NFT sales plunge in Q3, down by 60% from Q2

It was a mixed day for Asia's stock markets as oil prices climbed and the US dollar fell. NFT sales, however, took a sharp plunge in the third quarter, down 60% from the second quarter. In other news, 'Rich Dad Poor Dad' author Robert Kiyosaki says the 'everything crash' is underway, and pro-Russian groups have raised nearly $400,000 in cryptocurrency to fund Moscow's war with Ukraine and evade US sanctions, according to a new report.

• Sales of NFTs (non-fungible tokens) plunge in Q3, down by 60% from Q2, as the craze for digital art and other assets appears to be cooling off.
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