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NFTs as Digital Artifacts 🏺

PleasrDAO nabs "Doge," TimBL auctions the Web, Hackatao heads to Christie's, & more!

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Metaversal is a Bankless newsletter for weekly level-ups on NFTs, virtual worlds, & collectibles


Dear Bankless Nation,

The rise of NFTs is ushering in a new era of digital artificats.

That dynamic was on full display this week as 1) the Doge meme NFT sold for 1696.9 ETH, and 2) as news broke that Sir Tim Berners-Lee would be auctioning the source code of the World Wide Web (plus extras) as an NFT via Sotheby’s.

On the one hand you have one of the most popular memes of the modern era, and on the other you have an unpredecented and epic digital memento.

Both bear the metaphorical fingerprints of their creators, which imbues these NFTs with cultural magic. And both suggest the future of digital artificats is one where we increasingly memorialize culturally significant objects on-chain as NFTs 💎

-WMP


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🏆 Digital Collectibles

  • PleasrDAO purchased the beloved Doge meme on Zora this week for 1696.9 ETH. Much wow! 🐾

  • Sir Tim Berners-Lee, creator of the World Wide Web, is auctioning off the source code of the Web as an NFT through auction house Sotheby’s 🌐

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Sotheby's @Sothebys
In 1989, British computer scientist @timberners_lee invented the World Wide Web in a moment that changed the world forever. Now, Sir Tim will offer the source code for the Web as an NFT in a historic one-off sale. Thread below (1/4) #ThisChangedEverything
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  • Earlier this week the average secondary price of Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) NFTs acutely flipped the average secondary price of Meebits! 🐵💥🤖

  • The CryptoPunks price floor is currently 14.75 ETH, down 0.25 ETH from this point last week 📉

🎨 Cryptoart

  • Artist duo Hackatao is auctioning off a rendition of Leonardo da Vinci’s Head of a Bear through auction house Christie’s next month 🐻

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Hackatao @Hackatao
It's happening!😜 Hackatao X @ChristiesInc Leonardo da Vinci's HEAD OF A BEAR 🐻 is reborn in the Metaverse 3 - 8 July - London A collab with @MuseumofCrypto @eleonorabrizi @ariaplatform #leonardodavinci #nftart
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  • Cryptoart marketplace KnownOrigin launched an unlockable content feature for creators. 

  • Cryptoart marketplace SuperRare rolled out a new homepage UI and a slew of new features. Speaking of SR, the average NFT resale value on the platform is now +7,000%.

  • Artist Miss Al Simpson is headlining the next NFTBoxes subscription drop 🎊

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Pranksy 📦 @pranksyNFT
It's time to go bananas and announce our next @nftboxes headliner! @missalsimpson leads the way this month with her theme #hollywoodpixelations, more news on other artists and how your hands on a box to come!
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🕹️ NFT Games

  • The trade volume around Axie Infinity has been dominant in the NFT ecosystem lately 📈

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DappRadar @DappRadar
Let's take a look at the top 5 #NFT collections in the last 24 hours. @AxieInfinity @nbatopshot @BoredApeYC @rariblecom @larvalabs Visit our NFT page to get more information: dappradar.com/nft
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  • Yield Guild Games just completed a $4 million Series A funding round. 

  • Global fantasy ⚽ game Sorare added a “Trade” button to its gallery system, making it easier to trade directly with other Managers just by visiting their galleries. 

  • Is a MoonCats Rescue NFT game coming? It appears so!

  • NFT RPG Neon District has big updates around the corner 🎮

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Neon District @neondistrictRPG
Numerous updates coming! We'll be sharing those details alongside an updated development roadmap & release schedule. Major milestones lined up for release!!
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🌐 Virtual Worlds

  • In its 2nd community update, MeebitsDAO detailed the group’s current metaversal development activities across Somnium Space, The Sandbox, Cryptovoxels, and Decentraland. 

  • When asked about the metaverse this week, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang said: “I believe we’re right on the cusp of it. [...] It has real design. It has a real economy. You have a real avatar. That avatar belongs to you and is you.”

🛒 NFT Platforms

  • Mirror just introduced Media DAOs, i.e. collaborative Mirror publishing. 

  • Gamified NFT marketplace Doki Doki released its 2.0 roadmap.

  • NFT badge project POAP released a new POAP App for iPhone users, and an Android version is coming soon. 

💎 DeFi x NFTs

  • Uniswap V3, which relies on NFT LP tokens, is now decisively challenging centralized crypto exchanges when it comes to trade volume 🦄

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Hayden Adams 🦄 @haydenzadams
Defi has come so far this year 🥲 Three separate Uniswap USDC/ETH pools are now dominating CEX $250m - @Uniswap v3 USDC/ETH (0.3% fee) $183m - @Uniswap v3 USDC/ETH (0.05% fee) $57m -@Uniswap v2 USDC/ETH $45m - @binance USDC/ETH $28m - @coinbase USDC/ETH $4.5m - @krakenfx
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  • Another popular DeFi exchange, Sushi, is working on an NFT platform called Shoyu. Check out the Shoyu primer I published earlier this week in Metaversal to catch up on the project 🍣

  • Courtesy of one of the first NFT real estate transactions, TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington sold a Kiev apartment this week for 36 ETH via seen.haus and Propy.


Action steps

  • 📰 Read “On Zen and NFTs with ZENFT’s Creators” by Metaversal

  • 👀 Check out the new Metaversal Telegram channel.


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Not financial or tax advice. This newsletter is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This newsletter is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research.


Disclosure. From time-to-time I may add links in this newsletter to products I use. I may receive commission if you make a purchase through one of these links. Additionally, the Bankless writers hold crypto assets. See our investment disclosures here.


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