Tag: nfts

NFTs Are Not Just Hype! 'Antiques Roadshow' Reveals Why They'll Last

NFTs Are Not Just Hype! 'Antiques Roadshow' Reveals Why They'll Last

If we’re being frank, the NFT space has had its fill of speculative mania and outright scams. You’ve probably been cynical about those clickbait JPEGs selling for millions. You may be one of those who believes that this entire thing is just a bubble waiting to burst. I get it....

NFTs and 'Antiques Roadshow' Reveal a Truth About Value We Ignore

NFTs and 'Antiques Roadshow' Reveal a Truth About Value We Ignore

We Americans would never pass up on a fantastic treasure hunt, right? We delve into dusty attics, hunting for forsaken masterpieces that would dazzle the appraisers on Antiques Roadshow. In parallel, we create that next Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT, motivated by the excitement in pursuit, fueled by the potential...

OpenSea Goes Solana: Memecoins First, NFTs Next!

OpenSea Goes Solana: Memecoins First, NFTs Next!

Even OpenSea, the most popular Ethereum NFT marketplace has expanded onto Solana support. Now, if you’re one of the eligible users in the OS2 closed beta program, you can buy & sell Solana-based tokens. This encompasses the trendiest of memecoins, such as Fartcoin (FARTCOIN) and Dogwifhat (WIF). This integration is...

Polygon Flips Ethereum! RWA NFTs Fuel Unexpected Sales Surge

Polygon Flips Ethereum! RWA NFTs Fuel Unexpected Sales Surge

Ethereum’s most popular scaling solution, Polygon, has witnessed a massive surge in NFT sales. In fact, it’s even beaten Ethereum’s returns over some stretches! This sudden expansion originated from the hype around Real-World Asset (RWA) NFTs. Creative endeavors like the Courtyard collection have been just as influential and indispensable to...

CryptoPunk Mogul Pleads Guilty to $3.3M Tax Evasion on $13M in NFT Sales

CryptoPunk Mogul Pleads Guilty to $3.3M Tax Evasion on $13M in NFT Sales

In March 2022, a Pennsylvania man pleaded guilty to evading federal taxes. He failed to disclose over $13 million in income from the sale of almost 100 CryptoPunk NFTs. Waylon Wilcox, a 45-year-old of Avery, Idaho, was sentenced to a maximum of six years in prison for his tax-related offenses....

Crypto Punk's $13M Tax Dodge: Freedom vs. Responsibility in NFTs

Crypto Punk's $13M Tax Dodge: Freedom vs. Responsibility in NFTs

America’s favorite outlaw Waylon Wilcox, 45, of Pennsylvania, is in trouble. He was on trial for tax evasion as well, having pleaded guilty to evading more than $13 million in taxes from his Crypto Punks NFT proceeds. That's not pocket change. We’re describing a very serious six-year maximum imprisonment term,...

CryptoPunk Tax Case 3 Reasons Why This Changes Everything for NFTs

CryptoPunk Tax Case 3 Reasons Why This Changes Everything for NFTs

This CryptoPunk tax case? It isn’t simply a one-off done poorly by some flunky. It's a seismic event for the entire NFT landscape, and honestly, it's exactly what we needed. Alas for Waylon Wilcox, the IRS does not allow you to simply pretend your $13 million in CryptoPunk profit went...

NFTs Go Underground: Can a DAO Buy a Cold War Bunker?

NFTs Go Underground: Can a DAO Buy a Cold War Bunker?

The world of cryptocurrency and blockchain technology is still in its infancy, with new and exciting use cases developing all the time. BlockTraderHub.com stays on top of these trends. Perhaps the most notable advancement is the adoption of Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs). They allow anyone to purchase and govern real-world assets...

NFTs Save Us? How This Bunker Buy Could Revolutionize Real Estate

NFTs Save Us? How This Bunker Buy Could Revolutionize Real Estate

Forget yachts and Lambos. Long term, an investment in a stake in one of the nuclear bunkers might be THE status symbol. Now picture all that powered by the magic of NFTs! Sounds crazy? Maybe. The Dead Bruv project hopes to acquire an abandoned Cold War bunker in England. This...