Creating self-sovereignty in the creator economy and Web3 — Is there room for both?
    28 Jan 2023
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    NFT Steez sits down with Web3 advocate Julie Plavnik to discuss the concepts of self-sovereignty and digital identity in Web3-based creator economies. On this week’s episode of NFT Steez, hosts Alyssa Exposito and Ray Salmond meet with Web3 content writer Julie Plavnik to discuss the importance of self-sovereignty while building a digital identity in Web3. Plavnik…

    Keep an eye out for major company NFT trademark filings this year
    27 Jan 2023
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    NFT trademark filings by companies aren’t just a marketing stunt. According to a trademark lawyer, they have to use what’s in the application. Crypto proponents would be wise to keep their eyes on nonfungible token (NFT) and metaverse trademark applications this year, which are “reliable signals” of future-use plans. Speaking to Cointelegraph, intellectual property lawyer…

    Vitalik Buterin divulges the ‘largest remaining challenge’ in Ethereum
    23 Jan 2023
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    While the concept of stealth addresses appears complex in theory, Buterin previously described it as a “low-tech approach” compared to other Ethereum privacy solutions. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has shared a possible solution to what he describes as the “largest remaining challenge” on Ethereum — privacy. In a blog post on Jan. 20, Buterin acknowledged the need…

    Celebs who got burned endorsing crypto and those that got away with it
    05 Jan 2023
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    Screen actors and sports stars copped most of the backlash for 2022’s crypto endorsements, while soccer legends appear to have gotten away with it. Celebrities had a shaky year promoting crypto firms and projects throughout 2022. Many found themselves named in lawsuits over their alleged promotion of since-failed projects, while others have been relentlessly mocked…

    10 predictions for crypto in 2023
    02 Jan 2023
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    Expect blockchain adoption to increase in the year ahead, in addition to the culture wars surrounding it – predicts Mahesh Vellanki on Cointelegraph. This year has been a particularly tumultuous one for the crypto market, with many decentralized and centralized entities failing or struggling to stay afloat. It feels as though we are in the…

    The most expensive NFT sales of 2022
    31 Dec 2022
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    Most of the top NFT sales this year are from Yuga Labs collections. Sales of NFTs with rare traits have meant there are some outliers, but most purchases were made toward the beginning of the year, notes Callan Quinn on The Block. It’s been a tough year for NFTs. Things started well. January this year…