Weekly NFT & GameFi Update (Week 16, 15/04/2023 - 21/04/2023)
Sotheby’s is auctioning rare NFTs from 3AC's collection. Starbucks is dropping its ‘First Store’ NFT collection. Square Enix partners with games distribution platform Elixir.
New Project Spotlight
NFT Collectibles
[COMING SOON] ‘Through the Light’ is a project by 3D artist Davansh Atry. Dropping on 24 April on Crypto.com NFT, it represents the artist’s journey and his fascination with space, where each piece is filled with bright and vibrant colours.
[COMING SOON] ‘POLARITY’ is a project by Kaiwan, a visual artist with experience in digital art and cinematography. This drop explores contrasting perspectives through a cinematic lens, inviting the viewer to step into a world of shadows and light. The collection goes live on Crypto.com NFT on 26 April.
Blockchain Games
[LIVE] Legends of Bezogia has been listed on the Epic Games Store, a popular video game storefront for Microsoft Windows and macOS games. Gamers are able to play as a Bezogi in a magical world, and craft weapons to defeat trolls.
[COMING SOON] Croskull Pet Egg Season 4 has reached 740 eggs minted, and there are 260 more eggs to be minted before the dragons in the eggs hatch. In addition, Croskull Adventure Season 4 has reached 6143 Croskulls.
The following table shows select top collections (by weekly sales volume on each platform) and a sample of their art:
The following table shows select top games by weekly Unique Active Wallets (UAW):
Gaming Token Performance
The total market cap for gaming tokens now stands at US$12.94 billion, up +3%from last week.
News Highlights
Auction house Sotheby's is preparing to auction rare NFTs from Three Arrows Capital's Grails collection. The portfolio includes valuable NFTs like Tyler Hobbs’s Fidenza #216, Larva Labs’s Zombie CryptoPunk #6649, and Autoglyph #187.
Starbucks is dropping its ‘First Store’ NFT collection, which is modelled after the original Starbucks storefront that opened in 1971 in downtown Seattle. The NFTs have a supply of 5,000 and will be minted on the Polygon blockchain.
Japanese gaming giant Square Enix is partnering with Elixir, a games distribution platform that features both Web3 and regular games. Through the partnership, Square Enix plans to generate greater adoption of Web3 games among traditional gamers.
Former US President Donald Trump has released a second series of NFTs, which sold out within a day. The new collection features 47,000 tokens, and traders who purchased 47 tokens are eligible for a dinner with Trump.
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