NFT: Last News

Lupe Fiasco‘s heavily bootlegged track ‘Hustlaz’ has finally hit streaming services just as the rapper prepares to launch his own range of NFT releases.The track originally appearing on 2006’s ‘Lupe The Jedi’ mixtape as ‘Hustlaz Due’, and was originally due to appear on his album ‘Food & Liquor’ before a leak of the album saw it disappear off the version that was eventually released.“I’m just a rose in weeds/And I rolls with reasons to stay on this road I lead,” Lu raps on the second’s second verse.

a limited-edition NFT of the “Charlie’s Angels” star’s iconic red swimsuit poster. The famous pin-up shot from 1976 showed the actress, then just 29, posing in a bathing suit. A poster of the image went on to sell more than 12 million copies.

NFTs), including 10 lifetime festival passes.The Indio, California festival, which is set to return this year from April 15-17 and 22-24, has partnered with the cryptocurrency exchange FTX for the new venture, which it says will operate in an “environmentally friendly marketplace”.The new NFT set, named ‘Coachella Collectibles’, is giving collectors the “opportunity to own lifetime festival passes, unlock unique on-site experiences, physical items and digital collectibles”.Among the NFT collections that are set to go up for sale on Friday (February 4) is the ‘Coachella Keys Collection’, billed as “10 NFT keys that grant you lifetime access to Coachella”.“This includes passes to one festival weekend every April and Coachella-produced virtual experiences… forever,” a description promises.A post shared by Coachella (@coachella)The owners of these 10 NFTs will also be given “unique experiences” at Coachella 2022, including “front and centre views at the Coachella Stage, lifetime Safari camping, or a dinner prepared by a professional chef in the Rose Garden”.“We’ve all seen how NFTs enable true ownership of art and media on the internet. We wanted to take it one step further and use NFTs to enable ownership of experiences in the real world, too,” Sam Schoonover, Innovation Lead for Coachella, said in a statement.“Only blockchain technology can give us the unique ability to offer tradable lifetime passes to Coachella for the first time ever.

NFT scammers.The TV presenter, writer and model seemed to tweet from her official account to her 1.3million followers this afternoon (February 1) with a giveaway on behalf of an NFT community called Azuki.“GIVING AWAY THIS AZUKI NFT ($23,239) To enter – Follow me with [notifications on] – RT & like this – Tag 3 friends,” the post reads.At the time of writing, two additional tweets have been posted from Chung’s account, one reading “Who has my notifications on?” and “Like if active, this is a test”, but it remains unclear whether Chung has regained control of her account.The account later tweeted: “No bs, following everyone who likes and replies.”No bs, following everyone who likes and replies— alexa (@alexa_chung) February 1, 2022Chung’s bio was also changed today, now reading: “simply a degen, marketing expert • DM For Promotions.”Representatives for Chung confirmed she had been hacked after being contacted by Rolling Stone UK – although there has been no word from Chung herself, nor an admission from Azuki.In other NFT news, John Lennon’s eldest son Julian is set to sell a range of non-fungible tokens featuring digitised pieces of Lennon and Beatles memorabilia from his personal collection.

The Last of Us and Sam Drake in Uncharted, has reversed plans to partner with a company aiming to create NFTs of actors’ voices.Baker announced his partnership with Voiceverse earlier this month (January 14), attracting criticism for supporting a company that many saw as potentially automating the performance work of voice actors. The announcement also drew significant backlash for Baker’s antagonistic tone, telling followers, “You can hate.

Lil Yachty has filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against the NFT platform Opulous.The rapper – real name Miles Parks McCollum – claimed that the company “maliciously” used his name and likeness to raise more than $6.5million (£4.86million) in venture capital funds (via Rolling Stone).McCollum stated in the filing that he only engaged in a couple of exploratory conference calls with Opulous in May 2021, which included the Singapore-based company’s founder and Ditto Music CEO, Lee Parsons.Yachty claimed “no agreement or deal terms” were reached, and that he never saw any of the money raised.According to the lawsuit, however, Opulous announced in a press release on June 2, 2021 that a “series of unmissable NFT drops” would be “led by world-famous artists including Lil Yachty”.

Blockverse, an unofficial NFT project for Minecraft, have gone quiet after raising £975,000 through a public mint.On January 23, Blockverse launched their public sale of 10,000 NFTs that would enable owners access to a play-to-earn Minecraft server “allowing for teamwork and competition. $DIAMONDS are generated through combat and playtime,” reads their whitepaper.Costing 0.05 Ethereum (£97) to mint, all the tokens sold out in eight minutes.

Liam Payne has exasperated fans by starting a new account dedicated to NFTs and urging his followers to join him on his ‘journey’.The former One Direction star, 28, has dabbled with a solo career since the band split in 2016, enjoying a number three hit with his debut Strip That Down.However, the singer and producer now has a new hobby, one that seems to be taking the celebrity world by storm: NFTs.He announced on Twitter that he would be launching a new account dedicated entirely to the new craze, writing: ‘Hey guys I’ve decided to start a new Twitter account to just talk about NFTs…I know I get pretty excited about it sometimes’.His first post on his new account reads: ‘This is the start of something new for me which is always exciting. ‘Come with me on this crazy NFT journey as I share more with what’s going on in my world’.WELCOME! This is the start of something new for me which is always exciting.

NFTs of some of its most famous guitar designs.According to a report by Billboard, the manufacturer has disclosed its intention to sell NFTs that contain images of its Les Paul, Flying V and Thunderbird guitars – among others – to the federal trademark office.In the documents, obtained by Billboard, Gibson Brands Inc. applied for trademarks covering the “uniquely shaped body” of six of its signature guitars.It comes after ESP Guitars launched NFTs of some of its guitars last year as well as a number of musicians.Earlier this month, Keith Richards announced details of a guitar-based NFT that will be auctioned off for charity this month.The Rolling Stones guitarist has partnered with the “green NFT platform” OneOf for the auction, which will raise funds for the Grammys’ music charity MusiCares.As well as the Richards NFT, the auction lot includes a black Gibson ES-335 electric-acoustic guitar hand-signed by Richards.

CNBC report details that since Facebook announced that it would be making the move towards the metaverse, prices of virtual reality plots have shot up by 500 per cent in the last few months.According to the report, the Toronto-based company Tokens.com, has dropped $2.5million USD (£1.84million GBP) on a patch of virtual land in Decentraland – a metaverse based around crypto with its own currency.“The metaverse is the next iteration of social media,” said Andrew Kiguel, CEO of Tokens.com, which invests in NFTs and metaverse real estate. “You can go to a carnival, you can go to a music concert, you can go to a museum.”Meanwhile, another virtual real estate development company, Republic Realm, also spent $4.3million USD (£3.1million GBP) buying a plot of land in Atari’s The Sandbox metaverse.The metaverse refers to 3D virtual worlds based on the idea of a new way of social interaction.

Brian Eno has explained why he doesn’t agree with the current NFT craze, saying it allows artists to be “little capitalist assholes”.Hundreds of artists have begun selling music, artwork and other items as NFTs (non-fungible tokens) this year, with the crypto content criticised by many due to the format’s effect on climate change.In a new interview with The Crypto Syllabus, Eno was asked about his views on NFTs, and why he hadn’t released anything in the format yet.He replied: “I’ve been approached several times to ‘make an NFT.’ So far nothing has convinced me that there is anything worth making in that arena.

‘DONDA’ vest, said to have been worn by Kanye West at his Atlanta listening party for the new album this summer, has sold alongside an NFT at auction for $75,000 (£56,000).The sale features the vest, which features a hand-painted “DONDA” logo and is signed by Kanye with the acronym “MBD” (meaning My Body Different, the name of the security firm that worked the August 5 event in Atlanta).Alongside the vest itself is an NFT described as a “digital representation” of the vest worn during the Atlanta listening party.The vest, which West had gifted to a security guard, was previously sold for $20,000 (£14,567) back in August after it was reportedly given to LA-based e-commerce consignment shop owned by Justin Reed who in turn sold it.See the

Post Malone, Jimmy Fallon and NBA star Steph Curry are among the current owners of Bored Ape NFTs.Each NFT in the collection – the cheapest of which is currently valued at $210,000 (£158,666) – grants its owner membership to the ‘Yacht Club’ in question and access to further events and perks, while owners often display their Bored Ape NFTs as their profile picture on social media.The $300,000-valued Bored Ape number 3,547 was sold last Saturday (December 11), but went for just $3000 after its owner made a “fat-fingered” typing error when listing the item for sale online.The NFT was bought instantly by an automated buyer, who subsequently re-listed the collectible for sale at $248,000 (£187,395).A seller accidentally listed the price of this

NFT collector has spent $450,000 (£339,837) for a plot of virtual land to be Snoop Dogg‘s neighbour in the rapper’s new interactive world.‘Snoopverse’ is a digital community that resides within The Sandbox, an Ethereum-based platform for creating and monetising online hangout spaces and gaming experiences.By being Snoop’s virtual neighbour, fans will be given access to exclusive, members-only parties at a digital replica of his California mansion – which is currently still being constructed.‘Snoopverse’ residents will be able to deck out their avatars in designer clothes, drive sports cars, and build upon their own Snoopverse plots, which they can they profit off when other residents come to visit.They’ll also have the chance to become

Meek Mill has announced he’ll be releasing the fifth and final mixtape in his ‘Dreamchasers’ series as an NFT.The ‘Expensive Pain’ rapper took to Instagram to share a snippet of new music, whilst penning “#DCPOUNDCAKE LAST DREAMCHASER MIXTAPE A NFT …. LOYALTY CLUB STARTS JANUARY.1st 2022”.No other details have been provided about what Mill’s Loyalty Club will entail, aside from that “you can invest merch albums and shows and get marketed.”Mill’s ‘Dreamchasers’ mixtape series has run since 2011 with the last edition having dropped in 2016.

NFT of herself for over £90,000.The NFT of the popular Twitch steamer went on sale a few days ago and was already valued at a bid of $120,000 by November 5. As Siragusa said in a tweet, “Wow, an NFT of me is currently bid up to $120k… I guess I’ll be doing this again lol.”Part of the OnlyPunks NFT collection, the streamer’s NFT is just one of many NSFW NFTs to be sold.

NFTs) in the US are about to have a much harder time doing so, as they’re getting regulated in the country. The H.R.3684 Infrastructure Bill has been passed, meaning crypto brokers will need to report to the Internal Revenue Service (the IRS, which focuses on taxes in the United States).

1 November,” McDonald’s said in a statement.They are the latest to jump on the NFT bandwagon, which has seen bidders throw tens of millions of dollars in cryptocurrency at digitized images and artwork made available exclusively to the buyer in a blockchain — an internet-based lockbox of sorts. Its non-fungibility suggests the ephemera cannot be replicated or exchanged without the highly secure access key, to which only the owner has access.

NFTs and blockchain technology may be a regular sight in Ubisoft games in the not too distant future, as the developer and publisher has outlined plans to focus on “play-to-earn” features.Speaking on an earnings call (as spotted by IBT), CEO Yves Guillemot said that the games industry “is changing regularly with lots of new revolutions happening,” and that Ubisoft “consider[s] blockchain one of those revolutions.”Guillemot added that use of blockchain technology “will imply more play-to-earn that will enable more players to actually earn content, own content, and we think it’s going to grow the industry quite a lot.”Beyond the ecological impact of trading NFTs – the energy costs for blockchain transactions are currently high – there are a

So, NFTs. If you know what they are, you’re probably someone that gets excited by digital collectibles.

Super Furry Animals have announced the release of their first ever NFT to mark the reissue of their album ‘Rings Around The World’.The release comes as part of a host of 20th anniversary celebrations for the album, all set to take place across this week.On Wednesday (September 2), the band will launch new TV station SFA TV via their YouTube page for one night only.The ‘satellite broadcast’ will begin at 8pm BST and feature the premiere of a documentary about the making of ‘Rings Around The World’, a screening of the HD video for single ‘Receptacle for the Respectable’ with commentary by Pete Fowler, and a TV special about the album, hosted by the Welsh Music Podcast.Then, on September 3, the band will sell its first ever NFT.