Solana blockchain shakes off SEC ruling and outperforms competitors thanks in part to high volumes of NFT activity.

The campaign, which called for sensible crypto policy from the U.S. authorities, instead saw the SEC sue major exchanges, Binance and Coinbase. As a result, ‘Stand With Crypto’ is trending on Twitter, and almost 140,000 NFTs have been minted.

StepN has taken a significant step forward for the app and the Web3 ecosystem by integrating Apple Pay into its platform.

The exchange will initially support ETH loans using NFTs from a selection of four collections as collateral, with a Loan-to-Value ratio of up to 60%.

Ubisoft and Integral Reality Labs have partnered to create Assassin’s Creed Smart Collectibles, which are NFT access passes minted on Polygon and paired with physical collectibles inspired by the popular franchise.

Sports Illustrated, the US sports publication, is launching an NFT ticketing platform on the Polygon network.

Bitcoin transaction fees are currently sky-high, as the generally drama-free network is hit by a recent craze for NFTs and dodgy meme-coins on the platform. There have even been calls to patch the ‘bug’ that made such ‘abominations’ possible…

Leading NFT marketplace Blur rolled out a a peer-to-peer NFT lending protocol that allows collectors to buy blue-chip NFTs with a smaller upfront payment. And it has surpassed all of its peers in loan volume over the past week.