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DeFi Arts Intelligencer - Dec. 26th, 2020
Welcome to the 49th issue of theΒ DeFi Arts Intelligencer, your weekly source for key happenings around Ethereum art, collectibles, games, finance, and more. SubscribeΒ here.
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Thanks to theΒ Intelligencerβs sponsor this month,Β 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:
π¨Β Digital Art & Collectibles
Legendary NFT maestroΒ PranksyΒ sold masked zombie CryptoPunk 3831 for 99.99 ETH β¦


The artistΒ Hidden ForcesΒ sold the master layer of βWhoβs the Controller Now?β on Async Art for 5 ETH β¦
Black cryptoartistsΒ have collectively made +1,100 ETH in sales so far this year β¦


DJ 3LAUΒ played an epic set for the βRelease the Krakenβ Xmas party at Kraken HQ in Decentraland this week β¦

Speaking of virtual worlds, there was a spate of majorΒ Cryptovoxels salesΒ this week too β¦
πΉοΈ Blockchain Games
TheΒ Axie InfinityΒ team released a testnet version of itsΒ Ronin sidechain.
Axie InfinityΒ also published anΒ excellent primerΒ on the ins and outs of Mystic Axies. Donβt miss this one β¦


No-loss Ethereum savings gameΒ PoolTogetherΒ opened up a dedicated UNI prize pool β¦
The latest version ofΒ dark forest, a decentralized rts game, is out!
β¦οΈβ¦οΈ DeFi News
Decentralized exchange aggregatorΒ 1inchΒ airdropped itsΒ 1INCH governance tokenΒ to past users of the protocol.
Borrowing and lending protocolΒ AaveΒ published an explainer on itsΒ V2 system design upgrade.
π°Fresh Content
π° βHow to collect programmable artβ - me, forΒ Bankless
π° βTokenSmart NFT Humpday Report #13: Let's Talk On-Chain Royalties!β- me, forΒ nft42
πΊ βNFT Artist Hidden Forces at work!β - Bitcoinlive
ποΈExtra, Extra
Be sure to check out myΒ cryptoart gallery starter pack! You can earn 0.8 ETH by referring theΒ OpenSea bundleΒ as well β¦


Thanks for reading, and stay creative on- and off-chain!
Keep an ποΈ out for the 1st issue ofΒ MetaversalΒ this time next week, too. Cheers βοΈΒ DeFi Arts Intelligencer, signing off.
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About DeFi Arts Intelligencer
TheΒ DeFi Arts IntelligencerΒ was curated by me,Β William M. Peaster, a professional writer and editor whoβs been tracking the Ethereum and DeFi beats in recent years. It is being rebranded toΒ MetaversalΒ throughΒ Bankless starting in 2021.
Iβm 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. Iβm 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 atΒ @wmpeaster.
If you enjoy this newsletter and want to support it, feel free toΒ subscribeΒ or have a like-minded friend subscribe as well. I have collected NFTs open for offers, too, as well as my ownΒ art NFTsΒ available. Tips also accepted at wmpeaster.eth. Thanks kindly!