These Three Big Names Are Getting Into NFTs

June 28, 2021 / Unchained Daily / Laura Shin

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FATF postponed finalizing its crypto guidance until October.
Robinhood’s IPO has been slowed down by the SEC due to the company’s crypto business.
The average Ethereum transaction fee hit a six-month low on Saturday.
Eric Rosengren, a senior US Federal Reserve official, believes Tether, and stablecoins in general, are “financial stability challenges” for the Fed to monitor.
Elon Musk and Jack Dorsey will discuss Bitcoin at “The B Word” event on July 21.
Decrypt: “Binance cannot operate in the UK, said the UK’s top financial watchdog, but Britain’s crypto traders can continue to use the exchange.”
El Salvador is handing out $30 in BTC to ~4M adult citizens
Banco Azteca aims to be the first bank in Mexico to accept Bitcoin.
BTC-e founder Alexander Vinnik’s conviction on money laundering charges was upheld last Thursday.
Bitcoin mining difficulty could see its largest drop ever during its next adjustment.

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What’s Poppin’?

NFTs are poppin’.

While weekly trading volume for NFTs is only 1/5th of the mid-February highs, it appears that NFTs are gaining a bit of traction once again.

Source: The Block

Here is a quick round-up of recent NFT news:

CoinFund is set to launch Metaversal, an NFT investment vehicle. Vanessa Grellet, head of portfolio growth at CoinFund, told The Scoop that there is still “so much demand” for NFT exposure. She added, “Even though you see a slowing down in the consumption, I think we are going to see a lot of tools around lending, around the financialization of NFTs that are going to make the NFT space even larger than other spaces like DeFi, etcetera.”
Rarible, an NFT platform, announced a $14.2M fundraising round led by CoinFund, Venrock Capital, and 01 Advisors. According to the press release, the marketplace’s trading volume grew 3000x in the past 12 months — jumping from $28,000 to $150M. Along with the fundraising, Rarible teased its Rarible NFT Protocol, an L2 solution, and the adoption of the Flow blockchain.
Reddit launched its own NFT smart contract, auctioning off three NFTs that can be connected to users’ profile pictures once purchased. You can check out the auction here.
Marvel is moving into NFTs. The comic book and entertainment giant is partnering with VeVe Digital Collectibles app to launch its first official NFT collection later this year.
Rapper Jay-Z is auctioning an NFT based on the cover of his debut album, “Reasonable Doubt,” at Sotheby’s.

Jay-Z doubled down on his NFT foray, changing his profile picture on Twitter to a CryptoPunk (purchased on April 25th for 55 ETH — $126,000 at the time).

On The Pod…

Strong Hands Aren’t Selling Bitcoin. So Who Is?

Will Clemente, author of the BTC by WC3 newsletter, breaks down the current state of Bitcoin’s on-chain activity and explains why he believes the market is in a mid-cycle lull rather than turning bearish. Show highlights:

why Will is not worried about a bear market
what indicators make Will believe BTC is in a mid-cycle consolidation
who is selling and driving the recent market downturn
why Will thinks the unwinding of derivatives is a significant factor in Bitcoin’s move below $30K
what Will believe institutions are waiting on before entering the market again
how Bitcoin cycles can be broken down into mini hype-cycles
how long-term holders are acting on-chain
the difference between long-term holders versus short-term holders during bear and bull markets
why Will is interested in finding data on Latin American Bitcoin users
how long the consolidation process might take
what metrics Will has his eyes on for the latter half of 2021

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