What if your cryptocurrency habits could change lives? That's the mission of Donate.GG, a brand new blockchain-native donation platform that raised over $600,000 for organizations like St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in its first year, without charging a penny in fees. Leap is an early crypto content creator and builder, as well as the founder of Donate.GG, a new platform that allows people to send cryptocurrencies directly to non-profit organizations, including ETH, BTC, SOL, and USDC. Inspired by his father's battle with cancer, Leap launched the platform in 2024, aiming to make crypto philanthropy more seamless, transparent, and convenient. Just a year later, Donate.GG raised hundreds of thousands of dollars in charitable donations and established its first significant partnership with Time.fun.
Ryan Koopmans and Alice Wexell are the creative duo behind 'The Wild Within' - a lens-based art project that reimagines real-world ruins through surreal digital enhancement. Their work combines photography, architecture, 3D design and storytelling, exploring themes of decay, regeneration and the passage of time. The work originally began with a raw photo of an abandoned building, which later evolved into a contemplative visual loop, where nature transcends the architectural structure, and reality blurs into imagination. In this interview, Ryan shares the origins of their collaboration, the concept and technological evolution of 'The Wild Within,' and how they document the world's disappearing spaces. From digital leaves to dynamic works engraved on Bitcoin, their art exists on the edge of possibility, where the past, present, and future converge.
We want to inform everyone that our rewards team has just processed a batch of banned witch/bot accounts. The accounts banned today are extremely serious violators, and we are very confident that these accounts have been banned across multiple wallets.
In the coming days, you can expect to see some people posting related messages. No one likes to get caught or punished, and many may claim they don’t understand why this is happening. But as we have said from the beginning: for our rewards program, we are closely monitoring witch/bot activity, and ultimately, it is crucial that rewards go to the real users who log in and complete their journeys according to our rules and guidelines.
In the coming weeks, we will conduct more rounds of bans - all of this is to protect the value of our real users.
Users who truly believe they have been wrongly banned can certainly submit a support ticket, but it is important to note that our support team has access to the data for these wallets - adjustments are unlikely. Furthermore, the support team does not have data on whether specific wallets will be included in future bans.
According to The Block, a US appeals court overturned the telecommunications fraud and money laundering charges against OpenSea product manager Nathanial Chastain, citing disagreements over whether the NFT information involved constitutes property. The judge also noted that Chastain accused OpenSea founder Devin Finzer of purchasing MATIC before OpenSea announced the integration of its blockchain into the NFT platform.
Previously, in June 2022, Chastain was accused of profiting from confidential information regarding which NFTs would be displayed on the OpenSea homepage.
In January 2022, cross-disciplinary artist Ed Fornieles collaborated with art curator Sam Spike to bring an NFT version of electronic pets (Tamagotchi, once all the rage) into reality. The 'Finiliar' designed by Fornieles is a group of adorable little creatures inspired by the chemical reactions that occur when humans interact with infants. Over the years, this team of little creatures has shortened their name from 'Finiliar' to 'Fini'. In 2024, Fornieles will further explore the Fini world, taking viewers behind the scenes to understand how he depicts each Fini, their families, and their various emotions and expressions. In the 'Fini Sketches' series, Fornieles shares 25 Fini sketches and storyboards, adding context to the original series from 2022.
OpenSea team member Adam Hollander responded to the question of "the impact of historical usage records on token airdrops" in the Discord community, stating that OpenSea will take users' "profiles" into consideration.
"For example, some people came here during the bull market and never returned, while others have only recently appeared with the aim of 'scalping', and then there are those veteran users who have never left and have endured the trials of the bear market, still holding strong here today. This information is currently being evaluated by the foundation."
Chikai Ohazama dares to try unexpected paths. He was a technology executive, then founded a gallery, and then became an artist. His Web3 journey is full of curiosity, innovation, and experimentation. He is known for his layered images that blend physical and digital elements, and his latest project Anomalia continues this exploration. What sets Anomalia apart is not only its form, but also its concept. Chikai invites the audience to break the rules, go against the tide, and reflect on the meaning of existence in parallel dimensions: physical and digital, individual and collective, surface and depth.
Market Value Doubles, Floor Prices and Trading Volumes Soar, Is NFT Experiencing Another Spring?
The NFT market is showing real signs of recovery. After months of sideways consolidation, we finally see signs of warming: floor prices are rising, market value is rebounding, and some familiar names are overtaking old blue-chip NFTs, from Pudgy Penguins surpassing BAYC to Art Blocks making an unexpected return. The market atmosphere is changing. This article will analyze the latest data, focusing on the best-performing categories and series, and discussing whether this is merely a temporary fluctuation or the beginning of a larger trend. Key points: In July, the NFT market value surged by 94%, reaching nearly $7 billion, marking the highest level since early 2025.
July 29 news, according to The Block, the CryptoPunks NFT series saw a trading volume exceeding $24.6 million last week, setting a record high since March 2024, an increase of 416% compared to the previous week. This trading frenzy is believed to be related to GameSquare's issuance of preferred shares for $5.15 million to acquire Punk #5577, a move that also significantly drove up the floor price and average sale price of CryptoPunks.