The NFT portfolios owned by iconic rapper Snoop Dogg and popular entrepreneur Gary Vaynerchuk are worth $95 million, according to DappRadar.
Vaynerchuk’s wallet contains the lion’s share of the value – $81.89 million at the time of writing. His assets include several NFTs from top collections such as CryptoPunks (he has a whopping 60 in total), Bored Ape Yacht Club and World of Women.
Snoop Dogg is an avid NFT collector and also has several CryptoPunk, Meebits and Fidenza NFTs in his wallet, with his most expensive NFT CryptoPunk #3831 worth $2.57 million at current prices.
The wallets were featured as part of a blog post from DappRadar that compiled a list of the top 10 most valuable celebrity NFT portfolios. Other notable figures included Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian with $4.9 million, YouTuber and self-proclaimed future US presidential candidate Logan Paul with $4.36 million.
Snoop Dogg’s presence on the list is not surprising as he has launched various NFT projects, acquired virtual property on Metaverse, and partnered with The Sandbox in late January to launch “Snoop avatars”.
Vaynerchuk is also very active on the scene, having launched his own project called Veefriends, which has generated over $132,000 in secondary sales since its launch in May 2021.
More NFT opposition
Popular K-pop idol Sunmi (also known as Miyane) has received backlash from fans over the NFT collectibles she and her agency Abyss Company launched last week.
The Sunmiya Club project was launched on February 23 and consists of 10,000 computer-generated NFTs featuring various Sunmi cartoon avatars. However, some of her fans criticized the artist for simply wanting to “make some quick money for her company”.
On Monday, Sunmi shared a statement from Abyss regarding the backlash, though the firm simply reaffirmed its long-term stance on the project and did not seem to respond to any concerns from fans, noting that “we kindly ask for your continued love and support.” in future performances of our artist.”
Fans were quick to take to the statement, with Twitter user “cruelrush” also expressing environmental concerns about NFT, while other fans threatened to boycott K-pop Idol:
“We would like to actively support Sunmi, but not at the expense of our surroundings. NFTs are bad. We want to support and interact with Sunmi by buying her albums and songs. Going to her show. We wish there were more online concerts to support her,” they wrote.
just a bunch of lies, NFTs are NOT needed to further support the artist. Sunmi already has many fans who truly love her music and personality. NOBODY asked or wanted this, Abyss is just being greedy https://t.co/cZKi4T6iBt— Quarantine Lil(SAINTS ROW ERA) BLM ✊ (@lil_drawsart) February 28, 2022
With such friends.
While Valve CEO Gabe Newell is a touchy subject in the gaming community, he praised NFT and discussed the potential benefits of integrating the technology with Triple A games.
His firm owns digital game distribution giant Steam, and in an interview with Rock Paper Shotgun, Newell was quick to draw a line between NFT technology and the people who currently use it.
He noted that basic features such as distributed ledgers, the idea of digital property, and shared universes are “pretty reasonable” and should not be overlooked:
“You have to separate the underlying technology from which participants use that technology. It’s like if you’re a chemist and you’re looking at nitrocellulose and you’re like, “Oh yeah, we can do something really cool with it.”
“However, people in space tend to be involved in a lot of criminal activity and a lot of sketchy acts. So it’s much more about the actors than the underlying technology or rationale for what we’re doing,” he added.
Thanks for the “support” Newell, I appreciate it.
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Dolly Parton launches Dollyverse
Renowned country music icon Dolly Parton is launching an NFT collection and marketplace dubbed “Dollyverse”.
Although the name implies something related to virtual reality and the Metaverse, Parton’s project essentially consists of tokenized artwork and music as part of a promo for her upcoming album, Run, Rose, Run.
The album is also accompanied by a book with the same title as the album, co-written by James Patterson, bestselling author of titles such as Alex Cross, Michael Bennett and the Women’s Murder Club.
The Dollyverse platform was developed by Eluvio and will host NFT sales along with a live music performance on March 18 featuring Parton and songs from the new album.
NFTs will be up for sale during and after the live performance, and users who watch the performance will also receive free NFTs to prove their attendance at the iconic event.
Other great news
Early adopters of the $70 million Pixelmon NFT collection were unhappy with their hefty 3 Ether mint after discovering that the images depicted on the tokens were poor quality and poorly designed.
Celebrity metaverse platform Gemie has raised $3.8 million to fund partnerships and fill its NFT market with new collections.
The NFT portfolios owned by iconic rapper Snoop Dogg and popular entrepreneur Gary Vaynerchuk are worth $95 million, according to DappRadar.
Vaynerchuk’s wallet contains the lion’s share of the value – $81.89 million at the time of writing. His assets include several NFTs from top collections such as CryptoPunks (he has a whopping 60 in total), Bored Ape Yacht Club and World of Women.
Snoop Dogg is an avid NFT collector and also has several CryptoPunk, Meebits and Fidenza NFTs in his wallet, with his most expensive NFT CryptoPunk #3831 worth $2.57 million at current prices.
The wallets were featured as part of a blog post from DappRadar that compiled a list of the top 10 most valuable celebrity NFT portfolios. Other notable figures included Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian with $4.9 million, YouTuber and self-proclaimed future US presidential candidate Logan Paul with $4.36 million.
Snoop Dogg’s presence on the list is not surprising as he has launched various NFT projects, acquired virtual property on Metaverse, and partnered with The Sandbox in late January to launch “Snoop avatars”.
Vaynerchuk is also very active on the scene, having launched his own project called Veefriends, which has generated over $132,000 in secondary sales since its launch in May 2021.
More NFT opposition
Popular K-pop idol Sunmi (also known as Miyane) has received backlash from fans over the NFT collectibles she and her agency Abyss Company launched last week.
The Sunmiya Club project was launched on February 23 and consists of 10,000 computer-generated NFTs featuring various Sunmi cartoon avatars. However, some of her fans criticized the artist for simply wanting to “make some quick money for her company”.
On Monday, Sunmi shared a statement from Abyss regarding the backlash, though the firm simply reaffirmed its long-term stance on the project and did not seem to respond to any concerns from fans, noting that “we kindly ask for your continued love and support.” in future performances of our artist.”
Fans were quick to take to the statement, with Twitter user “cruelrush” also expressing environmental concerns about NFT, while other fans threatened to boycott K-pop Idol:
“We would like to actively support Sunmi, but not at the expense of our surroundings. NFTs are bad. We want to support and interact with Sunmi by buying her albums and songs. Going to her show. We wish there were more online concerts to support her,” they wrote.
just a bunch of lies, NFTs are NOT needed to further support the artist. Sunmi already has many fans who truly love her music and personality. NOBODY asked or wanted this, Abyss is just being greedy https://t.co/cZKi4T6iBt— Quarantine Lil(SAINTS ROW ERA) BLM ✊ (@lil_drawsart) February 28, 2022
With such friends.
While Valve CEO Gabe Newell is a touchy subject in the gaming community, he praised NFT and discussed the potential benefits of integrating the technology with Triple A games.
His firm owns digital game distribution giant Steam, and in an interview with Rock Paper Shotgun, Newell was quick to draw a line between NFT technology and the people who currently use it.
He noted that basic features such as distributed ledgers, the idea of digital property, and shared universes are “pretty reasonable” and should not be overlooked:
“You have to separate the underlying technology from which participants use that technology. It’s like if you’re a chemist and you’re looking at nitrocellulose and you’re like, “Oh yeah, we can do something really cool with it.”
“However, people in space tend to be involved in a lot of criminal activity and a lot of sketchy acts. So it’s much more about the actors than the underlying technology or rationale for what we’re doing,” he added.
Thanks for the “support” Newell, I appreciate it.
RELATED: FC Barcelona and Roma fan tokens rally after Socios collaborates with UEFA
Dolly Parton launches Dollyverse
Renowned country music icon Dolly Parton is launching an NFT collection and marketplace dubbed “Dollyverse”.
Although the name implies something related to virtual reality and the Metaverse, Parton’s project essentially consists of tokenized artwork and music as part of a promo for her upcoming album, Run, Rose, Run.
The album is also accompanied by a book with the same title as the album, co-written by James Patterson, bestselling author of titles such as Alex Cross, Michael Bennett and the Women’s Murder Club.
The Dollyverse platform was developed by Eluvio and will host NFT sales along with a live music performance on March 18 featuring Parton and songs from the new album.
NFTs will be up for sale during and after the live performance, and users who watch the performance will also receive free NFTs to prove their attendance at the iconic event.
Other great news
Early adopters of the $70 million Pixelmon NFT collection were unhappy with their hefty 3 Ether mint after discovering that the images depicted on the tokens were poor quality and poorly designed.
Celebrity metaverse platform Gemie has raised $3.8 million to fund partnerships and fill its NFT market with new collections.
