Nifty News: Nike unveils NFT platform, Steve Jobs' sandals sell for $200K and...
A one-of-a-kind NFT of the Birkenstocks sandals worn by Apple co-founder Steve Jobs at various times during his life has sold for over $200,000. Nike's "Dot Swoosh" platform landsFootwear and apparel giant Nike has unveiled its latest foray into the non-fungible token (NFT) and Metaverse space with the launch of an NFT marketplace named “.Swoosh”While .Swoosh is still in the beta phase, Nike announced that its “first digital collection” is set to launch on the eb3 platform in 2023, with the rest of 2022 devoted to growing the platform and user base.✅ About .SWOOSH ♂️ .SWOOSH is a platform....
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Nike intends to sell you digital products in the Metaverse, and you will buy them because Nike knows how to make you want them. Look at your feet. A lot of you (raises hand) are wearing Nikes right now. For the fiscal year ending May 31, 2021, Nike reported its revenue was up 19% to $44.5 billion for the year. But that’s here. What about in the Metaverse?Why Nike is interested in the MetaverseFor those as of yet unfamiliar with the concept, the easiest — yet very incomplete — way of imagining the Metaverse is imagining yourself existing in a real-life video game. Nike enters and provides....
Nike has filed a lawsuit against an online reseller using unauthorized Nike shoe images in non-fungible tokens (NFTs). “Those unsanctioned products are likely to confuse consumers, create a false association between those products and Nike, and dilute Nike’s famous trademarks,” Nike alleges. Nike Sues Online Retailer Over NFT Sales Sneaker giant Nike filed a lawsuit against online reseller Stockx in New York federal court last week for selling non-fungible tokens (NFTs) using unauthorized images of Nike shoes. Detroit-based Stockx, valued at more than $3.8 billion....
Nike, the American multinational footwear and sports apparel giant, is getting ready to step into the metaverse and the world of non-fungible token (NFT) technology. Reports show Nike has a few employees “thinking about the metaverse” and a 2019 patent for “cryptokicks” indicates Nike has been preparing to use NFTs for quite some time.
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Several reports indicate that Nike (NYSE:NKE) is getting ready to step into the non-fungible technology realm and the footwear....
Steve Jobs and Satoru Iwata both had a lot of similarities, both died prematurely due to cancer and at a similar age. Whereas Steve Jobs died of complications of pancreatic cancer at the age 56, Satoru died at just 55. Both were extremely talented and known for their innovative ideas, and when departed from the world, everyone felt sad as they were both great gems and their departures meant huge loss for science and the humanity at large. The Nintendo CEO and president Satoru Iwata is no more, his absence will be fel by the technology world in general and the gaming industry in particular.....
The growth of Bitcoin industry, and its huge potential to change the economy has started affecting the traditional finance industry. It can't be more obvious than the brain drain happening from financial sector to the Bitcoin sector. In recent days, many top level executives from well-known financial institutions have switched jobs to join Bitcoin based companies. This brain drain is not just confined to the financial sector, but to other sectors as well, the best example being the Nike's Global Chief Information Officer quitting the company to join BitReserve. READ MORE: Anthony Watson....