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.,...

Ukraine Launches ‘NFT Museum’ to Remember the War and Raise Funds

Ukraine’s Ministry of Digital Transformation announced last Friday that it has launched a MetaHistory NFT Museum, a blockchain-based collection of digital images of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The Ukrainian government launched a non-fungible-token (NFT) collection to tell the story of Russian ongoing war in which it invaded its neighbour...