NBA Top Shot Fights NFT Securities Label in ‘Moments’ Case
In a recently filed motion to dismiss, the company behind NBA Top Shot “Moments” insists its digital basketball cards are not securities and are instead like trading…
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Nick Grudin Exits Meta to Join NFT Startup Dapper Labs
After nearly 12 years at Meta and Facebook, Nick Grudin is leaving the social-media giant. Grudin next month will join NFT digital-collectibles company Dapper Labs as…
Kevin Durant, Boardroom Partner with NBA Top Shot
Kevin Durant will create NBA Top Shot moments as part of a wide-ranging deal between the NBA star’s business arm and Dapper Labs. Boardroom, the media brand co-founded…
Dapper Labs Eyes Broader Crypto Growth After $250M Funding Round
NBA Top Shot maker Dapper Labs announced its latest round of funding Wednesday, taking in $250 million from new and existing investors. A source familiar with the deal…
NBA Top Shot Adds WNBA Moments Amid NFT Rebound
Even before Dapper Labs executives launched NBA Top Shot, they knew to expect volatility. Such is life in the early days of blockchain technology. Through the ups and…
If Done Right, NFTs Offer Brands an Invaluable Tool to Reach Fans
Today’s guest columnist is Santiago Jaramillo, chief product officer at GameOn Entertainment Technologies. At times over the past six months, it’s felt like people have…
NBA Top Shot Moments in Free Fall, But NFTs Far From Dead
NBA Top Shot achieved mainstream recognition in the second half of Q1 2021 (see: CBS Sunday Morning segment), helping to drive parent company Dapper Labs’ valuation up…
NBA Top Shot Lawsuit Says Dapper’s NFTs Need SEC Clampdown
A new lawsuit charges that the sale of NBA Top Shot “Moments” violates the federal Securities Act of 1933, a law designed to both safeguard investors in the purchase of…
NBA Top Shot’s Wild $1.1 Billion Market Cap Led By LeBron James: Data Viz
On Feb. 23, the combined market cap value of all moments on NBA Top Shot was roughly $1.9 billion—greater than the median value of an NBA franchise, according to…
NBA Top Shot Maker Dapper Labs Valued at $2.6 Billion After Fundraising
Dapper Labs, the company behind NBA Top Shot, has raised $305 million at a valuation of $2.6 billion. Coatue Management led the round, which also included dozens of…
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B/R’s First NFT: From Concept to $810,000 in Sales in 10 Days
On Feb. 25, executives at Bleacher Report began mulling the idea of selling the company’s first ever NFTs. Ten days later, the Turner unit’s drop of digital basketballs…
NBA Top Shot Offers Greater Near-Term Upside but Carries Far More Risk Than Bitcoin
Bitcoin and NBA Top Shot moments maintain many of the same characteristics (think: finite nature, blockchain based). Both have also seen their values increase…
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