Visa Rolls Out Creator Program to Empower Artists with NFTs

Payment giant Visa has launched an initiative dubbed Visa Creator Program intended to help filmmakers, artists, fashion designers, and musicians revamp their businesses through non-fungible tokens (NFTs). With a market size of approximately $100 billion, the creator economy is among the fastest-growing areas of small business. Therefore, the Visa program...

NFT Marketplace Blur Raises $11m in Seed Fund

Non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace Blur stated that it has raised $11 million in new seed funding. Blur's NFT marketplace focuses on professional traders. The funding round was led by venture capital firm Paradigm. Some of the other participants included firms such as eGirls Capital, 0xMaki and LedgerStatus. The startup firm said...

Now-Defunct Crypto Exchange Mt. Gox Issues Commemorative NFT

Mark Karpeles, the former CEO of suspended Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Mt. Gox, announced the launch of a non-fungible commemorative token for certain eligible users. Mt.Gox is a Bitcoin exchange located in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. Mt.Gox was initially established by Jed McCaleb in July 2010 and later sold to Tibanne Co.,...