Metaversal is a Bankless newsletter for weekly level-ups on NFTs, virtual worlds, & collectibles
Dear Bankless Nation,
A new type of NFT scam started raging across Twitter this week.
I’ve seen a few people fall prey to the nefarious ploy already, so I wanted to highlight what to watch out for. The flow is as follows:
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Attackers purchase a verified Twitter account, then change the account info to superficially pose as a co-founder of the Azuki NFT collection.
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They follow-up with a tweet about a “surprise mint,” though the link is to a malicious site designed as a trap to compromise unsuspecting NFT collectors.
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Finally, the culprits tag NFT collectors in tweets below the attack tweet hoping to bring as many eyes in as possible.
Hackers are going to keep developing new ways to try to steal choice NFTs like this. Remain vigilant in kind, adapt your security practices, and if something seems weird then ask and wait for guidance from others you trust!
-WMP
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🛒 NFT News & Platforms
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Context announced its $19.5M seed round and rolled out new features:
<div class="tweet" data-attrs="{"url":"https://twitter.com/context/status/1514275538298281991","full_text":"Brand new Context.app out now!nnTotally new UI + you can now find & watch the wallets of people you follow on Twitter in one click 🪁 ","username":"context","name":"Context 🪁","date":"Wed Apr 13 16:13:16 +0000 2022","photos":[{"img_url":"https://cdn.substack.com/image/upload/w_728,c_limit/l_twitter_play_button_rvaygk,w_120/qobqjqmmgkimej0eu174","link_url":"https://t.co/u5St19eq0c","alt_text":null}],"quoted_tweet":{},"retweet_count":20,"like_count":206,"expanded_url":{},"video_url":"https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1514272189045882884/pu/vid/466×270/zuG_73P760v8HRdy.mp4?tag=12"}”>
Brand new Context.app out now!
Totally new UI + you can now find & watch the wallets of people you follow on Twitter in one click 🪁
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Catddle introduced ERC721-O, a new standard for omnichain NFTs.
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CryptoFighters Alliance introduced ERC721R, a new standard that allows minter to return NFTs for refunds.
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LooksRare is now officially audited.
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Offchain Labs launched The Arbitrum Odyssey NFT event in partnership with Ratwell and Project Galaxy.
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Sina Estavi is having trouble reselling the NFT of Jack Dorsey’s first-ever tweet.
🏆 Digital Collectibles
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CryptoPunk #7756 was acquired on the secondary marketplace for 1,050k ETH:
<div class="tweet" data-attrs="{"url":"https://twitter.com/cryptopunksbot/status/1514272446186233857?t=tkmgdT6qWMlvfj5Pay5UKg&s=19","full_text":"Punk 7756 bought for 1,050 ETH ($3,233,244.03 USD) by 0x362cd3 from 0x6f35b0. larvalabs.com/cryptopunks/de… #cryptopunks #ethereum ","username":"cryptopunksbot","name":"CryptoPunks Bot","date":"Wed Apr 13 16:00:59 +0000 2022","photos":[{"img_url":"https://pbs.substack.com/media/FQPGw_wXEAg9z0n.png","link_url":"https://t.co/sIoL75s2hO","alt_text":null}],"quoted_tweet":{},"retweet_count":827,"like_count":3598,"expanded_url":{},"video_url":null}”>
Punk 7756 bought for 1,050 ETH ($3,233,244.03 USD) by 0x362cd3 from 0x6f35b0. larvalabs.com/cryptopunks/de… #cryptopunks #ethereum
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Coinbase is launching a BAYC-themed film trilogy.
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Forgotten Runes Wizard’s Cult creators Magic Machine completed a new funding round.
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Nouns DAO is collecting new Noun traits for August 8th, the first birthday of the Nouns project:
<div class="tweet" data-attrs="{"url":"https://twitter.com/punk4156/status/1514050629819375625?t=rhqdbcrt0Lr3tx_ocpidyw&s=19","full_text":"did you know that @nounsdao artwork is upgradable by the dao? nnwe’re collecting new noun traits at: github.com/nounsDAO/nound… with plans to add the best on 8/8, the anniversary of the project launch.nnhere’s a proposed pancake head by @Devil_Kitties_ ","username":"punk4156","name":"4156 ⌐◨-◨","date":"Wed Apr 13 01:19:34 +0000 2022","photos":[{"img_url":"https://pbs.substack.com/media/FQL9Ba0XoAU36tX.jpg","link_url":"https://t.co/rxT2OYBg4v","alt_text":null}],"quoted_tweet":{},"retweet_count":14,"like_count":109,"expanded_url":{},"video_url":null}”>
did you know that @nounsdao artwork is upgradable by the dao?
we’re collecting new noun traits at: github.com/nounsDAO/nound… with plans to add the best on 8/8, the anniversary of the project launch.
here’s a proposed pancake head by @Devil_Kitties_
🎨 Cryptoart
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Drift made photography history via +10k mints of his open edition piece, First Day Out.
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Proof of Beauty kicked off minting for its latest generative art series, HASH Season 2: HUNT.
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Starry Night Capital acquired Bedtime by Grant Riven Yun for 29.99 ETH:
<div class="tweet" data-attrs="{"url":"https://twitter.com/SuperRareBot/status/1514813680315101184","full_text":"💎 Bedtime 💎nn✨ Artwork by @GrantYun2n💰 Sold to @StarryNight_Cap for 29.99 ETH ($91,232.88)nnSuperRare.co/artwork-v2/bed…nn$RARE #CryptoArt #NFT ","username":"SuperRareBot","name":"SuperRare Bot 💎","date":"Fri Apr 15 03:51:39 +0000 2022","photos":[{"img_url":"https://pbs.substack.com/media/FQWzA-AVQAcJUqA.jpg","link_url":"https://t.co/RDGMbbw7A1","alt_text":null}],"quoted_tweet":{},"retweet_count":17,"like_count":202,"expanded_url":{},"video_url":null}”>
💎 Bedtime 💎
✨ Artwork by @GrantYun2
💰 Sold to @StarryNight_Cap for 29.99 ETH ($91,232.88)
$RARE #CryptoArt #NFT
🎮 NFT Gaming
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The U.S. Treasury Department confirmed that North Korean hacking outfit Lazarus Group was behind the Ronin bridge attack.
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TreasureDAO to become the decentralized Nintendo of the future? Two Treasure co-founders made the case on this week’s Alpha Leak episode.
💽 Music
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Coopahtroopa.eth published This Week in Music NFTs – April 11th.
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Warner Music Group partnered with digital memento project POAP.
🌐 Virtual Worlds
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Cryptovoxels conducted more parcel listings for Venice Island.
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Decentraland is collaborating with EPNS on push notifications.
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6529 unveiled OM, a new metaverse project powered by oncyber:
1/ Introducing OM
Buckle up, this is going to be long, but fun.
If you are new to long tweetstorms, you have to click “show replies” every 30th tweet to see the rest
💎 DeFi x NFTs
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Uniswap (whose LP positions are represented by NFTs) just launched a customizable Swap widget:
<div class="tweet" data-attrs="{"url":"https://twitter.com/haydenzadams/status/1514615589196615691","full_text":"🦄 Embedding a customized Uniswap trading experience into any UI in a single line of code has been a dream of mine for over 3 years now nn🙌 So incredibly excited about the Swap widget launch, with initial integrations in @opensea @FWBtweets and @oasisdotapp ","username":"haydenzadams","name":"hayden.eth 🦄","date":"Thu Apr 14 14:44:31 +0000 2022","photos":[{"img_url":"https://res.cloudinary.com/hhsslviub/video/upload/e_loop,vs_40/tcndttboywwndu0qtnvi.gif","link_url":"https://t.co/GXEygQwFxW","alt_text":null}],"quoted_tweet":{"full_text":"1/✨ Today, we’re excited to announce the launch of the Swap Widget which allows users to seamlessly swap tokens anywhere across the web 🙌nnFind the Widget already on your favorite apps like @opensea, @FWBtweets, & @oasisdotapp https://t.co/SzQ95t5sEs","username":"Uniswap","name":"Uniswap Labs 🦄"},"retweet_count":41,"like_count":367,"expanded_url":{},"video_url":null}”>
🦄 Embedding a customized Uniswap trading experience into any UI in a single line of code has been a dream of mine for over 3 years now
🙌 So incredibly excited about the Swap widget launch, with initial integrations in @opensea @FWBtweets and @oasisdotapp
Uniswap Labs 🦄 @Uniswap
1/✨ Today, we’re excited to announce the launch of the Swap Widget which allows users to seamlessly swap tokens anywhere across the web 🙌
Find the Widget already on your favorite apps like @opensea, @FWBtweets, & @oasisdotapp https://t.co/SzQ95t5sEs
Action steps
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🔭 Check out my other Metaversal write-ups from this week: How to make an open metaverse and What’s new in cryptoart
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🔥 Read my tactic 5 opportunities on Arbitrum right now in Bankless
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📺 Watch Interview with Creature World’s Danny Cole 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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