Bitcoin Daily: WallStreetBets Launches NFTs; Bhutan to Test CBDC

WallStreetBets (WSB) is rolling out a nonfungible token (NFT) collection, a press release says.

The release notes that it will be called Diamond Hands, and will contain 15,000 handcrafted genesis NFTs. They’ll each have “unique qualities” and some will have “desirable rarities,” the release says.

The release quotes Jaime Rogozinski, founder of WSB, who says the community “has been giving out memes for free for too long.”

He says the idea was to create “offerings that can help regular people own their financial futures. And cool art.”

Meanwhile, Coinbase will be putting in place new updates to boost customer support, a company blog post says.

That will encompass faster response times, with Coinbase planning to boost its capacity to provide it, as well as 24/7 live phone support, which will be available in the U.S., U.K., Germany and Japan by the end of the year, with more expansions next year.

In addition, Coinbase is rolling out live messaging, allowing customers to connect with the company any time and keep conversations going even if the customer has to step away from their computer.

Also, rapper Snoop Dogg revealed he owns a $17.6 million NFT collection, a report from Bankless Times says.

The bulk of the value, according to the report, comes from his CryptoPunks, which are worth $13.19 million, including CryptoPunk #3831 – featuring a green alien wearing shades and sunglasses worth around $5 million.

Furthermore, Ripple has announced a collaboration with the Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan (RMA), the country’s central bank, in order to debut a central bank digital currency (CBDC), a press release says.

The project will use Ripple’s CBDC Private Ledger.

The RMA will build on its current pay infrastructure and will pilot retail, cross-border and wholesale payment use cases for a digital ngultrum in various phases.

Finally, Dave & Buster’s will be debuting a NFT as well, a press release says.

The release says the restaurant and entertainment destination will put out a series of NFTs at its locations as of Sept. 27.

The collection will feature D&B Game Coin Designs and D&B City Card Designs.

The restaurant will commemorate this through offering the first collector to own every city card and game coin from the NFT Digital Collectibles Prize program a 1 of 1 Super Master NFT and a $10,000 Dave & Buster’s Power Card.