The leading NFT marketplace plans to go public, drawing backlash from collectors who want an OpenSea token drop instead.
OpenSea Hires New CFO From Lyft, Plans IPO
Brian Roberts says he wants to raise more funds for OpenSea’s booming NFT marketplace. He also has plans to take it public with an IPO.
Mining Bitcoin With Volcanoes ‘Still Costs More Than Oil’: El Salvadoran Ecologist
An ecologist in El Salvador has questioned the country’s plan to mine Bitcoin using geothermal energy from volcanoes.
To Mint or Not to Mint: Data Shows These NFT Trades Are the Most Profitable
If you can’t find your way onto a whitelist, you may want to think twice before minting an NFT, according to a report from Chainalysis.
‘One of the Most Transformative Moments in Our Lives’: Why TIME Is Betting Big on Crypto and NFTs
Between launching NFTs, holding crypto, and educating readers, the century-old media brand is looking forward.
Bitcoin Market Dominance Sinks Over Weekend As Ethereum's Grows
The market cap dominance of the biggest cryptocurrency dipped as low as 38.32% this weekend.
This Week on Crypto Twitter: Dorsey Resigns, Musk Trolls, Ben McKenzie Becomes No-coiner
Jack Dorsey’s departure from Twitter prompted speculation on the future of Twitter and Square with regards to crypto. And then crypto crashed.
Gas Fee Gripes Aren't Exclusive to Ethereum
Ethereum has a gas fee problem. But while rivals like Solana and Avalanche have much smaller fees, they aren’t immune to spikes either as they grow.
The Metaverse Land Grab Is Here—Should You Move In?
More than $100 million was spent on virtual land this week. The metaverse is coming, whether you want to go there or not.
Bored Ape Yacht Club Artist Seneca Releases New Ethereum NFTs
All Seeing Seneca unveiled five new NFTs at Art Basel in Miami, and two of the pieces make winking reference to Bored Apes.
Bitcoin, Ethereum, Polkadot, Chainlink, Filecoin Hit Hardest in Market Wipeout
Uncertainty over the Omicron variant and the Fed’s plans are among the drivers of a brutal crypto market pullback.