Author: Donald Munn

Even though the NFT technology is relatively new, its governing patent laws are not.  NFTs in continuous expansion However, the growing popularity of innovative technologies such as NFTs, with brands expanding their presence in the metaverse and the web3, can clearly generate new questions and issues related to intellectual property and image rights. Precisely in order to analyze the new impacts and perspectives of NFTs on the subject, the US Patent Office decided to conduct a study that can clarify many open questions and adapt the new technological tools to the rules and laws that are currently in place. The…

Monoprix, the French retailer, has begun physically selling NFTs in its 3 stores in Paris. This unique initiative was complemented with training workshops to engage customers with the purchase.  Monoprix and the physical sale of the RudeKidz NFT collection French retailer Monoprix is the first ever to sell NFTs through its physical stores. This is the sale of Non-Fungible Tokens from the RudeKidz collection, which features images of rebellious teenagers in pop style, placed on Monoprix’s “shelf”.  RDV le 8/07 et 9/07 au magasin Monoprix Montparnasse pour des ateliers pédagogiques spécial #NFT et #metavers, animés par des références du #web3.…

South Africa has decided to kick off a project to tokenize the famous Krugerrands collectible coins. They will be minted by the NFT Web3 Momint platform, dedicated to highly innovative projects, and will be available on the company’s non-fungible token (NFT) market. The project from South Africa The South African company, which has recorded large growth rates in 2021 and is gaining increasing market share across the African continent, implemented the project with two gold coin retailers, the Scion Shop and the South African Gold Coin Exchange. “the coins occupy a unique place in South African history and have only…

Even Snapchat wants to add NFTs as AR lenses, starting new tests from August with a limited group of creator artists.  Snapchat wants to integrate NFTs and Augmented Reality (AR) According to reports in the Financial Times, it appears that Snap plans to want to integrate NFTs into Snapchat and to do so it will start experiments and tests with a limited group of creator artists in August.  Basically, the company will evaluate how to make NFTs into AR filters or lenses on Snapchat, and let artists create and mint NFTs on another platform, and then import them into Snapchat…

LINE NEXT has raised $10 million through a deal with 10 Web3 big names such as SoftBank Corp., NAVER, LINE Games, CJ ENM, SHINSEGAE, to expand into the NFT world.   LINE NEXT together with 10 big names to expand into the NFT sector LINE NEXT, a company of LINE dedicated to the NFT industry, has announced its partnership with 10 Web3 companies with whom it has raised $10 million.  With a broader spectrum of IP content secured, NFTs issued through partnerships will be available on the DOSI marketplace in each brand store starting later this year, and so will the NAVER…

STEPN’s NFT project announced that it reached an impressive $122.5 million in profits in the second quarter of 2022. For this reason, the company announced that it will begin a process of buying back and burning 5% of the GMT token, which will last for a couple of weeks so as not to impact the market greatly. How will STEPN’s funds be spent With the rest of the profits, STEPN said it will work on improving the platform in terms of security, hiring staff, merchandising for increased brand awareness, and establishing new partnerships and sponsorships. In terms of security, STEPN’s…

In Italy, it appears that the government has decided to block the sales of NFT masterpieces from its major museums. The controversy erupted after the Non-Fungible Token of Michelangelo’s work Doni Tondo was sold for €240,000, of which €70,000 went to the Uffizi Gallery in Florence.  Italy and the government’s decision to block the sale of NFT masterpieces According to reports, it appears that the NFT sale of Michelangelo’s Doni Tondo (1505-06) last year, minted by the Milan-based company Cinello in collaboration with the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, has triggered the Italian government’s current decision to block sales of NFT…

Bitcoin Analysis  Bitcoin’s price bullishly engulfed the daily timescale on Wednesday and concluded its daily session +$936. BTC’s price also reached its highest price for its daily session going into the session close, which is the inverse of the price action we saw to conclude Tuesday’s daily candle.  The first chart we’re analyzing today is the BTC/USD 1D chart below from MrClock. BTC’s price is trading between 1 [$17,754.23] and 0.786 [$20,892.05], at the time of writing. On the daily timescale BTC’s price looked to be clearly bear flagging with bullish BTC traders clinging to its current trendline. However, Wednesday’s…

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Spectrum Markets announced that trading volumes for the second quarter of 2022 grew 96% compared to the same quarter last year.  Spectrum Markets exchanges nearly doubled Our Q2 Business Update is out, revealing continued positive momentum as trading volumes and turnover have reached all-time quarterly highs. https://t.co/q2NzoXAFCn#capitalmarkets #trading #derivatives pic.twitter.com/OUEqv727Mu — SPECTRUM MARKETS (@SpectrumMarkets) July 15, 2022 Spectrum Markets is a pan-European trading venue for securitized derivatives based in Frankfurt and regulated by BaFin. It recently released its second quarterly corporate update of the year.  The report reveals that $357 million of securitized derivatives were traded on its platform in…