🧜‍♀️ Starbucks Launches Limited Edition NFT Collection

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Today's edition:

• 🧜‍♀️ Starbucks Launches Limited Edition NFT Collection

• ⚽ Legendary Soccer Star Messi Backs Web3 Gaming Startup Match

• 👜 Hermes Goes to Court Again to Protect Birkin Bag Trademark in the Metaverse

• 💵 Bitcoin Ordinals: Yuga Labs' TwelveFold Collection Auction Rakes in Millions

• 🔠 Amazon Primed To Enter The NFT Space

• 👜 Hermes Asks Court For Control Over MetaBirkin NFTs (Coindesk)

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Startbucks Launches Limited Edition NFT Stamps in Web3 Loyalty Program!

Calling all coffee lovers and crypto enthusiasts - Starbucks has released its first ever limited edition non-fungible token (NFT) collection called "The Siren Collection." And lets just say they are brewing up a storm. 

Here are the quick facts:

• Starbucks Odyssey has launched its first-ever NFT collection, called "Stamps," which are earned by completing activities and making in-store purchases.

• The limited edition "Siren Collection" features 2,000 stamps, each priced at $100, with a stunning version of the company's iconic Siren.

• Despite some initial technical difficulties, the collection sold out in just 18 minutes, and the floor price for a Siren Stamp has already skyrocketed to over $550.

• Starbucks Odyssey aims to be a user-friendly experience for non-crypto natives, allowing members to purchase stamps using a credit card.

• Users can also earn NFTs by completing certain in-app challenges.

• Currently the floor price sits at 0.3ETH or ~$400.

Starbucks seems poised to blend the worlds of coffee and web3 with great success. Who knows what delicious and innovative offerings they'll have in store next!

Legendary Soccer Star Lionel Messi Backs Web3 Gaming Startup

Get ready to lace up your cleats and dive into the world of Web3 gaming with Matchday, the soccer-centric startup that just raised a whopping $21 million in seed funding. And who better to back the project than legendary soccer player Lionel Messi and his venture capital firm?

Here are the quick facts:

• Matchday is a scc

• Messi's Play Time firm is one of the investors, alongside Courtside Ventures, Greylock, HackVC, Capricon Investment Group, and Horizons Ventures.

• Matchday has an official license from FIFA and FIFPRO players association, and its games will be optimized for "casual" users.

• The startup previously released a limited-time mini-game during the 2022 Fifa World Cup and gave out 2 million NFT player cards to roughly 600k users.

Get ready to put your soccer skills to the test with Matchday's upcoming suite of games, featuring true ownership of digital items and an untapped audience in the football community. And who knows, maybe you'll even score a Messi NFT collectible while you're at it.

Hermes Goes to Court Again to Protect Birkin Bag Trademark in the Metaverse

Fashion is all about staying ahead of the trend, but when it comes to NFTs, luxury design hourse Hermes is playing defense. After winning a lawsuit against Mason Rothschild's MetaBirkin NFTs, Hermes is now seeking help from a Manhattan federal court to block further NFT sales. 

Here are the quick facts:

• Hermes is seeking to block artist Mason Rothschild from promoting or owning his 'MetaBirkin' NFTs after winning a lawsuit against him for violating thier trademark rights in the famous Birkin bags.

• Despite winning the lawsuit and receiving $133,000 in damages, Hermes took further action as Rothschild continued to market his NFTs.

• The Hermes trial against Metabriking NFTs was a significant milestone as it was the first of its kind in the US.

As NFTs continue to make waves in teh art and fashion industries, it will be interesting to see how companies like Hermes protect their intellectual property in the metaverse. But for now, it looks like they're taking matters into their own hands. 

Bitcoin Ordinals: Yuga Labs' TwelveFold Collection Auction Rakes In Millions

Yuga Lab's Twelve Fold BTC NFT collection sold for a combined $16.5 million worth of BTC with 288 successful bidders during a 24-hour auction. The generative art pieces, inscribed to the Bitcoin blockchain via Ordinals, represent 3D graphics and hand-drawn features. 

Here are the quick facts:

• 288 successful bidders spent a combined $16.5 milloin worth of BTC on Yuga Labs' Twelvefold BTC NFT collection.

• The last 12 pieces of the 300-count limited series will be held for contributors and distributed as part of Yuga's philanthropic programs.

• The generative art pieces are inscribed to the BTC blockchain via Ordinals, each representing 1/100,000,000 of a full Bitcoin.

• The bidding process received criticism for requiring bidders to deposit the full amount of their bids directly with Yuga Labs.

• The success of the auction highlights the growing popularity of Bitcoin NFTs, with a forecasted market of $4.5 billion by 2025.

As the popularity of Bitcoin NFTs continues to grow, it will be interesting to see how digital infrastructure develops to cater to this nascent medium. Who knows what kind of wild and wacky NFT collections we'll see next?

Amazon Primed To Enter The NFT Space

Amazon is reportedly getting into the NFT Space, but they instead want to give customers the ability to purchase NFTs that are tied to real-world assets. So, if you've ever watned to own a digital collectible that is tied to a car, Amazon's got you covered. 

Here are the quick facts: 

• Amazon is developing an NFT platform that will allow customers to purchase NFTs tied to real-world assets.

• The company is planning to notify every Amazon Prime customer in the US about the initiative once it goes live.

• Although there is no set date on the launch, some expect it to come as soon as April 24th, according to The Big Whale.

• This move will be significant since a large coporation will be entering the NFT space which is sure to cause waves.

So, if you're an Amazon Prime member and you've always wanted to own an NFT of a pair of jeans, get ready to add it to your collection. As for the back-end blockchain technology and the integration, it's not entirely clear what Amazon's plans are just yet. 

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