It was just a year and a half ago that there seemed to be some bad blood between Snoop Dogg and Eminem, both of whom are prodigies of Dr. Dre. It all started when Eminem took issue with Snoop Dogg leaving him out of his personal list of top ten rappers. Eminem shot back with …
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Noted World-Class Grifter/Scammer Anna Delvey Is Releasing Her Own Line Of NFTs, Naturally
Getty Image Faux-German heiress and grifter Anna Sorokin, aka “Anna Delvey,” has had a pretty prolific second act. She was the focus of a riveting New Yorker piece, which inspired a much-discussed Netflix show, in which she was played by Madonna biopic-bound Julia Garner. (Alas, she was not a fan of that one.) Recently she …
Seth Green Is Imploring People Not To Buy His Stolen NFTs After Falling Victim To Phishers
Getty Image Digital content hasn’t been doing so hot. Last week, numerous forms of cryptocurrency crashed big-time, so much so that Matt Damon’s Super Bowl crypto ad got dragged online all over again. The week before, the NFT market seemed to collapse, thanks in part to — you guessed it — Elon Musk. Now some …
Spotify Is Testing Out NFTs On Artist Profiles And Folks Are Very Unsure Of The Consequences
Getty Image As Spotify continues to add bells and whistles to the streaming service’s artist profiles like the ability to buy concert tickets and merch, they’re beginning to test out NFTs, too. As Music Ally and Billboard report, artists like Steve Aoki and The Wombats present two of the early test cases, where artists can …
Coachella And 88Rising’s New NFTs Include Exclusive Perks At Coachella 2022
Getty Image NFTs have firmly found their way into the music world, with Snoop Dogg and Sia embracing them. Now they’re establishing a presence in festival season, too, as Coachella and 88Rising are teaming up for a new collection that will offer real-world perks at this month’s Coachella festival. All in all, aside from “digital …
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Coachella Is Giving Free NFTs To All Pass-holders And They’re Actually Pretty Cool
Jonathan Zawada/FTX The first weekend of Coachella is less than two weeks away and the festival might be scrambling to replace a headliner. This comes after yesterday’s report that Kanye West has pulled out of his headlining performance for the West Coast’s marquee two-weekend festival. But as they say in the business, the show must …
SXSW Newsletter: Can NFTs help musicians?
Sign up to receive Internet Insider, a daily newsletter from the Daily Dot, in your inbox. Hey readers! Andrew here. Welcome to a special edition of Internet Insider. South by Southwest is winding down, but our team of reporters are still on the ground hunting for the best stories. Today we’ve got a column from Ramon …
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Parler is selling CryptoTrump NFTs, which despite the name, can be bought with a credit card
Parler has entered the political non-fungible token (NFT) market with a line featuring former President Donald Trump. The social media platform that’s popular with some far-right figures is selling NFTs via its DeepRedSky marketplace. Parler’s NFTs are based on the Solana blockchain. Parler says that each NFT in its initial offering, the CryptoTrump Club, comprises …
Tyler The Creator Has Absolutely No Interest In NFTs: ‘What The F*ck Is A NFT?’
Getty Image NFTs have been a big deal for about a year now, and while some are still trying to wrap their heads around what “non-fungible tokens” even are, others have dived head-first into the game. Celebrities like Snoop Dogg, Brie Larson, Johnny Depp, Steve Aoki, Nas, Eminem. and more have all hopped on the …
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Hackers Have Been Stealing Nearly $2 Million In Bored Ape And Other High-End NFTs
Getty Image NFTs are still a young phenomenon, though it’s already given celebrities another way to make some dough (or to just bore TV audiences). It’s also already become a target for thieves and scammers. Earlier this month, one lover of non-fungible tokens, whose Twitter handle was actually “ILovePonzi,” lost a large collection to a …
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OpenSea Froze The Crypto Rapper’s NFTs. The Owner Wants A Refund.
Twitter user Ethmuppet said they scored “a piece of crypto history” when they purchased two NFTs from Heather Morgan, the eccentric entrepreneur arrested alongside her husband on Tuesday for attempting to launder $4.5 billion in looted cryptocurrency. But hours later, the NFTs were gone. They had suddenly disappeared from OpenSea, the NFT marketplace where Ethmuppet …
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Oh No! Brie Larson Is The Latest Celeb Shilling NFT’s And People Are Losing It
Getty Image In an unfortunate move for Captain Marvel fans, Brie Larson is the latest celebrity to start shilling NFTs, and the situation is already getting ugly. Despite watching Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow, Reese Witherspoon, and the cringe-inducing pairing of Paris Hilton and Jimmy Fallon get roasted alive on social media, Larson waded into the …
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