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Stripe clinches over $7 billion deal to buy AI firm OpenRouter
The deal, just months after OpenRouter raised money at a reported $1.3 billion valuation, underscores the demand from businesses to find the most cost-friendly AI solutions. It could also give Stripe, a payments processing firm, a stronger footing in the fast-growing artificial intelligence sector.
Tiger Global’s biggest venture fund has 18% loss after markdowns
The nearly $13 billion Private Investment Partners 15 fund marked down AI-powered email company Superhuman by 45% and cut its valuation for privacy search engine platform DuckDuckGo by 72%.
NFT exchanges slash artist royalties to the tune of $1.5 billion as market slump deepens
Some artists contend that royalty rates should be encoded in the software that governs NFTs rather than being variables that exchanges can adjust.
Ex-OpenSea manager Nathaniel Chastain convicted in NFT insider trading case
Chastain was accused of buying NFTs he had decided to feature on the OpenSea website and selling them shortly afterward to make more than $50,000 in illegal profit.
Ex-OpenSea employee made ‘free money’ off NFTs, prosecutor says
The charges against Nathaniel Chastain, a former OpenSea product manager, were the first in a series of high-profile cases related to digital assets launched by the US Attorney's office in Manhattan last year.
Ex-OpenSea manager's trial kicks off in first NFT insider trading case
The charges against Nathaniel Chastain, a former OpenSea product manager, were the first in a series of high-profile cases related to digital assets launched by the Manhattan US Attorney's office last year. It is considered the first criminal insider trading case involving such assets.
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LayerZero Labs valued at $3 billion after latest fund-raise
The Series B fund-raise saw participation from 33 investors, including a16z crypto, Christie's, Circle Ventures, OpenSea Ventures, Samsung Next, and Sequoia Capital, amongst others.
Cryptoverse: Punk apes and a resurrection of NFTs
Total NFT sales on the ethereum blockchain - which hosts most trading - jumped to $780.2 million in January from $546.9 million the month before, according to market tracker CryptoSlam.
Cryptoverse: Punk apes and a resurrection of NFTs
Despite the nascent bounce, the future of non-fungible tokens remains shrouded in mystery. Few crypto experts expect a repeat of the 2021 boom anytime soon. Some doubt the long-term appeal of paying to be recorded on blockchain as the owner of a digital file that anyone can see online for free.
Ethereum Towers NFT apartments declares live OpenSea minting
Ethereum Towers is a social platform for non-gamers who appreciate the creativity of the metaverse without its complexity. It consists of 4,388 NFT apartments set in the upcoming Ethereum Worlds Metaverse- A social platform built for non-gamers.
NFT sales plunge in Q3, down by 60% from Q2
Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are a kind of blockchain-based asset representing a digital file such as an image, video or item in an online game. They exploded in popularity in 2021, as crypto-rich speculators rushed to cash in on rising prices, but sales volumes have slumped in recent months.
Robinhood posts 44% slump in revenue, slashes headcount by 23%
The company posted a net loss of $295 million. Stripping out the restructuring charges, Robinhood reported a loss of 32 cents per share versus analyst estimates of a loss of 37 cents per share, according to Refinitiv IBES data.
NFT marketplace OpenSea slashes 20% of jobs
OpenSea's NFT sales volume on the ethereum blockchain plunged to $700 million in June, down from $2.6 billion in May and a far cry from January's peak of nearly $5 billion.
Top NFT marketplace OpenSea admits email data breach
OpenSea cautioned users to stay vigilant about their email practices, and be alert for any attempt to impersonate OpenSea via email.
Bliv.Club adopts Goblin Town NFT as its official mascot
Goblin Town started as a free-to-mint NFT project on the Ethereum blockchain, issuing a total of 9,999 NFTs.
Crypto Week at a Glance: Portfolios deep in red as Bitcoin plunges below $18,000
The volatility has been aided by the US Fed’s interest rate hikes as well as liquidation issues faced by centralized DeFi platforms such as Celsius and the possible collapse of 3AC venture capital.
First-ever insider trading case hits crypto market
OpenSea keeps confidential the identity of featured NFTs until they appeared on its homepage. After NFT features on OpenSea's homepage, the price buyers are willing to pay for that NFT, and for other NFTs made by the same NFT creator, typically increases substantially.
OpenSea employee charged with insider trading in NFTs
Nathaniel Chastain was accused of secretly buying 45 NFTs based on confidential information that they would soon be featured on OpenSea's home page, and later selling them at a profit, typically two to five times what he paid.
Spotify tests NFT galleries on artist pages
The Music streaming giant has launched the tests for Android users in the US
Shanghai residents turn to NFTs to record Covid lockdown, combat censorship
While some people have defiantly continued reposting such content, others are turning to NFT marketplaces like the world's largest, OpenSea, where users can mint content and buy or sell it using cryptocurrencies, attracted in part by the fact that data recorded on the blockchain is unerasable.
NFT entrepreneur Sina Estavi lists Jack Dorsey's first tweet for $48 million, but the top bid is only $6856
The Crypto entrepreneur Sina Estavi hoping to sell Jack Dorsey's first tweet NFT for $48 million could only get a top bid of $6856
The hottest NFT marketplace is mostly users selling to themselves
About $18 billion of the trading volume on the platform, or about 95% of the total activity, can be attributed to what’s often referred to as wash sales, according to data compiled by NFT tracker CryptoSlam.
NYSE wants to be marketplace for NFTs just like with stocks
The NYSE said in a regulatory filing with the US Patent and Trademark Office that it wants to be a financial exchange for cryptocurrencies and NFTs that would compete with the likes of OpenSea and Rarible Inc.
India's first 'blockchain wedding': Pune couple ties the knot with NFT vows, digital priest
The couple decided to immortalise their union using blockchain technology.
Marketplace bug sees at least $1 million of NFTs sold below market price
"The exploit appears to come from the fact that it was previously possible to re-list an NFT at a new price, without cancelling the previous listing," said Tom Robinson, chief scientist and cofounder at Elliptic.
Twitter launches hexagon-shaped NFT profile pictures
Twitter displays the NFT profile pictures as hexagons, differentiating them from the standard circles available to other users.
Twitter debuts hexagon-shaped NFT profile pictures
Twitter displays the NFT profile pictures as hexagons, differentiating them from the standard circles available to other users. Tapping on the pictures prompts details about the art and its ownership to appear.
NFT marketplace OpenSea buys crypto wallet Dharma Labs, changes CTO
OpenSea, which was founded in 2017 and was recently valued at $13.3 billion in its latest round of venture funding, said the deal would help it "dramatically improve the experience of buying, minting, and selling NFTs" on its marketplace.
ETtech Deals Digest: Fractal, OpenSea, Dunzo raise funds
New York-based artificial intelligence firm Fractal, blockchain marketplace OpenSea and quick commerce platform Dunzo were among the startups that raised funding this week.
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