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Silicon UK In Focus Podcast: The Value of the Virtual
NFTs have gained significant attention recently. Learn what factors contribute to the perceived value of NFTs, and how these differ from traditional physical assets or cryptocurrencies?
Former OpenSea Employee Faces Criminal Charges Over NFT Trades
Former employee at dominant digital marketplace OpenSea this week faces first-ever criminal insider trading charges related to digital assets
YouTuber Apologises For Failed NFT Project CryptoZoo
Popular YouTuber Logan Paul apologises over failure of CryptoZoo NFT project after investigation calls it a 'scam'
Taiwan Temple Sells NFTs For Popular Pilgrimage
Temple in Taiwan sells thousands of NFTs to increase followers' engagement in popular pilgrimage around sea goddess Mazu
NFT Sales, Search Interest Drop Sharply In 2022
Online searches and sales of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) decline sharply this year after a peak of $4.9 billion in sales in January 2022
Trump Digital Trading Cards Quickly Sell Out
Digital trading cards offered as NFTs by former US president Donald Trump sell out in less than a day, with price more than doubling
SEC Nearly Doubles Staff Of Crypto Enforcement Group
US financial regulator adds 20 full-time staff to cryptocurrency enforcement unit, also targets fraud in decentralised finance, NFTs, stablecoins
Bored Ape Start-Up Raises Millions In Virtual Land Sale
'Bored Ape Yacht Club' NFT creator, start-up Yuga Labs, raises more than $260m in sale of tokens representing land in upcoming virtual world 'Otherside'
Government Sets Out Plan To Recognise Stablecoins
Royal Mint to create a Non-Fungible Token (NFT) this summer, as the government unveils move to recognise stablecoins as a valid form of payment
WeChat Disables Accounts Linked To NFTs
China's WeChat messaging service disables accounts linked to 'speculation' and secondary sales of NFTs amidst regulatory crackdown
Ukraine To Issue NFTs To Fund War Effort
Ukraine to issue NFTs to fund armed forces in conflict with Russia, after raising millions in anonymous cryptocurrency donations via social media
Ukraine Raises Millions In Cryptocurrency Donations
Ukrainian government and NGOs receive millions of dollars' worth of Bitcoin, Ethereum and other digital coins amidst Russian invasion
HMRC Seizes NFTs In £1.4m Fraud Probe
HMRC becomes first UK law enforcement body to seize non-fungible tokens, as authorities warn that crypto assets pose money-laundering risk
Jack Dorsey Blocked On Twitter By Netscape’s Marc Andreessen
Web3 dustup. Bad blood between Twitter co-founder and Marc Andreessen over Web3 deepens, after venture capitalist blocks Dorsey on Twitter
Artist Creates ‘Piracy’ Site For NFTs
Australian programmer creates 'piracy' website for NFTs in order to allow 'future generations can study this generation's tulip mania'
OpenSea Employee Resigns Over NFT ‘Insider Trading’ Row
Community members had accused OpenSea employee of using insider information to buy NFTs being promoted by the site, then resell them for a profit
Tim Berners-Lee’s NFT Source Code Sells For $5.4m
Auction of an NFT of Tim Berners-Lee's original source code for the World Wide Web sells for $5.4 million at Sotheby’s this week
Sir Tim Berners-Lee To Auction Web Source Code As NFT
Sir Tim Berners-Lee is to auction off the original source code for World Wide Web as a NFT later this month, to raise funds for good causes
New York Times Column Sells For Over £400,000
New York Times column in the form of a nonfungible token sells for over £400,000 at auction in latest sign of popularity of NFT craze
Jack Dorsey’s First Tweet Sells For £2m
Twitter chief executive Jack Dorsey sells first tweet as non-fungible token for £2m as digital art and collectibles grow in popularity