India’s Shemaroo Entertainment Ropes in Polygon to Launch Bollywood-Themed NFT Marketplace

India’s Shemaroo Entertainment Ropes in Polygon to Launch Bollywood-Themed NFT Marketplace

The Polygon blockchain has bagged another significant partnership in India and this time, it is for the benefit of cinema buffs in the country. Shemaroo Entertainment has partnered with Polygon to launch an NFT marketplace, themed on India’s Bollywood film industry. Shemaroo announced the development on Thursday, February 9. The…

NFT Projects Will Take Web3 by Storm in 2023: Indian Industry Experts

NFT Projects Will Take Web3 by Storm in 2023: Indian Industry Experts

The market for non-fungible tokens (NFTs), which went through a rocky momentum this year, is projected to explode in popularity in the upcoming year. More brands across industries will adopt NFTs as a way to entice, reward, and retain next-gen buyers to give them immersive experiences enveloped in metaverse experiences….

China Set to Launch State-Backed NFT Marketplace on Special ‘Cultural Protection’ Chain

China Set to Launch State-Backed NFT Marketplace on Special ‘Cultural Protection’ Chain

China, that is rather infamous for keeping an extremely restrictive approach towards the crypto sector, is taking small steps into exploring the digital assets sector. The country is geared-up to launch an official, state-backed NFT marketplace, that would let Chinese NFT traders to dabble in the space, but under the…

Magic Eden NFT Marketplace Tries to Entice Traffic with Rewards as Market Crumbles

Magic Eden NFT Marketplace Tries to Entice Traffic with Rewards as Market Crumbles

Magic Eden is trying to dial up the engagement on its platform at a time when the digital assets market as a whole is undergoing a downturn. The Solana-based NFT marketplace has announced a loyalty rewards initiative to entice the buyers of digital collectibles. The feature will fetch users five…

Coinbase Says Apple’s App Store Blocked Its App Release on NFTs in Wallet

Coinbase Says Apple’s App Store Blocked Its App Release on NFTs in Wallet

Coinbase Global said on Thursday customers using Apple’s iOS will not be able to send non-fungible tokens (NFTs) on the cryptocurrency exchange’s wallet anymore. “Apple‘s claim is that the gas fees required to send NFTs need to be paid through their In-App Purchase system, so that they can collect 30 percent…

Mattel Launches NFT Marketplace on Flow, Hot Wheels NFT Garage Drop Announced

Mattel Launches NFT Marketplace on Flow, Hot Wheels NFT Garage Drop Announced

Mattel, the global toy company, has officially launched its digital collectibles marketplace a year after its first Hot Wheels non-fungible token (NFT) minting on the Ethereum network. In January 2022, Mattel’s Barbie released a ready-to-wear NFT collection in collaboration with Balmain, a luxury fashion brand. The current marketplace is built…

Sony Files Patent for Tracking Digital Collectibles in Games Using NFTs

Sony Files Patent for Tracking Digital Collectibles in Games Using NFTs

Sony, in a patent published recently, suggests it’s planning to feature blockchain technology in games in the future. That patent, which was filed by the company back in 2021, specifically lists a system and method that will track “digital assets,” and employs language commonly associated with blockchain-related products such as…

GameStop’s NFT Marketplace Goes Live With More Features on Immutable X After Beta Phase Run

GameStop’s NFT Marketplace Goes Live With More Features on Immutable X After Beta Phase Run

US-based video game company GameStop has officially launched its non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace on Immutable X and will now support NFTs minted via the Ethereum layer 2 scaling solution. According to the company’s announcement on Monday, the GameStop NFT marketplace will “unlock access to Web3 games and millions of world-class,…

Eleven Percent of Global Web3 Talent Resides in India, Number Expected to Soon Grow by 120 Percent: Report

Eleven Percent of Global Web3 Talent Resides in India, Number Expected to Soon Grow by 120 Percent: Report

India, where rules and regulations around the crypto sector are still under drafting, is witnessing a big boom. Around 11 percent of the world’s total Web3 talent resides in India, the nation’s primary non-government tech trade body Nasscom said in a recent report. Titled ‘The India Web3 Startup Landscape, An…

CNN Announces Abrupt Shutdown of ‘Vault’ NFT Marketplace, Users Call It a ‘Rug Pull’

CNN Announces Abrupt Shutdown of ‘Vault’ NFT Marketplace, Users Call It a ‘Rug Pull’

CNN, the popular TV news channel and digital media outlet, will no longer continue its non-fungible token (NFT) and Web3 project announced in the summer of 2021. The company confirmed this in a statement on Monday, saying, “we have decided that it’s time to say goodbye to Vault by CNN,”…