Star Trek creator’s signature goes where no NFT has gone before: DNA
The living “El Primero” or “The FIrst” NFT immortalizes an economic moment in sci-fi history by fusing future tech with Star Trek history. The signature of Star Trek producer Gene Roddenberry has gone boldly where no NFT has gone before — into the code for life itself.Back in 1965, Roddenberry signed a contract with Lucille Ball’s Desilu Productions to finance Star Trek. On Nov. 30, that signature was turned into a nonfungible token (NFT) and implanted into the DNA code of a living bacteria cell — 30 years after the sci-fi legend’s death. Roddenberry Entertainment describes it as the....
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Best known for playing Captain James T. Kirk in the iconic Star Trek franchise, William Shatner is selling signed and authenticated NFTs. In conjunction with Mattereum, Shatner is auctioning real-world asset non-fungible tokens (rwaNFTs) via the OpenSea marketplace. Who wants the first real world cigar on the blockchain? Or Denny Crane prop Business card? @justinsuntron? […]
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Star Financial Bank (Star Bank) says it has become the first bank in the U.S. state of Indiana to offer bitcoin services to customers. The services will be offered through the New York Digital Investment Group and Alkami platform. Customers will have the ability to buy and sell bitcoin via the Star Mobile Banking App.
‘First Bank in the State of Indiana to Offer Bitcoin Trading Services’
Star Financial Bank (Star Bank) announced Tuesday:
Star is excited to offer customers the ability to buy and sell bitcoin via the Star Mobile Banking App.
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