Daily News - September 13, 2022
TLDR:
Starbucks launches customer loyalty program on Polygon
OpenSea teases integration of more blockchains
Loopyify interviews Mr.703
Pumping parrots tumbles to 0.31 ETH
ETH will become deflationary after 15.42 GWEI gas price
GameStop's Head of Blockchain leaves
OpenSea Trading Volume:
Ethereum: $1,690.68 (-3.1%)
OpenSea Daily Trading Volume: $11.24M USD (+6.43%)
Top NFT Collection: Renga ($1.09M USD daily trading volume)
News:
Starbucks partners with Polygon to introduce Starbucks Odyssey - a revamped customer loyalty program built on Web3! The program will enable customers to go on “Journeys” to earn “Stamps” that would unlock exclusive benefits and earn digital collectables. (Source)
Matt Finestone, the Head of Blockchain for Gamestop, is leaving his position. (Source)
OpenSea teases integration of more blockchains. Many have interpreted this statement to refer to Tezo, as OpenSea has long teased adding Tezos support. (Source)
This is an interview with Mr.703, the holder of over 549 CryptoPunks created by LarvaLabs. Mr.703 returned last month as people noticed his address started to move, here is a conversation with him. - Loopify
Loopify interviews Mr.703, an anonymous collector that managed to mint 703 CryptoPunks and still holds 549 today! Unlike typical interviews, this interview was conducted entirely on-chain via encrypted messages. (Source)
LocationTBA, one of the co-founders of ChiruLabs, joined a1rport for the latest episode of The a1rport Lounge! (Source)
Following in the steps of OpenSea, MagicEden introduces filters for Solana Name Service domains. (Source)
GordonGoner.eth, the co-founder of Yuga Labs, teases his upcoming podcast! (Source)
Ponz publishes his bull thesis for $APE due to the upcoming $APE staking pools! (Source)
Pumping Parrots, the self-proclaimed ponzi, tumbles to 0.31 ETH after hitting an ATH floor price of 0.97 ETH yesterday. (Source)
After the Ethereum Merge, if we’re able to sustain a base fee of 15.43 GWEI Ethereum will officially become deflationary! (Source)
Crhis Sirise provides a recap of CloneX’s SZN 1 Forging! In short, the mint generated 7,193 ETH ($11.32M USD) alongside $181,750 USD in royalties. (Source)
Notable Sales:
Matt Higins, the former Shark Tank Investor, purchases 713.eth for 30 ETH ($51,458.70 USD)! The investor was introduced to ENS by DFarmer.eth and Gweiman.eth roughly 2 days ago via Twitter. (Source)
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