MLB, Candy unveil Gehrig NFT; auction July 4

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MLB, Candy unveil Gehrig NFT; auction July 4

Major League Baseball and Candy Digital, a next-generation digital collectible company, unveiled on Wednesday their first officially licensed NFT, a one-of-one piece of history that commemorates Lou Gehrig’s “Luckiest Man” speech. The digital collectible features video excerpts of the iconic speech and a three-dimensional bust of Gehrig in an iron finish, representing his legacy as baseball’s

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MLB launches into NFT space with help from Lou Gehrig and new company led by Fanatics

Major League Baseball is entering the NFT space with the help of Fanatics Chairman Michael Rubin and the formation of a new company called Candy Digital. The firm agreed to a multiyear licensing agreement with MLB to produce nonfungible tokens. The first digital collectible will be an exclusive Lou Gehrig NFT, which will be available

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The End of NFTs? NFT Sale Transaction Volume Down 95% since Early May

The NFT price crash that started in May is continuing. What does this mean for non-fungible tokens? The drop in non-fungible token sales that began in early May seems to be continuing into June. Finance Magnates previously reported that according to data from NonFungible.com, the week-long period surrounding the NFT market peak at the beginning of May

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How scientists are embracing NFTs

Is a trend of auctioning non-fungible tokens based on scientific data a fascinating art fad, an environmental disaster or the future of monetized genomics? From cat memes and music tracks to all manner of digital art, the bizarre, often quirky market for non-fungible tokens (NFTs) is booming. And now, science is hopping on the bandwagon

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Ethernity Chain Drop #9: The Neil Armstrong Satellite NFT Launch with The U.S. Space Force

Welcome to Ethernity Chain Drop #9: The Official, Licensed aNFT experience with The United States Space Force (USSF) and the Neil Armstrong estate, in partnership with CMG and WorldwideXR, commemorating the launch of a GPS III satellite. On Thursday June 17, 2021 the United States Space Force (USSF) will launch the fifth vehicle of its GPS III constellation of

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NFTs Are Experiences, Not Things

The entire story of non-fungible tokens to date has been a kind of Keystone Cops combination of Amazing New Possibility and Dumbest Thing Ever. Opposites attract, apparently. Crypto whales and collectors are paying millions for the tiniest smidgen of the meaning of the word “ownership” we’ve ever known: someone, somewhere, owns a $69 million dollar

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U.S. Space Force-licensed NFTs get issued on Solana blockchain

Everyone wants a piece of crypto collectibles, and the world’s top space agencies and firms don’t want to be left behind. Star Atlas, a blockchain-based metaverse offering space exploration with next-generation multiplayer gaming technology, launched the first-ever US Space Force (USSF)-licensed non-fungible token (NFT) on Tuesday, June 15. NFTs are blockchain-based representations of tangible or

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