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DraftKings kills NFT business, citing 'legal developments’

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Brayden Lindrea7 hours agoDraftKings kills NFT business, citing "legal developments’It comes four weeks after a federal judge found DraftKings NFTs fell “within the meaning” of the Securities Act and Exchange Act and thus could be securities.2455 Total views49 Total sharesListen to article 0:00NewsOwn this piece of crypto historyCollect this article as NFTJoin us on social networksSports betting platform DraftKings has shut down its nonfungible token business effective immediately due to recent “legal developments.”


It comes four weeks after a federal court judge denied a motion to dismiss from DraftKings related to a class action lawsuit alleging the DraftKings-issued NFTs were unregistered securities.


“After careful consideration, DraftKings has decided to discontinue Reignmakers and our NFT Marketplace, effective immediately, due to recent legal developments,” DraftKings reportedly told users in an email.“This decision was not made lightly, and we believe it is the right course of action.”


NFT collectors of its fantasy sports game Reignmakers will be allowed to access and transfer their assets.Screenshot of email from DraftKings to end Reignmakers and its NFT marketplace. Source: X


DraftKings launched its NFT marketplace on the Ethereum layer 2 Polygon network during the NFT summer of 2021.


Part of this motivation came from seeing how strongly NBA Top Shot NFTs were being embraced, one of the firm’s founders, Matt Kalish, said in February, 2023.


The firm saw “immense” demand from one of its first Tom Brady-themed NFT collectibles, which sold out “immediately.”


But things turned for the worst in March, 2023, when DraftKings customer Justin Dufoe launched a class action against the firm, claiming its NFT met the prongs of the Howey test.


On July 2, the court found that Dufoe “plausibly pled” that DraftKings NFTs were investment contracts and thus securities “within the meaning” of the Securities Act and Exchange Act.


Dapper Labs — the issuer of the NBA Top Shot NFTs — faced a similar court case in June, eventually agreeing to pay $4 million to settle the dispute.


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It comes a day after two artists sued the US securities regulator seeking clarity on whether NFTs fall under the commission’s authority.


Attorneys representing the artists asked the court whether they need to “register” theirNFT art beforeselling it to the public and whether they must make public disclosures about the “risks” of buying their art.


NFTs are set to see their lowest monthly sales volume since November, 2023 this July, raking in a combined $407.8 million so far this month, according to CryptoSlam’s NFT data tracker.


It marks a 74.6% fall in March, which saw a 2024-record of $1.6 billion sales.Monthly NFT sales, unique buyers and unique sellers since June, 2017. Source: CryptoSlam


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