2021 saw the rise of the non-fungible token (NFT) market, making NFTs one of the most talked-about topics for the proverbial office cooler-chitchat crowd around the world. The burgeoning amount of money associated with it, spearheaded by the Beeple sale at Christie’s, makes it one of the fastest-rising assets during a time when the COVID […]

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Open-source proof of stake blockchain Tezos (XTZ) received a boost this week from a partnership with the gaming company behind hits like Assassin’s Creed, Tom Clancy, and Far Cry. In a press release, French video game company Ubisoft announces a partnership with Tezos to create Ubisoft Quartz, a platform for playable and energy-efficient non-fungible tokens […]

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BERLIN, GERMANY: nOFTEN, the world's leading Non-Fungible Tokens (NFT) marketplace for artists & celebrities, announced its association with WWE champion Khali, world-famous rapper Game and Lothar Matthaus- The FIFA world cup champion to sell exclusive NFT artwork after its great collaboration with FTV.

This association aims to get fans more connected to their favourite artist's unseen innovation and gives them an opportunity and a platform to buy, sell, trade, and bid for celebrity NFTs. It's not that often experienced and is driven by blockchain technologies that help monetize and safeguard their artworks. As a result, both Indian and International artists are becoming part of this unique community and taking it on a larger level.

In this hugely competitive market, digital platforms play a significant role in showcasing and sharing artists' talent with the world without limitations. nOFTEN understands the market and is a gold rush for artists & celebrities, churning out mind-boggling pay-outs for early adopters if used right. It inspires other sports leaders, dancers, actors, singers, and painters. More and more investors are investing in the crypto market because of the complete traceability of the ownership of unique digital assets.

On the alliance, Constantin Clemens Aurin, nOFTEN, said, "It's overwhelming to see how NFT is becoming a favourite topic amongst artists and how they welcome the concept of direct connection with their fans. The opportunities that are present within the space are beyond space."

On this association, the world-famous rapper The Game said, “With this digital liberty, I can put forth my creative vision on display and show, not only the growth of my career but also the passion I have for other things."

Wrestler-champion Khali said, "I cannot be more excited for such an association wherein I get to interact with my fans on a personal level and showcase the art I have in me, which the world may not be much aware of. I don't think there can be any such platform better than this."

Footballer Lothar Matthaus said, "I always believe the digital platform can do wonders if you have talent. The greed to learn and achieve more will land you in a great place. And getting an apt platform to show your hidden talent is nothing but a way to fulfill your dreams smoother. I am extremely happy for this association and waiting to see what'snext in line."

It will get more exciting to see what nOFTEN has more in the bag as fans of all kinds are getting significant collections of their choice and receiving personal interaction opportunities with their loved artists.

About nOFTEN:

nOFTEN is the world's leading NFT Marketplace leveraging The celeb-Fan-centric theme, celebrating the free spirit of artists, turning it into valuable digital assets. Artists of every genre, offering discrete collections and personal interaction opportunities, are a part of nOFTEN. 

For more information:
Visit the official website at www.noften.com

Rudolph Coin ($RUDOLPH) went live and started paying rewards to token holders. The event marks the release of the Christmas-themed token offering cashback in BUSD. The project had already paid $171,655 to its coin holders at the time of writing.

Additionally, Rudolph Coin aims to test the emerging NFT market. Soon, the team will announce plans for an NFT-minting feature and airdrops of rare non-fungible tokens. Until then, the project will donate to charity as part of its Christmas merchandise sale promotion.

Rudolph Coin in a Nutshell

$RUDOLPH is a hyper-deflationary token with the automatic distribution. Investors can purchase and hold onto it for up to 9% cashback rewards. The Rudolph platform pays these gains in BUSD, the native coin of Binance Smart Chain, directly into the holders' wallets.

The Rudolph Coin project was launched at the beginning of November 2021 as part of a wave of Christmas-themed tokens. And, while its development continues, the protocol went live on the last day of November. Recently, $RUDOLPH obtained successful listings on Coinmarketcap and CoinGecko, which rewarded it with a 2,500% value surge.

The coin features a taxing mechanism that takes 15% of each transaction and distributes it like this:

• Holders Rewards - 9%

• Liquidity Fees - 2%

• Buy Back/Burn - 3%

• Marketing Wallet - 1%

Every time the system registers a BUY, SELL, or TRANSFER transaction, it redistributes 9% of it to token holders. This way, users can earn passive income without extensive trading.

Additionally, the Rudolph team is offering milestone rewards as a bonus:

• $2,500 will go to 1 lucky holder when the asset reaches $2.5 million in market cap. 

• $5,000 will go to 1 lucky token holder when the asset reaches $5 million in market cap.

Charity Donations

Rudolph Coin celebrates the upcoming holidays by selling branded merchandise on its website. Next, it will donate all the revenue from the sales to the "Feed the Children" charity organization. Furthermore, the Rudolph team will match the amount generated from merchandise sales and donate the same amount.

Rudolph will reward all investors by doing a giveaway of 10 BNB in rewards to holders holding 0.5 BNB worth of tokens. 

Future Rudolph NFT Plans

The Rudolph team is working on a P2E (play-to-earn) game that will involve non-fungible tokens. The developers will work with artists to create rare NFTs and airdrop them to their most loyal token holders. Furthermore, players will mint their own NFTs within this game.

For now, $RUDOLPH holders can play Magic Forest, a P2P mobile game, which recently added Rudolph as a playable character. This collaboration between Rudolph Coin and Magic Forest should increase the token's popularity and attract more investors.

The Rudolph Team is available at:

Website: https://rudolphcoin.cash

Twitter: https://twitter.com/CoinRudolph

Telegram: https://t.me/rudolphcoinofficial

Cryptosphere NFT, an up-and-coming NFT, and gaming platform has just concluded its pre-sale. The event saw the community buy the entire lot of 500 NFTs, which were available only for whitelisted members.

Additionally, Cryptosphere NFT is preparing for the imminent public sale. The event will take place on December 4th, and it will put forward 500 NFTs more. These are the remaining NFTs from the total of 1,000 tokens the team initially minted. Also, this time, anyone who wants to join can purchase the project's proprietary non-fungible tokens.

Cryptosphere NFT uses transparent features and trustability to build a loyal community around it. The team will consult all token holders regarding upcoming projects. For instance, the holders can vote on future project initiatives, which they will access free of charge.

Also, Cryptosphere aims to reward those who join the project and stay on for the journey. These rewards will include weekly giveaways and free minting on future projects. Furthermore, the platform will give back to holders 10% of all launch sales and 20% of secondary sales. Lastly, additional rewards include future NFT drops, random ETH sent to wallets, and physical items like AR posters and merchandise.

One of Cryptosphere's most promising features is its immersion into augmented reality (AR). For instance, the platform will send buyers an AR digital file of their NFT. Additionally, anyone who buys 3 NFTs or more will receive a physical AR poster. Most importantly, deliveries are available worldwide.

About Cryptosphere NFT

Cryptosphere NFT is a new presence in the gaming and NFT market. Its roadmap involves building a growing community around its multiplayer game. Also, its members will fight for weekly prizes and become eligible for airdrops.

The Cryptosphere NFT team is available at:

Cryptosphere NFT Website

Cryptosphere NFT Twitter

Cryptosphere NFT Discord

Borderless Capital, a venture capital firm based out of Miami, has launched a new $500 million fund focused on Algorand (ALGO). The firm announced that its new fund will aim to invest in projects built within the Algorand ecosystem, and is set up to tackle the creators economy with non-fungible tokens (NFTs), as well as […]

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Veteran Art Dealer Avery Andon, has launched a highly curated Art NFT platform and marketplace, ArtGrails (https://www.artgrails.com/). In an epic hip-hop power move, Andon, an artist manager and lifelong advisor to some of Hollywood's most elite celebrities & art-collectors, has paired hip-hop legend and WuTang Clan founding member, Ghostface Killah, with world-renowned jeweler, Jason Arasheben, aka Jason of Beverly Hills. 

The two have melted down Ghostface Killah's “Golden Eagle Bracelet,” an iconic piece of hip-hop history, turning the one pound 24k solid gold bracelet into a giant one pound gold coin, minted as an NFT. The original was created by jeweler to the stars, Jason Arasheben, better known as Jason of Beverly Hills, whose clients include LeBron James, Drake, Sean “Diddy” Combs, Mariah Carey, J-Lo, and more. 

On November 30th, the coin and an NFT video of the bracelet being melted and minted, will be available as one exclusive set (ultimately available to only one buyer) via auction on the ArtGrails platform. To kick off the launch of the platform and the beginning of Art Basel 2021, ArtGrails is hosting an invite-only VIP viewing event, art show, and kick-off party on November 30th in the design district of Miami. No part of the exclusive ‘minting event' video will be posted online by ArtGrails, leaving the auction winner the power to decide if the ultra-exclusive NFT-backed video becomes available for public viewing elsewhere.  

Ghostface Killah's solid 24k Gold Eagle Bracelet is an emblem of hip-hop history, and now, in a display that is quintessentially ‘2021', someone other than Ghostface will be able to own the iconic WuTang member's bling –– only in the form of a one-of-a-kind gold coin created from the melted bracelet. The coin comes with an NFT video featuring Ghostface and Jason of Beverly Hills melting the eagle bracelet and transforming it into the 1lb coin. 

Arasheben has pushed the boundaries with an immutable impact on hip-hop history by eliminating one iconic piece and creating another. For the first time, his creation combines the tangible and digital world. Together, Ghostface Killah and Arasheben have taken performance art, the entire concept of ‘collectible jewelry' and non-fungible token and smashed all barriers and preconceptions to create the one-of-a-kind set. The lucky auction winner will have the opportunity to work with Arasheben to further customize the coin in case a necklace chain or other custom mount is desired. 

Avery Andon, the founder of ArtGrails, had the idea to pair Ghostface Killah with Jason of Beverly Hills for this legendary piece. He is the lead curator on the majority of the platform's upcoming NFT drops, which feature equally compelling artists, celebrities, and collectibles. The ArtGrails' ArtBasel event is a culmination of months of hard work by Andon, not only with the Ghostface project but also because he has had a large hand in creating and developing the technology behind ArtGrails.

“This auction features some of the most monumental custom NFTs ever created, which required a platform that provides a truly custom experience for delivering high-end art,” said Avery Andon, Founder and CEO of ArtGrails. “With NFTs en route to becoming an industry standard, ArtGrails pushes the industry forward, demonstrating that the future of fine art and collectibles goes beyond paper certificates of authenticity; therefore raising the standard for art buyers, owners, and dealers.” 

The ArtBasel Miami kickoff party and VIP event on Friday, December 3rd represents a large milestone for ArtGrails. The pieces on display at the ArtBasel event will all be tangible wall pieces. The physical art will only be sold along with its accompanying NFT. It can not be resold or bought without the NFT, immutably tying the real world artwork to the blockchain ledger.

The singular 1:1 set made up of the Ghostface Killah Gold Coin and the NFT Video of the melting eagle bracelet will open for auction on ArtGrails.com beginning at 5:00PM EST on November 30th and will run until 5pm EST on December 5th. The coin and video will be on display in Miami for the duration of the time. The ArtGrails launch event will also showcase a pair of NFT 3D Illustrations that will be minted in limited numbers beginning on Monday, December 6th on the ArtGrails platform. 

In addition to the Ghostface Killah NFTs and Coin, the event will feature other renowned NFT and contemporary artists including Cory Van Lew, Matt Gondek, Javier Martin, and Anthony James.  For more information on the event please contact: [email protected] 

To learn more about ArtGrails and to participate in the online NFT auctions, please visit the ArtGrails website at ArtGrails.com

About ArtGrails

ArtGrails is an NFT technology platform that aims to lead the market in high end, exclusive, luxury collectibles sold as NFTs.  The high-touch, exclusive NFT platform has a hands-on approach to curating and selling contemporary art and believes in a future where every piece of art is tied to a unique NFT identifier, immutably tied to a blockchain.

NFT platform and curated marketplace ArtGrails (https://www.artgrails.com/), today announced that Michael Cohen, Donald Trump's notorious “fixer” and author of the New York Times #1 bestseller “Disloyal: A Memoir”, will display and auction the first page of his memoir backed by a non-fungible token (NFT) containing a video of Cohen writing the page at Miami Art Week this week. The ArtGrails NFT exhibition will run from December 1 through December 12. 

The successful bidder will receive the original manuscript, which was handwritten by Cohen while serving the first days of his federal sentence in New York's Otisville Prison, as well as a never before seen NFT-backed video of Cohen working on the memoir's first pages from his holding cell. The video, recorded by an unnamed colleague, was filmed just before the former Trump attorney was sent back to his luxury Park Avenue apartment to serve the rest of his term.

Bidding will begin on December 1 at 5 PM Eastern Time and will go on till December 12, 5 PM Eastern Time; the auction is accessible via www.artgrails.com. In addition to the manuscript, ArtGrails is releasing a set of fixed price Cohen's prison badge in an NFT Edition release on December 12 at 4 PM Eastern Time, which will feature three different levels of rarity - Open, Gold and Grail. 

ArtGrails is a curated NFT experience, and as such, we are working with some of the highest caliber creators and artists in the market today.”  Says ArtGrails.com founder, Avery Andon. “When Michael [Cohen] came to me after deciding to release his manuscript and federal prison badge, I knew this had to be a project facilitated by our platform. Integrating an NFT into the release of these one of a kind physical items, not only validates them using blockchain technology, but it also gave us the ability to incorporate some creativity into the release.” 

In addition to the NFT-backed physical manuscript page, written on Cohen's personal letterhead, and his actual Prison Badge from Otisville Federal Prison, the team at ArtGrails is making available limited release NFT versions of Cohen's Otisville Federal Prison badge.  These NFTs will be released in three different levels of rarity, “open”, “gold”, and “grail”. 

ArtGrails will host a VIP party and Q&A media event in Miami's design district on Friday December 3rd; the event will feature a live video appearance by MIchael Cohen who will read from his manuscript and also take limited questions from event attendees and media. 

For more on ArtGrails and updates on Michael Cohen's NFT releases, visit: ArtGrails.com

About ArtGrails

ArtGrails is an NFT technology platform that aims to lead the market in high-end, exclusive, luxury collectibles sold as NFTs.  The high-touch, exclusive NFT platform has a hands-on approach to curating and selling contemporary art and believes in a future where every piece of art is tied to a unique NFT identifier, immutably tied to a blockchain.

Media Contact: [email protected]

Transform Group (https://transformgroup.com/), the original blockchain public relations firm, will have six of its clients presenting and available for interviews during Art Basel Miami and related NFT weeks throughout the week.

ArtGrails NFT Marketplace Launches with Ghostface Killah “Golden Eagle” NFT
Ghostface Killah's iconic 24k solid gold, “Golden Eagle Bracelet” will debut as a melted gold coin minted as a one-of-a-kind NFT designed by famed hip-hop jeweler, Jason of Beverly Hills. The display kicks off the launch of ArtsGrails, a new NFT platform, and marketplace created by veteran art dealer to the stars, Avery Andon. 

ArtGrails will host an invite-only, VIP event and art show in the design district of Miami to provide a truly custom experience of high-end art. The coin and the exclusive video of the NFT masterpiece will be auctioned off beginning November 30th and will run through December 11. “Burnt Golden Eagle'' NFT Editions will also be available via ArtGrails.com starting December 11th, at 4 PM EST. These artist collaborations will feature images of the coin, the legendary ‘Golden Eagle Bracelet', and the melting/minting process and are created in partnership with artists TillaVision and Andrew Ralph. 

ArtGrails will also host a live invite-only video Q&A with Ghostface Killah at the NFT platform's VIP event on Friday, December 3. https://www.artgrails.com/

ArtGrails - Michael Cohen
Michael Cohen, Donald Trump's former personal lawyer and author of the New York Times #1 bestseller “Disloyal: A Memoir,” is following up the success of his tell-all book with NFT-backed items telling the origin story of the controversial memoir.

Cohen is making available for auction the original handwritten first page of his bestselling memoir, which was written by the former Trump “Fixer”, on personal letterhead while sitting in a holding cell in federal prison. Cohen's prison badge from his time in Otisville Federal Prison is also being auctioned and will be minted as a multi-edition NFT to be available on ArtGrails. 

The handwritten page will be sold with an exclusive never-before-seen video NFT of Cohen writing the page by hand in his Otisville holding cell. Bidding for the manuscript will begin on December 1, at 5 PM EST, and end on December 12. NFT digital renderings of the prison badge will be available for minting beginning December 12, via ArtGrails.com. The NFT's, prison badge, and the physical memoir page will be exhibited at the ArtGrails NFT Exhibition, open December 1 - 12 in Miami's design district. 

ArtGrails plans to host a media Q&A session with Cohen at the NFT platform's VIP event on Friday, December 3. 

Accursed Share Unveils Frederic Auerbach NFTs
Accursed Share (https://accursedshare.art/), a production studio leveraging smart contract technology to push the boundaries of cryptoart, will release the first NFT collection by celebrity photographer Frederic Auerbach. The collection will consist of two NFT drops of the process and master photos of five A-lister celebrities. The NFT collection, titled “Captured Moment: The Master's Process,” will center around five famous figures – Hollywood actress Natalie Portman, professional boxer Mike Tyson, actress and singer Zendaya Coleman, actor Benedict Cumberbatch and actress, producer and former model Sharon Stone. 

Mint Gold Dust Geo-Dropping NFTs Over Miami Beach
Mint Gold Dust's NFT marketplace is hacking Miami Art Week with an augmented reality/GPS scavenger hunt for NFTs. In partnership with Illust Space, they will be geo-dropping Mint Gold Dust NFTs all throughout Miami Beach, allowing conference-goers to follow a map and use their phones to reveal the works hiding in plain sight. Participating in the hack is $Whale who will be showcasing rare NFTs from their famed collection, The Vault. These pieces will be geo-dropped inside one of Miami's hottest fairs. NFT drops will run from December 1-5th. Mint Gold Dust's Founder, Kelly LeValley Hunt,  is available for additional questions.

SHAG (Jose Agle):  Award-winning artist SHAG (www.shag.com) will be previewing his upcoming NFT drop, QittyQats (www.qittyqats.com), fresh from its sneak peak at San Diego Comic-Con.  The first-ever NFT drop from the acclaimed California artist will consist of 10,300 randomly generated NFTs with more than 200 possible traits.  SHAQ will be previewing the upcoming drop and available for interviews.

Transform Group will hold an Art Basel VIP closing party at the Miami home of founder Michael Terpin on Saturday, December 4, from 6-10 pm.  Please inquire about getting on the guest list.

YellowHeart Debuts NFT Ticketing for SCOPE Art Show
YellowHeart, the NFT marketplace for ticketing and community tokens that accepts both crypto and credit card payments, will release NFT VIP tickets at SCOPE Art Show during Miami Art Week, making it the first art fair to issue NFTs as tickets. The tokens will feature unique editioned artwork tied to SCOPE's New Contemporary Program, presenting emerging and celebrated artists that define our cultural landscape across a variety of creative disciplines. Founded in 2017 by NYC-based music blockchain innovator and leader, Josh Katz, YellowHeart is the leading NFT marketplace for music NFTs, tickets, community tokens and more, working with artists such as the Kings of Leon, Maroon 5, the late XXXTentacion, ZHU, Burnley F.C., and more. Josh Katz is available for interviews.

About Transform Group:
Transform Group is a leading worldwide blockchain strategy and public relations agency with headquarters in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and offices in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Las Vegas, New York, Miami, and Bermuda. Since 2013, The Transform Group has been a pioneer in every new segment of the blockchain market, including Decentralized Finance (DeFi), Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs), representing more than 300 blockchain companies, including 150+ token launches and growth campaigns. For more information, visit www.transformgroup.com. 

Media Contact:
Transform Group: [email protected]  

Accursed Share (https://accursedshare.art/), a production studio leveraging smart contract technology to push the boundaries of cryptoart, today announced the first NFT collection by photographer Frederic Auerbach. The collection provides an in-depth look at the methodology and process of Auerbach, a world-class fashion photographer known for his work with magazines and brands including GQ, Vogue, Hermès, and more.  The multi-part NFT drop will give exclusive insight into the artists' process and highlights Auerbach's work with five of Hollywood's most notable celebrities as well as 30 never-before-seen ‘process' photos culled from the working sessions with the stars.  

The NFT collection, “Captured Moment: The Master's Process,” is accompanied by exclusive video interviews with the photographer and insight into his inspiration, planning, setup, and in-studio process. The series details Auerbach's work with charismatic ‘triple-threat' and star of HBO's ‘Euphoria', Zendaya, as well as boxing heavyweight champion Mike Tyson and established Hollywood actors Benedict Cumberbatch, Natalie Portman, and Sharon Stone, 

One work featuring each of the celebrity subjects, deemed ‘The Master Series', will become available via auction in mid-December, but auction winners not only receive a high-resolution NFT version of the published work, but each Master Series set will also include a separate dynamic NFT. This NFT is powered by Accursed Share's proprietary technology - an internal ‘smart contract' innovation that is designed to randomly display an alternate edit of the final masterwork every few hours. Master Series auction winners will also receive a high-resolution autographed print of the photograph as well as a video NFT featuring an interview and ‘process commentary' with Auerbach. 

“We wanted to give fans, collectors, and students of Auerbach's work an internal view of his process and inspiration; we wanted to create a set of NFTs that really spoke to collectors and had engaging and intrinsic value.” Accursed Share CEO, John Connor, says of the project. The team's choice to highlight Auerbach was an intentional one, “Auerbach's ability to capture the charisma and character of his subjects is unique in the world of photography, and his uncanny ability to ‘summon the ineffable' in his images is very real. This is something that seems to be missing from the current popular perception of NFTs, and we hope that this project -and other subsequent Accursed Share NFT projects- will provide a renewed focus on high-quality NFT content and continue to push the boundaries of the medium.”

Connor references the fact that many ‘cryptoart' platforms and marketplaces treat NFTs as an almost utilitarian tool designed to simply transfer and monetize the display and ownership of exclusive art and digital images. However, he and his team are taking an in-depth look at how ‘non-fungible tech' can be used by creatives. Auerbach and the Accursed Share team worked together to create an outlet for alternate edits to the primary ‘Master Work' NFT Photos, and the rotating image NFT was a mutually-conceived idea meant to blend innovative technology and artistic vision.

In addition to the limited release Master Series (five 1:1 ‘sets'), Accursed Share is releasing “The Process Series” as an initial, more obtainable NFT drop that will be made available to fans and collectors who participate in the studio's whitelist referral program. This set of 1700 NFTs will be made up of six process photos of each of the five celebrity subjects. Totaling thirty unique images in all, these unseen selections from Auerbach's studio process will be released with varying levels of rarity - with the rarest image being limited to only 5 of the total 1700. The team is also airdropping a large number of these NFTs for free to early whitelist subscribers.

All collectors holding a Process Series NFT will be able to participate in the Master Series auction, and all ‘Process' NFT holders will be able to join Auerbach's upcoming NFT+photography Discord group.  All ‘Captured Moment' NFT holders will be invited into the Discord environment where the photographer and Accursed Share hope to foster an online community to like-minded collectors interested in photography, NFTs, and the intersection between the two mediums.  

Captured Moment's first selections from the ‘Process Series' will become available on December 5th, at which point early whitelist submissions will receive free airdrops of the first round; the remaining Captured Moments Process Series NFTs will roll out throughout the following week and will cost 0.05 ETH to mint. 

All 5 Master Series auctions will go live on December 17 and will have a starting price of 3.0 ETH; all bidding participants must hold a Process Series NFT.  In addition, one Master Series auction winner will be randomly selected to receive a private photoshoot with Frederic Auerbach in his Los Angeles Studio, a session valued at over $12,000.

For more information and to sign up for Captured Moment's whitelist, please visit the Accursed Share website at: https://accursedshare.art and click ‘Zendaya'.

About Accursed Share:

Accursed Share is an artist-led production studio and art accelerator focused on pushing the limits of NFT art. In addition to producing narrative-driven ‘cryptoart' pieces and installations, the accursed share platform aims to unlock the creative potential of what is possible with smart contracts and to facilitate multifaceted and dynamic NFT creation, even for artists who are not blockchain or smart contract developers.

Media contact: [email protected]

There is an “architectural shift” in technology and in the world brought upon by cryptoassets, which many crypto supporters miss, according to Marc Andreessen,...

There is an “architectural shift” in technology and in the world brought upon by cryptoassets, which many crypto supporters miss, according to Marc Andreessen,...