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Pranksy Drops $336,000 on Fake Banksy NFT

Well-known NFT collector Pranksy has been the victim of an elaborate hoax that cost him more than $300,000.Sponsored Sponsored Twitter was ablaze with rumors of an official Banksy NFT being posted for sale on OpenSea on Tuesday. The listing caught the eye of famous British NFT collector and Co-Founder of NFTBoxes, Pranksy. Pranksy currently owns more than 39,000 NFTs on OpenSea. The listing gained further traction when it was discovered that a subpage on Banksy’s official website appeared with NFT information on it earlier in the day. The page featured

Topps Announces 2021 MLB Inception NFT Collection

Topps is celebrating baseball’s newest rising stars with an MLB non-fungible token (NFT) collection on the ToppsNFT platform.Sponsored Sponsored Legendary trading card company Topps has announced its latest NFT collection to debut on the ToppsNFT platform. The 2021 Topps MLB Inception NFT Collection is being released on its NFT marketplace that is powered by the Avalanche blockchain. The digital trading cards are based on and inspired by the physical product that bears the same name. The NFTs differ in a number of ways, however, including motion animations, facsimile signature editions,

Chicago Blackhawks Unveil Debut NFT Collection

The Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL) have announced the launch of the team’s first non-fungible token (NFT) collection. Sponsored Sponsored Professional hockey team, the Chicago Blackhawks, have announced the team’s first official NFT collection is now available. The team is making officially licensed ERC-721 NFTs with some being sold at a fixed price and others being auctioned off to the highest bidder. The collection is available on the Sweet platform using the Amazon Web Services Content Delivery Network (CDN) to host the digital collectibles publicly. Sweet allows brands

Blockchain Analytics Platform Antinalysis Suspends Service

A service created to aid dark web users in uncovering compromised BTC addresses has been shut down after gaining the attention of state regulators. Sponsored Sponsored Antinalysis, a blockchain analytics tool that allows Bitcoin addresses to e checked to criminal activity has suspended operations. According to Elliptic, the tool allows cryptocurrency launderers to see if funds will be tagged as illegal funds by regulated exchanges before making a transaction.  Elliptic provides regulated cryptocurrency exchanges tools to check customers’ deposit links to any illegal or illicit activity they may be connected to.

Bitcoin a Hedge Against Elon Musk Mining Asteroid Gold, Say Winklevoss Twins

The Winklevoss Twins suggested that Bitcoin (BTC) is a better investment than gold because the metal’s supply will increase after Elon Musk starts mining asteroids.In an interview with internet personality and Barstool Sports founder David Portnoy, the Winklevoss Twins claimed that Bitcoin is a better investment than gold because gold does not have a fixed supply:“There’s billions of dollars of gold floating in asteroids around this planet, and Elon [Musk] is gonna get up there and start mining gold. [...] That’s why gold is a problem, because the supply isn’t