Daily News - January 19
News:
Mastercard and Coinbase partner together to offer users the ability to purchase “digital goods” via credit cards. The announcement places an emphasis on renaming NFTs to digital goods, which, may help to reduce the stigma surrounding these digital assets.
https://blog.coinbase.com/coinbase-and-mastercard-partner-to-revolutionize-nft-purchase-experience-8e486a392c55
Mojang, Bethesda, and now Activision! Microsoft's latest push into gaming included the purchase of Activision Blizzard, the gaming powerhouse responsible for World of Warcraft, Call of Duty, and Diablo, for 68.7 Billion (~ 22.1 M ETH).
https://www.theverge.com/2022/1/18/22889258/microsoft-activision-blizzard-xbox-acquisition-call-of-duty-overwatch
Welcome to the future of StockX, where authentic products of current culture are now on-chain.
StockX, a secondary marketplace place specializing in culturally-relevant products, is dipping its toes into the NFT space. The platform has begun to offer NFTs that can be redeemed for a physical pair of sneakers. This offers users of the platform to buy and sell shoes without paying and waiting for shipping.
https://stockx.com/lp/nfts/?source=mobile
Public goods *handshake* NFTs! Parallel Alpha, a sci-fi NFT card-based game, is beginning an auction for a 1/1 NFT with all proceeds being donated to KhanAcademy!
https://twitter.com/opensea/status/1483537600304627714?s=20
Orcs, Shamans, and now Orges! EtherOrcs, the revolutionary on-chain P2E game, teases the next phase of their game which will feature the ability to spawn Orges via questing for $BONESHARDS.
https://twitter.com/EtherOrcs/status/1483522120307073037?s=20
Polygon has issued an official statement regarding bridging delays! The bug currently affects users trying to bridge assets from Ethereum to Polygon, however, the team has specified that bridged funds and NFTs are safe.
https://forum.polygon.technology/t/on-issues-with-deposits-from-ethereum-to-polygon-pos-via-the-pos-bridge/647
BellaDOA, a project devoted to Tiktok influencer Bella Poarch, is launching today! The project is not officially endorsed by the influencer, however, appears to be capitalizing on the recent meta of influencer-inspired DOAs.
https://twitter.com/Bella__DAO/status/1483530177175035909?s=20
If you’re interested in learning more or joining a community of NFT traders, head on over to OriginsNFT