Metaversal is a Bankless newsletter for weekly level-ups on NFTs and the onchain frontier
Dear Bankless Nation,
There are many reasons to be creative around NFTs, like exploring new artistic ideas, experimenting with new tools, and reaching new audiences.
Yet this space also has a way of rewarding creativity and curiosity.
For example, this week alone I made +$4,000 from my personal artistic efforts: 887 $OP from the latest Optimism airdrop to NFTers, as I’ve released various collections like Stable Peasters on the Superchain, and 0.42 ETH so far from my Inglows mint on Highlight.
You don’t have to be a super acclaimed artist or anything like that to dive in here.
Tap in, experiment, and see what opportunities flow from your creative explorations. Share on Warpcast where likeminded people are most likely to find and appreciate your work. Just mint it, and going forward you can gain new friends, new knowledge, and new streams of income.
For now, though, it’s roundup time! Let’s catch you up per usual by recapping the most significant NFT events from the past week 👇
-WMP
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This week in NFTs…
📰 General news
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Magic Eden is holding a Diamond drop for anyone who traded ETH NFTs between 2017 and 2024.
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Phantom added support for the new WNS NFT standard.
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Uniswap unveiled uni.eth subdomains for users of its mobile app.
🎨 Cryptoart & music
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Fountain brokered an OTC sale of a full Autoglyphs set for 5,000 ETH.
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fxhash launched on Base.
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Sound rolled out a new homepage flow.
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TASCHEN intro’d On NFTs, a book that surveys the history of NFT art.
🏆 Digital collectibles
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AdWorld released a DN-404 collection, Ape In.
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The Based LP launched on sudoswap.
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Pudgy Penguins intro’d a new toy line to Walmart.
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Syncus announced an airdrop for holders of Bored Apes, Mutant Apes, Pudgy Penguins, Sappy Seals, and Rektguys.
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Yuga Labs handed the CEO reins to founder Greg Solano.
📱 Onchain social
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Bello added support for Farcaster analytics.
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Botto intro’d the Botto Frame, which allows users to mint a Botto Access Pass.
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Farcaster added support for Solana addresses.
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Manifold now allows minting on Warpcast via Warps.
🎮 Decentralized gaming
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Axie Champions, a new puzzle game, launched on Ronin.
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Axie Infinity opened pre-registrations for Classic Guilds.
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Parallel intro’d Boxes and Binders for better organizing your Parallel cards.
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Pizza Ninjas inscribed a Nintendo 64 emulator on Bitcoin.
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Proof of Play announced Multichain, a constellation of chains built on Arbitrum Orbit for Pirate Nation and beyond.
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War, a fully onchain MMO, is coming to Blast.
🪙 NFTfi
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Arcade concluded its Clash of Claims event.
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Nftperp unveiled its V2 alpha.
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Uniswap Foundation proposed turning on the UNI fee switch.
🌐 Virtual worlds
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Decentraland celebrated its 4th birthday.
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Forbes announced a “permanent presence” in The Sandbox metaverse.
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Yuga Labs is hosting its first Apes Come Home event in the Otherside next week.
Bankless Citizens who completed the Jito quest in our Airdrop Hunter tool just earned $15k or more 🏹
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Author Bio
William M. Peaster is the creator of Metaversal—a Bankless newsletter focused on the emergence of NFTs in the cryptoeconomy. He also serves as a senior writer for the main Bankless newsletter.
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