⚡️ Americana’s chip that turns physical objects into NFTs
Americana Technologies came up with a startup which idea is to allow brands and creators to turn physical items such as streetwear, collectibles, cars and works of art into NFTs.
The main product of the startup is the NFTA Universal Chip, which can be attached to a physical object and link this object to the blockchain, writes TechCranch.
The creators describe their idea as an opportunity to approach any object (for example, an artist’s painting hanging on the wall), scan it with your phone and, in one click, see the entire history of its presence on the Internet and the history of its ownership.
The NFTA Universal Chip that will help record this information, will also allow the authenticity of an item to be proven, and create a way for the item's author to receive royalties each time it changes hands.
Americana Technologies came up with a startup which idea is to allow brands and creators to turn physical items such as streetwear, collectibles, cars and works of art into NFTs.
The main product of the startup is the NFTA Universal Chip, which can be attached to a physical object and link this object to the blockchain, writes TechCranch.
The creators describe their idea as an opportunity to approach any object (for example, an artist’s painting hanging on the wall), scan it with your phone and, in one click, see the entire history of its presence on the Internet and the history of its ownership.
The NFTA Universal Chip that will help record this information, will also allow the authenticity of an item to be proven, and create a way for the item's author to receive royalties each time it changes hands.
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⚡️ Starbucks to create a platform based on Web3 and launch NFT Collection
According to a post on the Starbucks blog, the company plans to release its own range of NFTs in the near future, the ownership of which initiates community membership, and "allows for access to exclusive experiences and perks".
The first Starbucks plans to implement NFT were announced by the company's CEO Howard Schultz at a meeting in early April, but now they are becoming more specific. Starbucks has published an entire blog post on the topic of NFT and Web3 in the future of the company.
In addition to the NFT collection, the company mentioned a full-fledged “Starbucks Digital Community Web3 platform”, possibly related to mobile payments in the store.
On their blog, Starbucks writes that they want to create a global digital community that will be centered around coffee, but in the future will expand to other areas, such as art, music, books, etc.
According to a post on the Starbucks blog, the company plans to release its own range of NFTs in the near future, the ownership of which initiates community membership, and "allows for access to exclusive experiences and perks".
The first Starbucks plans to implement NFT were announced by the company's CEO Howard Schultz at a meeting in early April, but now they are becoming more specific. Starbucks has published an entire blog post on the topic of NFT and Web3 in the future of the company.
In addition to the NFT collection, the company mentioned a full-fledged “Starbucks Digital Community Web3 platform”, possibly related to mobile payments in the store.
On their blog, Starbucks writes that they want to create a global digital community that will be centered around coffee, but in the future will expand to other areas, such as art, music, books, etc.
🚀 The Vatican to create its own NFT gallery
The Vatican will open an art gallery of non-fungible tokens so that people from all over the world can see the works of art, manunoscripts, and other items from its collection.
This will be the first ever VR NFT gallery. It will be developed by Sensorium, a virtual reality startup and lead developer of the metaverse, and Humanity 2.0, a non-governmental organization led by the Vatican.
The gallery will be accessed through virtual reality headsets and desktop computers. It is not yet known whether the Vatican will sell some of the work as NFTs.
Through this gallery, the Vatican hopes to "democratize" art, making it more accessible to people around the world, regardless of their budget or where they live. The Vatican Museums now hold over 800 works of art, including works by Michelangelo, Raphael and Vincent van Gogh.
The Vatican will open an art gallery of non-fungible tokens so that people from all over the world can see the works of art, manunoscripts, and other items from its collection.
This will be the first ever VR NFT gallery. It will be developed by Sensorium, a virtual reality startup and lead developer of the metaverse, and Humanity 2.0, a non-governmental organization led by the Vatican.
The gallery will be accessed through virtual reality headsets and desktop computers. It is not yet known whether the Vatican will sell some of the work as NFTs.
Through this gallery, the Vatican hopes to "democratize" art, making it more accessible to people around the world, regardless of their budget or where they live. The Vatican Museums now hold over 800 works of art, including works by Michelangelo, Raphael and Vincent van Gogh.
LUNA будет жить ?
Вчера я докупил немного монеток кстати 😉
А сегодня нашёл информацию , что они пытаются все такие восстановить проект и вот , что они предложили:
• Перераспределить токены LUNA и сделать форк сети Terra
• Сократить эмиссию токенов LUNA до 1 миллиарда
• 400 миллионов (40%) LUNA распределить среди холдеров, которые держали токены до всех событий
• 400 миллионов (40%) LUNA пропорционально среди держателей UST
• 100 миллионов (10%) среди людей, которые покупали LUNA до остановки блокчейна
• 100 миллионов (10%) в пул сообщества для финансирования будущего развития
• Установить инфляцию на уровне 7%
Вчера я докупил немного монеток кстати 😉
А сегодня нашёл информацию , что они пытаются все такие восстановить проект и вот , что они предложили:
• Перераспределить токены LUNA и сделать форк сети Terra
• Сократить эмиссию токенов LUNA до 1 миллиарда
• 400 миллионов (40%) LUNA распределить среди холдеров, которые держали токены до всех событий
• 400 миллионов (40%) LUNA пропорционально среди держателей UST
• 100 миллионов (10%) среди людей, которые покупали LUNA до остановки блокчейна
• 100 миллионов (10%) в пул сообщества для финансирования будущего развития
• Установить инфляцию на уровне 7%
🚀 Instagram will begin NFT testing this week
Instagram head Adam Mosseri announced that the platform is going to start testing NFTs this week. For now, the feature will only be available to a group of users selected by Instagram and will include:
• Support for Ethereum and Polygon (with support for Flow and Solana coming soon);
• he third-party wallets Rainbow, MetaMask and Trust Wallet (Coinbase, Dapper and Phantom coming soon);
• The ability to display NFTs in the main Instagram feed, Stories or in messages — people who are part of the test can now share NFTs that they’ve made or that they’ve bought.
Details about the NFT will be displayed similarly to tagged profiles. Clicking on the tag will display details such as the name of the creator and owner.
In the future, the company plans to add “similar functionality” to Facebook and possibly to other Meta apps. It is also planned to roll out more NFT-related features, but first they want to get some early feedback.
Instagram head Adam Mosseri announced that the platform is going to start testing NFTs this week. For now, the feature will only be available to a group of users selected by Instagram and will include:
• Support for Ethereum and Polygon (with support for Flow and Solana coming soon);
• he third-party wallets Rainbow, MetaMask and Trust Wallet (Coinbase, Dapper and Phantom coming soon);
• The ability to display NFTs in the main Instagram feed, Stories or in messages — people who are part of the test can now share NFTs that they’ve made or that they’ve bought.
Details about the NFT will be displayed similarly to tagged profiles. Clicking on the tag will display details such as the name of the creator and owner.
In the future, the company plans to add “similar functionality” to Facebook and possibly to other Meta apps. It is also planned to roll out more NFT-related features, but first they want to get some early feedback.
⚡️ Gucci to accept cryptocurrency as a payment method
At the end of this month, Gucci will accept cryptocurrency as a payment method in five US stores, and will expand the initiative to all of its stores directly operated in North America in the summer.
The payment procedure in cryptocurrency will take place as follows: the buyer is sent a link by e-mail; the link contains a QR code that allows you to make a payment from a crypto wallet.
According to Vogue, the first Gucci stores to accept cryptocurrency are Wooster Street in New York, Rodeo Drive in Los Angeles, Miami Design District, Phipps Plaza in Atlanta and The Shops at Crystals in Las Vegas.
Payments will be accepted in more than 10 currencies, including Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum, Wrapped Bitcoin, Litecoin, Shiba Inu and five stablecoins pegged to the US dollar. Interestingly, Gucci will also accept Dogecoin, a meme-cryptocurrency originally created as a joke.
At the end of this month, Gucci will accept cryptocurrency as a payment method in five US stores, and will expand the initiative to all of its stores directly operated in North America in the summer.
The payment procedure in cryptocurrency will take place as follows: the buyer is sent a link by e-mail; the link contains a QR code that allows you to make a payment from a crypto wallet.
According to Vogue, the first Gucci stores to accept cryptocurrency are Wooster Street in New York, Rodeo Drive in Los Angeles, Miami Design District, Phipps Plaza in Atlanta and The Shops at Crystals in Las Vegas.
Payments will be accepted in more than 10 currencies, including Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum, Wrapped Bitcoin, Litecoin, Shiba Inu and five stablecoins pegged to the US dollar. Interestingly, Gucci will also accept Dogecoin, a meme-cryptocurrency originally created as a joke.
🚀 Manchester City and Puma announce their collaborative NFT drop
The release of the Manchester City NFT marked the 10th anniversary of their first Premier League triumph. In collaboration with PUMA, they decided to immortalize the legendary 93:20 moment when the winning goal was scored on the boots and sell them as NFTs.
The NFT was developed by digital art creator Musketon. Puma boots were not chosen by chance. In these boots, Sergio Aguero scored a goal at a historic moment. The new boots are imprinted with the innoscriptions “93:20” and “Aguerooooooooo!”.
Designed with the same color palette as the original PUMA V1.11 football boots, the PUMA UltraFootball will be sold as NFTs. Sales will start on the NFT MakersPlace trading platform from May 13th.
The collection includes a limited edition of 120 pairs in total, and its release is a very important event for Manchester City and Puma.
The release of the Manchester City NFT marked the 10th anniversary of their first Premier League triumph. In collaboration with PUMA, they decided to immortalize the legendary 93:20 moment when the winning goal was scored on the boots and sell them as NFTs.
The NFT was developed by digital art creator Musketon. Puma boots were not chosen by chance. In these boots, Sergio Aguero scored a goal at a historic moment. The new boots are imprinted with the innoscriptions “93:20” and “Aguerooooooooo!”.
Designed with the same color palette as the original PUMA V1.11 football boots, the PUMA UltraFootball will be sold as NFTs. Sales will start on the NFT MakersPlace trading platform from May 13th.
The collection includes a limited edition of 120 pairs in total, and its release is a very important event for Manchester City and Puma.
⚡️ Spotify experiments with NFT galleries on artist profiles
Spotify is adding the ability for artists to promote NFTs on their profiles. The test is currently running for a limited number of users.
The NFT gallery was placed under the artist noscript and song list in the app. Clicking on an NFT reveals the entire collection, where you can see a brief denoscription of each NFT and the option to go to the NFT page on OpenSea and purchase it.
Also, according to Music Ally, some users of the platform have already received a survey from Spotify, based on which new NFT features will not be limited to galleries.
Users were asked how much they would be willing to pay for an NFT if it supported their favorite author. In another question, they were asked how they would like to use these NFTs, with the answer options being "Sell and trade", "Showcase on my Spotify profile", "Participate in challenges with other fans", and more.
Spotify is adding the ability for artists to promote NFTs on their profiles. The test is currently running for a limited number of users.
The NFT gallery was placed under the artist noscript and song list in the app. Clicking on an NFT reveals the entire collection, where you can see a brief denoscription of each NFT and the option to go to the NFT page on OpenSea and purchase it.
Also, according to Music Ally, some users of the platform have already received a survey from Spotify, based on which new NFT features will not be limited to galleries.
Users were asked how much they would be willing to pay for an NFT if it supported their favorite author. In another question, they were asked how they would like to use these NFTs, with the answer options being "Sell and trade", "Showcase on my Spotify profile", "Participate in challenges with other fans", and more.
🚀 Snoop Dogg and Gary Vee get ownership of basketball teams by buying NFTs
The BIG3 Basketball League, founded by Ice Cube and Jeff Kwatinetz, recently released NFT sets that provide fans a chance to purchase an ownership stake in the league’s teams. Individual teams were owned by Snoop Dogg and Gary Vee.
A total of 1,000 NFTs were issued, 975 of which were named gold. The price of each gold NFT was $5,000. The remaining 25 "Fire" NFTs were worth $25,000 each.
Of the 25 owners of Fire NFTs, the team CEO was to be selected. However, Snoop Dogg and Gary Vee decided to buy all 25 of the team's Fire NFTs to secure their position.
Fire NFT owners will have special benefits, such as being able to call up and discuss ideas and strategies with their team, judges, and league founders.
This is quite an innovative initiative. For the first time, fans have been able to own a share of their favorite team through the purchase of the NFT.
The BIG3 Basketball League, founded by Ice Cube and Jeff Kwatinetz, recently released NFT sets that provide fans a chance to purchase an ownership stake in the league’s teams. Individual teams were owned by Snoop Dogg and Gary Vee.
A total of 1,000 NFTs were issued, 975 of which were named gold. The price of each gold NFT was $5,000. The remaining 25 "Fire" NFTs were worth $25,000 each.
Of the 25 owners of Fire NFTs, the team CEO was to be selected. However, Snoop Dogg and Gary Vee decided to buy all 25 of the team's Fire NFTs to secure their position.
Fire NFT owners will have special benefits, such as being able to call up and discuss ideas and strategies with their team, judges, and league founders.
This is quite an innovative initiative. For the first time, fans have been able to own a share of their favorite team through the purchase of the NFT.
⚡️ OpenSea Launches Seaport marketplace protocol allowing NFT bartering
The world's most popular NFT marketplace, OpenSea, decided to launch Seaport — Web3 marketplace protocol for “safely and efficiently buying and selling NFTs.”
OpenSea presented it on May 20. Seaport takes a different approach to the standard NFT trading model, facilitating the transaction between the seller and the buyer.
OpenSea does not control or manage the Seaport protocol. All developers, content creators, and collectors will be able to use the new decentralized protocol.
Many users have not yet fully understood the essence of the new protocol, but it looks like it will allow NFT bartering.
The world's most popular NFT marketplace, OpenSea, decided to launch Seaport — Web3 marketplace protocol for “safely and efficiently buying and selling NFTs.”
OpenSea presented it on May 20. Seaport takes a different approach to the standard NFT trading model, facilitating the transaction between the seller and the buyer.
OpenSea does not control or manage the Seaport protocol. All developers, content creators, and collectors will be able to use the new decentralized protocol.
Many users have not yet fully understood the essence of the new protocol, but it looks like it will allow NFT bartering.
🚀 Now you can book a hotel using NFT technology
The owners of Casa de Campo Resort & Villas have found a new way to use the NFT for travel — the ability to book a room using tokens. Such tokens were called Room Night (RNT).
The hotel works in partnership with Pinktada, reservations specialists. Pinktada users can buy RNT for hotel reservations in the Caribbean, Mexico, San Francisco and Hawaii using the ETH cryptocurrency.
The creators of the technology believe that it will help people more flexibly book and resell room reservations to others while traveling. For example, if the vacation is unexpectedly canceled due to work, and the room has already been paid.
To use RNT and buy or sell hotel rooms in the form of tokens, you need to be registered on the Pinktada website.
The owners of Casa de Campo Resort & Villas have found a new way to use the NFT for travel — the ability to book a room using tokens. Such tokens were called Room Night (RNT).
The hotel works in partnership with Pinktada, reservations specialists. Pinktada users can buy RNT for hotel reservations in the Caribbean, Mexico, San Francisco and Hawaii using the ETH cryptocurrency.
The creators of the technology believe that it will help people more flexibly book and resell room reservations to others while traveling. For example, if the vacation is unexpectedly canceled due to work, and the room has already been paid.
To use RNT and buy or sell hotel rooms in the form of tokens, you need to be registered on the Pinktada website.
⚡️ Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin introduced a new type of token
The new kind is called soulbound tokens (SBT), or "soulbound". The essence of the new NFTs is that they are non-transferable, and each individual can receive SBT based on their work and education history.
Vitalik borrowed the idea of new tokens from his favorite game World of Warcraft, where for killing very strong opponents they give out unique personal items that cannot be transferred to other players or sold at auction, they can only be used in the game.
Soulbound tokens (SBT) will allow you to build a kind of ranking system, with which you can view the reputation and achievements of each person. According to Vitalik, now Web3 “is missing a soul”, and new tokens will strengthen the social identity of people.
"Soulbound-tokens" may be presented at the end of this year. Buterin also noted that SBT can change the Web3 industry.
The new kind is called soulbound tokens (SBT), or "soulbound". The essence of the new NFTs is that they are non-transferable, and each individual can receive SBT based on their work and education history.
Vitalik borrowed the idea of new tokens from his favorite game World of Warcraft, where for killing very strong opponents they give out unique personal items that cannot be transferred to other players or sold at auction, they can only be used in the game.
Soulbound tokens (SBT) will allow you to build a kind of ranking system, with which you can view the reputation and achievements of each person. According to Vitalik, now Web3 “is missing a soul”, and new tokens will strengthen the social identity of people.
"Soulbound-tokens" may be presented at the end of this year. Buterin also noted that SBT can change the Web3 industry.
🚀 Meta Announces the Opening of a New Avatar Fashion Store Offering a Range of Designer Collections
The Meta avatars will now be wearing designer clothes. The company is opening a new Avatar Fashion Store, where you can dress up your avatar in clothes from Balenciaga, Prada, and Thom Browne.
The store will be accessible via Facebook, Instagram, and Messenger. Fashion brand collections are used to draw the attention of various NFT artists and other brands to the idea of creating their own virtual items.
The company plans to allow digital image creators to launch their own avatar fashion items. In the store, these items will be available for sale, presenting new monetization opportunities for both fashion brands and individual artists.
Meta is additionally working on its new photorealistic avatars and developing new ways to create more realistic avatars for the VR space. More realistic versions of the avatar could be used, say, for professional meetings in digital worlds.
The Meta avatars will now be wearing designer clothes. The company is opening a new Avatar Fashion Store, where you can dress up your avatar in clothes from Balenciaga, Prada, and Thom Browne.
The store will be accessible via Facebook, Instagram, and Messenger. Fashion brand collections are used to draw the attention of various NFT artists and other brands to the idea of creating their own virtual items.
The company plans to allow digital image creators to launch their own avatar fashion items. In the store, these items will be available for sale, presenting new monetization opportunities for both fashion brands and individual artists.
Meta is additionally working on its new photorealistic avatars and developing new ways to create more realistic avatars for the VR space. More realistic versions of the avatar could be used, say, for professional meetings in digital worlds.
⚡️ Meta Announces Upcoming Digital Payments and New NFT Features
Meta is announcing upcoming digital payment options, expanding NFT features to a wider range of users, and releasing new guidance on how NFTs work to help people get into the market.
The company announced it is working on a new ‘wallet for the metaverse’. With it, Mark Zuckerberg is serious about developing Meta in the future in such a way that users can own digital items outside of a single application or space.
Talking about news in the field of NFT, the NFT features in the Meta apps are set to roll out to more users soon, and the company will soon start testing NFT in Instagram Stories using SparkAR.
In addition, Meta has released a guide to NFTs for beginners, which explains in detail what NFTs are, how to create them, buy them, and what the risks are.
Meta is announcing upcoming digital payment options, expanding NFT features to a wider range of users, and releasing new guidance on how NFTs work to help people get into the market.
The company announced it is working on a new ‘wallet for the metaverse’. With it, Mark Zuckerberg is serious about developing Meta in the future in such a way that users can own digital items outside of a single application or space.
Talking about news in the field of NFT, the NFT features in the Meta apps are set to roll out to more users soon, and the company will soon start testing NFT in Instagram Stories using SparkAR.
In addition, Meta has released a guide to NFTs for beginners, which explains in detail what NFTs are, how to create them, buy them, and what the risks are.
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🚀 Paris 2024 Olympics to use NFT tickets
Tickets for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris can be sold in NFT format. The French government believes that such technology is safer than traditional tickets.
Official Michel Cadot wrote about this in his report to the Prime Minister. The recommendation came after a ticket fraud that occurred during the UEFA Champions League in Paris.
The decision is under consideration, but if approved, Olympic Games participants will be able to receive their digital tickets via SMS and QR codes a few days before the start of the event.
Also in the report, Cado wrote the following: "This technology should be applied to other major international sporting events of great importance."
Tickets for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris can be sold in NFT format. The French government believes that such technology is safer than traditional tickets.
Official Michel Cadot wrote about this in his report to the Prime Minister. The recommendation came after a ticket fraud that occurred during the UEFA Champions League in Paris.
The decision is under consideration, but if approved, Olympic Games participants will be able to receive their digital tickets via SMS and QR codes a few days before the start of the event.
Also in the report, Cado wrote the following: "This technology should be applied to other major international sporting events of great importance."
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Chinese 'Instagram' goes into virtual fashion with NFT clothing
Chinese social media platform Xiaohongshu is testing niche services for fashion bloggers who want to showcase their virtual clothing.
According to Forkast, the idea is this: you can send the designer a unique NFT virtual dress code, and then provide a photo of yourself, which the designer uses to show how you “wear” the dress.
At the same time, you need to pose as if you are actually wearing this dress, and the photo the photo needs to be high definition.
On the platform, you can find virtual shoes, earrings, bags, and even manicures. Prices for such virtual costumes on Xiaohongshu can start from 20 yuan (about $3) for a headpiece to 5,000 yuan (about $745) for a sci-fi dress.
Chinese social media platform Xiaohongshu is testing niche services for fashion bloggers who want to showcase their virtual clothing.
According to Forkast, the idea is this: you can send the designer a unique NFT virtual dress code, and then provide a photo of yourself, which the designer uses to show how you “wear” the dress.
At the same time, you need to pose as if you are actually wearing this dress, and the photo the photo needs to be high definition.
On the platform, you can find virtual shoes, earrings, bags, and even manicures. Prices for such virtual costumes on Xiaohongshu can start from 20 yuan (about $3) for a headpiece to 5,000 yuan (about $745) for a sci-fi dress.
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