Blockchain

Block chain, is a growing list of records, called blocks, that are linked using cryptography.
NFTs
Hackers Attempt to Trick Bored Ape Fans Into Minting Fake NFTs
April 01, 2022

Hackers “briefly compromised” Bored Ape Yacht Club’s non-fungible token (NFT) collection through chat servers on messaging platform Discord and attempted to trick users into minting fake tokens, Bloomberg reported Friday (April 1). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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OpenSea Teams with MoonPay for NFT Credit Card Payments
April 01, 2022

NFT marketplace OpenSea is teaming up with MoonPay to enable direct credit card payments for the purchase of non-fungible tokens (NFTs), opening the doors to investors that don’t own cryptocurrency, according to reports.  Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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With NFT Creators Program, Visa Is Building a Community of Artist-Entrepreneurs
April 01, 2022

The Visa Creator Program is a lot of things, according to Cuy Sheffield, head of crypto for the credit card and payments giant. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

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Buenos Aires Eyes Blockchain-Based Identity Platform
March 31, 2022

Buenos Aires, Argentina, is working on a blockchain-based digital identity platform to help users get more control over their personal data, Coindesk wrote Thursday (March 31). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

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Jeff Koons’ Art Is Headed to the Moon but Will NFT Buyers Follow?
March 31, 2022

Sure, Beeple’s $69 million non-fungible token (NFT) collage was impressive, but it only made him the third-most expensive living artist. Now No. 1, Jeff Koons has announced an NFT project that’s going to moon — literally. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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Refuting Nike’s Trademark Suit, StockX Stakes a Claim For NFT Fair Use In the Metaverse
March 31, 2022

In a case that could make — or muddy — legal precedent in the NFT arena, sneaker reseller StockX denied Nike’s claim that the tokenized digital images it is selling violate the athleticwear giant’s trademarks. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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Visa Creator Program Educates Artists on NFT Market
March 30, 2022

Visa has unveiled the Visa Creator Program, a new offering that will help digital artists, musicians, fashion designers and filmmakers build up their enterprises through non-fungible tokens (NFTs), according to a Wednesday (March 30) press release emailed to PYMNTS. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Terra Buys $135M in Bitcoin for UST Stablecoin Reserve
March 28, 2022

Do Kwon, co-founder and CEO of the company behind the Terra blockchain, confirmed it had bought over $1 billion in bitcoin since the end of January, Bloomberg wrote. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

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1 in 3 NFT Collections Fail, Blockchain Analysis Shows
March 27, 2022

Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are apparently petering out a little, with one in three collections “essentially expired” without much trading activity, Bloomberg reported Saturday (March 26), citing blockchain analytics firm Nansen. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...