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DeFi Arts Intelligencer - Sept. 26th, 2020

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DeFi Arts Intelligencer - Sept. 26th, 2020

William M. Peaster
Sep 27, 2020
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DeFi Arts Intelligencer - Sept. 26th, 2020

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Welcome to the 36th 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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For this dispatch:

๐ŸŽจ Digital Art & Collectibles

  • Artist and NFT flipper Pranksy teamed up with NIFTEX to release $COZOM, a fractional investment opportunity in CryptoPunk #3831, a rare zombie and masked punk โ€ฆ

    Twitter avatar for @pranksyNFT
    Pranksy @pranksyNFT
    Just to emphasise how amazing #NFTs are, i've just partnered with @NIFTEXdotcom to convert my COVID-19 @larvalabs #cryptopunks Zombie into 10,000 shards valued at .01 each, grab some today for your share of one of the coolest punks in existence $COZOM niftex.com/launches/detaiโ€ฆ
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    10:17 AM โˆ™ Sep 25, 2020
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  • Art marketplace SuperRare has now seen its artist surpass $2 million in sales to date.

  • Auctions on programmable art platform Async Art have brought in +300 ETH in sales so far in September.

  • Artist Trevor Jones sold Cubist Satoshi #14 of 21 editions for 14.21 ETH on NFT marketplace OpenSea. Jones also just sold โ€œBinance, Bull and Rocketโ€ for 42 ETH.

  • Artist Sarah Zucker sold โ€œFountain of Calmโ€ on SuperRare for 7.21 ETH โ€ฆ

    Twitter avatar for @thesarahshow
    Sarah Zucker @thesarahshow
    SOLD ๐ŸŒŠFountain of Calm๐ŸŒŠ @TokenAngels put an end to the bid war, picking up this *artist's reserve* token on @SuperRare_co for my list price of 7.21 ETH! SO so happy to see it go to such a monumental collection. #CryptoArt has truly changed my life. superrare.co/artwork-v2/fouโ€ฆ
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    8:32 PM โˆ™ Sep 26, 2020
    28Likes8Retweets
  • NFT on-ramp and educational project Grow Your Base teamed up with NIFTEX to release GYB, the first-ever fractionalized cryptoart bundle. The sharded collection features pieces from artists like Josie Bellini, Pranksy, Goldweard, Osinachi, PR1MAL CYPHER, and more.

  • Morgan Creek Digital, a high-profile crypto investment firm, announced they were โ€œinvesting heavily in digital artโ€ and accordingly revealed their commissioned piece โ€œThe Innovatorโ€™s Dinnerโ€ from artist FEWOCiOUS.

  • Crypto investment firm BlockTower Capital also announced plans to invest $10 million into the NFT sector in the coming months.

  • Decentraland held a โ€œCrypto Art Gallery Meetup Eventโ€ on Sept. 26th, featuring artists like Yonat Vaks, Alotta Money, Stina Jones, and more.

  • NFT marketplace OpenSea has integrated support for WalletConnect, an open protocol for connecting dapps to wallets.

  • The black cryptoartists group ONE / OFF purchased 22 land parcels in the Cryptovoxels Tokyo island โ€œwith [the] intention of establishing a black arts district. โ€œ

  • The LAO launched FLAMINGO DAO, an investment fund for NFT collectibles.

  • A 20 ETH bid has been placed on artist Coldieโ€™s Pranksyland bundle.

  • Collector William Savas snagged Coldieโ€™s โ€œWarren Buffet - Decentral Eyes - Variant 04โ€ 1/1 piece on Nifty Gateway.

  • Avastars now supports $UNI, $WIPC, and $RARI payments on OpenSea.

  • Artist Pak is interested in $MEME.

  • Meme Protocolโ€™s Andre Cronje Common $MEME card has sold out.

  • Here, Iโ€™m plugging MetaFactory: an โ€œentertainment and culture studioโ€ for all things DeFi and NFTs โ€ฆ

    Twitter avatar for @TheMetaFactory
    MetaFactory @TheMetaFactory
    Weโ€™re building a MetaVerse entertainment and culture studio from the future. Sitting at the intersection of DAO, DeFi, and NFTs to make the cyberpunk future of your childhood dreams a reality. Stay tuned for more ๐Ÿ‘€ In the meantime: shop.metafactory.ai
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    5:30 PM โˆ™ Sep 22, 2020
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๐Ÿ•น๏ธ Blockchain Games

  • Axie Infinity NFTs have seen +1,326 ETH (~$500,000) in volume this week.

  • Ethereum analytics project Nansen has released a free Axie Infinity data dashboard. Dune Analytics also has a new slate of Axie Infinity data.

  • Crypto research firm Delphi Digital purchased 5 Mystic Axies for 473.5 ETH (~$159,000)

  • Founder Cryptokitty #8 just sold for 48 ETH.

  • Thereโ€™s a new wrapper mechanism for turning Gen0 CryptoKitties into ERC-20 tokens.

  • $COIN, the token of the Coin Artist ecosystem, is now tradable on Uniswap alongside the launch of a new $COIN Farm campaign.

โ™ฆ๏ธโ™ฆ๏ธ DeFi News

  • The total value locked (TVL) in DeFi reached +$11B for the first time this week.

  • Trustless tokenized bitcoin project tBTC relaunched.

  • Set Protocol launched the USDAPY set, which lets you easily farm Uniswapโ€™s UNI using an automated farming strategy.

  • Lending protocol Aave is preparing to migrate its LEND token to AAVE.

๐Ÿ“ฐFresh Content

  • โ€œSR Interview with Collector: Tennessee Jedโ€ - Tennessee Jed

  • โ€œHow To Supercharge The Growth Of NFTs And Cryptoโ€ - Andrew Steinwold

  • โ€œHow Dai Is Becoming the Currency of the NFT Digital Art and Culture Marketโ€ - Maker

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

Keep an ๐Ÿ‘๏ธ out for the 37th 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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