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🖼 NFT artwork by humanoid robot sells at auction for nearly $700,000 A digital artwork by humanoid robot Sophia was sold at auction on Thursday for $688,888 in the form of a Non-Fungible Token (NFT), the latest sign of a frenzy in the NFT art world. NFTs, a digital signature saved on blockchain ledgers that allows anyone to verify the ownership and authenticity of items, have become the latest investment craze, with one artwork selling this month for nearly $70 million. Source 🔹 @Metaverse_Defi_Nfts_Trading 🔹

🔫 Mark Zuckerberg is more interested in the metaverse than election integrity, report says Mark Zuckerberg's intense focus on the metaverse has replaced securing elections as the Meta CEO's top concern, four Meta employees with knowledge of the situation told The New York Times. Zuckerberg has been public with his desire to transform Meta — formerly known as Facebook — into a metaverse company, ploughing billions of dollars into developing metaverse technology. Source 🔹 @Metaverse_Defi_Nfts_Trading 🔹

🔫 Young Europeans are spending money in the metaverse European tweens are increasingly willing to spend money in the metaverse to buy virtual products. Almost half of eight- to 12-year-olds have already bought a digital product, and a third are even willing to spend their own money. Thirty-seven percent of young European parents whose children play in the metaverse say their child has spent money (their own or their partner’s) on digital products, according to the latest YPulse survey. Source 🔹 @Metaverse_Defi_Nfts_Trading 🔹

💰 Grant Yun’s ‘Life in Japan’ NFT on Solana Prominent digital artist Grant Yun’s debut in the Solana NFT market was tremendously successful. The launch of Yun’s “Life in Japan” set on Exchange Art on April 18th sold out in only 9 minutes. Yun is claiming new ground here with this move, as he has published all of his past releases on the Ethereum blockchain. Source 🔹 @Metaverse_Defi_Nfts_Trading 🔹

🖼 Alien CryptoPunk sells for $12.5m as rare NFT trading heats up One of nine alien CryptoPunks sold on Thursday for 4,000 Ether, around $12.5 million, in a trade facilitated by Fountain, a broker for high-value NFTs. CryptoPunks is a collection of 10,000 unique, pixelated profile pictures created by the development studio Larva Labs. Each image is linked to a non-fungible token, or NFT. NFTs are a type of digital collectible that use cryptography to verify their ownership and authenticity, serving as a digital proof of ownership. Source 🔹 @Metaverse_Defi_Nfts_Trading 🔹

🖼 CryptoPunk NFT Sells for More Than $12 Million CryptoPunk #635 has been sold for 4,000 ETH worth more than $12 million. Indeed, the uniquely generated non-fungible token has been yet another from the well-known NFT line to be sold for a remarkable sum. Earlier this year, the Cryptopunk project saw multiple NFTs sell for more than $16 million worth of Ethereum. Specifically, in March, two weeks separated the two sales of Punk #3100 and Punk #7084. Now, Punk #635 is the latest CryptoPunk NFT to go for the impressive sum. Source 🔹 @Metaverse_Defi_Nfts_Trading 🔹

🖼 Justin Bieber’s NFT Investments Plummet From Millions to Mere Thousands Arkham Intelligence, a well-known blockchain analytics provider, has disclosed a significant dip in the NFT purchases of Justin Bieber. As per the platform, the famous Canadian pop singer purchased above $2 million worth of NFTs back in 2022 but now their value has declined to just $100K. The analytics platform also revealed that the wallet of the Bieber on Arkham currently contains a very low value. Source 🔹 @Metaverse_Defi_Nfts_Trading 🔹

🖼 Crypto Champion Launches Today with New NFT Features Crypto Champion, a web3 mobile and browser-based game, officially launches today after nearly three years of development. The game incorporates a dual-token system and features arena battles with five races to choose from — Undead, Elite Military, Cyberpunk, Western, and Fantasian — each with distinct traits and abilities. Crypto Champion also includes a pet system that players can evolve into NFTs to be traded or sold. Source 🔹 @Metaverse_Defi_Nfts_Trading 🔹

🖼 Louis Vuitton & Pharrell Launches NFT Varsity Jacket Pharrell Williams and Louis Vuitton continue to innovate in fashion with a limited-edition varsity jacket. This offering is one of a kind, as it bridges the physical world with the digital universe, granting an actual premium leather jacket alongside a digital NFT collectible. Louis Vuitton’s VIA project, launched in June 2023, initially offered a digital recreation of their iconic trunk for a cool $41,000. Now, they are releasing a new version exclusively to VIA NFT holders, with a hefty price tag of $8,450. Source 🔹 @Metaverse_Defi_Nfts_Trading 🔹

🖼 'Final Fantasy' Maker Square Enix Teams With Animoca for Ethereum NFT Game Square Enix, the video game giant behind the Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts franchises, announced Monday that it has signed a collaboration agreement with prominent metaverse investment firm and crypto game publisher Animoca Brands. The firms will work together to expand the game publisher’s Ethereum NFT game Symbiogenesis to a broader global audience. Specifically, Animoca’s newly established subsidiary, Animoca Brands Japan, will work with Square Enix on combined marketing efforts, including collaborations with some of the 400+ projects in Animoca’s portfolio. Source 🔹 @Metaverse_Defi_Nfts_Trading 🔹