Weekly NFT & GameFi Update (Week 20, 13/05/2023 - 19/05/2023)
Weekly NFT & GameFi Update (Week 20, 13/05/2023 - 19/05/2023)Pepe-themed ‘Bitcoin Frogs’ NFTs gain popularity amid Ordinals hype. Epic Games and LEGO Group collaborate to build metaverse. Ubisoft is creating an NFT collection for Assassin’s Creed.
Chart of the WeekBitcoin NFTs have gained considerable popularity and traction since the launch of the Ordinals protocol, which has made it possible to mint NFTs directly on the Bitcoin blockchain. At the time of writing, the number of Ordinals inscriptions reached 7.65 million. Readers may check out our new report, Bitcoin’s Expanding Ecosystem: Layer-2, DeFi, NFT. New Project SpotlightNFT Collectibles[COMING SOON] Crypto.com is launching ‘Crypto.com Expedition Gear’ backpack NFTs via an airdrop and sale. One random mystery package will be airdropped for every ‘Crypto.com Land – The First Frontier’ NFT owned. Meanwhile, ‘Loaded Lions’ and ‘Cyber Cubs’ NFT holders will be eligible for the Early Access sale. [COMING SOON] ‘aelfen’ is a collection by 3D artist Farruk Murad. This drop explores the harmony between the ælfen (forest dwellers) and nature. The collection goes live on Crypto.com NFT on 26 May. Blockchain Games[COMING SOON] D.G.Pals is releasing a free-to-play game, Merge Defence, where players can assemble a team of four friends to defend Panterra against waves of mythical rogues. The game will be available on 20 May. [LIVE] Croskull launched its Ordinals NFT collection, ‘bitCroSkull’, on 18 May. The bitCroSkulls will be available for minting in two whitelist stages, followed by a public mint. The following table shows select top collections (by weekly sales volume on each platform) and a sample of their art: The following table shows select top games by weekly Unique Active Wallets (UAW): Gaming Token PerformanceThe total market cap for gaming tokens now stands at US$11.25 billion, up +7% from last week. News Highlights
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Wednesday, May 17, 2023
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Elon Musk tweets meme from 'Milady' NFT collection. The market cap of BRC-20 Bitcoin tokens surpassed US$1 billion. The government of Turkey launches a virtual office in the metaverse.
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Friday, May 12, 2023
Bitcoin transaction fees surpass block subsidy for miners. MakerDAO launches Spark Protocol, a DeFi lending solution for $DAI users. SushiSwap rolls out v3 liquidity pools across 13 networks.
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