Metaversal is a Bankless newsletter for weekly level-ups on NFTs, virtual worlds, & collectibles

Dear Bankless Nation,

There’s much to do, and much to say. One thing’s clear, though.

We’re leaving the old ways.

Yet the “new” — or rather the range of futures that can arrive through the many open paths in front of us — is extremely moldable and in flux. We should never lose sight of that, meaning we can’t get complacent.

Keep building, keep dreaming, keep educating. That’s the NFT way.

-WMP

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🏆 Digital Collectibles

• CryptoPunk 6046 just received a whopping 2,500 ETH bid! However, it’s not for sale ...

• Paradigm researchers Anish Agnihotri and Hasu published “A Guide to Designing Effective NFT Launches,” consider it a must-read!
• Droid PFP project Robotos introduced Robopets, a spinoff collection for Robotos holders.

🎨 Cryptoart

• Artist Matt Kane unveiled SuperRare’s first Series, i.e. a custom smart contract system for unique groups of art, with The Door.

• Visa is creating an NFT support program for artists.
• How about an artist support program from within the NFT space, too? Check out the Rabbit Fellowship.

🎮 NFT Games

• Axie Infinity published its October Development Update report.
• Don’t miss “Play L2 Games with L1 assets,” an interesting write-up by Wrasslers creator Sammy Bauch.

🌐 Virtual Worlds

• DAO universities and metaversal classrooms? On the horizon!
• Cryptovoxels is launching Facebook logins.
• Open metaverse wiz Jin has a few ideas on how to decentralized the metaverse:

🛒 NFT News & Platforms

• Coinbase announced its launching an NFT platform later this year.
• Zora opened its protocol to support all types of NFTs.

• Decentralized autonomous artist project Botto airdropped BOTTO tokens to holders of Async Art, Art Blocks, BAYC, CryptoPunks, Meebits, SuperRare, and Foundation NFTs.
• ENS now allows you to set an NFT as the display image for .eth domains.
• Beware, a new type of Discord scam is targeting NFT users.
• Lost when it comes to NFTs and taxes? This week accountant Brad Barrett offered some illuminating, albeit informal, insights on the subject.

💎 DeFi x NFTs

• NFT marketplace aggregator Genie has passed $12M in trade volume.
• NFTX collaborated with Rari Protocol on the launch of a NFTX Pool on Fuse.

Action steps

• 🎼 Read “How to mint music NFTs” by Metaversal
• 🎮 Read “Axie Infinity Economics 101” by Metaversal
• ⛓️ Read “How to collect NFTs on Layer 2” by Bankless
• 📺 Watch “Crypto Gaming Panel | Loot Squad, Yield Guild, Illuvium” by Bankless

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Not financial or tax advice. This newsletter is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This newsletter is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research.

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