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The NFT Party 🎊

A rare CryptoPunk gets listed, the MoonCat project turns 4, Rarible Protocol is here, & more!

William M. Peaster
Aug 13, 2021
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The NFT Party 🎊

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


Dear Bankless Nation,

This week felt like one giant party in the NFT ecosystem.

Twitter avatar for @screentimes
ciniz (👁, 👻) @screentimes
"in fact, some days, NFT traders and meme-stock speculators seem to be the only people still having fun on the internet." lol this is amazing. please read this NYT article by @kevinroose
nytimes.comI Joined a Penguin NFT Club Because Apparently That’s What We Do NowIs this what the metaverse looks like?
7:14 PM ∙ Aug 12, 2021

It’s a party those of us here are still early to, so the festivities are really only just beginning. That said, imagine how things will look if the rest of the world keeps coming around to see what all the fun’s about!

It’s important to pace yourself now, then, so that you’re energized and prepared for the coming marathon of NFT activities. Staying fresh today keeps us ready for all the wild things that may come tomorrow.

Anyways, thanks so much for reading. Have a great weekend ✌️

-WMP


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🏆 Digital Collectibles

  • CryptoPunk #8348 ⁠— the rarest Punk because of its 7 attributes (Big Beard, Buck Teeth, Cigarette, Classic Shades, Earing, Mole, Top Hat) ⁠— has been listed for sale for 60,000 ETH! Any takers? 😵

  • New BAYC sales record: gold Bored Ape #3749 just sold for 400 ETH 🙊

  • According to Nansen’s “Hot NFTs” dashboard, Pudgy Penguins collectibles facilitated a whopping +4,300 ETH worth of trade volume over the past 24 hours 🐧

  • Our MoonCats are growing up! Aug. 9th marked the 4th birthday of the revived NFT project 🎉 

Twitter avatar for @LeonidasNFT
Leonidas NFT @LeonidasNFT
Today marks the 4 year anniversary of MoonCats. On August 9th, 2017 @ponderware deployed the MoonCats smart contract thus creating one of the first NFTs on the Ethereum blockchain. Happy Birthday MoonCats! 🎂🥳
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6:58 AM ∙ Aug 9, 2021
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  • You can now analyze and track the rarity of your Avastars at rarity.tools!

  • Cool Cats entered into a collaboration with TIME Magazine.

🎨 Cryptoart

  • It was a big week for major generative art acquisitions, e.g. Tyler Hobbs’s Fidenza #607 and Dmitri Cherniak’s Eternal Pump #47 sold 300 ETH and 225 ETH respectively.

Twitter avatar for @todayinNFTs
Today in NFTs @todayinNFTs
- 3D Hoodie Punk #6634 bought for 300Ξ - @tylerxhobbs AB Fidenza #607 bought for 300Ξ - @dmitricherniak AB Eternal Pump #47 bought for 225Ξ - @pudgy_penguins featured in @nytimes article, floor at 2.5Ξ - @justinaversano announces Quantum Art photography platform w/ @FLAMINGODAO
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1:18 AM ∙ Aug 13, 2021
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  • Programmable art platform Async Art unveiled a new 24-hour canvas template, which will allow Async artists to easily upload works that evolve once per hour every day. 

  • Cryptoart platform SuperRare is expanding its Collector Royalties program to cover all SuperRare NFTs. 

🎮 NFT Games

  • Axie Infinity just kicked off gameplay for Season 18 🕹️ 

  • Aavegotchi confirmed that its Haunt 2 event will run between Aug. 26th and Aug. 29th 👻

Twitter avatar for @aavegotchi
Aavegotchi 👻 HAUNT 2 AUG 26-29 @aavegotchi
🎉📢IT HAS BEGUN, FRENS!!📢🎉 Haunt 2 DATES CONFIRMED ✨👻✨ 📅 August 26th @ 2:00pm UTC - August 29th @ 2:00pm UTC Check out this blog to find out everything you need to know 👀👀👀 #Aavegotchi #BidToEarn #GotchiGang #NFT $GHST aavegotchi.medium.com/haunt-2-dates-…"
aavegotchi.medium.comHaunt 2: DATES CONFIRMEDHaunt 1 launched in March of this year, selling out 10,000 Aavegotchi Portals in under a minute via a first come first serve NFT drop. It was by all accounts a massive success — proving the demand…
3:27 PM ∙ Aug 11, 2021
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  • Digital horse racing game Zed Run facilitated over $1 million worth of sales atop Polygon this week according to cryptoslam.io.

🌐 Virtual Worlds

  • The newest Cryptovoxels district will be Miami, with auctions for the virtual territory starting next Wednesday. 

  • Boson Protocol announced Portal, a “virtual lifestyle, commerce, and cultural playground” built in Decentraland. 

🛒 NFT News & Platforms

  • Rarible unveiled Rarible Protocol, a new open-source and cross-chain NFT suite that will cater to creators and devs in decentralized fashion. 

  • Fantasy sports and betting company DraftKings introduced DraftKings Marketplace, an NFT collectibles platform. 

  • NFT auction protocol Zora launched BLIT.HOUSE, a permissionless auction house for Blitmap collectibles. 

Twitter avatar for @ourZORA
ZORA @ourZORA
BLIT.HOUSE A permissionless auction house for @blitmap: ↳ List for reserve-timed auctions ↳ List without worrying about floor price ↳ Bid knowing that an auction will finalize ↳ Partybid (@prtyDAO) to buy collectively BLIT.HOUSE
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9:19 PM ∙ Aug 9, 2021
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💎 DeFi x NFTs

  • How about earning DeFi yields on your ETH whenever you make an NFT bid? Could be coming!

Twitter avatar for @RealAllenHena
Allen Hena @RealAllenHena
Idea: Bids on #NFTs are just sitting earning 0 yield. Someone make a #DeFi protocol to enable a passthrough to earn yield while you have a bid waiting to get accepted. Currently 3700 ETH in bids on CryptoPunks right now earning 0%. Those OpenSea bots could also leverage it.
12:46 PM ∙ Aug 10, 2021
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Action steps

  • 📰 Read “Tools for NFT Summer 🏖️” in Metaversal

  • 📰 Read “How to approach the generative art boom” in Bankless

  • 📰 Read “I Joined a Penguin NFT Club” in The New York Times


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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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