Today, two altcoins, Solana blockchain's native token SOL and the crypto exchange FTX's FTT hit new highs, $194.82 and $83.41 respectively.
Related: Bitcoin exchange FTX launches NFT minting feature
On September 6, major crypto trading platform FTX revealed that it plans to release an NFT marketplace soon. First time the FTX CEO, Sam Bankman-Fried talked about the project was in June.
Due to blockchain interoperability, the upcoming platform will provide token trading through Solana and Ethereum. NFT deposits and withdrawals will come to the marketplace within the following few weeks.
Along with the news, Bankman-Fried introduced his test pixel art for sale. The NFT was sold for $270.000 through an auction.
History being made@SBF_FTX's 1/1 "test' NFT has been sold for $270,000 USD https://t.co/R35DbNBEQa pic.twitter.com/0VYwOUQVrW
— FTX - Built By Traders, For Traders (@FTX_Official) September 7, 2021
At the moment, FTX ranks 26th as the largest cryptocurrency by market cap, which stands at above $7.1 B at the moment. As for SOL, the coin ranks 7th. Its market cap stands at above $53 B.
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The global crypto market cap is $2.26 trillion. Bitcoin trades at around $59.000 with a market dominance of 42.32%.