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Before we get into it today. Let's get a quick raise of hands👋:

Ok. Onwards.

In today's edition:

• ⚽ Cristiano Ronaldo launches NFT collection with Binance

• 🔎 NFT fraud detection startup, Yakoa, raises $4.8M to help prevent NFT scams

• 🎮 Sony PlayStation has new use cases for NFTs

• 🤗 A meme's NFTs will now support Ukrainian charities

In other news: 

• Yuga Labs acquires Beeple's WENEW and 10KTRF (NFT Lately)

• Nike's Web3 initiative, '.Swoosh' is now live (NFT Lately)

• Steve's Jobs Sandals were just sold along an accompanying NFT for $200k (NFT Lately)

• Machester United is giving away free Tezos NFTs to fans (NFT Lately)

• The highest bid on the BAYC that Justin Bieber bought for $1.3M is now $67k (Decrypt)

• 192,340 Bitcoin has moved off exchanges in the past 7 days (Watcher.Guru)

• TechCrunch gives a positive prognosis to the NFT market (TechCrunch)

• Blockfi prepares for potential bankruptcy (crypto.news)

• Stablecoin issuer Circle adds Apple Pay support (Cointelegraph)

Some other stuff we are digging this week:

• Some great NFT influencers to follow on Twitter (Coinbound)

• How computer vision could help NFT authenticity (Pastel.Network)

• The path for Bitcoin to be true digital cash (Bitcoin Magazine)

Trending collections:

• Monomyth By Hear You [Floor Price - 0.05 ETH]

• Supercute World [Floor Price - 0.10 ETH]

• Castaways - Treasure Chests [Floor Price - 0.04 ETH]

Cristiano Ronaldo Kick-Starts First NFT Collection 

After the Game of Thrones-esque absolute thunderclap they gave FTX, Binance is now working with helping Cristiano Ronaldo to launch an NFT collection.

The series launches today.

Here's what we know: 

• Each NFT showcases iconic moments of Ronaldo's life, from career-defining goals to childhood moments in Portugal.

• The collection of digital assets has four rarity levels: Super Rare (SR), Super Super Rare (SSR), Rare (R) and Normal (N).

• Prices of the assets vary from 77 BUSD to 10,000 BUSD depending on the rarity levels.

• You can purchase these beauties on the Binance marketplace on November 18 (9am UTC).

• Get in there quick for a SSR NFT - there's only 5 available!

Yakoa Raises $4.8M to Detect NFT Fraud 

Sick of seeing people copy the artwork of NFTs and claim the artwork as their own? Yakoa NFT startup recently raised $4.8M to build tools for fighting intellectual property fraud in Web3. 

Here's what we know: 

• Yakoa's tools detect copies or infringement probabilities on original NFTs.

• The tools have the features to notify platforms, brands and creators of these fraudulent activities.

• The startup's roadmap includes expansion to nearly every blockchain.

• Collab+Currency, Volt Capital, Brevan Howard Digital, Data Community Fund, Alliance DAO, Uniswap Labs Ventures, Orange DAO, Time Zero Capital AND Sunset Ventures led the funding round.

Sony PlayStation Gets Its NFT Game On 

Sony's new patent will allow gamers to own unique in-game assets and collectibles from celebrities, activities, esports winners and more. 

Here's what we know:

• Sony applied fora patent in 2021 to track NFTs in video games using blockchain technology.

• The patent for using a blockchain to record digital media assets—including gameplay, video clips and metadata—was finally made early this week (November 10).

• Xbox and Microsoft are also showing interest in Web3 for the near future.

• Following the limitless use cases of blockchain technology, it's a no brainer.

'Woman Yelling at a Cat' NFTs Support Ukrainians

We are big fans of a good ol' meme. Now, we are stoked that memes can change the world! The 'Woman Yelling at a Cat' meme has been minted into an NFT to aid the people of Ukraine. 

Here's what we know: 

• Unchain manages the charity proceeds for Ukrainians.

• Taylor Armstrong, the cat's family (Smudge) and the Ukrainian PR community support the PR community.

• The auction begins November 18 at 1pm (EST) via Foundation.

• You should check out these NFT-related memes, just for the bants.

• Don't let this woman stop ya. 👇

Reminder: You have until the end of this month to earn hundreds of dollars in ETH.

Today's edition was written by Leah Alger and Ty Smith.

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