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POAP founder Isabel announced that after more than 5 years of operation, the POAP project will gradually come to an end.Isabel stated that over the past few years, POAP has minted millions of digital collectibles in hundreds of communities and collaborated with global institutions such as Coinbase, Amex, Warner Music Group (WMG), and Bayer. Additionally, POAP completed large-scale applications during the Devcon event, minting over 8,000 collectibles in one week, and launched the Airport Rally event, allowing collectors worldwide to obtain POAP at airports.Isabel noted that POAP holds special significance for many, but due to the impact of the financing cycles and distribution models in the crypto industry, it has become difficult to establish a sustainable business model without sacrificing the project's core philosophy. At the same time, the rapidly changing technological infrastructure and market cycles have also increased operational challenges.She summarized POAP's experience by stating that user communities are the most undervalued assets of a business, and truly valuable products can spread the brand through users; connecting with users remains a core value that should not be overshadowed by short-term technological hype and price speculation; in a rapidly changing market environment, long-term accumulation and brand trust will become important moats.Isabel mentioned that there are currently no decisions made regarding the next steps, but she is contemplating the development direction of the Go-To-Market (GTM) model for businesses in the AI era.

The blockchain attendance proof protocol POAP announced that it will enter maintenance mode starting March 16, 2026, ceasing the onboarding of new issuers, but existing issuers, integrations, and collection tools will continue to operate.POAP co-founder Isabel Gonzalez stated that the platform successfully found its niche in the crypto-native community but failed to break out of the niche to achieve larger-scale expansion. The platform began charging commercial clients in 2023 to sustain operations, but still could not support further development.Since its first issuance at the 2019 ETHDenver hackathon, POAP has minted over 6.7 million tokens, attracting more than 37,000 issuers, including brands like Adidas and Porsche. The team is currently focused on building an open digital collectibles standard to provide a more sustainable infrastructure for community event records and participation certification.

According to the official blog, Animoca Brands has completed the acquisition of the digital collectibles and gaming company SOMO.SOMO owns products such as "SOMO Codex," "SOMO Duel," and its flagship game "SOMO Battleground," with an ecosystem dedicated to transforming digital collectibles into playable, livestreamable, and tradable assets across games.Yat Siu, co-founder and executive chairman of Animoca Brands, stated that SOMO is building a cultural operating system for collectibles, which complements the company's existing portfolio. By integrating SOMO into its ecosystem, Animoca Brands plans to leverage its global network of games, communities, and partners to drive cross-platform promotion and community growth for the SOMO brand.

ChainCatcher message, according to the Web3 asset data platform RootData X tracking data, in the past 7 days, connecting real-world collectibles to the blockchain Collector has become the project with the most new X (Twitter) top personality followers. New influential figures on X who have followed this project include anonymous Twitter KOL Inversebrah(@inversebrah), well-known analyst 0xWizard(@0xcryptowizard), and SpiderCrypto(@SpiderCrypto0x).In addition, the projects with the most top personality followers on X also include Surf and Goblin.

ChainCatcher news, according to the official Twitter message, the NFT Pump series of collectibles has officially landed on TRONSCAN and TronLink Wallet. Users can now view NFT Pump collectibles through the TronLink collectibles module or the Tronscan wallet interface, enjoying a smooth browsing and trading experience.

ChainCatcher news, according to the official announcement, UpbitNFT will open trading and deposit/withdrawal services for 5 new collectibles on February 28, 2025, including PirateNation-Founder'sPirates (PIRATE), Yawanawa, and Refik Anadol's WindsofYawanawa (YAWANAWA). Users can deposit and withdraw NFTs using their registered Metamask.

ChainCatcher News, David Sacks, the "czar" of artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency appointed by President Trump, stated that he views NFTs and Memecoins as "collectibles" rather than securities or commodities. Collectibles have different tax procedures compared to securities and commodities.

ChainCatcher news, newly appointed cryptocurrency special advisor David Sacks detailed the three main focuses of the digital asset working group during an interview with Fox Business News: establishing market structure and clarifying digital asset classifications, expanding the dollar's dominance through stablecoins, and assessing national digital asset reserve programs.Regarding concerns about potential conflicts of interest related to the TRUMP coin, Sacks stated that the token is similar to collectibles like baseball cards, and there are no worries. He emphasized opposition to CBDCs, supported the development of stablecoins, and pointed out that expanding the digital dominance of the dollar is expected to create trillions of dollars in demand for U.S. Treasury bonds, helping to support debt and lower long-term interest rates. On the digital asset reserve program, Sacks mentioned that it is still in the evaluation stage and no final decision has been made yet.

ChainCatcher news, according to a report by CryptoSlam, Ethereum NFTs saw a month-over-month increase of 76%, with sales reaching $201 million. This accounts for 66% of all NFT sales in the past seven days. Sales of Bitcoin-based NFTs amounted to $40 million, while sales of Solana-based collectibles reached $29 million. The weekly transaction volume for Mythos Chain, Immutable, Polygon, and BNB Chain totaled $25.9 million. This week's transaction volume also surpassed the NFT sales record of $296 million in September, when the monthly transaction volume for digital collectibles was at its lowest level since 2021.

ChainCatcher message, on-chain detective ZachXBT responded to the deployment of the ERC-20z token event, stating: "Zora's user interface currently does not inform creators that an ERC 20 token will be launched after the open edition NFT minting ends. If people continue to @ me in the posts, I will dilute this topic with more minting works that have no end date and may take other actions (replacing artworks on Zora with blank images). I never intended for people to speculate on the investigation; I just wanted a free digital collectible that could be permanently archived on the blockchain (for example: see my previous Mirror article)."Previous news, according to GMGN data, after the market value of the ERC-20z token deployed by ZachXBT exceeded 14 million dollars, it has since retreated.

ChainCatcher news, the WeChat official account of the People's Court of Laiwu District, Jinan City announced typical cases of the application of the Civil Code in Shandong courts 167, the legal attributes of digital collectibles and the validity of their trading behavior (Yang vs. a cultural creative company in a sales contract dispute). The key points of the ruling indicate that digital collectibles are a type of online virtual property. Currently, there are no legal prohibitions against the issuance and trading of digital collectibles in our country. As long as the parties involved have the corresponding civil capacity and their intentions are genuine, the trading behavior of digital collectibles between civil subjects should be recognized as legal and valid.Digital collectibles have both collection and investment attributes, which carry a high market risk. Buyers aiming to profit from the price differences in the secondary market for digital collectibles should not be recognized as consumers under the "Consumer Rights Protection Law" and should bear the corresponding risks of market price fluctuations.

ChainCatcher news, Australian listed music company Vinyl Group has acquired the assets of London-based Serenade, a platform focused on digital and physical collectibles, in a share transaction worth up to $1.6 million.Vinyl Group CEO Josh Simons stated that the company launched its own website last year, aiming to digitally replicate the "crate-digging" experience. This acquisition marks the company's expansion into the UK and European markets while enhancing its product offerings in the digital collectibles space. "Our plan has always been to expand the product offerings on Vinyl.com, including music merchandise, digital collectibles, and experiences that connect fans and creators. Acquiring Serenade is the next step in that process," Simons said.According to the terms of the agreement, Vinyl has prepaid $553,000 in shares, with an additional $1 million contingent on revenue and profit targets.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, the Trump Silver Commemorative Coin TRUMP COINS is officially on sale today, and the waitlist registration is now open. "This first edition silver coin is made from the highest quality materials, and it is not just a collectible, but a symbol of resilience, prosperity, and national pride."Previous news, former U.S. President Trump launched his first edition silver commemorative coin TRUMP COINS.

ChainCatcher news, according to the Legal Daily, the Economic Crime Investigation Team of the Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau has publicly reported that recently, the police dismantled a gang that organized and led pyramid selling activities under the guise of investing in virtual collectibles. The case involves over a hundred participants in the pyramid scheme, with an amount involved exceeding 2.8 million USD. The police remind that any activity that requires payment of an "entry fee" under the guise of investment, encourages recruitment of new members, and uses the number of people developed as a basis for compensation is a disguise for pyramid schemes. The general public should recognize the essence of pyramid schemes and enhance their awareness of prevention.According to police investigations, the pyramid scheme organization introduced "game rules" to the public through on-site lectures and WeChat group messages, attracting unspecified individuals to recharge and purchase under the pretext of investing in virtual collectibles, thereby earning profits and causing financial losses to many. Through the analysis and connection of police reports across the city, the police believe that this investment project is suspected of organizing and leading pyramid selling activities.Upon investigation, it was found that the organization had a complete member registration rule, and its profit-sharing model was divided into dynamic and static types. After participants recharge, they settle using virtual currency to obtain "static dividends." In addition, members can also obtain "dynamic dividends" by developing downlines, i.e., through the "recruitment" method.The police remind that some criminals turn "digital collectibles" and "virtual currency" into their own "wealth codes," using the concept and technology of the digital economy as a disguise to engage in illegal fundraising and other criminal activities. They attract investments and defraud money by boasting, exaggerating their value, or creating worthless "pseudo-coins." The general public should remain vigilant in their daily lives and avoid falling victim to scams.

ChainCatcher news, Conflux and China Mobile Migu have announced a deep cooperation agreement in the field of Web3.0, which will extend cooperation covering multiple areas based on the underlying infrastructure of the Tree Graph blockchain (Conflux).According to the agreement, Conflux and China Mobile Migu will conduct joint development, application, and promotion on the Tree Graph public chain, including but not limited to video ringtones digital collectibles, digital identity (DID), and blockchain communication hardware. This collaboration with Conflux marks China Mobile Migu's first exploration of Web3.0 applications based on public chain infrastructure.

ChainCatcher news, according to community reports, QQ Music's "TME Digital Collection" has opened a refund channel, and the specific refund website is: https://y.qq.com/m/digital_collection/client/refund/index.html?&miniplayer=1.Previously reported, QQ Music has shut down the TME Digital Collection business, and the original team members have been internally reassigned.