NFT Trading Is Ice Cold But Developers Are Still Hot for Web3 This week, new reports were released that point to a major slowdown in NFT trading. Plus, Etihad Airways will soon let its community of frequent fliers stake NFTs for miles.

NFT Trading Volume Is Sinking, But It’s Not Stopping Developers From Entering Web3 According to Alchemy’s Q2 Web3 Development Report, while NFT trading volume fell 41%, almost six million smart contracts were deployed across chains including Ethereum and Polygon.

The Ordinals Team is Creating a Non-Profit to Support Bitcoin NFT Developers The team behind the Ordinals protocol, led by Casey Rodarmor, has created the Open Ordinals Institute to grow its ecosystem without compromising neutrality.

Apple Invites Developers to Vision Pro Coding Labs, Reveals Top-Secret Rules for Tester Kits Earlier this week, Apple started accepting applications for one-day Vision Pro developer labs in Cupertino, London, Munich, Shanghai, Singapore, and Tokyo. These coding labs will allow developers to test and optimize their apps on visionOS, and Apple employees will be available to help with setup and troubleshooting. Apple has since started ema…

Google will start pushing Android developers hard for large screen support Image: GoogleGoogle will start highlighting apps in Google Play that offer good full-screen support on Android tablets and foldables — and shaming the ones that don’t. The company announced the changes in a blog post yesterday in a clear bid to get developers on board with supporting larger screens for the OS. “To promote high-quality apps that …

Apple opens Vision Pro headset applications for developers, but they can’t talk about it Apple opened up Vision Pro developer kit applications on Monday, ahead of a planned 2024 launch for the $3,499 headset.

Roblox is going to let developers offer subscriptions in their experiences Illustration: The VergeRoblox is developing tools that will let developers offer subscriptions within their experiences, according to a blog post published Tuesday, which could prove to be a major new way for developers to make money in their experiences. Roblox already offers developers a lot of ways to monetize their experiences, including the…

Apple Seeds Release Candidate Version of watchOS 9.6 to Developers Apple today seeded release candidate version of an upcoming watchOS 9.6 update to developers for testing purposes, with the software update coming a week after the release of the fifth beta. The RC marks the final version of the software that will be provided to the public. To install the watchOS 9.6 update, developers will need to download the…

Apple Seeds Fifth Beta of watchOS 9.6 to Developers Apple today seeded the fifth beta of an upcoming watchOS 9.6 update to developers for testing purposes, with the software update coming two weeks after the release of the fourth beta. To install the watchOS 9.6 update, developers will need to download the configuration profile from the Apple Developer Center. Once installed, ‌watchOS 9.6 can b…