Daily News - August 12, 2022
TLDR:
BlackRock launches BTC fund
PreMint testing out KYC for Project Creators
ETH Merge is scheduled for September 15 at 5:03 UTC
Grumpls is the following collection for Goblintown.wtf
AIP-78 (proposal to build ape-themed games) is live
StarkWare can achieve 6M NFT mints in 1 transaction
OpenSea Trading Volume:
Ethereum: $1,882.75 (-0.3%)
OpenSea Daily Trading Volume: $20.39M USD (-20.01%)
Top NFT Collection: CryptoPunks ($1.58M USD daily trading volume)
News:
BlackRock launches a private trust offering Bitcoin exposure! (Source)
Ethereum Merge is scheduled for Thursday, September 15 at 5:03 UTC! (Source)
PreMint is testing out KYC (know-your-customer) requirements for Creators to better protect investors from being scammed by allowlist offers. (Source)
Grey, the co-founder of Goblin Town, drops alpha regarding Grumpls! The project is the next evolution in the Goblin Town saga that will be distributed by the baiting mechanism released earlier this month. (Source)
AIP-78, a proposal to allocate $APE for developing Ape-themed blockchain games, will be open for voting. (Source)
SmolVerse partners with Strider DAO to build out SmolVille! (Source)
This will be followed by PC/VR immersion, full-scale guest interactivity, Thingies and @partybear compatibility in future updates.
Fluf World lets holders explore their Burrows (metaverse) using their own Fluff NFT! (Source)
The Enquirer, a local Cincinnati newspaper, highlights the come-up story of Drift Shoots! For those unfamiliar, Drift overcame a troubled past through his photography, the most notable being “Where My Vans Go,” and is using his platform and success to advocate for criminal justice reform. (Source)
Lakoz.eth licenses MoonBirds #668 and BAYC #6062 to BarrelX NFT! This is the first instance of commercial licensing following the CC0 implementation for the MoonBirds collection. (Source)
“We could go to six million at the very least, and this is in the near term. That’s something that would be very easy to do.”
Eli Ben-Sasson, the cofounder of StarkWare, highlights new advancements in zero-knowledge scaling technology can enable 60 million NFTs to be minted in a single Ethereum transaction. (Source)
DraftKings is providing a free starter pack for their brand new Reignmakers - a fantasy sports platform built on NFT technology! (Source)
10KTFShop begin airdropping Crates! (Source)
Takashi Murakami will be hosting his GEISAI artist incubation conference on August 21 in Japan! Attendees will be eligible to claim a free NFT! (Source)
Notable Sales:
Bored Ape Yacht Club #7863 is sold for 344 ETH ($654,180 USD) via X2Y2! The buyer has a notable NFT portfolio worth roughly $950,000 USD consisting of 3 BAYC, 2 Mutant Serums, and 3 Otherdeed for Otherside. (Source)
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