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In this week’s newsletter, read about footballer Cristiano Ronaldo facing a lawsuit after promoting nonfungible tokens (NFTs) tied to crypto exchange Binance, and find out how an NFT collector thwarted a hacking attempt by a person impersonating a journalist. In other news, Azuki DAO is rebranding to Bean, game developer
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Renowned video game publisher Square Enix has unveiled the NFT auctioning schedule for its blockchain-backed game Symbiogenesis. In a Nov. 24 post on X (formerly Twitter), Final Fantasy creator Square Enix shared its plans to sell Symbiogenesis NFTs in three rounds. Starting next week, it's finally time for the start of the
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Final Fantasy game developer Square Enix announced auction dates for its upcoming Symbiogenesis non-fungible tokens (NFTs). In a Nov. 24 social media post, the team said it would sell the NFTs in three batches. The first batch will be auctioned from Nov. 27-28, the second from Nov. 30-Dec. 4 and
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After years of leaving 39,712 Ether (ETH) locked at the Ethereum Name Service (ENS) auction, a whale using the domain “darkmarket.eth” has reclaimed the digital assets and transferred over $119 million in ETH to a new wallet. After 2.7 years of dormancy, darkmarket.eth reclaim 39,712 $ETH ($74.17M) locked in the ENS
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The “Future Frequencies: Explorations in Generative Art and Fashion” collection derives inspiration from Gucci designs and features works from artists including Claire Silver and Emily Xie. Source
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Rapper Snoop Dogg has released new NFTs that evolve in utility throughout his tour this summer, while Sotheby’s concluded a successful second 3AC NFT auction, including $6.2M for Dmitri Cherniak’s “The Goose.” Source
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Other highlights included Tyler Hobbs' Fidenza #479, which sold for $622,300, Snowfro's Chromie Squiggle #1780, which sold for $635,000, Larva Labs' Autoglyph #218 and Kjetil Golid's Archetype #397, both of which sold for $330,200 each. All the NFTs in the auction sold for higher than their estimates. Source
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The collectible was purchased by 3AC co-founders Su Zhu and Kyle Davies in August 2021 for about 1,800 ETH – worth roughly $5.8 million at the time. Michael Bouhanna, Sotheby's head of digital art and NFTs, told CryptoX that the piece is a major highlight of Cherniak's portfolio and "one
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"For the live auction, we specifically wanted to focus on showcasing generative art, and the sale was curated to reflect not only the collection’s deep holdings of some of the most sought-after and renowned generative artists in the movement, but also to spotlight the wider community of artists pushing the
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The auction for parts of bankrupt Singaporean cryptocurrency hedge fund Three Arrows Capital’s (3AC) nonfungible tokens (NFT) collection fetched $2.5 million at its conclusion on May 19.Facilitated by fine arts broker Sotheby’s, collectibles on sale included Tyler Hobbs Fidenza #725, Larva Labs Autoglyph #187 and Tyler Hobbs Fidenza #861. The highest
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