<strong>Christie's Goes Digital, Launches A Virtual Art Auction Platform On Ethereum</strong> 14
British auction house Christie’s has launched Christie’s 3.0, an online art auction platform on Ethereum  The auction house will be conducting all transactions online, including post-sales and payments in ETH. The leading British auction house, Christie’s, has launched Christie’s 3.0, a virtual auction platform on Ethereum in collaboration with Chainanalysis,...
$1.2M Ether Rock NFT Sniped by Bot After Listing Error 15
An NFT collector lost a digital collectible from the Ether Rock collection worth $1.2 million after a major listing error. The holder put the rock up for sale but failed to set the appropriate trading currency. After setting the price in WEI instead of ETH, the million-dollar rock NFT was...
14 New ETH Addresses Bought 159 Meebits Before Acquisition by Yuga Labs 16
Quick take: 14 Ethereum addresses with no NFT history purchased 159 Meebits between March 5th and March 11th These purchases were before Yuga Labs acquired the Meebit collection created by Larva Labs The transactions have raised accusations of insider trading However, NFTs and cryptocurrencies are yet to be fully regulated...
merchants interested in crypto adoption
Checkout.com report shows strong merchant support for crypto payments. 62% of merchants plan to introduce digital tokens or NFTs as part of loyalty schemes. 23% of online businesses plan to offer crypto payment methods by 2024 The number of merchants and online businesses planning to introduce crypto in the near...
Anonymous Trader Bags Over $800K Using Flash Loan on ApeCoin Airdrop 19
ApeCoin’s recently token airdrop presented a rare opportunity for an anonymous trader to gain a hefty profit from minuscule transactions fees. The trader supposedly leveraged a fractionalized NFT platform with flash mint support to make over $800,000 while paying $642 in transaction fees. The ApeDAO launched its so-called ApeCoin ERC-2O...
ApeCoin (APE) Plummets by 83% on the First Day of Trading 21
Quick take: ApeCoin (APE) has had an eventful first day of trading hitting an all-time high of $39.40 and a low of $6.48 APE has since stabilized at $7.44 after being listed on Gemini, FTX and Binance However, if history is used as a guide, ApeCoin (APE) could experience more...
ApeCoin $APE Trading Volume Triggers Spike in ETH Gas Prices 22
Ethereum gas prices have soared as the ApeCoin token recorded staggering transaction and withdrawal volumes on popular decentralized exchange Uniswap. The governance token inspired by the highly-rated NFT collection Bored Apes Yacht Club has also experienced significant activity of crypto platforms like FTX. Due to massive surges in the trading...
Apple's Tightening Rules Around NFTs May Limit Web3 Adoption 24
According to Jason L. Baptiste, the former CEO of Onswipe, Apple’s new NFT rules could limit web3 adoption  Apple has officially introduced new NFT rules that are up for debate among several crypto proponents. Tech giant Apple has issued a new NFT guideline strictly demarcating the areas that users can...