web3
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Chevrolet Was Giving Away a Free Corvette With Its First NFT and Still No One Bid on It
Chevy put up an NFT of a lime green Corvette Z06 back in mid-June. But, at the closure of bidding, absolutely no one had dropped a digital dime.
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Hackers Took Over the British Army’s YouTube and Twitter Accounts to Promote NFTs and Other Crypto Scams
Over the weekend, while many in the United States were pre-gaming today’s Fourth of July holiday celebrations, in the UK, the British Army was scrambling to regain control its Twitter and YouTube accounts that had both been hacked to promote NFTs and other crypto investment scans.
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Barbie’s Latest Gig? Web3 Huckster
Mattel, the toymaker behind plastic classics like Barbie and Hot Wheels announced it’s partnering with the NFT platform “Cryptoys” to create playable, customisable NFTs. If you, for some reason, happen to be on the fence about luring kids into the metaverse with their favourite toy brands, this story’s probably not for you.
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Former OpenSea Product Manager Arrested and Charged in Alleged NFT Insider Trading Scheme
Watch out intrepid web3 entrepreneurs, the feds are cracking down on insider trading. Former OpenSea product manager Nate Chastain was arrested by the FBI early Wednesday morning in New York City and charged with wire fraud and money laundering in connection with an elaborate NFT insider trading scheme. In a press release, The Department of…