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Conceptual visual artist Maz is auctioning Welcome to Hell – the latest unique 1-of-1 NFT in her Alpha NFT collection – on art-focused NFT marketplace Foundation. Welcome to Hell features a female devil character that is implied to be Maz herself. Drawn in striking black and red, the piece explores the transformative aspects of life’s biggest challenges, rebirth through strength, and personal growth through challenge. As of writing, Welcome to Hell sits at an auction starting bid of 0.2666 ETH – roughly $585 USD. Who is Maz? Maz is a pseudonymous conceptual digital artist, based in Dubai. Her recent art, which…

Russian digital artist Ilya Bliznets is seeing Wrong Turn – a unique 1-of-1 NFT in his Empty Spot NFT collection – go up for auction on art-focused NFT marketplace Foundation. Wrong Turn is an otherworldly collage that combines a number of artistic styles. The piece depicts human-like figures and various creatures displayed across a variety of environments – with a ‘no left turns’ road sign tying it all together. As of writing, Wrong Turn has an auction starting reserve of 0.42 ETH – roughly $900 USD. Who is Ilya Bliznets? Ilya Bliznets is a Russian-born contemporary digital artist and painter.…

Leading NFT marketplace Rarible has added support for the recently-debuted Ethereum Layer-2 network Abstract, with an array of Abstract NFTs now available to trade. Officially kicking-off on February 27, a number of Abstract-based PFPs, art, open editions and more are now available to trade on Rarible, including NFT collectibles from the likes of Nygilia, Andre Oshea and Shaylin Wallace. On top of being able to trade Abstract NFTs on Rarible, by minting Abstract NFTs via Rarible, buyers will earn Abstract XP – a type of airdrop drop that is set to reward holders with an allocation of the Abstract ecosystem…

Upon ChatGPT’s debut in November 2022, the digital world forever changed. With AI tools in the hands of the public, our lives online would never be the same again. Today, these AI tools have combined with Web3 technology to start a new era of the internet. That innovation is AI agents. Merging modern AI with the latest blockchain tech, AI agents have made a massive impact on social media, gaming, digital identity and more – and we’ve only just begun. The impact of AI agents is comparable to that of AI itself – but why are AI agents so important,…

CoinFerenceX, an innovative two-day Web3 industry event, has announced that their 2025 edition will take place in Dubai from April 28-29, 2025. 150 prominent speakers will talk in front of an audience of 7,000 attendees in this first-of-its-kind decentralised conference. Thought leaders, blockchain innovators, investors and startups will all mingle to help shape the future of the NFT industry. CoinFerenceX operates with a decentralised governance model. Ten companies in attendance can become Board Partners, allowing them to manage and direct the event whilst benefitting from a 10% share of the revenue pool. This ensures that top companies – and not…

Lauded Bitcoin advocate and propaganda artist Lucho Poletti has announced that his latest NFT collection, Bank Runners, will debut on February 25 on art-focused NFT marketplace Buildtree. The Bank Runners collection consists of a series of Ethereum-based pro-crypto animated banknotes that “embodies the revolutionary spirit of breaking free from the fiat system and embracing Bitcoin.” A collector-only private mint is set to begin at 19 UTC on February 24, with the public mint to open from 19 UTC on February 25. As of writing, the price to mint one of the 1,776 NFT collectibles in this exclusive collection has yet…

Through Pudgy Penguins, Igloo Inc. have built one of the world’s biggest NFT collections. With mainstream eyes firmly looking their way, they’re now looking to build a world-class blockchain. That blockchain is Abstract. Abstract is an Ethereum Layer-2 blockchain that intends to transform consumer-focused Web3. Luca Netz, CEO of Pudgy Penguins, has stated that it will “change the dynamic of how users interact with blockchain technology and easily merge both the real and digital worlds.” After months of build-up, Abstract saw a mixed launch. Since then, it’s revitalised efforts to build excitement, with regular upgrades, fresh tools, and its XP system.…

Josie Bellini, the founder and artist behind the CyberBrokers NFT collection, has teased a number of new works that are set to arrive in 2025. In a tweet, Bellini stated that she has “been pulling crazy late night hours just to carve out time for cryptoart again”, and that “it feels incredible to paint beautiful works about Bitcoin”. Bellini continued that she “can’t wait to share new art this year, both personal pieces and for the CyberBrokers universe.” As of writing, no firm dates or information has been released on these prospective 2025 artworks – though we can expect further…

Gary Vaynerchuk, entrepreneur and founder of the VeeFriends NFT collection, has shared an image on X depicting a box of upcoming Topps Chrome VeeFriends trading cards, purported to arrive in 2025. Should this collaboration between Topps and VeeFriends be formally announced, this would mark the first time that VeeFriends has collaborated directly with the trading card giant. Previous VeeFriends physical trading card releases having been produced by zerocool, the trading card arm of Fanatics, which was recently acquired by Topps. No official announcement has been made on a collaboration between Topps x VeeFriends, and as such, no release date has…

Rarible have added support for the recently-debuted Layer-1 blockchain Berachain, launching the dedicated Berable NFT marketplace with RaribleX. The team at Rarible kicked-off the Berable marketplace by hosting a collaborative free mint, with Baddies on Berachain and venture studio the honey jar releasing the Valentine’s Day-themed baddiegrams NFT collectibles on February 14. The baddiegrams NFT collection – which saw over 30 Berachain teams represented – gathered over 1,500 free mints, with the Berable NFT marketplace now supporting a wide array of Berachain-based NFT collections, spanning digital art, blockchain gaming and DeFi. What is Berable? Berable is an NFT marketplace that…