July 22, 2022 By Sharan Kaur Phillora China’s biggest city is getting serious about the metaverse, the technology that’s drawn mass attention this year for its potential to form the next generation of the internet. Shanghai’s Municipal Government published a draft of its “14th Five-Year Plan for the Development of Shanghai’s Digital Economy.” In the […]

July 21, 2022 By Murtuza Merchant Chocolate brand Cadbury Gems has partnered with NFT ecosystem company GuardianLink to drop an NFT collection.  Notably, the NFTs feature artworks drawn by kids across India.  Moreover, the chocolatier has collaborated with the non-governmental organization, Save The Children, to use the funds from the NFT sales towards the education

July 21, 2022 By Sharan Kaur Phillora Some artworks and a handwritten letter by Nelson Mandela, the South African anti-apartheid revolutionary and Nobel prize winner who served as the first black president of the nation and spent nearly three decades in prison, are set to be sold as NFTs. Here’s what we know: The Nelson

July 20, 2022 By Sharan Kaur Philora Snapchat just joined a slew of tech companies that are trying to get in on the NFT trend, adding their own twist on the digital art pieces. Snap is reportedly testing out ways for creators to display their NFTs as filters on the social media platform as a

July 20, 2022 By Murtuza Merchant Legendary New York rock musicians, Goo Goo Dolls, have launched their first NFT collection as a part of the celebrations of their forthcoming summer tour. There are 2,200 NFTs featuring 44 different designs. Each of said designs takes inspiration from their soon-to-come album: ‘Chaos in Bloom’. Goo Goo Dolls

July 19, 2022 By Murtuza Merchant Flipkart and Nothing are partnering up for the very first NFT drop on FireDrops. Nothing is behind the highly popular ‘phone (1)’, and Flipkart is an e-commerce company.  The NFT will go live on the brand new web3-focused feature titled ‘FireDrops’ from Flipkart next week, on July 22nd. ‘Flipkart’

July 19, 2022 By Murtuza Merchant Tencent, the huge Chinese internet and technology company, has shut down its NFT marketplace.  Although there has been no official news, many within the industry believe it is due to legal reasons surrounding government policy.  NFTs are not actually banned in China, but recent government guidelines make it difficult.

July 18, 2022 By Sharan Kaur Phillora It is no longer surprising that the latest craze to grip the world comes from the crypto space, with the popularity of non-fungible tokens, or NFTs shooting up in the last year. From celebrity tweets and videos promoting NFTs to thousands of fans, who buy the merchandise they

July 18, 2022 By Anjali Kochhar Blockchain platform Algorand has partnered with Envision Racing for a series of NFTs (non-fungible tokens) to tie in with the ABB FIA Formula E electric race series. Each of the 1,000 limited editions NFTs is designed by 3D artist Adam Spizak and creative agency Funday and depicts a helmet

July 15, 2022 By Murtuza Merchant The Sports Metaverse, a virtual world specifically focused on sports, Thursday announced the launch of a public land sale, where landowners, in the first phase, can acquire a high-quality fan cave to hang out with friends across the world, customize their own NFTs, play pool, stream sports events, advertise