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The Protocol: Kraken Awakens – as Ethereum L2 Candidate
In this week's edition of The Protocol newsletter, we look into how Kraken is reportedly considering launching its own layer-2 blockchain, following Coinbase's recent launch o...
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The original Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT collection features right-facing cartoon apes. (Yuga Labs)
ApeFest Attendees Report Severe Eye Burn. BAYC Says Less Than 1% Have Symptoms
Several attendees reported have symptoms of photokeratitis, a condition caused by exposure to ultraviolet (UV) lights.
The original Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT collection features right-facing cartoon apes. (Yuga Labs)

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The Simpsons Take a Dig at NFTs, Crypto in 'Treehouse of Horror' Episode
"Remember how we were always saying we wish Bart was less fungible," Homer asks Marge after he puts his son on-chain.
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Bored Ape #3001 (OpenSea, modified by CoinDesk)
Is Justin Bieber’s Ape Really Worth $59,000? The Nuances of Valuing NFTs
While the floor price of Bored Ape Yacht Club is down, determining the value of an individual NFT in the collection requires a more nuanced understanding of floor price, rarit...
Bored Ape #3001 (OpenSea, modified by CoinDesk)

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Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT Floor Price Sinks to 20-Month Low
The floor price of the Yuga Labs NFT collection fell to 27.4 ETH, or about $53,000, on Sunday evening before rebounding slightly.
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The view from the Rainbow Room at NFT Now's NFT100 Gala (Cam Thompson/CoinDesk)
NFT.NYC Was Calm, but Side Events Stirred Drama
While the annual conference saw fewer attendees in a chilly NFT winter, the real “magic” – and drama – of the Web3 gathering happened outside the main convention.
The view from the Rainbow Room at NFT Now's NFT100 Gala (Cam Thompson/CoinDesk)

Gucci, Yuga Labs Partner to Bring Luxury Fashion to the Metaverse
Gucci, Yuga Labs Partner to Bring Luxury Fashion to the Metaverse
Gucci and Bored Ape parent Yuga Labs have signed a multi-year partnership to collaborate within Yuga Labs' Otherside metaverse and its 10KTF collection to explore collaborativ...
Gucci, Yuga Labs Partner to Bring Luxury Fashion to the Metaverse

Yuga Labs' HV-MTL collection (OpenSea)
Yuga Labs Summons Fans to Mint HV-MTL NFTs, Prices Soar on OpenSea
Sewer Pass holders can now begin the next phase in the journey, burning their old passes to mint new NFTs with tiers depending on their score in Dookey Dash.
Yuga Labs' HV-MTL collection (OpenSea)

Jimmy Fallon on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" in 2015 (Laura Cavanaugh/FilmMagic via Getty Images)
‘Tonight Show’s’ Jimmy Fallon Files to Be Removed From Subpoena in Bored Apes Trademark Case
Fallon’s lawyer called the subpoena an “unwarranted fishing expedition for irrelevant material.”
Jimmy Fallon on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" in 2015 (Laura Cavanaugh/FilmMagic via Getty Images)