Puma Launches Its First Metaverse Experience With NFTs Redeemable as Real Sneakers

Puma Launches Its First Metaverse Experience With NFTs Redeemable as Real Sneakers

Puma, the German sports apparel giant, has announced the unveiling of its first-ever metaverse website experience called Black Station. It features exclusive non-fungible tokens (NFTs) with limited edition redeemable physical sneakers which will be launched as part of its ‘Futrograde’ show during the ongoing New York Fashion Week (NYFW). Puma…

FIFA NFT Platform Announced for Football-Themed Digital Collectibles Ahead of Qatar World Cup

FIFA NFT Platform Announced for Football-Themed Digital Collectibles Ahead of Qatar World Cup

Global football governing body FIFA is gearing up to launch a non-fungible token (NFT) platform ‘dubbed FIFA+ Collect’ for digital collectibles with soccer themes ahead of the much-awaited 2022 World Cup in Qatar. According to an announcement, the said NFT platform, built in partnership with Algorand, will offer “football fans…

Ticketmaster Partners With Dapper Labs’ Flow Blockchain for NFT Ticketing Project

Ticketmaster Partners With Dapper Labs’ Flow Blockchain for NFT Ticketing Project

Ticketing giant Ticketmaster has announced that it will adopt the Flow blockchain from Dapper Labs for minting tickets as non-fungible tokens (NFTs) for select events. Using the Flow blockchain, Ticketmaster will be able to mint NFTs for ticket holders before, during or after events that will provide “proof of attendance”…

NFT Projects Churn Millions for High-End Brands Nike, Gucci, Adidas

NFT Projects Churn Millions for High-End Brands Nike, Gucci, Adidas

A total of $260 million (roughly Rs. 2,074 crore) has collectively been bagged by high-end luxury brands including Nike, Gucci, Dolce & Gabbana with the sales of their NFT pieces. NFTs or non-fungible tokens are digital collectibles that are built on blockchain networks, inspired by real-life stuff like clothes and…

OpenSea Amends Policies to Safeguard Users, Takes Steps to Tacke NFT Theft Situations Better

OpenSea Amends Policies to Safeguard Users, Takes Steps to Tacke NFT Theft Situations Better

OpenSea, the online marketplace for non-fungible tokens (NFTs), is making amendments to its policies to safeguard its users against the thefts of digital collectibles. The platform has decided to involve police officials in theft cases of all magnitudes, rather than only on cases with escalated disputes. The company has also…

Binance Partners With SS Lazio to Debut NFT Ticketing After UEFA Champions League Final Debacle

Binance Partners With SS Lazio to Debut NFT Ticketing After UEFA Champions League Final Debacle

Crypto exchange Binance has announced it will trial non-fungible token (NFT) tickets for an Italian football club, Lazio, for the 2022/2023 season. The concept of NFT tickets is expected to provide a solution to the challenges of traditional ticketing by solving inefficiencies like counterfeiting, and scalping among others. It is…

Polygon Picked by Walt Disney to Participate in Its Accelerator Program: Here’s What It Means

Polygon Picked by Walt Disney to Participate in Its Accelerator Program: Here’s What It Means

Ethereum layer-2 scaling solution Polygon is one of six companies that will take part in Disney’s accelerator program this year. The program will see Disney provide guidance from its leadership team and offer a dedicated mentor. Each participant will also attend a Demo Day at Walt Disney Studios in Burbank,…

Polygon Onboards Host of Terra Projects That Are Dumping the Network Following Collapse

Polygon Onboards Host of Terra Projects That Are Dumping the Network Following Collapse

Non-fungible token (NFT) and crypto projects that were formerly on Terra have begun migrating to Ethereum Layer 2 protocol Polygon. According to Polygon Studios CEO Ryan Wyatt, over 48 crypto and NFT projects have begun migrating from Terra to Polygon with some notable projects moving over including popular NFT marketplace…

Meta Is Expanding Its NFT Testing to Instagram Stories, Reveals Mark Zuckerberg

Meta Is Expanding Its NFT Testing to Instagram Stories, Reveals Mark Zuckerberg

Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg addressed creators on Wednesday announcing that the parent company of Facebook and Instagram will begin testing the display of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) on Instagram Stories using its augmented reality platform named Spark AR. After launching an initial test of NFT display options on Instagram back in…