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Binance Supports Bitcoin NFT

Crypto asset (virtual currency) exchange Binance will soon support Ordinals, so-called Bitcoin NFTs, on its NFT marketplace. It is in response to the growing demand for Bitcoin NFTs. The platform already supports Ethereum, Polygon, and NFTs issued on the exchange’s native blockchain, the BNB chain. To make life easier for users, Binance will allow users to purchase Bitcoin NFTs through their Binance account even if they do not have a Bitcoin wallet that supports Bitcoin NFTs.

• Bitcoin NFT, Growing Popularity: Popular NFT marketplace Magic Eden has launched support for Bitcoin NFTs, and NFT platform Gamma.io has made it easier to issue and buy Bitcoin NFTs. Yuga Labs has launched the Bitcoin NFT collection “TwelveFold” with sales reaching $16.5 million.

Elon Musk Tweets Miladys

Twitter CEO Elon Musk tweeted an image of NFT “Milady” with the words “There is no meme, I love you”, prompting Milady’s floor prices to skyrocket on major marketplace OpenSea . At one point, it hit a record high of 7.3 Ethereum (ETH, about $13,700, about 1,840,000 yen). At the time of this writing, it has fallen to around 4.25 ETH.

• influenceIn the past, when Musk tweeted about some cryptocurrency project, prices briefly spiked. Musk is a known proponent of Dogecoin (DOGE), which surged after he temporarily changed the Twitter logo to Dogecoin’s mascot Shiba Inu. Dogecoin plunged after Musk reverted to the traditional blue bird logo.

Custody companies support women

Crypto custody company Aegis Custody is offering six months of free service to crypto companies founded or led by women. The company’s founder and CEO, Serra Wei, recalls the challenges she faced when she entered Web3, and that she provided other women with end-to-end custody and security services. He told CoinDesk that he decided to offer .

• Lower barriers to entry: Wei said the initiative aims to make it easier for women to enter Web3 by freeing up resources (custody and security) so that they can focus on development and growth.

｜Translation: coindesk JAPAN
｜Editing: Takayuki Masuda
｜Image: Milady NFT (Screenshot via Twitter, modified by CoinDesk)
｜Original: Musk’s Milady Meme, Opening Up Ordinals