor price for the once-celebrated collection hit its lowest point since August 2021. As of Monday, the floor price on Bored Ape NFTs sank to 10.9 ether (about $34,000), according to NFT Price Floor data. The NFTs' floor price has not been that low since early August 2021, when it hit 9.5 ether, also according to the NFT data site. Yuga Labs, the creator of the Bored Ape Yacht Club, or BAYC, collection declined to comment.

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🖼 Quantum Temple Promotes Regenerative Tourism Through NFTs

Quantum Temple, a web3 startup for immersive cultural travel, aims to transform the travel industry by offering authentic and regenerative tourism through NFT-enabled experiences. By partnering with the Indonesian Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy, Desa Manukaya Let, and Mysten Labs, Quantum Temple has recently introduced their first ever web3-enabled travel experience at the UNESCO World Heritage Site, allowing tourists to explore Bali’s water heritage and participate in traditional rituals.

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🔫 Meta Shift Focus From Gaming to an Education Metaverse

The announcement marks a significant step towards integrating virtual reality (VR) technology into educational environments. Let’s discover more about this important news for Meta. Meta’s Quest virtual reality (VR) headsets are one of the top XR headsets on the market. The company’s expansion into education signifies a growing trend towards immersive learning experiences. Meta is reportedly in pole position to dominate the VR sector, which has recorded a whopping 27.3% annual growth since 2020.

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🖼 'Guy Explaining' Nightclub Meme to Be Sold as Ethereum NFT

A popular meme photo of a guy at a club yelling into a girl's ear—about something that she doesn't appear to be into—is going up for auction as an Ethereum NFT on Foundation. “Milk Edinburgh” received its name from the nightclub where it was taken—Milk, in Edinburgh Scotland. The picture was originally shared around the internet with a watermark of the club's moniker on it, which is why the name stuck, and it’s since been widely used as an example of a “guy explaining” or “mansplaining.”

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🖼 Bored Ape Creator Yuga Labs Just Offloaded NFT Games to Sharpen Focus on 'Otherside'

Yuga Labs, the startup behind the Creator of Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC), has sold two of its gaming IPs to Web3 gaming studio Faraway—a development team that has been working closely with Yuga since last year. Both HV-MTL and Legends of the Mara have been acquired by Faraway, along with associated NFT collections. Faraway is also adding Yuga Labs’ Chief Gaming Officer Spencer Tucker as its new Chief Product Officer to help maintain continuity as the games continue on under a new company.

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🖼 CyberKongz Bitcoin NFTs Near $5M Market Cap Under 24 Hours

CyberKongz began airdropping its first batch of Bitcoin NFTs yesterday—strategically ahead of tomorrow’s Runes Protocol debut and the Bitcoin Halving event. The NFT project dubbed ‘Prometheans’ aims to release 21,000 assets across 16 different batches. To date, 8,400 NFTs have been airdropped to 20 leading Ordinals communities and 1,200 CyberKongz holders on the Ethereum blockchain.

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🖼 SBI Group to Unveil NFTs on XRP Ledger for World Expo 2025 in Japan

Japan’s SBI Group has announced plans to issue non-fungible tokens (NFTs) on the XRP Ledger for the upcoming World Expo 2025 in Osaka. SBI Group is a financial service conglomerate based in Japan. Using Ripple’s XRP Ledger, SBI will create and distribute visitor NFTs featuring MYAKU-MYAKU, the official character of the Expo. Attendees can obtain these digital collectibles by participating in Expo activities and utilizing the Expo mobile app.

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🖼 BAYC Creator Yuga Labs Offloaded 2 NFT Games To Faraway

Yuga Labs, creator of the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) NFT collection, has announced the sale of the intellectual property rights for two of its games. This move is part of Yuga Labs’ previously declared commitment to refocus its organizational efforts. In an April 17 announcement on X, Yuga Labs revealed the decision to transfer the IP rights of HV-MTL and Legends of the Mara to Faraway.

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🖼 Crypto Trading Game Banksters Concludes Airdropped NFT Contest With Its Mainnet Launch

The educational NFT-based crypto trading game Banksters has celebrated the upcoming launch of its Mainnet with a new airdrop that rewards its most active and best performing players. The event ran from April 3 to April 17, and ended up with the 1,000 highest-rated Banksters’ players receiving an airdropped NFT showcasing various traits and levels of rarity. The NFTs were valued at a combined 100,000 USDT. ‘

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🖼 Telegram Plans to Transform Stickers and Emojis as NFTs on TON

Telegram, the popular instant-messaging platform, announces its plan to tokenize stickers and emojis, transforming them into NFTs on the TON blockchain. This move follows Telegram’s recent tokenization of usernames and anonymous numbers, which allowed users to claim up to 95% of sales revenue. By extending tokenization to stickers and emojis, Telegram aims to further integrate the app with the TON blockchain, leveraging its scalability and further provide communication solutions to its expansive user base.

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🖼 Damien Hirst Launches Chainlink Price Index for NFT Project

Damien Hirst’s first non-fungible token (NFT) collection is getting a dedicated price index courtesy of Chainlink, a crypto network and data provider. When Hirst – the British artist best known for wildly expensive works involving taxidermied sharks and diamond-studded skulls – released “The Currency” last year, the project took most of its cues from other popular NFT collections. Like CryptoPunks or the Bored Ape Yacht Club, “The Currency” consists of 10,000 images with slight variations.

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