Author Bio
Reuben Gregg Brewer believes dividends are a window into a company s soul. He tries to invest in good souls.
What happened
Shares of
PLBY Group (NASDAQ:PLBY), which calls itself a pleasure and leisure company, but is probably best known as the owner of
Playboy magazine, rose a dramatic 19% in the first hour or so of trading on Tuesday. There was little question as to why, as the company just announced that it plans to jump into the non-fungible token (NFT) space.
So what
Put simply, PLBY Group is looking to mine the archives of its
Playboy content to create digital art that will be sold on Nifty Gateway, an NFT trading platform. Although the art will be based on
One of the best performing former SPACs of 2021 is the
PLBY Group (NASDAQ:PLBY), the company behind the well-known Playboy brand. The company confirmed plans to launch NFTs on Tuesday, sending shares higher.
What Happened: Playboy is teaming up with Nifty Gateway, a platform for non-fungible tokens owned by Gemini.
“What’s equally exciting about our partnership with the Nifty team is our shared commitment to fostering and commissioning new work and supporting up-and-coming artists. We can’t wait to release more details soon,” the company said.
Playboy said the long-term relationship with Nifty Gateway will center on three key areas: The companies will partner to help with artist collaborations, the ongoing effort to incubate and commission new artist NFT works and curation and sales of Playboy’s iconic art collection in NFT form.
Maxon Announces 2021 Lineup of 3D, VFX and Motion Graphics Special Events
FRIEDRICHSDORF, Germany, Feb. 23, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ Maxon has announced its extensive lineup of 2021 events for content creators working in 2D, 3D, motion design, VFX and visualization. In addition to participating in mainstay industry events like SIGGRAPH, NAB, and IBC, Maxon will continue with their popular free online showcase, the 3D & Motion Design Show, the first of which will take place on March 17, 2021.
The 3D & Motion Design Shows will continue to feature presentations from expert motion graphics and VFX artists showcasing professional 3D techniques and real-world production workflows using Maxon’s Cinema 4D, Redshift and the Red Giant product lines. Presentations from each event will be streamed live and will be available online shortly after airing on 3DMotionShow.com as well as the Maxon YouTube channel.
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