Marketplaces

Crime

Russia and US Dominate Global Dark Market Traffic: Report

Anna BaydakovaFeb 2, 2021

Darknet marketplaces received $1.7 billion during 2020, Chainalysis says.

Art

Guggenheim-Collected Artist to Release Digital Artwork on Blockchain Marketplace

Sebastian SinclairOct 6, 2020

A prominent Taiwanese-American multimedia artist considered a pioneer of internet-based art is releasing her work on blockchain-based platform MakersPlace.

NFTs

11 Projects Building a Strong Foundation Beneath the Marriage of DeFi and NFTs

Brady DaleFeb 25, 2021

Meet the teams making the NFT market nearly as complex, flexible and liquid as the rest of crypto.

Art

‘Wonder Woman’ Illustrator Jose Delbo to Release Comic Book on the Blockchain

Sebastian SinclairJul 17, 2020

Noted DC Comics illustrator Jose Delbo is releasing limited-edition artwork on a blockchain-powered platform this month.

Apifiny

Nasdaq, Morgan Stanley Trading Vets Build Startup to Unite Crypto Market Price Ranges

Danny NelsonFeb 14, 2020

A group of trading vets from NASDAQ, Visa and Morgan Stanley say they’ve built a liquidity solution for the world’s disparate cryptocurrency markets.

Marketplaces

Australia

Top Australian Soccer Club Acquired By Token-Powered Fan Marketplace

Daniel Palmer

Perth Glory is being acquired by a sports-focused group that says it raised $70 million in a 2018 token offering.

Coinbase

Ripple-Backed Rental Firm Omni Shutting Down With Coinbase Snapping Up Dev Team: Report

Daniel Palmer

Digital rentals marketplace Omni is shutting up shop, with Coinbase agreeing a deal to take on its engineers.

Ethereum

Blockchain-Based Digital Collectibles Market Meme Factory Launches Today

Yogita Khatri

Meme Factory, an ethereum-based marketplace for creating, selling and trading digital collectibles, goes live Thursday.

Ethereum

Origin Is Rolling Out a Decentralized Messaging App Built on Ethereum

Wolfie Zhao

Origin Protocol, a blockchain project building a decentralized marketplace, has rolled out a P2P messaging app on its demo platform.

Coinbase

Coinbase’s Wallet Service Now Lists Ink Protocol’s New Payments Dapp

Muyao Shen

Ink Protocol announced Tuesday that its decentralized payments app, Ink Pay, is now available on Coinbase Wallet.

Startups

A More User-Friendly Bitcoin Market? OpenBazaar Version 2.0 Is Here

Brady Dale

The startup behind OpenBazaar has released version 2.0 of its popular bitcoin market, with new features and more user-friendly interface.

Technology

Intel Quietly Demos New Digital Asset Exchange

Stan Higgins

Intel has unveiled a digital asset exchange proof-of-concept tied to its Sawtooth Lake distributed ledger project.