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A Stradivarius violin, once owned by Russia’s Catherine the Great, has been tokenized to secure a multi-million dollar loan through Galaxy Digital‘s Global Markets business, marking a new use case of blockchain technology in managing real-world assets. The violin was crafted in 1708 by Italian luthier Antonio Stradivari, renowned for its craftsmanship and historical provenance,…

Web3 action-shooter title Shutdown, backed by Morningstar Ventures, has seen its first NFT release – titled the Mongrel Collection – mint out, ahead of their upcoming token launch. 1,750 free-to-mint NFTs were available, and all were distributed, with over 1,000 Mongrel NFTs claimed through guaranteed spots on OpenSea. Shutdown’s $FUSE token is set to launch…

Don Julio Tequila is expanding its 1942 lineup with five new barrel-aged expressions, to be sold exclusively through an auction hosted by BlockBar, a marketplace for spirits-based NFTs. This release marks the first limited-edition variants of Don Julio 1942, which is typically aged up to 32 months in American white oak barrels. The new versions…

Sotheby’s, the renowned auction house, is set to test the staying power of Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs with a curated auction on June 18, 2024.  The centerpiece of the upcoming “bidding war” is a highly coveted Bored Ape Yacht Club with a distinctive feature – solid-gold fur. This “2021 relic,” as described by Sotheby’s…

Polygon has acquired zero-knowledge research and engineering firm Toposware, marking its third investment in zero-knowledge technology startups over the past three years. Polygon, a Layer 2 solution for Ethereum, has integrated Toposware’s team of 11 engineers into its zero-knowledge research and development division. This acquisition supports Polygon’s focus on ZK rollups, which enhances privacy and…

A new wave is cresting in the fine wine market. Forget traditional methods – InterCellar, a leading web3 platform, is shaking things up with the introduction of “En Primeur” NFTs on Crypto.com NFT. Traditionally, InterCellar’s en primeur wines were a privilege reserved for a select few. Wine connoisseurs could buy bottles before they were even…

Hamster Kombat—a relatively new web3 game—has emerged as a powerful contender in the blockchain landscape, captivating 78 million CEOs and 31 million active users, as per a recent X post.  The excitement doesn’t stop there. With 6.5 million gamers online simultaneously, a Telegram group boasting 24 million members, and a YouTube community of 13.5 million…

Eldarune has partnered with Avalanche to extend its gaming ecosystem and bring Eldarune’s native $ELDA token, four web3 titles, and NFTs to the Avalanche network. Eldarune has been using Avalanche’s subnet technology since 2022, making it one of the early adopters to explore the platform’s innovative feature. To mark the partnership, Eldarune held a Red…

The NFT Plazas team is excited to announce the expansion of our media arm through the acquisition of popular web3 media brand NFT Insider by our company, Nifty Media. This adds to our growing portfolio of blockchain-focused entities, including virtual world advertising service Metaverse Residents and web3 magazine MagNFT, and supercharges our reach as we…

Dapper Labs, the company behind NBA Top Shot, has agreed to a $4 million settlement in a class action lawsuit that alleged its NFTs were unregistered securities. The lawsuit, which started in 2021, was brought by customers who argued that the NFTs should have been registered under securities laws. The settlement, disclosed in court documents…