Welcome to the 47th issue of the DeFi Arts Intelligencer, your weekly source for key happenings around Ethereum art, collectibles, games, finance, and more. Subscribe here.
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The NFT sports arena is exciting, and one of the biggest projects of note in that sector right now is F1 Delta Time. The Formula 1 blockchain-based game has brought in 100s of ETH worth of transactions in recent weeks, which shows the game is booming lately. It’s time to pay attention accordingly!
For this dispatch:
🎨 Digital Art & Collectibles
- For my second Async Art advocacy campaign, I’ve teamed up with the talented multidisciplinary cryptoartist Hidden Forces to get the word out on his coming multi-layered masterpiece, “Who’s the Controller Now?” More on that soon. For now, learn more about the artist through my profile piece!
- Acclaimed artist and “Everydays” pioneer beeple did +1M in volume (21 1/1s, 3 open editions for 5 minutes, and 100 $1 editions) on Nifty Gateway this weekend! Big congrats to the artist, and to the NFT space overall. Check out his epic 1/1s schedule below …
Art Blocks Drop #2 is out!
MetaFactory’s $ROBOT token was just airdropped to all MetaFactory buyers and sellers …
Two great new cryptoart resources dropped this week: cryptoart.io and NFTArtPulse.
Leading Ethereum cryptoart platform SuperRare unveiled permissionless digital art auctions.
Messari is making a lot of sense lately …
🕹️ Blockchain Games
Leading Ethereum game Axie Infinity is seeing record activity levels …
Send some Small Love Potions ($SLP) for Christmas this year!
The Neon District PvP system just went live!
Global fantasy ⚽ game Sorare brought in ~$350k volume this week.
♦️♦️ DeFi News
The Eth2 deposit contract now has over 1.2M deposited …
I did a write-up on some interesting yield farms right now in the DeFi Pulse Farmer. Please exercise caution …
📰Fresh Content
- 📰 “WOCA is raising funds through Gitcoin Grants” - WOCA
- 📰 “TokenSmart NFT Humpday Report #11: SuperRare Embraces ‘Coldie Method,’ and That's Great for Cryptoart”- me, for nft42
- 📰 “Crypto Art: A Decentralized View” - Massimo Franceschet, et al.
Thanks for reading, and stay creative on- and off-chain!
Keep an 👁️ out for the 48th issue of the DeFi Arts Intelligencer this time next week, too. Cheers ✌️
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About DeFi Arts Intelligencer
The DeFi Arts Intelligencer is curated by me, William M. Peaster, a professional writer and editor who’s been tracking the Ethereum and DeFi beats in recent years.
I’m passionate about art and a DeFi/NFT optimist, so putting together this newsletter is both fun and informative for me. I hope others may find the content helpful, too. But be mindful, the information herein should not be construed as investment advice. I’m not a financial adviser, and these are my opinions. Always take care to seriously consider the various layers of risk you face in participating in the still-maturing cryptoeconomy.
If you have a DeFi tip or lead, questions or comments, or would be interested in commissioning me for a writing gig, you can ping me at wmpeaster@gmail.com or on Telegram at @wmpeaster.
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