Dear Hackers,

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The FTX blowup has been a stark reminder that people who can abuse a tremendous amount of power often will.

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Amid the ugliness of this episode, we’re also reminded why decentralized finance is so important.

[https://twitter.com/RyanSAdams/status/1590737576910258182?s=20&t=CHpCowHoHEIOalp_nbnYBQ?embedable=true](https://twitter.com/RyanSAdams/status/1590737576910258182?s=20&t=CHpCowHoHEIOalp_nbnYBQ?embedable=true)

Through disintermediating and opening up finance, DeFi can help prevent the sorts of abuses of power that have shocked the cryptoeconomy this week.

[https://twitter.com/0xfoobar/status/1590794499688902657?s=20&t=cHjtPS_6gJxfZr1i0wkyRQ?embedable=true](https://twitter.com/0xfoobar/status/1590794499688902657?s=20&t=cHjtPS_6gJxfZr1i0wkyRQ?embedable=true)

That said, there’s still a ton of work to do to help rebuild sentiments and advance DeFi further. DeFi 1.0 has been a great start, but new experiments and innovations are needed to usher in a second DeFi golden era.

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Toward that end, NFTs are a way forward. From underpinning decentralized credit scores to prediction markets, NFTs will play an increasingly pivotal role in reenvisioning and actualizing DeFi’s full potential.

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Why’s that, you ask? Because NFTs unlock new possibilities around identity and sociality that DeFi simply didn’t have in its initial push. These new possibilities will make for new evolutions.

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In other words, DeFi will rise out of the FTX fallout stronger than ever, and the DeFi x NFT crossroads is going to be a big part of that. In the meantime, thanks for reading everyone, hold in there, and let’s get you up to speed on the biggest NFT headlines of the week for now.

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\-WMP

## 📣 General NFT News

* **Daylight**, a wallet discovery tool I __[recently covered](https://metaversal.banklesshq.com/p/daylight-for-your-nft-wallet)__, is moving out of closed beta __[next week](https://twitter.com/daylight/status/1590371422849093634)__.

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* **JPG**, an NFT curation protocol I contribute to, published __[A Case for Crowdsourced Information in Web3](https://jpg.mirror.xyz/IaycQUQ_eBKVGUBk1lzkVZ9VfJyA3vPdIerrQuhUE90)__.

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* **MetaMask** launched a __[bridge aggregator](https://metamask.io/news/latest/meta-mask-launches-bridge-aggregator-in-dapp-to-easily-move-tokens-across-chains/)__ — FYI in case, you’re trading NFTs on other EVM chains like Arbitrum or Optimism.

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* **OpenSea** unveiled an __[onchain enforcement tool](https://twitter.com/opensea/status/1589058773196636160)__ for NFT royalties and, after some deliberation, confirmed it will __[continue supporting royalties](https://twitter.com/opensea/status/1590466334814785537)__ for all NFT collections.

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* **OpenZeppelin** added support for __[ERC721Consecutive](https://blog.openzeppelin.com/announcing-openzeppelin-contracts-4-8/)__, which allows for efficient batch minting of NFTs.

## 🏆 Digital Collectibles

* **Blitmap** provided a __[preliminary overview](https://twitter.com/blitmap/status/1589726387446771712)__ of its upcoming Logos “villains” collection, each of which will come in three versions like so:

 ![](https://cdn.hackernoon.com/images/-23a3p6d.png)

* **Deepak Thapliyal**, the CEO of Chain, is considering auctioning or fractionalizing his considerable NFT collection:

 ![](https://cdn.hackernoon.com/images/-o0c3psx.png)

* **LooksRare** is launching an __[NFT marketplace aggregator](https://docs.looksrare.org/blog/coming-soon-looksrare-nft-aggregator)__ service.

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* **Yuga Labs** rolled out __[news.yuga.com](https://twitter.com/yugalabs/status/1590124652101505025)__, the updated home for all things BAYC, MAYC, CryptoPunks, and Meebits.

## 🎨 Cryptoart

* **Drift** became the first artist to sell out an NFT drop on Instagram with the 50-edition release of *Learning to Handle Change*:

[https://twitter.com/DrifterShoots/status/1590124603908947968?s=20&t=AaiCvZt84fpJyDJsIUuE3w?embedable=true](https://twitter.com/DrifterShoots/status/1590124603908947968?s=20&t=AaiCvZt84fpJyDJsIUuE3w?embedable=true)

* **Manifold** will give artists the ability to __[track their royalty histories](https://twitter.com/manifoldxyz/status/1590916655601049600)__ across different collectors and platforms.
* **Nifty Gateway** introduced the __[Creator Royalty Standard](https://twitter.com/niftygateway/status/1589671138304864257)__ system and the __[Creator Royalty Coalition](https://twitter.com/niftygateway/status/1589671150287990785)__.
* **SuperRare** reconfirmed its commitment to __[artist and collector royalties](https://twitter.com/SuperRare/status/1590500263949119488)__.

## 🎮 Decentralized Gaming

* **Axie Infinity** published its __[Esports Grant 3 schedule](https://axie.substack.com/p/esportsg3)__ and associated AXS allocations.
* **Pirate Nation**, an upcoming NFT adventure game, saw its Founder’s Pirates __[sell out in minutes](https://twitter.com/PirateNationNFT/status/1590407034750787585)__.
* **Sorare** kicked off its __[Global Cup ‘22 event](https://twitter.com/Sorare/status/1590690780758552577)__.

## 💽 Music NFTs

* **Catalog** introduced its __[latest artist arrivals](https://twitter.com/catalogworks/status/1589694445959925760)__.

## 🌐 Virtual Worlds

* **Decentraland** published its __[Ultimate Guide to the Metaverse Music Festival 2022](https://twitter.com/decentraland/status/1590732067087998977)__.
* **OPCraft**, which I also __[recently covered](https://metaversal.banklesshq.com/p/optimistic-on-opcraft)__, introduced View Mode:

[https://twitter.com/pillheadddd/status/1590752026056486923?s=20&t=xDRbQueqLpw2dfae_WGdug?embedable=true](https://twitter.com/pillheadddd/status/1590752026056486923?s=20&t=xDRbQueqLpw2dfae_WGdug?embedable=true)

## 💎 DeFi x NFTs

* **Hook Protocol**, a system for NFT call options, introduced royalties on option sales:

[https://twitter.com/HookProtocol/status/1590790590966685697?s=20&t=dD6A2fck-mJwVPzJcvZQoA?embedable=true](https://twitter.com/HookProtocol/status/1590790590966685697?s=20&t=dD6A2fck-mJwVPzJcvZQoA?embedable=true)


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### **Author Bio**

*__[William M. Peaster](https://twitter.com/WPeaster)__ is a professional writer and creator of __[Metaversal](https://metaversal.substack.com/)__—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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