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SpaceBudz Sells First Million-Dollar NFT
The NFT market on Cardano has boomed ever since smart contracts capability was introduced on the blockchain. Although these smart contracts are not required for minting NFTs, they brought more users to the network, which, in turn, brought more interest into NFTs minted on the platform. Various artists have released and sold their NFTs on the blockchain, and now, SpaceBudz has successfully recorded the first Cardano NFT sale above $1 million.ADA price trading at $2.11 | Source:SpaceBudz is an NFT platform that is built on the Cardano blockchain. The SpaceBudz consists of 10,000 unique NFTs which users can personally own after they purchase it. The project broadcasts its sale on Twitter via a that reports every listing and sale of a SpaceBudz NFT.
SOLD – SpaceBud #9936 was bought for 510000 — SpaceBudz Bot (@spacebudzbot)
Cardano Celebrates Ada Lovelace
Cardano’s native token ADA is named after one of the earliest programmers on record. Ada Lovelace is one of the women who pioneered software programming after the first computers were used in the 1940s. Members of the community refer to themselves as Lovelaces, an ode to the mathematician.Today is Ada Lovelace Day – celebrating one of the earliest tech pioneers & programmers! It is an international celebration of the achievements of women in science, technology, engineering & math, to increase the profile of women in STEM — Input Output (@InputOutputHK)
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Cardano Foundation has been making marked contributions to innovation and growth in the science and technology sector, and founder Charles Hoskinson is set to tour the continent of Africa as the foundation invests in startups building on the blockchain in the region. The Africa tour is scheduled to start in South Africa but a departure time has not been announced yet.Featured image from The Cryptonomist, chart from TradingView.com