Daily News - July 13, 2022
TLDR:
Compound founder bids 4,400 ETH on 2 CryptoPunks. Axie Infinity rebounds from its bottom. STEPN generated $122.5M USD last quarter.
OpenSea Trading Volume:
Ethereum drops another 5.5% closing the day at $1,046.51 USD! On the other hand, OpenSea’s trading volume dipped to $13.2M USD - down from yesterday’s close of $15.4M USD.
News:
Robert Leshner, the founder of Compound Finance, places two separate bids of 2,200 ETH ($2.36M USD) for CryptoPunk 1021 and 9280! Mr.Leshner has previously spent 2,828.16 ETH ($2.98M USD) on 6 Punks. (Source)
Chimpers, a project by long-time BAYC member TimpersHD, releases their highly anticipated Dojo! The Dojo will enable holders to stake their Chimpers while earning XP via training, battling, and adventuring. (Source)
Despite the downturn in the play-to-earn space, Axie Infinity’s NFT sales jumped by 198% over the last week. (Source)
Brave Wallet has added support for Solana Dapps for desktop users! (Source)
Doodles have been selected for Ad Age’s America’s Hottest Brands list! (Source)
STEPN, the popular move-to-earn protocol, generated $122.5M USD in profits during Q2! The team has allocated 5% ($6.125M USD) to buying back and burning $GMT - the native token of STEPN. (Source)
Boring Security will be hosting a security class for $APE holders on July 13 at 8 PM EST! (Source)
Notable Sales:
Bored Ape Yacht Club #2189 is sold for 150 ETH ($156,438 USD)! The seller previously minted the 6 Apes on May 1, 2021 for 0.08 ETH each - netting a profit of 142.42 ETH! (Source)
ENS domains are on a tear! Sunnybay_eth purchased nike.eth for 60 ETH ($63,229.80 USD)! (Source)
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