Dear Bankless Nation, Over the past year I wrote over 150 articles about NFTs for Bankless! Looking back on all that’s happened, 2022 was certainly a defining period for the young NFT ecosystem, which recently enjoyed advances in many areas but also recently faced the growing sting of its first major crypto winter. As we get ready to face 2023 and its open possibilities, what do you say we look back on the big NFT happenings from the last year to catch up on all that’s happened? For today’s post, then, it’s time to take a selected tour through some of 2022’s most notable NFT headlines. Let’s dive in! -WMP 2022 NFT highlights and headlines January 2022✍️ Metaversal highlights: 📖 State of the NFTs: 2021 in Review 📖 Zora V3 Is Epic 📣 Big news: announced the LooksRare arrival of its NFT marketplace revealed to be working on its GameStop own NFT marketplace launched on-chain battle royale Nate Alex ChainFaces Arena traded a beer-themed Noun Nouns DAO with Bud Light acquired OpenSea Dharma launched its Gem NFT marketplace aggregator platform released the Axie Infinity RON token introduced its Reservoir NFT orderbook protocol published Dmitri Cherniak Dead Ringers: Edition February 2022✍️ Metaversal highlights: 📖 The Metaverse Land Tax 📖 The Nouns Are Going to the Super Bowl 📣 Big news: announced its Lens Protocol web3 social platform launched a x2y2 vampire attack on OpenSea was resold for CryptoPunk #5822 8,000Ξ introduced their SHL0MS $CAR conceptual art project unveiled Urbit plans for its own L2 March 2022✍️ Metaversal highlights: 📖 Discover New NFTs: Finiliar 📖 Bored Ape Creators Acquire CryptoPunks 📣 Big news: totally botched its Pixelmon NFT collection launch stored their CyberBrokers metadata completely on-chain launched its innovative Nouns DAO Prop House community funding system saw its Ronin bridge Axie Infinity hacked for $600M April 2022✍️ Metaversal highlights: 📖 NFT Worldbuilding Projects 📖 Optimism and NFTs 📖 How to Make an Open Metaverse 📣 Big news: completed a takeover of WAGMI United Crawley Town FC acquired the Pudgy Penguins IP for Luca Netz 750Ξ made photography history with Drift +10k mints of First Day Out launched Coinbase NFT in beta released the PROOF Collective Moonbirds collection held its Sotheby’s Natively Digital 1.3: Generative Art auction acquired OpenSea NFT marketplace aggregator Gem held its Yuga Labs Otherside land sale May 2022✍️ Metaversal highlights: 📖 The ENS Boom 📖 Decentralized Society (DeSoc) Explained 📣 Big news: creators were revealed to have been the creators of Azuki multiple abandoned NFT projects arrived on the scene in Goblin Town wild fashion launched its Lil Nouns protocol and community opened to Foundation all creators and his Midnight Society game studio Dr. Disrespect partnered with Polygon on NFTs June 2022✍️ Metaversal highlights: 📖 Free-to-Mint NFTs 📖 Study These NFT Smart Contract Approaches 📣 Big news: was charged with Nate Chastain insider trading at OpenSea raised 100% of its legal crowdfunding goal PoolTogether with Pooly NFTs faded into the ether, a.k.a. sartoshi left the space launched its generative music platform Async Art Music Blueprints migrated to its new OpenSea SeaPort Protocol launched its ClubNFT metadata storage backup tool acquired Uniswap NFT marketplace aggregator Genie July 2022✍️ Metaversal highlights: 📖 NFT Drop Styles 📖 Create Your Own PFP Collection 📖 Defending NFTs with Gnosis Safe 📣 Big news: launched its GameStop NFT marketplace beta released its Sudoswap NFT AMM marketplace bought CryptoPunk #4156 for Nick Tomaino 2,691Ξ August 2022✍️ Metaversal highlights: 📖 Webaverse Explained 📖 A New Way to Sell Metaverse Land 📣 Big news: opened to Async Art all creators entered Moonbirds PROOF Collective into the public domain designated all his XCOPY art hitherto as CC0 proposed Vitalik Buterin stealth addresses for NFTs released his Jonthan Mann music collector tool Song-A-DEX migrated to CrypToadz onchain storage became the first esports DAO to win a world title by winning the BLVKHVND 1st Pokémon UNITE Championship September 2022✍️ Metaversal highlights: 📖 Writing NFTs 📖 Nouns on a Budget 📖 How to Create Editioned NFTs 📣 Big news: introduced support for posting NFTs Meta across Instagram and Facebook entered into a partnership with the NBA for a Sorare fantasy basketball game tapped Polygon for its NFT-based Starbucks membership rewards program started Axie Infinity Origins: Season 1 gameplay launched the collaborative generative art project Tyler Hobbs QQL released the sound.xyz Sound Protocol was rediscovered as the Linagee Name Registrar oldest NFT project on Ethereum November 2022✍️ Metaversal highlights: 📖 The NFT Skill Tree 📖 The Future of NFT Royalties 📣 Big news: introduced and Bankless Bankless Collectibles Bankless Market launched its and Zora Drops Nouns Builder tools added an Instagram NFT toolkit released NFT coordination-centric PartyDAO Party Protocol launched an OpenSea onchain enforcement tool for NFT royalties opened its UpShot NFT appraisal platform launched its Uniswap NFT marketplace aggregator December 2022✍️ Metaversal highlights: 📖 NFT TCRs 📖 Trading NFTs on Uniswap 📣 Big news: introduced the Tessera Tessera Market and Tessera Protocol released an PartyDAO optimized version of the PartyBid app launched Finiliar oracle connectivity added support for Decentraland LAND rentals A tough year, but plenty to be excited for The NFT ecosystem faced its share of ups and downs in 2022. In some ways, the past year felt like a wilder ride than the raging bull market of 2021! Yet beyond all the chaos and drama we faced in 2022, we also undoubtedly made promising advances in all directions. From new experiments to new platforms and new protocols, there’s never been more to do and never been more to be excited about around digital things. That said, the fundamental reasons that many of us were excited about NFTs going into 2022 are the same reasons we’re still excited about them as we head into the new year. In other words, the tech around NFTs continues to improve, bringing better efficiency and security. Mainstream adoption continues to pick up steam. And the ability for NFTs to disrupt and revolutionize traditional industries, like collectibles and gaming, will maintain them as big drivers of innovation for the foreseeable future. 2023 is poised to be another interesting year, then, to say the least! Action steps 🤔 Let me know in the comments below what happenings you’d include in your picks! What were the biggest NFT highlights of 2022 in your opinion? 🎉 Check out my previous write-up if you missed it! PartyBid evolved Author Bio William M. Peaster is a professional writer and creator of Metaversal —a Bankless newsletter focused on the emergence of NFTs in the crypto economy. He’s also recently been contributing content to Bankless, JPG, and beyond! First Published Here .

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