New York City Mayor Eric Adams has denounced the influence of meme culture in the crypto space, reaffirming his support for crypto and blockchain technology. He emphasized that New York City’s overall crypto strategy is more concerned with long-term value and innovation than complacency. Adams first announced the news during...
Gaming industry excitement has reached a fever pitch ahead of the highly-anticipated release of Grand Theft Auto VI (GTA 6). Amidst the hype, a tantalizing rumor has emerged: could GTA 6 integrate blockchain technology, potentially through a partnership with BlockDAG? This prospect has gamers and crypto enthusiasts equally excited. Their...
Rockstar Games, the studio giant behind Grand Theft Auto, is reportedly working on adding extensive crypto features into GTA VI. They’re particularly interested in exploring BlockDAG technology. Let’s be clear: nothing's confirmed. Even just the hint has sent shockwaves throughout the gaming world, and indeed, the entire crypto community. Is...
Yuga Labs, the company behind the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) and Otherside metaverse, has transferred the intellectual property (IP) of CryptoPunks, one of the most valuable NFT collections, to NODE, a California-based nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving digital art. Funding long-term preservation of the entire CryptoPunks collection. With this...
The buzz around NFTs seems inescapable. Whether it’s digital art selling for tens of millions or claims of revolutionizing healthcare, education, and transportation, the hype machine is in overdrive. Now, healthcare is finally getting its turn in the spotlight. We hear that NFTs will revolutionize data interoperability, make insurance processes...
The sky isn't falling. The NFT market isn't dead. Yuga Labs transferring the CryptoPunks IP to NODE isn’t the death knell. It’s all good, hard, and exciting stuff, a long overdue shedding of skin, a strategic pivot in place, and maturity on display. Let's dig into why.Data Shows A Market...
We stand at the precipice of a digital transformation within the healthcare ecosystem. Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) are poised to be one of the most important tools in this transformation. According to projections, the healthcare NFT market will skyrocket to a whopping $934 million by 2034. This growth amounts to an...
Alright, let's talk Punks. You've probably seen the headlines: Yuga Labs dumped the CryptoPunks IP to NODE. Instant reaction? Most likely something like “RIP Punks,” or perhaps an even more colorful sentiment. What if this apparently apocalyptic gambit is the mother of all checkmates? Or it might be a strategic...
The custodianship, and ownership, of The CryptoPunks—the little pixelated avatars that launched a digital art movement—has changed hands. Last year, Yuga Labs purchased the rights to the entire collection. They have since passed the IP to NODE, a non-profit institute. This move raises some important questions: Is this a strategic...
The potential Non-fungible Tokens (NFT) market within the healthcare system is anticipated to reach $53 billion by 2030. So by 2024, it’ll have grown to a USD 177.3 million valuation. Revenues are projected to continue the same robust growth trend, bringing anticipated revenues to USD 934.1 million by 2034. That...