OpenSea Chief Marketing Officer Adam Hollander says the next non-fungible token (NFT) cycle will center on tokenized physical collectibles rather than speculative digital art. He made the remarks during an interview at Consensus Miami on May 15. The previous cycle, which pushed NFT market volumes past $16 billion in 2022, collapsed largely because buyers were…
Iceland is set to propose a bill in February aimed at banning commercial whaling, an action that would leave Norway and Japan as the only nations continuing the practice globally. This potential legislative shift responds to years of protests from animal rights activists and high-profile celebrities.
Physical retail is being rebuilt around entertainment, community and fandom — and Gen Z is the reason. Stores that once competed on price and selection are now competing on experience, and the shift is accelerating fast enough that the winners of the next five years may not look like retailers at all. Here’s what’s happening,…