Metaversal is a Bankless newsletter for weekly level-ups on NFTs, virtual worlds, & collectibles
Dear Bankless Nation,
Earlier this week this tweet by Sfermion and Zima Red founder Andrew Steinwold struck me:
The internet allowed everyone to become small business owners
Open a Shopify store, launch a newsletter, become an Amazon seller,etc
The metaverse is this but on steroids
Anyone in the world can create & sell digital goods (NFTs) on top of frictionless financial rails (crypto)
I totally agree. Indeed, NFTs let anyone create digital goods in DIY fashion and along the borderless payment rails of the future, and this reality will prove increasingly empowering for many people around the world in the decades ahead.
Accordingly, I’m expecting a growing surge of creative activity around our ecosystem over the next few years and beyond as things continue to really pick up speed. We’ve all experimented our ways into civilization’s next great leap in value exchange, so it seems!
On that note, relax and stay fresh for the marathon ahead. Have a great weekend everyone, be well, and as always stay creative ✌️
-WMP
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🛒 NFT News & Platforms
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gmoney.eth and WAGMI United completed a takeover of the Crawley Town Football Club.
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LooksRare opened up its API to the public.
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Nansen now supports analytics data from NFT marketplace aggregators Gem and Genie.
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reNFT, an NFT rental platform, unveiled its v2 design.
🏆 Digital Collectibles
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Blitmap NFT universe has a new rivals expansion coming soon.
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Azuki #3602 was purchased for 275 ETH on LooksRare:
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frankfrank NFTs hit the scene in explosive and absurd fashion this week.
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Froyoverse minting started.
<div class="tweet" data-attrs="{"url":"https://twitter.com/0xWangarian/status/1511961890653556736","full_text":"Quick shoutout to @JessieMorii who has come an immense way from humble beginnings as an NFT artist. nn~8 months ago she exploded onto the scene as a newcomer to the NFT world and hand drew 150 froyo cats for CT figures. ","username":"0xWangarian","name":"Wangarian","date":"Thu Apr 07 06:59:40 +0000 2022","photos":[{"img_url":"https://pbs.substack.com/media/FPuQhOoVIAABpHZ.jpg","link_url":"https://t.co/5eHTCUfAR7","alt_text":null}],"quoted_tweet":{},"retweet_count":65,"like_count":339,"expanded_url":{},"video_url":null}”>
Quick shoutout to @JessieMorii who has come an immense way from humble beginnings as an NFT artist.
~8 months ago she exploded onto the scene as a newcomer to the NFT world and hand drew 150 froyo cats for CT figures.
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Gh0stly Gh0sts, an omnichain NFT project, stealth launched.
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HyperLoot pre-minting and public minting began.
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Pudgy Penguins collection sold to entrepreneur Luca Netz of Netz Capital for 750 ETH.
<div class="tweet" data-attrs="{"url":"https://twitter.com/pudgypenguins/status/1510444156979761154","full_text":"The blizzard has passed, and the snow is settling. The Huddle has shown its resilience. It's time to waddle to the promised land.nnWe’re ready to announce the worst kept secret in Web3. Our next chapter has begun: new team, new roadmap, new heights.nnPenguins, our time is #NOW 🐧 ","username":"pudgypenguins","name":"Pudgy Penguins","date":"Sun Apr 03 02:28:44 +0000 2022","photos":[{"img_url":"https://pbs.substack.com/media/FPYs9JBXsAIO0Gg.jpg","link_url":"https://t.co/IqcG697ULW","alt_text":null}],"quoted_tweet":{},"retweet_count":482,"like_count":1665,"expanded_url":{},"video_url":null}”>
The blizzard has passed, and the snow is settling. The Huddle has shown its resilience. It’s time to waddle to the promised land.
We’re ready to announce the worst kept secret in Web3. Our next chapter has begun: new team, new roadmap, new heights.
Penguins, our time is #NOW 🐧
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Sup, the team behind the Blitmap universe, is hiring a lore writer.
🎨 Cryptoart
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Harm van den Dorpel just announced the release of Markov’s Dream.
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6529 Capital acquired the fabled Mantel Rojo by legendary artist Manoloide for 275 ETH:
<div class="tweet" data-attrs="{"url":"https://twitter.com/plutoniumfitzg/status/1511925467321831426","full_text":".@6529capital strikes again! Magnificent @manoloidee acquisition by @punk6529 and co! ","username":"plutoniumfitzg","name":"Plutonium F.✨","date":"Thu Apr 07 04:34:56 +0000 2022","photos":[{"img_url":"https://pbs.substack.com/media/FPtwMIDWYAA5SCm.jpg","link_url":"https://t.co/qo30BWqdj8","alt_text":null}],"quoted_tweet":{},"retweet_count":1,"like_count":27,"expanded_url":{},"video_url":null}”>
.@6529capital strikes again! Magnificent @manoloidee acquisition by @punk6529 and co!
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Ringer #415, one of the rarest “green background” Ringers by artist Dmitri Cherniak, was listed on the secondary marketplace for the memetically sound price of 1,234 ETH.
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Proof of Beauty kicked off HASH Season 2 pre-minting:
<div class="tweet" data-attrs="{"url":"https://twitter.com/prrfbeauty/status/1509931235052822528","full_text":"✨✨✨✨✨✨nS2: HUNT IS ON! n✨✨✨✨✨✨nnPRE-MINTING HAS JUST DROPPED.nnYou got 2 WEEKS to start hunting for HASHes before minting starts.nnGLHFnn(Not an april fools joke lol)nnhash.pob.studio ","username":"prrfbeauty","name":"𝔭𝔯𝔬𝔬𝔣 𝔬𝔣 𝔟𝔢𝔞𝔲𝔱𝔶","date":"Fri Apr 01 16:30:34 +0000 2022","photos":[{"img_url":"https://res.cloudinary.com/hhsslviub/video/upload/e_loop,vs_40/uwgwc8sm8oidevchkjxp.gif","link_url":"https://t.co/gwbP2mHUqr","alt_text":null}],"quoted_tweet":{},"retweet_count":11,"like_count":32,"expanded_url":{},"video_url":null}”>
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S2: HUNT IS ON!
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PRE-MINTING HAS JUST DROPPED.
You got 2 WEEKS to start hunting for HASHes before minting starts.
GLHF
(Not an april fools joke lol)
🎮 NFT Gaming
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Axie Infinity unveiled new details about the Origin release’s all-new Arena Mode.
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Sky Mavis, the team behind Axie Infinity, raised $150M to help restore the Ronin bridge.
💽 Music
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Coopahtroopa.eth published This Week in Music NFTs – April 4th.
🌐 Virtual Worlds
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Cryptovoxels held auctions for parcels located in the Andromeda and Venice neighborhoods.
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Decentraland’s desktop client beta is making its final rounds ahead of the client’s full rollout.
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Webaverse publishes an explainer video that details the virtual world project’s progress to date.
💎 DeFi x NFTs
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Element Finance kicked off minting for its Elfiverse NFT project.
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Gem added NFT listings analytics to its platform.
Action steps
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👀 Check out my other Metaversal write-ups from this week: Omnichain NFTs and NFT themes on the rise
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💸 Read my tactic Hot to go leveraged long on ETH in Bankless
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📺 Watch Interview with Kevin Rose by Overpriced JPEGs
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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