NFT gas usage drops, Ordinals nonprofit launches: Nifty Newsletter
An NFT trader who noticed a bot was copying his trades tricked the bot out of 800 ETH, worth around $1.5 million. In this week’s newsletter, read about how the team behind Bitcoin Ordinals plans to drive the development of nonfungible tokens (NFTs) on Bitcoin and find out why metaverse platform The Sandbox requires Know Your Customer (KYC) checks for staking. In other news, learn why NFT gas usage is on a downward trend, and don’t forget this week’s Nifty News, featuring an NFT trader tricking a bot and bagging $1.5 million in profit . Bitcoin Ordinals team launches nonprofit to grow protocol development The team behind Bitcoin Ordinals has launched a nonprofit aiming to boost the development of NFTs on Bitcoin. Dubbed the Open Ordinals Institute, the nonprofit will provide funding for Ordinals developers. The Bitcoin Ordinals protocol was launched in January, and it rapidly became one of the most popular trends in crypto. Users rushed to inscribe their assets like NFTs and Bitcoi...