Starbucks to End NFT Program, Ghostface Killah on Bitcoin Ordinals: Nifty Newsletter
In this week's flyer, read about nonfungible token (NFT) marketplace SuperRare expanding into Bitcoin Ordinals and American rapper Ghostface Killah releasing music on Bitcoin. Find out how Indian Railways is celebrating the festival with NFTs and why Starbucks is twisting its NFT reward program.
Starbucks says its NFT rewards program should end.
Coffee retailer Starbucks has announced the end of its rewards program that allowed customers to collect NFT stamps, making way for new initiatives. The “Odyssey Beta Program” — Starbucks' rewards program that allows customers to play coffee-related games for NFTs — will close on March 31.
However, the coffee company said that the Odyssey marketplace, where users can trade digital stamps, will be moved to the Nifty marketplace, where users will continue to buy and sell stamps.
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Wu-Tang Clan's Ghostface Killah drops special music as Bitcoin Ordinals
Dennis David Coles, an American rapper known as “Ghostface Killah” from the hip hop group Wu-Tang Clan, will be releasing music on Bitcoin Ordinals. The rapper announced that the set will have a supply of 10,000 and will be free mint.
According to the rapper, owners of NFTs will have zero Creative Commons rights to music. This means that the copyright interest is waived, allowing them to build on the work as they wish.
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All aboard when Indian Railways releases NFT train tickets
To celebrate the Hindu festival of Holi, Indian Railways is offering NFT tickets for Delhi-bound trains between March 20 and April 2. Passengers of two newly launched trains will receive their tickets in the form of NFTs.
With NFT tickets, the country aims to enhance the travel experience by providing personalized digital collections that can be verified through blockchain. The Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation of India has stated that the tickets are not just digital souvenirs but cultural celebrations.
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SuperRare Expands to Bitcoin Ordinals, Unveils “No Brainers” NFT Collection
NFT marketplace SuperRare has announced that it has partnered with art platform Gamma to create a Bitcoin Ordinals space. With the partnership, SuperRare, which originally only supported Ethereum transactions, will strive to support multiple blockchains.
Zach Younger, Senior Vice President of SuperRare Labs, said the move was in response to the strong interest in Bitcoin Ordinals from their artist community. To celebrate Bitcoin's move to integrate NFTs, the company has partnered with artist Deadly Acid to launch a Bitcoin-based NFT collection.
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Thanks for reading this roundup of the week's most notable developments in the NFT space. Come back next Wednesday for more reports and insights into this actively growing space.
