Nifty: M&M'S jump into BAYC mania, a Pudgy Penguin sells for 400 ETH and more…

Nifty: M&M'S jump into BAYC mania, a Pudgy Penguin sells for 400 ETH and more…

Owners of luxury watches can now verify ownership as NFTs and then take DeFi loans out against them, while Miley Cryus may soon enter the metaverse and NFTs with new patents. Global confectionery giant Mars has teamed up with virtual metaverse band KINGSHIP to create limited edition boxes of M&M'S featuring content from the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC). KINGSHIP is a group made up of three BAYC NFT hodlers and one Mutant Ape Yacht Club MAYC owner. As part of the deal, the avatars depicted in the NFT art will be printed on the chocolate candies in a select number of boxes. There has been a....


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