Weekly NFT & GameFi Update (Week 47, 25/11/2022 - 2/12/2022)
NFT trading is now live on Uniswap. Porsche has planned a 7,500-piece NFT collection. Animoca Brands starts a US$2 billion metaverse fund.
New Project Spotlight
NFT Collectibles
[COMING SOON] “Martian Colony” features 5,555 character NFTs organised into four tribes: Labour, Civilian, Scientist, and Governing. The collection is created by David Fiery, an NFT enthusiast and entrepreneur from Prague. This collection drops on 8 December, exclusively on Crypto.com NFT.
[COMING SOON] Lil Bitcoin’s “Chapter 2: Birth Of Bitcoin” brings together art and music. Collectors have the chance to redeem physical comics and exclusive NFTs. This collection will drop on Crypto.com NFT on 14 December.
Blockchain Games
[COMING SOON] The highly anticipated tycoon-style idle game Loaded Lions Mane City, based on the in-demand Loaded Lions NFT project, is set to be released soon. As pioneers of Mane City, all Loaded Lion and Cyber Cub holders will receive exclusive benefits during the land sale and in the game.
[COMING SOON] CroSkull V2 Missions are about to start. The new missions feature updates including compounding rewards, multi-collections support, gas fees reduction, and bulk sending.
NFT Metrics
The following information shows select top collections (by weekly sales volume on each platform) and a sample of their art:
Platform: OpenSea
Artist: CryptoPunks
Sales Volume (USD): $3,429,000 (-35%)
Floor Price (USD): $83,100
Platform: OpenSea
Artist: Mutant Ape Yacht Club
Sales Volume (USD): $3,250,000 (+97%)
Floor Price (USD): $16,600
Platform: Crypto.com NFT
Artist: Loaded Lions
Sales Volume (USD): $142,000 (-27%)
Floor Price (USD): $1,700
Platform: Crypto.com NFT
Artist: Match Ready Lions
Sales Volume (USD): $100,000 (+497%)
Floor Price (USD): $50
Platform: Minted
Artist: Bored Candy
Sales Volume (USD): $47,000 (+206%)
Floor Price (USD): $40
Platform: Minted
Artist: VVS Miner Mole
Sales Volume (USD): $23,000 (-52%)
Floor Price (USD): $250
Blockchain Game Metrics
The following information shows select top games by weekly Unique Active Wallets (UAW):
Game: Splinterlands
Blockchain(s): Hive, Wax
UAW: 257K (+1%)
Volume: $8K
Game: Tiny World
Blockchain(s): BNB Chain
UAW: 53K (+23%)
Volume: $37K
Game: Planet IX
Blockchain(s): Polygon
UAW: 49K (+4%)
Volume: $244K
Game: Trickshot Blitz
Blockchain(s): Flow
UAW: 39K (-28%)
Volume: $19K
Game: Axie Infinity
Blockchain(s): Ronin, ETH
UAW: 38K (-9%)
Volume: $7.7M
Source: DappRadar
Gaming Token Performance
The total market cap for gaming tokens now stands at US$5.86 billion, up +2% from last week.
Notes: Infrastructure tokens include ENJ, FLOW, WAXP, UOS, MBOX, DAWN, GALA, IMX; Utility tokens include AXS, MANA, SAND, ALICE, ILV, ATLAS, POLIS, GODS, GMT, DAR, AURY, APE, PYR; Guild tokens include YGG, MC, UNIX, GGG, AGV.
News Highlights
NFT trading is now live on Uniswap, with users being able to trade digital collectibles across OpenSea, X2Y2, LooksRare, and other marketplaces using the platform’s NFT aggregator tool. In addition, there is a US$5 million airdrop for eligible historical users of Genie, the NFT marketplace aggregator Uniswap acquired in June 2022.
Luxury sports car manufacturer Porsche has planned a 7,500-piece NFT collection based on the classic Porsche 911. The NFTs are targeted to be released in January 2023, and each holder can take part in the process of shaping the design of their individual NFTs.
Gaming investor Animoca Brands plans to start a $2 billion metaverse fund. The fund, named Animoca Capital, targets to make its first investment next year and intends to focus on digital property rights in the metaverse.
Recent Research Reports
Argentina 2022 Survey: Argentines Are Increasingly Keen to Adopt Cryptos and NFTs: Crypto.com recently commissioned a survey of more than 2,000 Argentines to find out more about their investment preferences, knowledge, and opinions on crypto and NFTs.
Research Roundup Newsletter (October 2022): In this issue, we cover our recent Bloomberg Terminal integration, a special research report for the Singapore Fintech Festival, and feature articles on NFT financialisation and utility.
Alpha Navigator (October 2022): We look at crypto industry performance in October, including ETH’s short-term correlations with equities reducing. Is the Fed pivoting on rate tightening policy?
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