NFT

What’s Up Doc? Surgeon Tries To Sell X-ray As NFT

What’s Up Doc? Surgeon Tries To Sell X-ray As NFT

Ellen Britt for CNT #NFT  Although there are tons of perfectly legitimate uses for NFTs and more on the way, a French surgeon recently crossed over to the dark side when he attempted to sell an X-ray of one of his patients as an NFT. The Guardian reported that Emmanuel Masmejean, a senior orthopedic surgeon at the Georges Pompidou hospital in Paris, offered an NFT on a major platform that consisted of an X-ray image of a woman’s forearm with a bullet lodged near the bone.  The French woman, whose name is being withheld, survived an attack on the Bataclan concert hall in 2015 and…
Read More
NFTs Could Change The Game For Indie Filmmakers

NFTs Could Change The Game For Indie Filmmakers

Ellen Britt for CNT #NFT Movie and TV merchandising, which includes sales of such collectible items as movie posters, ticket stubs, director’s cut special DVDs, and so forth, is a huge source of extra revenue for movie studios and is expected to grow by a whopping 79.07 billion dollars by 2025! Remember how the rise of streaming services quickly eclipsed DVD? Well, NFTs are now poised to do the very same thing in the movie collectible market. On A Wing And A Prayer First of all, Niels Juul, who was the executive producer of Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman, is planning to make the first Hollywood…
Read More
CNT Photo of the Day January 23, 2022 The NFT Wall of Fame

CNT Photo of the Day January 23, 2022 The NFT Wall of Fame

Troy Warren for CNT #PhotoOfTheDay #NFTThe NFT Wall of Fame is OPENING in Hollywood, CA in the Spring of 2022.Visitors will be able to view some of the most popular NFTs from around the world.The NFTs will be displayed on very large Flatscreens and will also display QR codes for the viewer to receive the history and description of the NFT, and more important verify its authenticity.Each year, an awards ceremony will be held in Hollywood where NFT creators from around the world will be nominated and winners chosen in The NFT Academy.MINTIFIED.Com is the host of each annual event.In…
Read More
Who Will Win The NFT Games?

Who Will Win The NFT Games?

Ellen Britt for CNT #NFT There seem to be two distinctly different camps when it comes to NFTs in video games. One camp is ready to embrace them, but there is another camp that is less than fond of the idea. People are already paying plenty of money for in-game items. According to research done just last year by Super Data, a whopping 90 billion dollars (yes, with a B!) was spent by gamers on what are known as microtransactions, mostly in the form of fancy weapon skins or new costumes. So the gaming industry already knows the market is there. Ubisoft Leads The…
Read More
NFTs Conquer The Twitterverse

NFTs Conquer The Twitterverse

Ellen Britt for CNT #NFT Four months after the company announced an exploratory phase, the little blue bird over at Twitter announced the availability for some people to begin using an NFT as their profile pic.  Twitter joins Coca-Cola, Crocs, Mercedes-Benz, Walmart, Facebook and Instagram, plus the NFL with its embrace of all things non-fungible! Exclusive To Twitter Blue Users Not everyone who uses Twitter will have access to this profile feature. First of all, you have to be a subscriber to Twitter Blue, the company's $2.99 a month service, to get in the NFT door. This allows you to connect…
Read More
How Can You Be Sure NFTs Are Here To Stay?

How Can You Be Sure NFTs Are Here To Stay?

Ellen Britt for CNT #NFT If you are like many people, you may be wondering if NFTs are just a passing fad, flash-in-the-pan kind of thing, or are they really here to stay? We can get some clues by observing what big corporations are doing! It’s one thing for your average Joe or Jane to hop into the NFT game, but when big players such as Coca-Cola, Walmart, Mercedes-Benz, Crocs, and even the NFL are getting in on the action, it’s time to at least start paying attention. Insiders Are Talking! But now, it’s being reported that insiders at the Financial…
Read More
The First NFT Museum

The First NFT Museum

Ellen Britt for CNT #NFT Although NFTs are swarming all over the art world, there are no museums or other physical institutions devoted exclusively to this art form. Until now, that is! The opening of the Seattle NFT Museum this month changed all that, opening space to champion NFT digital artists. The Museum was founded by two tech executives, Jennifer Wong and Peter Hamilton, a husband and wife duo, who admit they are novices when it comes to NFTs but they are ready to learn. To Go Where No NFT Has Gone Before! Their aim is to enable the exploration of…
Read More
Mercedes-Benz Rolls Into The Luxury NFT Market

Mercedes-Benz Rolls Into The Luxury NFT Market

Ellen Britt for CNT #NFT From Walmart to Coca-Cola to the NFL Superbowl, companies representing consumers from all walks of life are getting into the NFT marketplace. The latest company to throw its hat into the ring, or in this case, its premium G Class SUV series is Mercedes-Benz. These vehicles, clearly aimed at the luxury market, have a suggested starting MRSP of $133,250. Mercedes-Benz is collaborating with five international NFT artists who have created G Class-inspired artwork using different mediums, ensuring the diversity and originality of each of the pieces. Time-Limited Auction...With A Twist At 6 p.m. EST on January 23rd, the NFTs will…
Read More
The Superbowl Of NFTs

The Superbowl Of NFTs

Ellen Britt for CNT #NFT Got plans to attend the February 13th Superbowl title game in Los Angeles? If so, you’re in luck because the NFL will also be offering all ticketed attendees an NFT, customized with your SoFi Stadium seat number! So far, the NFL offerings will be collectibles only but rumor has it that league executives are seriously considering adding fan access and possibly experiences to NFT offerings in the future.  The NFL is big business, and you can be sure that executives are not going to allow themselves to get sacked by missing out on this opportunity. This coming Superbowl will be…
Read More
Walmart Gets In The NFT Game

Walmart Gets In The NFT Game

Ellen Britt for CNT #NFT First, it was Coca-Cola, then Crocs. Don’t look now, but mega big-box retailer Walmart is about to jump into the NFT game! A Hint At Walmart's Plans Walmart’s management has not announced its plans, but according to filings with the USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office), the retail giant has big plans.  Not only are they going to create their own cryptocurrency (Walcoin?!) as well as meet customers in the metaverse, Walmart is apparently also going to be releasing a series of NFTs.   A Big Box Move This move will allow Walmart to tokenize physical goods as well as create potential…
Read More