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Bored Ape’s New Boss Seeks to Revive NFTs Through Gaming, Events
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Bored Ape’s New Boss Seeks to Revive NFTs Through Gaming, Events

[ad_1] Yuga Labs Inc. helped popularize nonfungible tokens with its Bored Ape Yacht Club collection, first introduced two years ago. The cartoon illustrations of slack-jawed primates, decorated with various accessories and expressions, sold for millions of dollars at the peak of the NFT frenzy last year. Now the bloom is firmly off the NFT rose, as it is with most things linked to cryptocurrencies these days. But for Daniel Alegre, the former Activision Blizzard Inc. executive who joined Yuga as chief executive officer last month, NFTs still have a bright future by serving as a room key to a world of gaming, events and e-commerce. The company, whose 100 employees all work remotely, began its expansion into video games last year, developing time-limited titles such as Dookey Dash and in...
Bored Ape NFTs Sale Scores Former Junk Bond Traders 700% Profit
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Bored Ape NFTs Sale Scores Former Junk Bond Traders 700% Profit

[ad_1] Former Barclays Plc bond traders Ovie Faruq and Mike Anderson have sold a collection of iconic digital art that triggered their departure from banking and their pursuit of careers in nonfungible tokens. Faruq and Anderson sold 72 Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs for between 78.08 and 78.18 Ether each this week, which translates to roughly $9.25 million, according to transactions recorded on NFT marketplace OpenSea. Faruq said the initial investment was around $1.14 million, which would make for at least 700% profit. NFTs, digital art that typically uses the Ethereum blockchain and is bought and sold with cryptocurrency Ether, saw their value soar in early 2022 during the height of crypto mania before a sharp selloff. However, this year's rally in risky assets has seen Bitcoin rise...