The Nightly Mint: Daily NFT Recap

We’re wrapping up the last full week of May, and the NFT market is seemingly still performing strongly – considering the middling cryptocurrency market at large. Meanwhile, Solana NFTs are getting a nice boost in what the community is calling ‘Solana Summer.’ Can a rising tide lift all boats? Additionally, U.S. case law around NFTs […]
We’re wrapping up the last full week of May, and the NFT market is seemingly still performing strongly – considering the middling cryptocurrency market at large. Meanwhile, Solana NFTs are getting a nice boost in what the community is calling ‘Solana Summer.’ Can a rising tide lift all boats? Additionally, U.S. case law around NFTs […]

We’re wrapping up the last full week of May, and the NFT market is seemingly still performing strongly – considering the middling cryptocurrency market at large.

Meanwhile, Solana NFTs are getting a nice boost in what the community is calling ‘Solana Summer.’ Can a rising tide lift all boats? Additionally, U.S. case law around NFTs – largely unprecedented thus far – is seeing new decisions that could have major impacts on how legal courts interpret cases in the future.

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Latest Mint: Solana NFTs, Apparently

If you’re keeping up with the hype, dominating the conversation this week has been goblintown and Trippin Ape Tribe. The latter has been an explosive project on Solana (the former being on Ethereum), and for a brief period today took the lead over Ethereum in 24-hour volume.

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Solana has been featured as the leading 'altcoin' community, and while other blockchains continue to make strides, it's a 'long game play' for the broader NFT community. | Source: SOL-USD on TradingView.com

Historic NFT Federal Case Law Underway With ‘MetaBirkins’

A new precedent in NFT case law could be underway, as Hermès battles with artist Mason Rothschild over his ‘MetaBirkins’ project. An analysis of some recent decisions in the case by Pierce Atwood LLP reflects that Rothschild’s were a form of artistic expression fitting under the First Amendment. However, the court will still need to decide whether the project’s name has had “sufficiently compelling” enough evidence to show a likelihood of confusion between the fashion firm’s item and the project name.

The ‘Minty Fresh’ Take

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The Nightly Mint: Daily NFT Recap
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