Daily News - January 16, 2022
Treasure:
After much anticipation, Treasure Tool officially launches! Some highlights include being able to check the rarity of SmolBrains, SmolBodies, and SmolLand!
https://twitter.com/TreasureTools_/status/1482279873183948805
Imagine using storytelling to bootstrap a financial system that’ll uphold an entire metaverse … You won’t have to imagine any longer, TreasureDAO just released their lore!
https://lore.treasure.lol/
News:
With the revival of CryptoSkulls, there’s been greater discussion regarding where the CryptoArt movement originally began. VincentVanDough, a prolific NFT collector, sets the record straight stating the movement emerged from Rare Pepes - originally created by @nola1978 (Twitter account is no longer active).
https://twitter.com/Vince_Van_Dough/status/1482480683264233480?s=20
“Origin will have much easier on-boarding than the current experience as players will be able to receive free starter Axies to start learning and falling in love with Axie before making any economic decisions.”
Axie Infinity, the trailblazers of blockchain gaming, publish an update regarding their progress on Origin, Land, and Ron.
https://axie.substack.com/p/axie-january-development-update
NFTWorlds, a decentralized cross-platform P2E gaming metaverse, introduces the ability for NFTWorld holders to stake and rent their worlds for passive income. Owners would be required to stake their worlds and draft a contract with renters that specifies the duration of the rental and the rental price, which will be paid in $WRLD.
https://docs.nftworlds.com/nft-worlds-usdwrld-token/staking-and-rent-for-nft-world-holders
MoonBoys Alpha Collection has received backlash after Obsedant exposed the project for using generic photoshop mockups for their NFT collection.
https://twitter.com/MikiNemcek/status/1482352135119544326?s=20
Snowflake joins aboard Opensea’s Operations Teams! Prior to his official start, he posts an insightful thread discussing the growing pains the platform has experienced while highlighting its future plans to address website downtime and security concerns.
https://twitter.com/jameskwho/status/1482028141141012486?s=20
Notable Sales:
LooksRare has been gathering more steam! Fidenza #123 is the latest high-end art piece to be sold on the platform for a staggering 125 ETH ($413,637.50).
https://looksrare.org/collections/0xa7d8d9ef8D8Ce8992Df33D8b8CF4Aebabd5bD270/78000123#activity
RarePepe (1/300, 2016) is purchased by VincentVanDough for 84.98 ETH ($281,547.24). This marks the 425th RarePepe he’s bought!
https://opensea.io/assets/0x82c7a8f707110f5fbb16184a5933e9f78a34c6ab/957411
If you’re interested in learning more or joining a community of NFT traders, head on over to OriginsNFT