Nonfungible Tokens news and trends

DOJ Asks Congress for Tools to Limit NFT Money-Laundering Risk
Security & Fraud // September 22, 2022

Down at the very bottom of the crypto crime report the Justice Department issued last week was a request that could make it a lot harder to buy and sell NFTs. Citing examples of criminals using the sale of the popular nonfungible tokens that hold...

How Local Developers Are Driving Gaming Innovation Across MENA
Metaverse // September 19, 2022

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is one of the fastest-growing markets for the gaming industry. In Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) alone, about 65 million gamers generated $1.76 billion in 2021. And by 2025, those numbers are projected...

PYMNTS Cryptocurrency Glossary: NFTs
Cryptocurrency // August 25, 2022

Cryptocurrencies have a lot of uses as an investment, as a currency for payments, as a store of value, as well as others. Like any investment, it’s vital to know what you’re talking about and more importantly, what the person trying to sell you something...

NFT Weekly: NFT Apes Make Poor Collateral
Cryptocurrency // August 23, 2022

You’ll be shocked — shocked — to learn that a crypto lending platform that loaned out for collateral consisting of things like six-figure cartoon ape NFTs has had a liquidity crisis. BendDAO, a decentralized version of a crypto lending platform — you know, like now-bankrupt...

Interviews & Exclusives
The NFT Bubble Is Deflating – Will a Better User Experience Save It?

April 05, 2022
It’s tempting to take the U.K.’s announcement that it’s going to mint an NFT to signal the launch of new crypto policy as a sign that nonfungible tokens aren’t cool anymore. Sort of like how your mother getting a Facebook account marked the end of the social media giant’s edgy status. In other words, it […]

Quick Reads
NFTs Hit $17B in Trading in 2021, Up 21,000% 

March 10, 2022
Nonfungible tokens (NFTs) made their mark in 2021, with sales, profits and buyers surging exponentially over 2020, according to a report from NFT data company Nonfungible.com, done in collaboration with L’Atelier BNP Paribas.  The trading of NFTs last year hit more than $17 billion, up by 21,000% over 2020’s total of $82 million. Over 2.5 […]

Victoria’s Secret Plans to Offer NFTs in Metaverse

February 16, 2022
Victoria’s Secret has applied to offer items for sale in the metaverse, which could include online clothes and digital collectibles, Coinspeaker reported Tuesday (Feb. 15). Victoria’s Secret joins a list...