The copyright of Disney's first short film featuring Mickey Mouse, "Steamboat Willie," expires on January 1, 2024, and one of the earliest versions of Mickey Mouse is now freely available to the public. After the copyright expired, the three Non-fungible Token series related to this version of the original Mickey Mouse became OpenSea's top three sales in the past 24 hours, of which the "Steamboat Willie Public Domain 2024" Non-fungible Token series reached about $1.2 million in trading volume and ranked first, the "Steamboat Willie" Non-fungible Token series and the "Steamboat Willies Riverboat" Non-fungible Token The series finished second and third, respectively.

Odaily Planet Daily News Blur data shows that the Mickey Mouse Non-fungible Token project "Steamboat Willie Public Domain 2024" has a single-day trading volume of 450.98 ETH, and the current floor price is 0.171 ETH. According to CNN, the copyright of Disney's first short film featuring Mickey Mouse, "Steamboat Willie," expires on January 1, 2024, which means that one of the earliest versions of Mickey Mouse will be freely available to the public. However, many of Disney's subsequent improvements to Mickey Mouse are still protected by copyright.

Hiroshi "Mickey" Mikitani, CEO of Japanese tech giant Rakuten, said in an interview that it plans to launch its own large language model (LLM) in the next two months, as reported by CNBC on December 11. Since Rakuten is involved in multiple business areas such as banking, e-commerce, and telecommunications, it has a large amount of "unique" data to train its large language models. He said that before opening up to enterprises, the company plans to use AI models internally to improve operational efficiency, and expects to improve marketing effectiveness by 20% through the model.

Jinse Finance reported that Cryptoys, a web3 startup backed by Andreessen Horowitz, announced that it will launch a new series to commemorate the most iconic character of the media company, Mickey Mouse. The new digital toy series of "Mickey and Friends" will be released next month, Priced at $39.99. The 15-piece collection features different "skin designs" and rarities, the company said in a statement. Cryptoys raised $23 million last year in a Series A round backed by toymaker Mattel.

According to news on August 19, Stephen Teglas, CEO of the NFT project Cool Cats, announced his resignation. Clon, the founder and digital artist of the project, will serve as the leader and be responsible for the overall strategy and daily operations. It is reported that Stephen Teglas previously worked for Disney and Warner Brothers, and was responsible for the brand management and commercialization of their consumer products. During his tenure at Disney, Teglas was responsible for establishing partnerships with other brands and granting franchise rights. He was responsible for projects including Mickey and Minnie, Frozen, Cars, Toy Story, etc., and the partner brands include NBA, Marc Jacobs, and Vans. During his tenure at Warner Bros., Teglas was responsible for the commercialization of projects such as DC Comics and Harry Potter.

According to news on August 19, Stephen Teglas, CEO of the NFT project Cool Cats, announced his resignation. Clon, the founder and digital artist of the project, will serve as the leader and be responsible for the overall strategy and daily operations. It is reported that Stephen Teglas previously worked for Disney and Warner Brothers, and was responsible for the brand management and commercialization of their consumer products. During his tenure at Disney, Teglas was responsible for establishing partnerships with other brands and granting franchise rights. He was responsible for projects including Mickey and Minnie, Frozen, Cars, Toy Story, etc., and the partner brands include NBA, Marc Jacobs, and Vans. During his tenure at Warner Bros., Teglas was responsible for the commercialization of projects such as DC Comics and Harry Potter.