North Korean hackers are out to get your NFTs and Square Enix invested in an NFT gaming firm. All that and more in this week’s NFT Newsletter!
space and how Italy’s NFT market will grow. Check out how North Korean hackers use phishing websites to target NFT holders and listen to a conversation with Crypto Raiders in thepodcast. And, don’t forget this week’s Nifty News featuring Japanese gaming firm Square Enix investing millions in an NFT game developer.On Dec. 21, investment firm Fidelity filed three trademark applications to the United States Patent Trademark Office.
One of the firm’s focuses appears to be the metaverse, showing that it may someday offer investment services within virtual worlds. The offerings may include various funds like mutual funds and retirement funds.A recent report released by Research and Markets predicted that Italy is set to have a 47.6% growth in its NFT market by the end of 2022. With this, the Italian NFT market’s total value will be $671 million.
The report also projected that the country’s NFT industry will have an annual growth rate of 34.6% for the next five years, with the spending value predicted to hit around $3.6 billion in 2028.A day before Christmas, blockchain security firm SlowMist highlighted that North Korean hackers had launched a broad campaign targeting NFT users. According to the report, the attackers created almost 500 phishing domains to lure potential victims.
Some websites have impersonated popular NFT marketplaces like OpenSea, X2Y2 and Rarible. The fake websites have also tried to imitate a project associated with the recent World Cup.Nifty News: Square Enix invests into NFT gaming firm, Beeple speaks on NFT art future and more Japanese gaming giant Square Enix recently invested around $53 million to create mobile and blockchain games and start a metaverse initiative. An announcement hinted that the company is partnering with game developer Gumi to make a game-NFT-focused marketplace.
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