Nifty News: Yuga Labs to buy metaverse studio, Etihad NFT staking to take off and more
Roar Studios will be acquired by Yuga Labs as the latter looks to onboard talent for its still-in-development Otherside metaverse.This post was originally published on this site
NFT Sales Drop 5.4% to $193M, Ethereum Dominates with $107M in Sales: Weekly Recap
Over the past week, statistics show non-fungible token (NFT) sales totaled $193.08 million, down 5.44% from the previous week. Ethereum dominated NFT sales with more than $107 million or 55% of all sales, while Solana-centric NFT sales recorded $26.3 million or 13% of sales in the same period. NFT Market Shows Signs of Slowdown With […]
NFT Fantasy Game Sorare Partners With Premier League for Multi-Year Licensing Deal
Sorare, a Paris-based NFT (non-fungible token) fantasy game startup, has closed a deal with the Premier League, the first soccer division in the U.K., to make teams and players of the league part of its roster. According to reports, the multi-year agreement involves payments of tens of millions of pounds per year to the league. […]
NBA Extends Partnership With Meta to Bring Basketball Games to the Metaverse
The NBA has extended its current partnership with Meta to broadcast its games to the metaverse. The company announced that 52 games of the league will be available to be enjoyed using VR (virtual reality) tech, using Xtadium, a co-viewing platform. Five of these games will be presented in a more immersive way for Horizon […]
NFT Sales Drop 59% in Second Week of 2023; Ethereum Dominates Top 20 Blockchains with 75% of Sales
Non-fungible token (NFT) sales have dropped significantly in contrast to the seven days prior, as NFT sales are down 59.35% this week. During the past seven days, $208.68 million in NFT sales were recorded, with $157.20 stemming from the Ethereum blockchain. The top-selling NFT collection this past week was the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC), […]
Soccer Superstar Lionel Messi Joins NFT Game Sorare as Investor and Brand Ambassador
Lionel Messi, one of the biggest Argentine soccer superstars, has announced his participation as an investor and brand ambassador in Sorare, an NFT (non-fungible token) game. Sorare hopes that Messi’s presence will improve the way in which the company relates to users, setting new standards in this regard. The economic details of the deal were […]
Nifty News: LooksRare the latest NFT market to sack royalties, Twitter’s tweeting tiles and more
LooksRare joins the lineup of NFT marketplaces that have abandoned default creator royalties but says its replacement solution is “competitive.”This post was originally published on this site
Crypto Flipsider News – Bitcoin Rebounds; LUNC Rallies; GameStop Partner FTX; Sorare NBA Partnership; Aave Suspends ETH Loan
Read in the Digest: Bitcoin (BTC) reclaims $19k as stocks rebound, interest rate hike looms Community-led Terra Classic (LUNC) rallies, re-enter the top 30 cryptos GameStop partners with FTX.US to strengthen its digital asset adoption Sorare partners with NBA to launch an NFT-based fantasy basketball game DeFi giant Aave temporarily suspends ETH loans ahead of […]
NBA Teams Up with Sorare to Bring First-Ever NFT Fantasy Basketball Game
The French blockchain startup Sorare partnered with the NBA and the NBA Players’ Association to launch the first of its kind NFT fantasy basketball game. While digital card fantasy games in sports are nothing new, digital cards powered by NFTs are taking fantasy sports games to a whole new level. Get ready to #OwnYourGame. The […]
Sorare Partners With NBA to Build a Licensed NFT Game
Sorare, a French fantasy game startup, reached an agreement with the National Basketball Association (NBA) to build a non-fungible token (NFT) game under its license, allowing the company to use team names and player likenesses from the league. The company, which had already signed similar agreements with North America’s Major League Baseball (MLB) and some […]