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🔫 Meta Shift Focus From Gaming to an Education Metaverse The announcement marks a significant step towards integrating virtual reality (VR) technology into educational environments. Let’s discover more about this important news for Meta. Meta’s Quest virtual reality (VR) headsets are one of the top XR headsets on the market. The company’s expansion into education signifies a growing trend towards immersive learning experiences. Meta is reportedly in pole position to dominate the VR sector, which has recorded a whopping 27.3% annual growth since 2020. Source NFTs | DeFi | News

🖼 Quantum Temple Promotes Regenerative Tourism Through NFTs Quantum Temple, a web3 startup for immersive cultural travel, aims to transform the travel industry by offering authentic and regenerative tourism through NFT-enabled experiences. By partnering with the Indonesian Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy, Desa Manukaya Let, and Mysten Labs, Quantum Temple has recently introduced their first ever web3-enabled travel experience at the UNESCO World Heritage Site, allowing tourists to explore Bali’s water heritage and participate in traditional rituals. Source NFTs | DeFi | News

🖼 Bored Apes' floor price hits lowest point since 2021, down more than 90% from all-time high Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs may have hit more than a rough patch as the floor price for the once-celebrated collection hit its lowest point since August 2021. As of Monday, the floor price on Bored Ape NFTs sank to 10.9 ether (about $34,000), according to NFT Price Floor data. The NFTs' floor price has not been that low since early August 2021, when it hit 9.5 ether, also according to the NFT data site. Yuga Labs, the creator of the Bored Ape Yacht Club, or BAYC, collection declined to comment. Source NFTs | DeFi | News

🖼 Adidas Releasing $2,500 Solana NFT Sneakers in Move-to-Earn Game 'Stepn' Move-to-earn game Stepn announced the launch of a collaborative NFT collection with titan sportswear brand Adidas on Monday, with plans to bring Solana NFT sneakers from the brand into the fitness-focused game. The Stepn x Adidas Genesis Sneakers collection is the first in a series of “co-branded activities” between the two companies. In a year-long partnership, the collaboration will see more NFTs dropped as well as physical items. Source NFTs | DeFi | News

🖼 Gamma introduces FUKU NFT collection on Bitcoin Gamma has introduced the FUKU NFT collection on Bitcoin, which contains 1,000 exclusive NFTs boosted by Gamma’s advanced technology. These are inscribed straight on the Bitcoin blockchain. This was divulged at HappyFace World head office in Las Vegas, Nevada. The deliverance occurred when there was an incredible increase in NFT sales, witnessing a 46.8% jump compared to the previous week, amounting to $289 million. The increase is attributed to the jump of Bitcoin Ordinals, a new sort of NFT gaining ground in cryptocurrency. Source NFTs | DeFi | News

🖼 Cryfi Reveals Founder Pass NFT Following Alpha Launch Cryfi, a platform for trading signals, has launched its Alpha version as a Telegram Mini App and announced the release of its Founder Pass NFT collection, offering users a plethora of perks on the platform, with availability starting May 3. The platform aims to enhance trading signal sharing within existing communities, adjustment, and implementation beyond basic copy-trading methods via API integration. The full-featured web app is scheduled for launch later this year. Source NFTs | DeFi | News

🤟 Yuga Labs NFT Royalty Sent To FTX US Address According to blockchain intelligence firms Arkham Intelligence and Breadcrumbs, Yuga Labs, creators of the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC), has been transferring royalties to a wallet connected to FTX US, which is now bankrupt. For the last two months, Yuga Labs have been flowing more than $250,000 worth of assets to the wallet address 0xAAe7aC476b117bcCAfE2f05F582906be44bc8FF1 that has been linked to FTX US. These transfers are ongoing as FTX US is going through its bankruptcy phase after its fall in November 2022. Source NFTs | DeFi | News

📉 Trump NFT Collection Trading Volume Plummets 99% Ahead Of Criminal Trial The first edition of the Trump Digital Trading Card NFTs has experienced a significant downturn in sales, with trading volumes plummeting by 99% over the last 30 days. Data from OpenSea reveals a stark decline in transactions, with no activity recorded in the past week. This marks a sharp contrast from the initial buzz surrounding the collection, which generated over $50 million in total trading volume since its launch in December 2022. Source NFTs | DeFi | News

🔫 Animoca Brands Japan to launch NFT platform in northern summer 2024 Animoca Brands Japan, a subsidiary of the global Web3 leader Animoca Brands Corporation Ltd, has plans to launch a new NFT platform in the upcoming northern hemisphere summer. This initiative will serve as a launchpad for both local and international Web3 projects by leveraging Animoca Brands' extensive network, which includes more than 400 portfolio companies and an addressable user base of some 700 million. Source NFTs | DeFi | News

🖼 7-Day NFT Sales Increase by 37%, Bitcoin-Based Collections Lead According to the latest data from Cryptoslam, the seven-day sales volumes of NFTs as of April 11 were $277 million, a more than 37% increase from the sales recorded in the previous period. During this period, the Uncategorized Ordinals compilation led the NFT collections ranking by volumes with sales of just over $10 million. PUPs BRC-20 NFTs were ranked second with sales nearly topping $4.5 million. In total, six Bitcoin-based NFTs were among the top ten collections with the largest volumes. Source NFTs | DeFi | News