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DeFi Arts Intelligencer - Oct. 17th, 2020

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DeFi Arts Intelligencer - Oct. 17th, 2020

William M. Peaster
Oct 17, 2020
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Welcome to the 39th issue of the DeFi Arts Intelligencer, your weekly source for key happenings around Ethereum art, collectibles, games, finance, and more. Subscribe here.

๐Ÿ”ถ๐Ÿ”ท๐Ÿ”ถ๐Ÿ”ท๐Ÿ”ถ๐Ÿ”ท๐Ÿ”ถ๐Ÿ”ท๐Ÿ”ถ๐Ÿ”ท๐Ÿ”ถ๐Ÿ”ท๐Ÿ”ถ๐Ÿ”ท๐Ÿ”ถ๐Ÿ”ท๐Ÿ”ถ๐Ÿ”ท๐Ÿ”ถ๐Ÿ”ท๐Ÿ”ถ๐Ÿ”ท๐Ÿ”ถ๐Ÿ”ท๐Ÿ”ถ๐Ÿ”ท๐Ÿ”ถ


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For this dispatch:

๐ŸŽจ Digital Art & Collectibles

  • This weekโ€™s 7-day volume toppers among collectibles projects per NonFungible: SuperRare (~$394k), MakersPlace ($271k), CryptoPunks ($173k), CryptoKitties ($77k), and Avastars ($44k).

  • Artists Jose Delbo and Trevor Jones made +540 ETH in sales in their latest Batman-themed collab drops on MakersPlace. The highest single-edition sale was a whopping 302.5 ETH (~$111k) for โ€œGenesisโ€ ๐ŸŽ‰

  • Acclaimed songwriter and music producer Boys Noize released Pฬทฬ–ฬŸอ‰ฬผอ—ฬ…ฬ„ฬ…ฬ‡อ‹ฬŒVฬทNฬถXฬท, the artistโ€™s first NFT on SuperRare. The pieceโ€™s standing high bid is 7.5 ETH โ€ฆ

    Twitter avatar for @boysnoize
    Boys Noize @boysnoize
    Pฬทฬ–ฬŸอ‰ฬผอ—ฬ…ฬ„ฬ…ฬ‡อ‹ฬŒVฬทNฬถXฬท A new digital audio/video NFT project with @SusBoy911 Only 1/1 available. The first one is up now exclusive @SuperRare_co bit.ly/3iZjHog
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    3:38 PM โˆ™ Oct 15, 2020
    146Likes33Retweets
  • Avastars Gen1 Series 2 ended, and Series 3 kicked off. Whatโ€™re you waiting for, get to scrolling!

  • The WIP Season 3 premiered on Thursday, featuring guests Skeenee, pet3rpan, Jake Brukhman, and more.

  • This weekโ€™s Decentraland Fashion Show 2.0 featured 15 collections from talented metaverse creators. We also just saw NFT marketplace Rarible launch its gallery in Decentraland โ€ฆ

    Twitter avatar for @federicomolina
    Fede Molina @federicomolina
    One of the busiest days for @decentraland so far, 1500 decentralites have RSVP'ed for @rariblecom's Gallery Opening!
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    8:57 PM โˆ™ Oct 14, 2020
    109Likes19Retweets
  • Nifty Gateway has drops lined up from amazing cryptoartists this week, including works by Goldweard and Giant Swan on Oct. 19th. and by Metageist on Oct. 22nd.

  • NFT marketplace OpenSea has introduced a new category functionality for sectors like art, virtual worlds, trading cards, and more.

  • Rarible held its first community call on Thursday.

  • Cargoโ€™s Gems arrived, and with it the tokenโ€™s unique NFT staking model. The projectโ€™s already seen more than 840,000 Gems staked in Cargo NFTs.

  • Matt McKegg put on another epic synth performance in Cryptovoxels โ€ฆ

    Twitter avatar for @NOISEISSUES
    Matt McKegg ๐Ÿงช๐Ÿ’ฅ @NOISEISSUES
    Live-streaming synth noodles in VR for the next hour or so. Join me in the metaverse with your web browser: cryptovoxels.com/play?coords=E@โ€ฆ
    pscp.tvMatt McKegg @MattMcKeggLive-streaming synth noodles in VR for the next hour or so. Join me in the metaverse with your web browser: https://www.cryptovoxels.com/play?coords=E@58E,27S
    7:56 PM โˆ™ Oct 13, 2020
    2Likes1Retweet
  • Bluekirby.eth came to DeFi + NFTs, saw, conquered, scammed, and then maybe returned again? If youโ€™re as confused as everyone else about the episode, be sure to check my new TokenSmart Humpday Post primer on the saga.

๐Ÿ•น๏ธ Blockchain Games

  • Season 12 of the Axie Infinity PvP Arena is now live.

  • According to State of the Dapps, Axie Infinity is currently the fifth most-used Ethereum dapp with over 1,100 daily active users.

  • Italian artist duo Hackatao and a team of collaborators designed Hack the Tao, a game created through The Sandboxโ€™s Game Maker engine.

  • WhaleSharkโ€™s eSports apparel brand E1337 commissioned artist Daniel Ignacio to create a series of Cyberpunk-inspired pieces to commemorate the enterpriseโ€™s launch.

  • Ethereum global fantasty football game Sorare has partnered with fan engagement project Socios. The tldr? Stake fan tokens to earn the chance to win rare Sorare cards.

  • CryptoMotors teased two awesome-looking new maps โ€ฆ

    Twitter avatar for @CryptoMotors_io
    CryptoMotors | CryptoMotors.eth @CryptoMotors_io
    The alpha version of our STAT game will feature two maps: #Sunpeak and #Breachfall, each with its own track layout and terrain conditions ๐Ÿž If you want to take the victory home, you'll have to choose your racing car wisely! Learn more about tracks here: beta.cent.co/Cryptomotors/+โ€ฆ
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    1:47 PM โˆ™ Oct 16, 2020
    21Likes7Retweets

โ™ฆ๏ธโ™ฆ๏ธ DeFi News

  • Tokenized bitcoin project WBTC was listed on Coinbase Pro.

  • Popular charts service TradingView has added support for Uniswap, DeFiโ€™s reigning trading protocol.

  • Speaking of Uniswap and ERC-20 bitcoin, thereโ€™s now ~29,000 tokenized bitcoin โ€” roughly 0.15% of the entire BTC supply โ€” sitting in Uniswap liquidity pools presently.

  • I just showed Bankless readers how to migrate their LEND to AAVE for Safety Module staking. In other words, defend Aave to earn AAVE!

  • The smart contract specialists at OpenZeppelin and Quantstamp are booked up for the foreseeable future as the ongoing DeFi boom has the spaceโ€™s few auditors in huge demand.

  • Heath Tarbert, Chairman of the U.S. CFTC, said of DeFi this week:

    โ€œThe whole idea of DeFi really is, number one, itโ€™s obviously revolutionary, and I think at the end of the day could lead to a massive disintermediation of the financial system and the traditional players.โ€

๐Ÿ“ฐFresh Content

  • ๐ŸŽถโ€œPranksy Part 1 - How He Made Half A Million Dollars Trading NFTsโ€ - Andrew Steinwold with Zima Red

  • ๐ŸŽถโ€œPranksy Part 2 - How He Made Half A Million Dollars Trading NFTsโ€ - Andrew Steinwold with Zima Red

  • ๐Ÿ“ฐโ€œNon-Fungible Token (NFT) Farmingโ€ - Andrew Steinwold with Zima Red

  • ๐Ÿ“ฐโ€œWeekly Top 10 Picksโ€ - SuperRareโ€™s An Loremi

  • ๐Ÿ“ฐโ€œTop 10 NFT sales of the week, October 4th โ€“ 11thโ€ - OpenSeaโ€™s Hamish Barnes

  • ๐Ÿ“บโ€œBehind the Screens with Ann Ahoyโ€ - KnownOrigin

  • ๐ŸŽถโ€œ[Special Interview] Katy Arrington, Crypto Artistโ€ - The Matthew and Rizzle Show

  • ๐ŸŽถโ€œEP45: OpenSea with Devi Finzer 2020 Editionโ€ - Wizard of Dapps

    Twitter avatar for @DCLBlogger
    Matty @DCLBlogger
    Like an NFT project? 1. Join the discord + ask q's 2. Read articles/project blogs/watch vids 3. look at sales history + current sales volume 4. Analyse team + community members 5. Is growth consistent or just hype? 6. Experience the project/play 7. Still obsessed? Good sign :)
    2:17 AM โˆ™ Oct 13, 2020
    109Likes18Retweets

๐Ÿ–Œ๏ธExtra, Extra

  • SuperRare is looking to hire a full stack engineer โ€ฆ

    Twitter avatar for @SuperRare_co
    SuperRare ๐Ÿ’Ž @SuperRare_co
    We are hiring! Seeking a passionate full stack engineer to join our global team ๐Ÿ’Ž ๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿ‘‰ superrare.breezy.hr/p/a8031e38a850โ€ฆ
    superrare.breezy.hrSenior Full Stack Engineer at SuperRare ๐Ÿ’Ž<h1>About SuperRare</h1> <p>SuperRare is a well-funded and fast-moving startup on a mission to reinvent the art market for the digital generation. Our platform is a social marketplace for cutting edge digital/3D/VR creators and a new generation of natively-digital art collectors. Weโ€™ve built a vibraโ€ฆ
    7:42 PM โˆ™ Oct 14, 2020
    42Likes9Retweets

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

Keep an ๐Ÿ‘๏ธ out for the 40th issue of the DeFi Arts Intelligencer this time next week, too. Cheers โœŒ๏ธ

๐Ÿ”ถ๐Ÿ”ท๐Ÿ”ถ๐Ÿ”ท๐Ÿ”ถ๐Ÿ”ท๐Ÿ”ถ๐Ÿ”ท๐Ÿ”ถ๐Ÿ”ท๐Ÿ”ถ๐Ÿ”ท๐Ÿ”ถ๐Ÿ”ท๐Ÿ”ถ๐Ÿ”ท๐Ÿ”ถ๐Ÿ”ท๐Ÿ”ถ๐Ÿ”ท๐Ÿ”ถ๐Ÿ”ท๐Ÿ”ถ๐Ÿ”ท๐Ÿ”ถ๐Ÿ”ท๐Ÿ”ถ


About DeFi Arts Intelligencer

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

Iโ€™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. Iโ€™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.

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 at @wmpeaster.

If you enjoy this newsletter and want to support it, feel free to subscribe or have a like-minded friend subscribe as well. I have collected NFTs open for offers, too, as well as my own art NFTs available. Tips also accepted at wmpeaster.eth. Thanks kindly!

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