Nifty News: OpenSea acquires Gem, and Chess.com makes a move into NFTs

Nifty News: OpenSea acquires Gem, and Chess.com makes a move into NFTs

OpenSea's NFT empire just got bigger with its latest acquisition, while virtual influencer Rae creates an NFT collection to advance girls' education, and online chess players can now turn memorable matches into NFTs with chess.com. OpenSea buys NFT market aggregator Gem In a Monday Twitter post, OpenSea announced it had acquired NFT marketplace aggregator Gem for an undisclosed price. A blog post by OpenSea chief executive officer Devin Finzer stated that the company made this move to improve the experience of its more seasoned, “pro” users. Gem lets traders buy NFTs across various....


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