Daily News - September 21, 2022
TLDR:
CoolCats appoint a new CEO
Vulcan Forge (Web3 gaming studio) raised $8M
Immortal Game (P2E Chess) raised $15.5M
OpenSea integrates OpenRarity
fireblocks.eth registered for 14.9 ETH
Federal Reserve announced 75bps rate hike
OpenSea Trading Volume:
Ethereum: $1,246.22 (-6.6%)
OpenSea Daily Trading Volume: $11.08M USD
Top NFT Collection: ENS ($2.6M USD daily trading volume)
News:
Cool Cats appoint Stephen Teglas as CEO! His previous experience includes:
President at Recur (NFT marketplace)
Sr. VP of Licensing at Warner Bros Entertainment
Sr. VP of Retail Sales, Marketing, and Business Development at Walt Disney. (Source)
Cool Comic sold out! The mint managed to burn 178,125,000 $MILK ($54,504 USD) causing the price of $MILK to surge 15.5%. (Source)
Smolverse launches SIP-02! The proposal seeks to update the design of Smol Females with the help of gwengwen9185! (Source)
Vulcan Forge, an NFT gaming studio, raised $8M USD via their Series A funding round led by SkyBridge Capital and FTX. (Source)
The Federal Reserve raised rates by 75bps causing a 2.7% decline in the global cryptocurrency market cap! (Source)
OpenSea integrates OpenRarity for Cool Cats, Pudgy Penguins, and MoonBirds! This will enable buyers and sellers to view the rarity of a specific NFT within OpenSea directly. (Source)
Jesse Powell, the CEO of Kraken, is stepping down for unspecified reasons. Many have speculated that this move comes as Kraken prepares for a potential IPO. (Source)
fireblocks.eth was registered for 14.9 ETH by a newly funded wallet! (Source)
Immortal Game, a play-to-earn chess platform, has raised $15.5M USD! (Source)
Sound.xyz releases Sound Protocol enabling any artist to seamlessly create and deploy Sound contracts! In celebration of the monumental feat, Snoop Dogg will release a free mint on October 7 at 1 PM PST. (Source)
Notable Sales:
Coco_Bear swept 39 CyberKongz VX for 27.202 ETH ($33,927.39 USD) followed by a sweep of 44 Gangstar All Star: Evolution for 10.626 ETH ($13,250.27 USD).
Azuki #837 is purchased by bonkertown for 99.0 ETH ($133,749 USD)! The seller previously purchased the Azuki for 30 ETH ($77,087.70 USD) on January 21, 2022 - netting a profit of 61.475 ETH after fees. (Source)
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