Dear HackerNoon Nation,
Bitcoin needsĀ
Logan Paul is flailing fromĀ
Nouns DAOāsĀ
Many NFT collections are experiencingĀ
Ah, to be back in the swing of thingsā¦
https://twitter.com/4n6_nerd/status/1611198983149621248?s=20&t=qZo8WCVeC6cXDGCNo1Qeng&embedable=true
Indeed, 2023 just began, yet so much has already happened in the NFT ecosystem across these first days of the new year ā itās aĀ lotĀ to keep up with!
Toward that end, hereās your latest Metaversal Friday recap, so letās catch you up now on the big NFT highlights from this past week. Thanks for reading everyone, and have a great weekend āļø
-WMP
š£ General NFT News
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BlurĀ is launching its $BLUR token at theĀ
end of this month . -
FoundationĀ is releasing a new creator tool, Worlds:
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ENSĀ andĀ CoinbaseĀ teamed up to give Coinbase app users the ability to link theirĀ
cb.id names to their mobile wallets . -
LooksRareĀ released itsĀ
Edition Zero merch drop Ā denominated in $LOOKS. -
Nouns DAOĀ appeared in this yearās Rose Parade festivities:
https://twitter.com/punk4156/status/1609786359744720899?s=20&t=AshsWCAvIFlEswXNyRiD7w&embedable=true
- OpenSeaĀ added support forĀ
onchain metadata updates .
š Digital Collectibles
- Doodles 2Ā will featureĀ
gasless customization . - SBFĀ appears to have purchasedĀ
millions of dollarsā worth of Solana collectibles Ā that now belong to FTX creditors. - ZenecaĀ introducedĀ
ZenChests , NFTs that are burnable for the upcoming Zen PFP on a 1:1 basis.
šØ Cryptoart
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Feral File, an art platform,Ā
secured its usersā crypto funds Ā amid theĀclosure of Wyre . -
JPGĀ launched its second NFT TCR, theĀ
Conceptual Art Canon . -
Kjetil Golid, the acclaimed generative artist, auctioned 10 works from his newĀ EXPANSEĀ series:
https://twitter.com/kGolid/status/1609649668165705741?s=20&t=ua_O6UAZQ5HBpivJCNvmfw&embedable=true
- numo.eth, a mainstay in the CC0 NFT scene, unveiled theĀ
Pixel Art Doodles (PAD) Ā project. - 0xTechnoĀ releasedĀ
Toys .
š® Decentralized Gaming
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Axie InfinityĀ launched the ability toĀ
buy, sell, and equip Axie accessories . -
IlluviumĀ opened up downloads for theĀ
Illuvium: Zero alpha . -
Treeverse, a mobile MMORPG, launched pre-alpha gameplay:
š½ Music NFTs
- CoopahtroopaĀ introduced theĀ
Web3 Manager Launchpad Ā for music managers and publishedĀThis Week in Music NFTs - Jan. 2 .
š Virtual Worlds
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MetaKeyĀ held a NYE Party at the One Times Square site in Decentraland:
š DeFi x NFTs
- Astaria, an NFT-collateralized lending market,Ā
opened up its repos . - Otherdeed plotsĀ are currently theĀ
most commonly liquidated NFTs Ā in the NFTfi sector. - PaprĀ is anotherĀ
new NFT lending project Ā to track.