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Getting Ahead of the NFT Curve šŸ’Ž

Major CryptoPunks and Beeple news, Avastars is back, old NFTs are being rediscovered, & more!

William M. Peaster
Mar 12, 2021
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Dear Bankless Nation,

It seems like everyone is doing their homework on NFTs now.

Indeed, whether it’s mainstream people diving in after hearing about Beeple’s triumphant NFT auction at Christie’s this week, or NFT veterans digging into previously forgotten but rediscovered projects like Cryptocats and MoonCats, lots of folks are studying the NFT ecosystem like never before.

Our edge is that we’re here, we’re early, and we’re getting ahead of the curve on the promising projects that are trailblazing the way to the future of culture.

So pay attention, hop into some Discords, track NFT conversations on Crypto Twitter, learn as much as you can — it’s certainly a terrific time to start sponging up as much NFT information as possible. It’s going to come in handy for years to come …

-WMP


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šŸ† Digital Collectibles

  • CryptoPunk 7804, a rare Alien Punk, sold for 4,200 ETH, or ~$7.5M, this week. It’s easily a new standing record for the largest CryptoPunk transaction ever.

    Twitter avatar for @cryptopunksbot
    CryptoPunks Bot @cryptopunksbot
    Punk 7804 bought for 4,200 ETH ($7,566,173.88 USD) by 0xf4b4a5 from 0x03911f. larvalabs.com/cryptopunks/de… #cryptopunks #ethereum
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    12:49 AM āˆ™ Mar 11, 2021
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  • Less than a day after the sale of Punk 7804, another rare Alien, Punk 3100, sold for 4,200 ETH too!

    Twitter avatar for @cryptopunksbot
    CryptoPunks Bot @cryptopunksbot
    Punk 3100 bought for 4,200 ETH ($7,584,485.82 USD) by 0x7b8961 from 0x6611fe. larvalabs.com/cryptopunks/de… #cryptopunks #ethereum
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    8:58 PM āˆ™ Mar 11, 2021
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  • Minting for Avastars Gen1 Series 3 has re-commenced.Ā 

  • NFT users just rediscovered two 2017-era NFT projects, Cryptocats and MoonCats.

šŸŽØ Cryptoart

  • Beeple’s EVERYDAYS — THE FIRST 5,000 DAYS NFT sold for +$69M at auction through legendary art auction-house Christie’s. The buyer? None other than MetaKovan, a founder of B20. The sale is the third-largest ever made for a living artist!

  • The artist FEWOCiOUS broke SuperRare’s all-time sales record after his piece Overthinking Again sold for 195 ETH on the platform’s secondary marketplace ...

Twitter avatar for @richardchen39
Richard Chen @richardchen39
Most expensive SR sale to date. šŸ’Ž
Twitter avatar for @SuperRareBot
SuperRare Bot šŸ’Ž @SuperRareBot
šŸ’Ž Overthinking Again šŸ’Ž ✨ Artwork by @fewocious šŸ’° Sold to 4156 for 195.0 ETH ($347,499.75) https://t.co/P75rIUhjMg #cryptoart #NFT https://t.co/0JAScn5gUo
5:30 PM āˆ™ Mar 12, 2021
11Likes2Retweets
  • Autoglyph #499 sold for 140 ETH ...

Twitter avatar for @larvalabs
Larva Labs @larvalabs
Autoglyphs update: #499 has just sold for 140 eth ($252K). opensea.io/assets/0xd4e40…
larvalabs.comAutoglyph #499Autoglyphs are generated entirely on the Ethereum blockchain. This is Autoglyph #499
6:36 PM āˆ™ Mar 11, 2021
26Likes5Retweets
  • Collector 888 bought artist LIŔONA’s the#boi for ~149 ETH from FVCKRENDER ...

Twitter avatar for @orphan_crypto
Orphan @orphan_crypto
Well that just happened. @Crypto888crypto @fvckrender Welcome to the #boiz club 888!!!!
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10:35 PM āˆ™ Mar 11, 2021
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  • The cryptoartist persona known as Twisted Vacancy became perceived as exactly that, a persona, after a new exposĆ© reported Twisted Vacancy is a team of +20 people who have plagiarized at least one other artist’s work to date.Ā 

šŸ•¹ļø Blockchain Games

  • Sky Mavis, the team behind Axie Infinity and the Ronin sidechain, are setting their sights on on-boarding ā€œbillions of gamers on the blockchain.ā€

  • DeFi-centric NFT game Aavegotchi just launched its Bazaar P2P marketplace system ...

Twitter avatar for @coderdannn
coderdan.eth | aavegotchi @coderdannn
.@aavegotchi’s P2P NFT marketplace the "Baazaar" launched a little over a week ago... It’s already done 5.5M $GHST in volume (around 8M USD) Who knew that gas-free trading on @0xPolygon would be such a hit?? šŸ˜€ Watch this space folks…the story is just beginning. #NFT #L2
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7:06 AM āˆ™ Mar 11, 2021
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  • Global fantasy ⚽ game Sorare just launched V1 of the Sorare Hub.Ā 

🌐 Virtual Worlds

  • ā€œThe Metaverse underground has more web-like network effects by using public blockchains and open standards,ā€ researcher jin noted this week.

Twitter avatar for @dankvr
jin @dankvr
What @FEhrsam is saying in regards to owning your data and data portability for big tech companies and social networks will extend to virtual worlds in due time. The Metaverse underground has more web-like network effects by using public blockchains and open standards.
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Twitter avatar for @giacaglia
Giuliano Giacaglia šŸ’» @giacaglia
Crypto is the most disruptive tech since the iPhone. @FEhrsam has been consistently right and so it’s worth to listen what he has to say about the future https://t.co/2vk129T7hv
5:29 PM āˆ™ Mar 10, 2021
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  • Soon you’ll be able to airdrop wearables to everyone attending your Cryptovoxels parcel at a given time so you can ā€œgive a collectible to everyone who attends your events.ā€

  • Decentral Games partnered with gaming giant Atari to build a full-fledged Atari casino in Decentraland.

Twitter avatar for @decentralgames
Decentral Games - Be The House @decentralgames
Decentral Games has officially partnered with @atari to deliver a fully-custom Atari casino in @VegasCityDCL @decentraland! šŸ¤šŸŽ® The launch party will feature a live performance from @DillonFrancis! šŸŽ‰šŸŽ¶šŸ„³ šŸ‘‰ Read the full announcement here: decentral.games/blog/decentral…
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3:20 AM āˆ™ Mar 8, 2021
587Likes216Retweets
  • Gaming platform The Sandbox is already showing us how NFTs are going to be a huge part of the evolving Metaverse.

Twitter avatar for @TheSandboxGame
The Sandbox @TheSandboxGame
NFTs will be your gateway to fun, gaming & entertainment in #TheSandbox Metaverse Tag below your favorite artist, DJ, band or musician you'd like to see perform in @TheSandboxGame virtual world #NFTs $SAND #VirtualWorld #VirtualConcerts #Events
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6:19 PM āˆ™ Mar 7, 2021
211Likes72Retweets

šŸ›’ NFT Marketplaces

  • OpenSea co-founder and CEO Devin Finzer just held an AMA with the Bankless team.

  • Speaking of OpenSea, the Associated Press (AP) just sold its first NFT through the marketplace for +100 ETH.

šŸ’Ž DeFi x NFTs

  • Initial NFT Offerings (INOs) might be coming to NFTX.

  • Curated NFT index funds are the future of NIFTEX.


Action Steps

  • šŸ“° Read ā€œHow to Invest in an NFT Indexā€ in Metaversal

  • šŸ“° Read ā€œA beginner’s guide to DAOsā€ by Linda Xie (The possibilities for DAOs around NFTs are endless!)


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kevani
Mar 13, 2021

Great article but very frustrated about the mooncats, missed them :( Please next time, can you send alpha alerts to prime subscribers for those gems ? :)

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