NFT Market Matures in 2025: Utility, Gaming, and RWA Drive Growth

In 2025, the NFT market matured beyond its speculative bubble, shifting toward functional utility and sustainable growth. Market leaders included Cryptopunks, Courtyard, Dmarket and Pudgy Penguins. The 2025 NFT Landscape: From Hype to Utility In 2025, the non-fungible token ( NFT) market underwent a significant transformation, moving beyond the hype that defined the 2021-2022 bubble. … Read more

Gaming Platform Launches Feature to Unlock Utility for Legacy Sports NFTs

A sports gaming platform has introduced a new cross‑chain wallet linking feature that allows fans to verify ownership of non-fungible tokens across multiple blockchains and instantly unlock in‑game utility. Rescuing ‘Digital Dust’ from Isolated Collections SCOR, the protocol focused on programmable sports IP, has unveiled a new feature aimed at reactivating tens of thousands of … Read more

Koda Nexus Opens in Otherside, Bored Ape Yacht Club Creator Debuts Social Hub

Yuga Labs launches Koda Nexus in Otherside metaverse as a central, evolving social and onchain hub. Yuga Labs opens the Koda Nexus in its Otherside metaverse on Nov. 12, 2025, unveiling a persistent city‑style hub with districts, an ancient temple core and recurring challenges, announced by co‑founder Greg Solano. Summit features let users log in … Read more

Yuga Labs Partners With Amazon Games to Launch NFT Game in Otherside

Yuga Labs announced a partnership with Amazon Games at Apefest in Las Vegas to develop a co‑branded non-fungible token (NFT) game within the Otherside metaverse, with Otherdeed landholders integrated into the game ecosystem and the Voyager Boximus NFT series granting early access. The collaboration aims to accelerate mainstream adoption of web3 gaming by combining Yuga … Read more

Meta Lays off Over 100 Metaverse Division Employees

Meta has reportedly laid off over 100 employees part of Reality Labs, its metaverse-focused division. According to reports, the layoffs impacted ongoing efforts to create experiences for Meta’s virtual reality (VR) headsets and the division in charge of developing VR and metaverse hardware. Meta spokesperson Tracy Clayton acknowledged that layoffs did happen, stating that some … Read more

Trump Organization Trademark Filing Hints at Potential Metaverse and NFT Platform

The Trump Organization has filed a trademark application for “TRUMP,” a move that could signal potential plans to launch a metaverse and NFT trading platform, according to social media discussions and public records from February 2025. Trump Organization Signals Interest in Metaverse, NFT Space Through Trademark While the filing does not confirm a definitive launch, … Read more