Metaversal is a Bankless newsletter for weekly level-ups on NFTs, virtual worlds, & collectibles
Dear Bankless Nation,
What will NFTs look like in 100 years, and how will they be perceived by people then?
Who knows, right. Yet the things we do and build today in these early NFT days will absolutely pave the way for so many second- and third-order cultural advancements in the decades ahead.
For instance, I contribute to JPG, which is like an NFT curation layer for web3. This week we began recording all the platform’s galleries on-chain to ensure our curatorial provenance forevermore, so we’re building toward the future in such a way that the future can build from us.
That’s just one personal example in one field of interest here, but it’s indicative of how NFTs and related innovations will increasingly carry our digital things and our voices around them farther and more resolutely forward than was ever possible before.
For now, though, the distant future remains exactly that — the distant future — so let’s turn our attention back to the near past and get you caught up on this previous week’s NFT happenings. Have a great weekend everyone ✌️
-WMP
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📰 General NFT News
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atomic0, a new zero-fee NFT marketplace powered by 0x v4 infrastructure, launched.
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Framework Ventures launched Framework Tent, an NFT-gated knowledge hub for the firm’s portfolio companies.
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GameStop launched its NFT marketplace, and the platform’s trading volume passed Coinbase NFT’s lifetime volume in a matter of hours.
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OpenSea laid off 20% of its workforce.
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Polygon, an increasingly popular NFT chain, was welcomed into the 2022 Disney Accelerator program.
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samsung.eth and nike.eth resold for 60 ETH respectively this week:
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sudoswap launched its sudoAMM NFT marketplace:
Announcing the public release of sudoAMM!
sudoAMM is a new marketplace protocol that changes the way we think about NFT liquidity and trading.
It is highly flexible, gas-efficient, and fully on-chain.
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Zapper opened its V2 beta testing to any users who hold Zapper Season 1 or Season 2 NFTs.
🏆 Collectibles
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Chimpers introduced the DOJO, a low-cost gamified NFT staking system.
<div class="tweet" data-attrs="{"url":"https://twitter.com/ChimpersNFT/status/1546906634307469314","full_text":"Introducing the Dojo 🏯‼️🙉nnmedium.com/@ChimpersNFT/d… ","username":"ChimpersNFT","name":"Chimpers","date":"Tue Jul 12 17:17:36 +0000 2022","photos":[{"img_url":"https://substackcdn.com/image/upload/w_728,c_limit/l_twitter_play_button_rvaygk,w_120/hfz6ukzfwkd37tbfmujx","link_url":"https://t.co/a5XF00FTm2","alt_text":null}],"quoted_tweet":{},"retweet_count":485,"like_count":1331,"expanded_url":{},"video_url":"https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1546903586130599936/pu/vid/480×270/VCWivabBcuGCTxLJ.mp4?tag=12","belowTheFold":true}”>
Introducing the Dojo 🏯‼️🙉
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Mirakai, a new on-chain CC0 pixel collection, minted out yesterday — check out this primer thread on the new project.
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Nouns DAO voted to fund the Ethereum Protocol Guild’s 1st-year vesting contract with a 500 ETH donation ⌐◨-◨
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vapeape.eth, a Nouns DAO co-founder a.k.a. Nounder, sold Punk #4464 for 2,500 ETH:
<div class="tweet" data-attrs="{"url":"https://twitter.com/cryptopunksbot/status/1546998994638979074","full_text":"Punk 4464 bought for 2,500 ETH ($2,615,224.91 USD) by 0x561786 from 0x33eaae. cryptopunks.app/cryptopunks/de… #cryptopunks #ethereum ","username":"cryptopunksbot","name":"CryptoPunks Bot","date":"Tue Jul 12 23:24:36 +0000 2022","photos":[{"img_url":"https://pbs.substack.com/media/FXgLY26XoAAeyxp.png","link_url":"https://t.co/iCAAG4LKHg","alt_text":null}],"quoted_tweet":{},"retweet_count":604,"like_count":2962,"expanded_url":{},"video_url":null,"belowTheFold":true}”>
Punk 4464 bought for 2,500 ETH ($2,615,224.91 USD) by 0x561786 from 0x33eaae. cryptopunks.app/cryptopunks/de… #cryptopunks #ethereum
🎨 Art
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Licia He released her Running Moon series via Art Blocks:
<div class="tweet" data-attrs="{"url":"https://twitter.com/Licia_He/status/1545130302971977729","full_text":"Thrilled to announce that my generative art program, Running Moon, will be launched as the first release of @artblocks_io Curated Series 8 next Wed., July 13th, at 12 pm CT. nartblocks.io/project/334nHere’s token #0!n#genrativeart #creativecoding #artblocksn1/ ","username":"Licia_He","name":"Licia He","date":"Thu Jul 07 19:39:06 +0000 2022","photos":[{"img_url":"https://pbs.substack.com/media/FXFl7-OXEAMGXhW.jpg","link_url":"https://t.co/dmS5iUDatf","alt_text":null}],"quoted_tweet":{},"retweet_count":78,"like_count":521,"expanded_url":{},"video_url":null,"belowTheFold":true}”>
Thrilled to announce that my generative art program, Running Moon, will be launched as the first release of @artblocks_io Curated Series 8 next Wed., July 13th, at 12 pm CT.
artblocks.io/project/334
Here’s token #0!
#genrativeart #creativecoding #artblocks
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Ringers #818 by Dmitri Cherniak resold for 169 ETH:
<div class="tweet" data-attrs="{"url":"https://twitter.com/artblocks_bot/status/1547655451356975108","full_text":"Ringers #818 sold for 169.69 ETH ($202,674) nnrarible.com/token/0xa7d8d9… ","username":"artblocks_bot","name":"Art Blocks (Bot)","date":"Thu Jul 14 18:53:08 +0000 2022","photos":[{"img_url":"https://pbs.substack.com/media/FXpgbmQUYAEoJqq.png","link_url":"https://t.co/xuaokOu8gv","alt_text":null}],"quoted_tweet":{},"retweet_count":1,"like_count":10,"expanded_url":{},"video_url":null,"belowTheFold":true}”>
Ringers #818 sold for 169.69 ETH ($202,674)
🎮 NFT Gaming
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The Beacon, an MMO-like pixel game, is building on Arbitrum and TreasureDAO.
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Guild of Guardians, an NFT-based mobile RPG, launched a playable demo for select playtesters.
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Sirsu, a founding member of esports DAO BLVCKHVND, spoke with Zora Zine about his experiences in building a new kind of player-first esports organization.
<div class="tweet" data-attrs="{"url":"https://twitter.com/ourZORA/status/1547715069160501248","full_text":":::: NEW IN ZINE ::::nn@sirsuhayb of esports DAO @blvkhvnd linked with ZORA co-founder @dg_goens to discuss:nn↳building an esports industry owned by the playersn↳the essence of first impressionsn↳the competitive spirit that lives through us allnnzine.zora.co/blvkhvnd-espor…nn☼☽","username":"ourZORA","name":"🌜🌞🌛","date":"Thu Jul 14 22:50:02 +0000 2022","photos":[],"quoted_tweet":{},"retweet_count":30,"like_count":58,"expanded_url":{"url":"https://zine.zora.co/blvkhvnd-esports","image":"https://bucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/30c2cc3b-32ba-45b8-b2e1-6ade362b3041_1670x1228.jpeg","title":"Camaraderie of Competition: How BLVKHVND Saw the We in Esports","description":"Born out of frustration with a fickle and fractured industry, BLVKHVND is the path-breaking esports DAO building a gaming culture where competition and community go hand in hand","domain":"zine.zora.co"},"video_url":null,"belowTheFold":true}”>
:::: NEW IN ZINE ::::
@sirsuhayb of esports DAO @blvkhvnd linked with ZORA co-founder @dg_goens to discuss:
↳building an esports industry owned by the players
↳the essence of first impressions
↳the competitive spirit that lives through us all
💽 Music
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Arpeggi launched a remix competition in collaboration with musician camoufly.
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KINGSHIP started its Wave 1 mint.
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Sound kicked off its Season 03 campaign.
🌐 Virtual Worlds
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Decentraland is implementing its new $150 Wearables submission fee next week:
<div class="tweet" data-attrs="{"url":"https://twitter.com/decentraland/status/1547679913104121859","full_text":"Last month the #Decentraland community voted to set the Wearable submission fee to a stable $150 equivalent of MANA.nnThe new fee will go into effect on Monday, July 18th.nnYou can read the proposal that was passed here.👇 ngovernance.decentraland.org/proposal/?id=b… ","username":"decentraland","name":"Decentraland","date":"Thu Jul 14 20:30:20 +0000 2022","photos":[{"img_url":"https://pbs.substack.com/media/FXp0-rqUYAA6UCU.jpg","link_url":"https://t.co/28TubkHsNm","alt_text":null}],"quoted_tweet":{},"retweet_count":46,"like_count":248,"expanded_url":{},"video_url":null,"belowTheFold":true}”>
Last month the #Decentraland community voted to set the Wearable submission fee to a stable $150 equivalent of MANA.
The new fee will go into effect on Monday, July 18th.
You can read the proposal that was passed here.👇
governance.decentraland.org/proposal/?id=b…
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The Sandbox is preparing for its Alpha Season 3 event.
💎 DeFi x NFTs
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Omni, an NFT lending platform, was attacked by a hacker to the tune of 1.3k ETH.
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Uniswap V3 LPs were targeted in a phishing scam this week.
Action steps
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📺 Watch interviews with Kai Turner and Amanda Cassatt on Overpriced JPEGs
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📺 Watch GitcoinDAO Governance Evolution and an interview with Daniel Schmachtenberger on Green Pill
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🧐 Catch up on my other write-ups from this week:
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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