DeFi Arts Intelligencer - Dec. 26th, 2020
Welcome to the 49th issue of theย DeFi Arts Intelligencer, your weekly source for key happenings around Ethereum art, collectibles, games, finance, and more. Subscribeย here.
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Thanks to theย Intelligencerโs sponsor this month,ย F1 Delta Time! The NFT sports arena is blooming, and F1 Delta Time is one of the biggest projects in that sector right now. 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. Keep it on your radar accordingly!
For this dispatch:
๐จย Digital Art & Collectibles
Legendary NFT maestroย Pranksyย sold masked zombie CryptoPunk 3831 for 99.99 ETH โฆ


The artistย Hidden Forcesย sold the master layer of โWhoโs the Controller Now?โ on Async Art for 5 ETH โฆ
Black cryptoartistsย have collectively made +1,100 ETH in sales so far this year โฆ


DJ 3LAUย played an epic set for the โRelease the Krakenโ Xmas party at Kraken HQ in Decentraland this week โฆ

Speaking of virtual worlds, there was a spate of majorย Cryptovoxels salesย this week too โฆ
๐น๏ธ Blockchain Games
Theย Axie Infinityย team released a testnet version of itsย Ronin sidechain.
Axie Infinityย also published anย excellent primerย on the ins and outs of Mystic Axies. Donโt miss this one โฆ


No-loss Ethereum savings gameย PoolTogetherย opened up a dedicated UNI prize pool โฆ
The latest version ofย dark forest, a decentralized rts game, is out!
โฆ๏ธโฆ๏ธ DeFi News
Decentralized exchange aggregatorย 1inchย airdropped itsย 1INCH governance tokenย to past users of the protocol.
Borrowing and lending protocolย Aaveย published an explainer on itsย V2 system design upgrade.
๐ฐFresh Content
๐ฐ โHow to collect programmable artโ - me, forย Bankless
๐ฐ โTokenSmart NFT Humpday Report #13: Let's Talk On-Chain Royalties!โ- me, forย nft42
๐บ โNFT Artist Hidden Forces at work!โ - Bitcoinlive
๐๏ธExtra, Extra
Be sure to check out myย cryptoart gallery starter pack! You can earn 0.8 ETH by referring theย OpenSea bundleย as well โฆ


Thanks for reading, and stay creative on- and off-chain!
Keep an ๐๏ธ out for the 1st issue ofย Metaversalย this time next week, too. Cheers โ๏ธย DeFi Arts Intelligencer, signing off.
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About DeFi Arts Intelligencer
Theย DeFi Arts Intelligencerย was curated by me,ย William M. Peaster, a professional writer and editor whoโs been tracking the Ethereum and DeFi beats in recent years. It is being rebranded toย Metaversalย throughย Bankless starting in 2021.
Iโm 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. Iโm 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.
If you have a DeFi tip or lead, questions or comments, or would be interested in commissioning me for a writing gig, you can ping me at wmpeaster@gmail.com or on Telegram atย @wmpeaster.
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