Only 150 transactions were made on day one of Coinbase"s NFT marketplace
The U.S.'s largest cryptocurrency exchange has just entered the NFT market...and it couldn't have come at a worse possible time.Coinbase launched its NFT marketplace to the public on Wednesday, allowing anyone to sign up on the new platform. Day one.....»»
Four groups buy dealerships in Colorado, New York and Texas in Q4 transactions
Four groups including Emich Automotive, Empire Automotive Group, Sames Auto Group and Clay Cooley Auto Group bought dealerships in Colorado, New York and Texas in November and December 2021 transactions......»»
Carvana pitches dealers on 3rd-party marketplace
The online used-vehicle retailer has invited franchised dealerships to join its marketplace, which lists partner inventory alongside Carvana-certified vehicles......»»
NFT Marketplace Halts Most Transactions, Citing "Rampant" Fakes and Plagiarism
Reuters reports that a popular NFT trading platform "has halted most transactions because people were selling tokens of content that did not belong to them, its founder said, calling this a 'fundamental problem' in the fast-growing digital assets mar.....»»
Fed Designs Digital Dollar That Handles 1.7 Million Transactions Per Second
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Forbes: As the race against China's development of its central bank digital currency (CBDC) known as the digital yuan continues, the U.S. Federal Reserve accomplished a feat in testing a design for a U.S. digi.....»»
Smart IP platform: One-stop solution for global IP protection
The pandemic has brought about many changes on a global scale. Many interactions have become connected to the virtual space, and business transactions are no exception. This trend has accentuated the importance of globalized intellectual property (IP.....»»
Apple will let shoppers pay merchants by holding phones together
Apple on Tuesday said it plans to introduce a contactless payment option later this year that will let businesses use iPhones to process transactions in stores without any additional hardware, competing with services like Square......»»
Indie game marketplace itch.io calls NFTs "a scam"
With over 400,000 games and items, and its recent addition to the Epic Games Store, itch.io is a popular destination for those seeking indie titles. Some users have questioned its stance toward NFTs; is it more like Steam, which banned NFT/blockchain.....»»
Crypto Firms Launch Coalition To Promote Market Integrity
A group of major cryptocurrency firms including Coinbase, Circle, Anchorage Digital and Huobi Global are forming a new coalition aimed at cracking down on market manipulation in an effort to instill trust in the burgeoning digital asset industry. Fro.....»»
Traders Are Selling Themselves Their Own NFTs To Drive Up Prices
The NFT marketplace is rife with people buying their own NFTs in order to drive up prices, according to a report released this week by blockchain data firm Chainalysis. Engadget reports: Known as "wash trading," the act of buying and selling a securi.....»»
LooksRare Has Reportedly Generated $8B in Ethereum NFT Wash Trading
LooksRare seemingly came out of nowhere to become the biggest rival yet to leading NFT marketplace OpenSea earlier this month, but there's a big asterisk on the astronomical trading figures coming out of the platform. From a report: It's marred by ra.....»»
eBay Will Now Authenticate Trading Cards Worth $750 or More
Online marketplace eBay is once again expanding its authentication service, this time to include support for authenticating valuable trading cards. From a report: The service will now be able to authenticate cards worth at least $750 from collectible.....»»
An OpenSea Bug Let Attackers Snatch NFTs from Owners at Six-figure Discounts
A bug in OpenSea, the popular NFT marketplace, has let hackers buy rare NFTs for well below market value, in some cases leading to hundreds of thousands of dollars in losses for the original owners -- and hundreds of thousands of dollars in profits f.....»»
GameLoop lets you play Android games on your PC
GameLoop is an emulator developed by Tencent for playing Android games on Windows. It features an app marketplace, support up to 2K resolution, smart key mapping and more......»»
Sling pizza like a pro with these perfect peels
A pizza peel is a kitchen essential for pie-lovers, and can also make an excellent gift for an Italian food-loving buddy. The first thing you need to consider when perusing the pizza peel marketplace is whether you want to go down the wood route or h.....»»
NYC Mayor Adams Will Convert His City Paycheck To Cryptocurrency Via Coinbase
Following through on a plan he announced before he took office, New York City Mayor Eric Adams said Thursday that his first paycheck, which arrives on Friday, will be converted from US dollars into cryptocurrency. The transaction will take place on C.....»»
Coinbase teams with Mastercard to make it easier for people to purchase NFTs
The exchange announced plans to open a peer-to-peer NFT marketplace back in October. Like it did with crypto, Coinbase wants to help make NFTs easier to mint, purchase, showcase and discover. The company said the initial launch will support Ethereum.....»»
"You Don"t Own Web3": A Coinbase Curse and How VCs Sell Crypto To Retail
Fais Khan, writing in a blog post: First, Coinbase is like the New York Stock Exchange of crypto -- a listing there is a huge deal, and usually leads to massive profits for everyone involved. But unlike the NYSE or NASDAQ, Coinbase gets to choose wha.....»»
Coinbase Will Shut Down For Four Weeklong Breaks This Year
Coinbase has embraced many of the workplace changes prompted by the coronavirus pandemic. The company became remote-first, and it's even closing its San Francisco headquarters to hammer in its focus on working from anywhere. From a report: Now, nearl.....»»
The Associated Press Is Starting Its Own NFT Marketplace For Photojournalism
The Associated Press, or AP, has announced that it's starting a marketplace to sell NFTs of its photojournalists' work in collaboration with a company called Xooa. The Verge reports: It's billing its foray into NFTs as a way for collectors to "purcha.....»»
GameStop Plans To Launch an NFT Marketplace
GameStop plans to launch a marketplace for nonfungible tokens for gamers by the end of the year, Bloomberg News reported Friday, citing a person familiar with the matter. From the report: The company, which is in the midst of a turnaround to focus on.....»»