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Hyundai Card Implements NFT Tickets to Combat Scalping at Jang Beom-June Concert

Hyundai Card Implements NFT Tickets to Combat Scalping at Jang Beom-June Concert

SEOUL, Jan. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Card is drawing attention for its innovative use of Non-Fungible Token (NFT) tickets to preemptively block scalping at the upcoming Jang Beom-June concert sponsored by the card company. The concert is scheduled to take place next month at Understage in Hannam-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul.  Announced by Hyundai Card on January [...]

Starbucks Korea Launches Eco Project Offering NFT Rewards for Using Personal Cups

Starbucks Korea Launches Eco Project Offering NFT Rewards for Using Personal Cups

SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Starbucks Korea is set to implement an eco-friendly initiative that rewards customers using their personal cups with unique Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs). Starting from January 16, Starbucks Rewards members who accomplish the eco stamp collection mission by using their own cups will receive Starbucks-branded NFTs.  Customers can collect up to three eco [...]

Japanese Popular Manga Captain Tsubasa NFT Sale Starts on March 2, 2023

Japanese Popular Manga Captain Tsubasa NFT Sale Starts on March 2, 2023

TOKYO, JAPAN, Feb. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — double jump.tokyo has partnered with TSUBASA Co., Ltd. to launch an NFT project based on the popular Japanese manga “Captain Tsubasa.” The project, called Ball is our Friend Project, will be available for purchase starting March 2, 2023.  The project has received global attention since it was announced [...]

Court Upholds Prohibition of P2E Game Distribution

Court Upholds Prohibition of P2E Game Distribution

SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — A court has upheld a measure prohibiting blockchain-based play-to-earn (P2E) games from domestic distribution. The Seoul Administrative Court said Tuesday that it recently dismissed the case filed by SkyPeople, developer of P2E game “Five Stars for Klaytn,” to cancel the Game Rating and Administration Committee’s rating rejection. The committee [...]

Timed to the Epic Fight in Seoul, South Korea: Manny Pacquiao and DK Yoo Release The Showdown NFT Collection

Timed to the Epic Fight in Seoul, South Korea: Manny Pacquiao and DK Yoo Release The Showdown NFT Collection

Los Angeles, Dec. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – Triller, the leading AI-powered creator platform and owner of combat sports brands including Triller Fight Club and BKFC, and Epik, producer of the world’s premium digital items and NFTs, are excited to launch the Showdown NFT Collection on Binance NFT, the official NFT marketplace for the world’s leading blockchain ecosystem and cryptocurrency infrastructure provider. The Showdown NFT Collection [...]

S. Korea’s Minting Agency Inks Gold-based NFT Business Agreement

S. Korea’s Minting Agency Inks Gold-based NFT Business Agreement

DAEJEON, Oct. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s state-run minting agency said Thursday that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with a handful of domestic companies to carry out a gold-based non-fungible token (NFT) business. To broaden the online sales channels of high-end gold products, the Korea Minting and Security Printing Corp. (KOMSCO) joined [...]

aespa and Artist Blake Kathryn Create First-of-its-kind NFT Collection

aespa and Artist Blake Kathryn Create First-of-its-kind NFT Collection

Singapore, Oct. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — aespa, the massively popular and future forward female K-Pop group from SM Entertainment, which includes four real members as well as their respective online avatars, is joining forces with visual artist and NFT queen Blake Kathryn, to launch an exclusive NFT collection. The collection marks the world’s first collaboration [...]

Crurated Becomes the First Blockchain and Member-Based Wine Community to Offer Fractional Barrel Sales Backed by NFT Technology

Crurated Becomes the First Blockchain and Member-Based Wine Community to Offer Fractional Barrel Sales Backed by NFT Technology

LONDON, Sept. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Wine futures, sometimes called En Primeur, is a way to buy the most highly-sought after wines before they are bottled and released on the market. Crurated, a blockchain and member-based wine community, is taking this concept to the next level with new technology that offers provenance as well as [...]