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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
NFT sales volumes fell in the lead-up to Christmas in 2022 as well as in 2021. Meanwhile, Yuga Labs’s Bored Ape Yacht Club’s floor price increased ahead of the holiday. For the second year in a row, NFT sales have dipped leading up to Christmas. NFT trading volume fell from over $24 million on Dec….