In addition to trophies, stars also receive NFT

At the turn of the year it was the DeFi-Space that dominated the news situation in the crypto market, but for some time now it has been non-fungible tokens (NFT) that have published new news every day. In the NFT Newsticker we dedicate ourselves to the sector and always report up-to-date on developments.

April 23, 2021 – 12:19 p.m .: Selected film stars receive NFT on the occasion of the Oscars

The crypto project Nomine (eth) will give away non-fungible tokens to a selection of the nominated film stars on the occasion of the upcoming 93rd Academy Awards (Sunday, April 25). Of the total of 115 nominees, 25 each receive three NFTs, such as the portal Cointelegraph writes. The 25 people who celebrate their (involuntary) debut in the crypto space include all actors who are nominated for their (supporting) roles as well as the directors who are nominated for best director. The winners of their respective categories will also receive another NFT, which will be auctioned on the Rarible platform after Oscar night. A portion of the proceeds will then be donated to a charitable cause selected by the respective award winner, it is said.

April 21, 2021 – 9:32 am: Snoop Dogg NFT is sold

Basecap, sunglasses and gold chain: Snoop Dogg’s collaboration with Nyan Cat artist Christopher Torres looks exactly as you imagine it to be. Fittingly, the NFT of the GIF has now been sold for the starting price of 14.2069 ETH (4/20 and 69) on the NFT trading platform Opensea offered. That corresponds to a Fiat equivalent of around 33,000 US dollars. The highest bid is currently at 16.4207 ETH ($ 37,530). The US rapper does not join the ranks of a Beeple, but the auction still joins a currently successful combination of NFT and memes. Just last month an NFT of the “Overly Attached Girlfriend” was auctioned for 200 ETH (411,000 USD).

April 19, 2021 – 5:31 p.m .: Edward Snowden sells NFT

The sale of the first NFT by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden brought in 2,244 ETH. The auctioned “Stay Free”, an NFT artwork created by digital artist Platon based on a photo of Snowden. The former CIA employee wants to donate the profit in full to the Freedom of the Press Foundation, of which he is a member of the board of directors, like the crypto portal “Coindesk”Reported. Snowden is a staunch advocate of privacy and freedom of the press. He has stated his positive stance on digital currencies several times in the past. Most recently, however, Snowden criticized the lack of transaction data.

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April 19, 2021 – 11:34 a.m.: Football star Pelé enters NFT space

While NBA Top Shot captures unforgettable basketball moments forever on the blockchain and transforms them into NFT, more and more (ex) professional athletes are also entering the NFT space away from the baskets. The latest example: the football legend Pelé. On May 2nd, he will be issuing his first non-fungible token on the Ethernity Chain, like the company on Twitter confirmed. 1,282 goals from 1,363 games made for the “most valuable football trading card”. It is quite possible that the sale will bring in record sums again.

April 19, 2021 – 8:12 am: Paris Hilton, a new NFT influencer?

“I’m obsessed, it’s all I think about,” said Paris Hilton, heiress to hotel billionaires and influencer of NFT. Even at night she dreams of non-fungible tokens, she recently reported in a interview. This may come as a surprise to many who know the 40-year-old from reality trash television and various dubious appearances in film and television, but she has been interested in crypto for a long time – since dinner with some of the founding members of Ethereum . And she knows her way around, surprisingly in recent interviews with specialist knowledge instead of repeating mere empty phrases. When she recently equipped her Twitter profile picture with laser eyes, she even earned praise from MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor personally.

April 18, 2021 – 8:27 p.m.: Mark Cuban invests in CryptoSlam

The multi-billionaire and crypto advocate has been active in the NFT space for some time. Now the crypto portal reports “The block“That the owner of the NBA team Dallas Mavericks has invested in the NFT start-up CryptoSlam. The entrepreneur made the investment through his venture capital company Radical Investment. Opposite the portal, CryptoSlam CEO Randy Wasinger said that he had financed the company himself to date. Cuban is silent about the amount of his investment. The financial worries that have plagued Wasinger and his NFT transaction data company so far should be history with the entry of the celebrity investor.