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On-chain games 🕹️

Art Blocks Engine, Moonbirds Mythics, OpenSea Seaport + Polygon, & more!

William M. Peaster
Sep 2, 2022
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Dear Bankless Nation, 

My read of the week? “The Future of On-Chain Gaming” by Volt Capital’s Alec Chen. 

It’s a short and insightful read about how on-chain multiplayer gaming, while nascent, is on the verge of working at scale. 

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Alec @0xAlec
23/ A team working to bridge this gap is Cartridge, the “Steam” of crypto gaming. Users on Cartridge will be able to browse and launch a selection of curated crypto games, earn rewards from quests and upgrade their avatar, and interact with friends and communities.
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9:06 PM ∙ Aug 31, 2022

I totally agree! With infra improving quickly and gas fees trending toward zero, I think it’s only a matter of time until we start seeing the first complex on-chain gaming blockbusters.  

Those titles may still be years away, sure. Yet the seeds for them are being sown today, so keep your eyes peeled on the on-chain gaming scene accordingly. For now, let’s get you caught up on the past week in NFTs — have a great weekend everyone ✌️

-WMP


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📣 General NFT News

  • LooksRare added an NFT Quicklook feature:

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LooksRare.eth @LooksRare
Ayo, we’re saving you time and making your life easier. NFT Quicklook shows: - Trait count - Rarest trait - Floor price of each trait - Trait with the highest floor You can also click to filter by trait. Check it out and let us know what you think! 👀looksrare.org/collections/0x…
3:11 PM ∙ Sep 1, 2022
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  • Meta expanded support for NFTs on Instagram and Facebook. 

  • OpenSea introduced Polygon support for its new Seaport protocol. 

  • PROOF Collective raised a $50M Series A round. 

  • Quixotic, an NFT marketplace on Optimism, introduced OP OG NFTs. 

🏆 Digital Collectibles

  • Moonbirds Mythics, a 20k Moonbirds expansion collection, is coming early next year:

Twitter avatar for @NFTbark
Steve @NFTbark
LET'S TALK ABOUT @moonbirds MYTHICS! The slow/thoughtful expansion of the community set for early 2023 is gonna be a blast. This is the "Moonbirds 2" teaser we had from earlier this month. 👇THREAD 🧵 3/20
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7:17 PM ∙ Aug 30, 2022
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  • HyperLoot launched the HyperLoot Foundation.

🎨 Cryptoart

  • Art Blocks unveiled Art Blocks Engine, a generative art system for events, sports, and beyond. 

  • SuperRare is considering a multi-list platform model for further decentralization.

  • Hyype, an NFT lore project, added support for oncyber and GALLERY exhibitions. 

🎮 Decentralized Gaming

  • Axie Infinity saw one of its Genesis Plots resell for +166 ETH.

  • Aavegotchi published its August Update report. 

  • Internet Game, a web3 mini-game battle royale, launched. 

💽 Music NFTs

  • Arpeggi rolled out support for uploading samples.

  • Catalog launched its 1st curation cycle. 

  • Songcamp introduced the Present Material record store, which was built on Zora. 

🌐 Virtual Worlds

  • Decentraland is hosting a permanent collection of Frida Kahlo’s art. 

  • Hyperfly introduced custom avatars:

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Hyperfy @hyperfy_io
⚡️ Introducing Custom Avatars ⚡️ Today we dropped one of the biggest changes to Hyperfy so far and one of the most important features that every metaverse needs, VRM Custom Avatars! Simply drag and drop a VRM into the world and be exactly who you want to be! 🧵 Read on...
4:58 AM ∙ Aug 31, 2022
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💎 DeFi x NFTs

  • Based Ghouls shuttered the project’s v0 Ghoul Pool on sudoswap:

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Based Ghouls 💀✨ @BASEDghouls
𝔾𝕙𝕠𝕦𝕝 ℙ𝕠𝕠𝕝 v0 Recap The Ghoul Pool on @sudoswap was laid to rest last week. The LP was pulled with: 177 Ghouls .281 ETH ☠☠☠ etherscan.io/tx/0xc95fc8a45…
a filthy swimming pool with only a puddle of piss-stained water remaining
8:39 PM ∙ Aug 31, 2022
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  • JPEG’d, an NFT lending protocol, introduced a Trait Boost system.

  • Kinetic, the first multi-chain NFT aggregator, is preparing to launch. 

  • NFTX now has subgraphs live on The Graph. 

  • sudoswap announced its SUDO token distribution plans.

  • Uniswap V3 positions on Polygon have facilitated considerable NFT volume over the past month:

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Mason Nystrom @masonnystrom
.@Uniswap V3 positions on Polygon are the top trading NFT collection over the past 30 days. 👀
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9:47 PM ∙ Aug 31, 2022
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Action steps

  • 🆔 Read The Decentralized Identity Revolution on Bankless

  • 📸 Watch the NFT IP Panel Pt. 2 on Overpriced JPEGs

  • 🌳 Watch interviews with SBF and Sergey Nazarov on Green Pill

  • 🧐 Catch up on my other write-ups from this week: 

    • NFT analytics roundup

    • A new way to sell metaverse land

    • Top 5 ways to earn OP on Optimism


Author Bio

William M. Peaster is a professional writer and creator of Metaversal—a Bankless newsletter focused on the emergence of NFTs in the cryptoeconomy. He’s also recently been contributing content to Bankless, JPG, and beyond!


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