Key Takeaways

• Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) has flipped CryptoPunks in terms of floor price. This is significant because BAYC NFTs are much newer to the market than CryptoPunks. BAYC launched in April 2021 and CryptoPunks, in 2017.

• On Christmas Eve, OpenDAO airdropped the SOS token to people who have spent money on OpenSea transactions. The project isn't affiliated with OpenSea, but almost 200,000 wallets have claimed SOS tokens and the contract has a market cap of over USD 200 million.

• Crypto.com Mars NFTs have landed. Starting from 28 December, the exclusive NFT collection will be airdropped to the lucky few who discovered a hidden QR code in the #FortuneFavourstheBrave film.

• OpenSea recorded a -27% decrease in sales and a -8% decrease in transactions. MakerPlace recorded a -65% decrease in sales and a -32% decrease in transactions.

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• Inspired by Fifi Rong's Yi Jing Live Performances project, “Satori Moon” is the first-ever set of audiovisual NFTs combining live performance footage and CGI elements. The drop consists of three collectibles: “Revelation”, “Enlightenment”, and “Embrace”.

• "The Cyber Squad Universe" drop is a series that contains characters with unique identities and backstories. Each member of this group has special powers and appearances. The Cyber Squad began as a group of extraordinary individuals who were assembled to rob intergalactic banks.

Highlights

• Hackers infiltrate Monkey Kingdom NFT community, steal $1.3M

• NFT Auction: Bat signed by 2011 World Cup winning team fetches $25,000

• Can Google ‘take down’ NFT images on OpenSea: A case of Web2 vs Web3

• Kraken to develop NFT marketplace offering token-backed loans

• PwC Hong Kong buys land in Ethereum-powered metaverse 'The Sandbox' ($SAND)

• Christmas break? Apparently not for the NFT market

• Arizona Senate candidate Blake Masters offering donors 'Zero to One' NFT

• Ferrari’s new deal with blockchain firm Velas hints at NFTs

• NFTs face ‘skewed narrative’ in mainstream media, says industry chief

• NFT gaming guild Yield Guild Games to launch token for sub-network next year

• GameStop is soliciting applications from NFT creators

• Ozzy Osbourne reveals NFT “Cryptobatz” collection

* OpenSea and NBATopShot data from DappRadar

* MakerPlace data from NonFungible.com

* Solanart data from Solanart.io

* Nifty Gateway data from data mining in Cryptoartpulse.com

* MakerPlace drop data from NonFungible.com

* Collectibles data from CryptoSlam.io

Top Artists

The following table shows top artists (by primary sales volume on each platform) and their art samples.

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