
10:22PM, “Universal Music Group’s next-gen label,” has officially launched Kingship, “a group consisting of four characters from the Bored Ape Yacht Club” non-fungible token (NFT) project. Universal Music higher-ups just recently announced the rollout of Kingship, which was established by 10:22PM founder Celine Joshua. The former Warner Music, Sony Music, and Disney Music Group exec…
A record label owned by Universal Music Group (UMG) has just “signed” a band of cartoon primates, and no, it’s not Gorillaz. This new group has yet to record a single song — but Universal thinks it could represent the next-big-thing in entertainment. Music in the metaverse: The four members of the new band, KINGSHIP,…
Universal Music Group NV, the world’s largest music company, is reportedly creating a band out of four digital NFT apes. One executive explained: “You can call it an NFT band, or think of them as characters. The characters will come to life. The apes will come to life.” Bloomberg reports that in a move seemingly designed to…
Wine is a great match for food, for special occasions, for contemplative evenings, but pairing it with blockchain just seems incongruous. Doesn’t it?Not according to trailblazer Dave Powell and his crew (or should that be cru?) at Neldner Road vineyards in Barossa, South Australia. He has put his finest 2021 production up for auction on…
The ape NFTs being used for 10:22PM’s new metaverse band, Kingship. 10:22PM A Universal Music label is launching a band of NFT apes into the metaverse. The band will be called Kingship and will allow fans to listen to music and enjoy virtual experiences. The band’s characters will be marketed just like any other real…
Hey, are you excited about spending thousands of dollars on digital image files that may or may not end up being worth even more money at some stage in the future? Whatever your personal feelings on the current NFT craze, it’s clear that they are a new trend, and that many people are now ‘investing’…
The NFT collection Bored Ape Yacht Club will be launching its own crypto token, in early 2022, according to the group on Twitter. The BAYC is a collection of 10,000-plus NFTs, that have generated nearly half a billion dollars in trade volumes. One of the biggest NFT collections, the BAYC Twitter handle has been posting…
Binance has listed SuperRare, an NFT marketplace to collect and trade unique, single-edition digital artworks with the token RARE. The pairs RARE/BTC (BTC/USD), RARE/BNB (BNB/USD), RARE/BUSD, and RARE/USDT are available for trading. Trading started at 06:00 (UTC) today, the biggest crypto exchange in the world reported on its website. Users could start depositing RARE in…
Non-fungible token (NFT) renting platform reNFT has announced it raised a $1.5 million strategic funding round led by Animoca Brands. Eight other venture capital firms, including Scalar Capital, SkyVision Capital and MetaCartel Ventures (a DAO), also participated in the funding, alongside five angel investors. The concept behind reNFT is to use NFT technology to support renting tangible and…
Don Diablo’s Destination Hexagonia NFT concert hit the blockchain market on Friday, selling for a jaw-dropping $1.2 million in just four minutes. The hour-long performance film breaks records as the world’s first full-length concert NFT. In addition, the transaction smashes SuperRare‘s record for any single item NFT sale. Diablo describes Destination Hexagonia, a project he embarked on last…
Earlier this week, former Iowa center Luka Garza announced that he would be the first college athlete to release his own NFT card. NFT stands for non-fungible token, which is a unit of data on a digital ledger called a blockchain, where each NFT can represent a unique digital item, and thus they are not interchangeable. On…
In briefInvestors are coming together to pool their funds and profit from high-value NFTs through fractionalization. But NFT fractions are a legal gray area and could be seen as securities. How can regular investors afford the eye-watering sums NFT (non-fungible token) artworks and other collectibles are commanding? And how can they ever hope to profit…
Kate Moss has become the latest big name to release their own NFTs, with the legendary model announcing a partnership with anonymous art collective Moments in Time. Moss’ NFT release will feature three single-edition short videos, each of which was filmed in Moss’ home, car and in her own clothes. This approach gives the videos…