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Bored Ape Yacht Club’s new collaboration with blockchain gaming firm Animoca Brands has been criticized for its KYC requirements, breaking away from the privacy-driven ethos o...

By CoinDesk Staff

Mar 11, 2022 at 9:21 p.m. UTC

Mar 11, 2022

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After ‘Doxxing’ Fracas, Bored Apes Team Starts Asking for Customer ID

About a month after Buzzfeed News revealed the identities of its founders, Yuga Labs has started requesting customers’ personal information for an unspecified new project.

By Will Gottsegen

Mar 11, 2022 at 5:25 p.m. UTC

Mar 11, 2022

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Profile Pic NFTs Are Suffocating Crypto Art

Bored Apes and other "PFPs" have turned digital fine arts into a zoo.

By Lawrence Lee

Mar 10, 2022 at 5:12 p.m. UTC

Mar 10, 2022

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What's the Most Profitable NFT Strategy: Buying at Mint or Later?

In the world of digital art, one of the few constants is the “fear of missing out” on the next major project. But is there a right time to buy an NFT to increase your chance o...

By Joe Cortez

Mar 1, 2022 at 9:25 p.m. UTC

Mar 1, 2022

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A Former Bored Ape Owner Is Suing OpenSea for $1M, but His Lawsuit Is Riddled With Errors

Timothy McKimmy says his Bored Ape was sold out from under him for just a fraction of what it was worth.

By Eli Tan

Feb 22, 2022 at 5:50 p.m. UTC

Feb 22, 2022

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Crypto’s Challenge: Right-to-Privacy vs. Right-to-Know

Two recent stories highlight the tension between an individual's right to anonymity and journalism's public mission.

By Michael J. Casey

Feb 11, 2022 at 7:41 p.m. UTC

Feb 11, 2022

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The Hard Truth About Being an 'Anon'

If you want to stay pseudonymous in crypto, you have to work for it – or maybe pay for it.

By Daniel Kuhn

Feb 10, 2022 at 7:56 p.m. UTC

Feb 10, 2022

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Meta4 Capital Founder on NFT Adoption and Web 3 Innovation in New Crypto Paradigm

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Meta4 Capital Founder on NFT Adoption and Web 3 Innovation in New Crypto Paradigm

Brandon Buchanan, founder and managing partner at investment firm Meta4 Capital, discusses his outlook for NFT and Web 3 development. “We see NFTs in an important paradigm shi...

By CoinDesk Staff

Feb 10, 2022 at 5:06 p.m. UTC

Feb 10, 2022

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Crypto News Roundup for Feb. 3, 2022

With crypto markets deepening a downtrend in the wake of a traditional market slump and a look at how a dominant NFT marketplace remains stubbornly hands-off, CoinDesk’s Marke...

By Adam B. Levine Adrian Blust

Feb 3, 2022 at 4:08 p.m. UTC

Feb 3, 2022

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