Crypto CEO Jeffrey Berns is listing his Turks and Caicos oceanfront estate for $35 million and is willing to accept cryptocurrency as payment, highlighting the growing intersection of digital assets and luxury real estate.
Bored Ape Yacht Club is making a comeback as a metaverse called Otherside, which aims to be an ambitious, interoperable, and gamified virtual world where NFTs serve as avatars, set to launch on November 12th after initial alpha testing and significant funding.
Ethereum celebrates its 10th anniversary with a symbolic NFT torch and is leading the NFT market, reflecting its vision of a decentralized internet and strong market performance.
Off The Grid is a mediocre third-person battle royale game with unoriginal gameplay, annoying announcer, and controversial NFT integration that complicates the experience, making it unappealing for most players.
Barron Trump, at 19, has earned around $40 million from his family's crypto venture WLF, but the IRS could slash his fortune by $15 million due to tax issues, highlighting the financial complexities faced by young heirs involved in digital assets.
A Trump-branded crypto wallet linked to a meme coin project was taken offline after receiving a cease and desist letter from Trump's sons' project, which was unaware of the initial launch. The situation involves multiple Trump-related crypto ventures, with the wallet's website going dark and ongoing legal disputes among the involved parties.
A Trump-branded crypto wallet was announced but quickly became chaos as the Trump family distanced themselves, with Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump denying involvement and warning against unauthorized use of the family name, highlighting confusion and lack of coordination among Trump-linked crypto ventures.
Trump Media plans to raise $3 billion through convertible bonds and equity to buy cryptocurrencies and expand its involvement in digital assets, amid ongoing crypto ventures and investments by the Trump family.
Solana has surpassed Bitcoin and Ethereum in daily NFT blockchain user adoption, with a 34% increase in the last 24 hours. Despite this, the number of NFT sellers and buyers on Solana has dropped significantly. Solana's price has risen by 4%, but market indicators suggest a potential price correction soon.
The rare Wu-Tang Clan album "Once Upon a Time in Shaolin" will have a 30-minute excerpt played at the Museum of Old and New Art in Tasmania from June 15-24 as part of the "Namedropping" exhibit. The album, owned by NFT collective PleasrDAO, was previously held by Martin Shkreli and later seized by the US government.
Reese Witherspoon expresses optimism about the impact of artificial intelligence on humanity, urging people to embrace it as a tool for creativity and ethics. She also emphasizes the importance of women and people of color in the development of AI. Witherspoon's previous involvement in NFTs is mentioned, along with a humorous note about her safety from A.I. robots.
Solana's Total Value Locked (TVL) has reached $4.6 billion, with Tensor's token debut on major exchanges generating excitement within the Solana network. Despite the increase in TVL, trading volume has not seen a significant impact, with Solana ranking third in NFT sales volume in the last seven days. The SOL token's price has seen a modest increase, trading at around $182, and its market cap in BTC terms has shown a bullish trend despite recent declines.
Solana's user activity has surged to a two-year high, driven by the uptick in memecoin trading activity on the network, with values of Solana-based meme coins such as BOME, WIF, and PEPE rising significantly. The network has seen a 70% spike in active user count and a 108% growth in new demand within a 30-day period, reaching its highest monthly count since May 2022. Solana's transaction volume has surpassed $143 trillion this month, up from $104 trillion in February, and its DeFi TVL has spiked by 91% in the last month. Additionally, the network's NFT ecosystem has experienced growth in sales volume despite a decrease in the number of transactions executed.
A listing on a crypto exchange site claims to have unreleased private footage and photos of Diddy engaging in controversial activities, with over 13,000 files and 3 terabytes of content being offered as an NFT for $1.5 million or the best offer. There is no evidence to support the legitimacy of the claim, and no offers have been made so far. This comes amidst federal investigations into Diddy, who has denied any wrongdoing and has not been charged with a crime.
Ethereum's circulating supply has hit a new low due to increased demand and a surge in burn rate, with 86,219 ETH worth around $300 million being removed from circulation in the last 30 days. The network has seen a rise in user activity, reflected in the increase in new addresses created and a spike in DeFi ecosystem performance, including a 21% rise in total value locked and a 27% increase in Lido Finance's TVL. Additionally, Ethereum's decentralized exchange trade volumes have risen by 161% in the past 30 days, and the NFT sector witnessed a 17% rally in sales volume despite a decrease in the number of transactions. However, as the crypto market becomes overheated, ETH sell-offs have surged, leading to a spike in ETH's supply on exchanges, reaching its highest level in the last month at 14.1 million, indicating increased selling pressure.