DeFi Arts Intelligencer - Dec. 12th, 2020

Welcome to the 47th issue of the DeFi Arts Intelligencer, your weekly source for key happenings around Ethereum art, collectibles, games, finance, and more. Subscribe here.

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The NFT sports arena is exciting, and one of the biggest projects of note in that sector right now is F1 Delta Time. The Formula 1 blockchain-based game has brought in 100s of ETH worth of transactions in recent weeks, which shows the game is booming lately. It’s time to pay attention accordingly!

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For this dispatch:

🎨 Digital Art & Collectibles

• For my second Async Art advocacy campaign, I’ve teamed up with the talented multidisciplinary cryptoartist Hidden Forces to get the word out on his coming multi-layered masterpiece, “Who’s the Controller Now?” More on that soon. For now, learn more about the artist through my profile piece!

William M. Peaster @WPeaster

Starting my 2nd @AsyncArt advocacy campaign with @ForcesHidden, a multidisciplinary cryptoartist releasing a very powerful work later this month, "Who's the Controller Now?" Dive into the artist's fascinating profile here: beta.cent.co/artsdefi/+z8kf… #art #cryptoart #NFT #ETH

• Acclaimed artist and “Everydays” pioneer beeple did +1M in volume (21 1/1s, 3 open editions for 5 minutes, and 100 $1 editions) on Nifty Gateway this weekend! Big congrats to the artist, and to the NFT space overall. Check out his epic 1/1s schedule below …

• For some high level NFT analysis, look to none other than Sean Ono Lennon this week …

  Sean Ono Lennon @seanonolennon

  A lot of people are missing the point here. This isn’t about materialism, this is about crypto changing the power balance for artists and fans. Taking away the need for bloated 3rd parties and allowing direct access and participation between creators and audience.

• Art Blocks Drop #2 is out!

  artblocks @artblocks_io

  Art Blocks drop #2 with fantastic works from @pxlqqq and @DaimAlYad will happen today at 2pm Central US time! Join us at artblocks.io as we watch beautiful artwork minted and generated algorithmically in real time. #p5js #genArt #ETH #NFT

  artblocks.ioArt BlocksGenerative Content Hosted on the Ethereum Blockchain

• MetaFactory’s $ROBOT token was just airdropped to all MetaFactory buyers and sellers …

  MetaFactory @TheMetaFactory

  🤖 The ROBOT airdrop for all buyers and designers is complete! Join our Discord and verify your token balance to get access to the member only channels: discord.gg/T4WPu6vWKB We will be having our weekly members call at 1PM PST, be sure to join before then to get access!

  

• Two great new cryptoart resources dropped this week: cryptoart.io and NFTArtPulse.

• Leading Ethereum cryptoart platform SuperRare unveiled permissionless digital art auctions.

• Messari is making a lot of sense lately …

  Messari @MessariCrypto

  “Almost every type of NFT built to date is likely to get traction eventually.”

  

🕹️ Blockchain Games

• Leading Ethereum game Axie Infinity is seeing record activity levels …

  DappRadar @DappRadar

  .@AxieInfinity hits all-time highs in terms of on-chain activity in Nov. Mainly a measure of activity on the game’s marketplace, the trailing 30d average breached 2k active wallets for the first time, while there was a 1-day spike of >6k active wallets. dappradar.com/blog/state-of-…

  

• Send some Small Love Potions ($SLP) for Christmas this year!

  Gabby Dizon @gabusch

  Give the gift of breeding this yMas your fellow @AxieInfinity owner! Small Love Potions ($SLP) are now available as a gift option at ygift.to Choose a cover image for your gift, how much $SLP you are sending, and your recipient ETH address. Happy breeding!

  

• The Neon District PvP system just went live!

  Neon District @neondistrictRPG

  We've waited 3 years to say this... NEON DISTRICT PVP IS GOING LIVE #Cyberpunk #Gaming

• Global fantasy ⚽ game Sorare brought in ~$350k volume this week.

♦️♦️ DeFi News

• The Eth2 deposit contract now has over 1.2M deposited …

  Alex Svanevik 🧭 @ASvanevik

  This train is not stopping 😎 #ETH2

  

• I did a write-up on some interesting yield farms right now in the DeFi Pulse Farmer. Please exercise caution …

  DeFi Pulse 🍇 @defipulse

  NEW EDITION 📰 DeFi Pulse Farmer #19 yieldfarmer.substack.com/p/defi-pulse-f… Farm of the Week: @emptysetdollar Conservative Farmer: @idlefinance Plow of the Week: @tokenterminal This week's Alpha Leaker: @balajis Thank you to our sponsors @VesperFi, @dextfprotocol, and @TrustToken's TrueFi.

  

  yieldfarmer.substack.comDeFi Pulse Farmer #19Catch up on a new week in DeFi as we recap DeFi’s TVL, the Farm of the week, the latest Governance updates, and more!

📰Fresh Content

• 📰 “WOCA is raising funds through Gitcoin Grants” - WOCA

• 📰 “TokenSmart NFT Humpday Report #11: SuperRare Embraces ‘Coldie Method,’ and That's Great for Cryptoart”- me, for nft42

• 📰 “Crypto Art: A Decentralized View” - Massimo Franceschet, et al.

Thanks for reading, and stay creative on- and off-chain!

Keep an 👁️ out for the 48th issue of the DeFi Arts Intelligencer this time next week, too. Cheers ✌️

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About DeFi Arts Intelligencer

The DeFi Arts Intelligencer is curated by me, William M. Peaster, a professional writer and editor who’s been tracking the Ethereum and DeFi beats in recent years.

I’m passionate about art and a DeFi/NFT optimist, so putting together this newsletter is both fun and informative for me. I hope others may find the content helpful, too. But be mindful, the information herein should not be construed as investment advice. I’m not a financial adviser, and these are my opinions. Always take care to seriously consider the various layers of risk you face in participating in the still-maturing cryptoeconomy.

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