Nifty News: Royalty-enforcing NFTs a 'new asset class,' South Korea buys NFTs...
The CEO of NFT marketplace Magic Eden said NFT creators “need a sustained revenue model” and with “no way” of currently enforcing royalties a “new asset class” could emerge to enforce them. Royalty enforcing NFTs to be a ‘new asset class’: Magic Eden CEOJack Lu, the CEO of Solana-based nonfungible token (NFT) marketplace Magic Eden has floated the idea of NFTs designed to enforce royalties.Lu said in an address at Solana’s Breakpoint 2022 conference on Nov. 5 that these NFTs could “give rise to a new asset class” as the space grapples with the debate around opt-in royalties.He added that....
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Amid the ongoing controversy surrounding virtual asset taxation in the country, South Korea’s Financial Authority recently proclaimed non-fungible tokens (NFT) as taxable. On Tuesday, The Financial Services Commission (FSC) of South Korea, announced that it would start taxing NFTs. According to The Korea Herald, from January next year, this tax law amendment would impose a […]
Korean lawmakers plan to impose taxes on NFTs after classifying them as virtual assets. South Korea’s Financial Services Commission, or FSC, announced Tuesday that nonfungible tokens, or NFTs, will be taxed starting next year. According to The Korea Herald, this tax law amendment would impose a 20% tax on income from virtual assets that exceed 2.5 million won ($2,102) as of Jan. 1, 2022. The FSC’s vice chairman Doh Kyu-sang specified that only some NFTs would be categorized as virtual assets and therefore subject to “other income” taxes, referring to those used for investment or payment on....
Magic Eden, a marketplace for Solana-based NFTs, launched MetaShield. According to reports, the MetaShield launch was on September 12 in partnership with Magic Eden and Coral Cube. The launch has reportedly helped the marketplace to scare off some buyers who avoid creator royalty. The emergence of NFTs has resulted in an evolution of digital asset […]
South Korea’s central bank has tested purchasing NFTs with their central bank digital currency (CBDC). In this week’s newsletter, read about how trademark applications for nonfungible tokens (NFTs) and the metaverse have grown in the United States. Check out how NFT marketplace OpenSea has launched a tool that can enforce NFT royalties on-chain and how the Chinese city of Wuhan backpedaled on its NFT plans while still pursuing the growth of metaverse economies. In other news, find out how NFTs can turn passive fans into active community members. And don’t forget this week’s Nifty News....
The far eastern nation may again soon be at the forefront of the blockchain industry as its people are adopting NFT use at a tremendous rate. South Korea’s reputation as a trend-setter and leader in technological research is quickly spilling into the blockchain realm as nonfungible token (NFT) adoption has skyrocketed in the small East Asian country.As of 2020, South Korea has been among the top-10 countries in the world in the Global Innovation Index by the World Intellectual Property Organization. That level of innovation is made apparent to global retail consumers by tech giants such as....