W3 Metaverse • DeFi • NFTs

🖼 NFTBank V2 Launches with Mechanism for Detecting Bulk NFT Purchases NFT Bank, the NFT management platform that allows users to track their NFT investments has launched the NFTBank V2. The new platform comes with multiple upgrades, including the ability to connect up to 3,000 wallets giving users a consolidated view of their assets, which the company believes can also be useful for NFT tax filing. Source t.me/Nfts_Defi_Metaverse_News

🪙 Ethereum tops daily NFT sales at US$7 mln, ends weakest month of 2024 Ethereum closed Wednesday’s non-fungible token (NFT) sales as the top blockchain in the market, with US$6.87 million, CrptoSlam data shows. The platform witnessed a slight decrease in total transactions to 14,840, compared to 14,987 the previous day, yet it maintained a high level of activity with 4,229 unique buyers and 3,304 unique sellers. In April, Ethereum recorded US$241 million in sales, which is more than half of the US$489 million it had in March, according to CryptoSlam data. Source t.me/Nfts_Defi_Metaverse_News

🖼 Man City NFT Cards Dish Out ‘Money Can’t Buy’ Prizes Today Today, Man City is taking strides into the web3 scene yet again. This time around, with a collection of NFT cards on Animoca Brands subsidiary Quidd (an Ethereum-based NFT marketplace). The ‘Manchester City 2023-24’ NFTs, dropping today at 7 pm (BST), features 266 cards spread over 22 sets, including 23 coveted ‘Metal Shinies’ representing each player and the football team’s esteemed manager. Source t.me/Nfts_Defi_Metaverse_News

🖼 TGL-Tattoo Transforms Tattoo Art with NFT Technology Tattoo art has long been celebrated for its intricate designs and personal significance. Now, TGL-Tattoo, a Thailand-based project, seeks to push the boundaries of traditional tattoo by combining it with NFT technology to create a unique form of digital collectible art. TGL-Tattoo allows customers to turn their existing NFTs into custom tattoo designs, offering the chance to own a piece of NFT history without the pain of getting a tattoo themselves. Source t.me/Nfts_Defi_Metaverse_News

🖼 Casio Joins NFT Bandwagon Via Astar zkEVM Partnership Casio, one of the world’s premier watch brands, has joined the race for Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) in collaboration with Astar zero-knowledge Ethereum Virtual Machine (zkEVM). The Casio watch NFTs is scheduled to go live on May 1. According to the announcement, this new development is targeted at commemorating Casio’s 50th anniversary. Astar Network also took to X to announce the significant collaboration with Casio. Source t.me/Nfts_Defi_Metaverse_News

⬜️ OKX Marketplace Now Supports Zero-Fee Metaplex Core NFT Trading OKX, a leading Web3 technology company, has issued updates for May 1, 2024. OKX today announced that it now supports the Metaplex Core token standard. With this addition, users can trade all Metaplex Core NFTs with zero fees on OKX's multi-chain Marketplace. Metaplex Core is the latest NFT standard introduced by Metaplex, a Solana-powered framework and protocol that developers can leverage to create and mint NFTs, as well as launch their own collections. Source t.me/Nfts_Defi_Metaverse_News

🖼 Eigenlayer Announces EIGEN Token for NFT Owners Eigenlayer, a staking protocol belonging to Ethereum, has already prepared for a new coin called EIGEN as the white paper was released on April 29. The token is the choice of apps based on inter-subjective collaborations like prediction market, a virtual machine for games, and storage. EIGEN’s coin will help NFT owners obtain exclusive rights to profit from their NFTs, which was previously a CC0 copyright policy adopted by MoonBirds Tokyo NFTs. It operates on the Ethereum blockchain. Source t.me/Nfts_Defi_Metaverse_News

🖼 Mastercard drops exclusive, personalized Music Pass NFT as it kicks off Season 2 of its Artist Accelerator Today, Mastercard unveils its limited-edition Mastercard Music Pass for music fans around the world, commencing the second season of its tech- and talent-driven Artist Accelerator program with an incredible roster of emerging artists. The personalized Music Pass allows collectors and fans to unlock a cutting-edge AI music studio, behind-the-scenes content, and the chance to access concert tickets to live shows later this year. Source t.me/Nfts_Defi_Metaverse_News

🖼 Adidas and Stepn Unveil NFT Sneakers in Trailblazing Web3 Partnership Adidas has partnered with the Solana-based fitness app Stepn to launch an exclusive NFT sneaker collection, signaling the sports giant's further dive into the Web3 space. Adidas, the sports footwear and apparel company, has partnered with Stepn, a Solana-based fitness app, the latter said on Monday, as per Newsjani. The collaboration will begin with a batch of 1,000 NFTs known as the Stepn x Adidas Genesis Sneaker Collection. According to a news release, it is based on some of the "most iconic running silhouettes." Source t.me/Nfts_Defi_Metaverse_News

🖼 Next Round of Man City ‘Unseen City Shirts’ NFTs Kickstart Tomorrow Man City launches its second batch of free NFTs through the ‘Unseen City Shirts’ web3 initiative with OKX tomorrow at 9.59 am (BST), transforming the iconic Man City 23/24 shirt into limited-edition digital collectibles. The ‘Blue Moon NFTs’ continue the success of their inagural ‘The Roses and the Bees‘ series, which saw 67,328 assets claimed in under five hours. The Blue Moon name references Man City’s Roblox metaverse, which ran from July 14 to September 26, 2022. Source t.me/Nfts_Defi_Metaverse_News