MINES OF DALARNIA 2.0
Before launching the game on the mainnet, the developers conducted tests. For those who participated, a guide is attached to the article with information on how to claim your rewards for the test. And on April 26 (tomorrow) you can play on the mainnet and mine the $DAR token, which is still around ~$1.
CHAINMONSTERS SECOND PHASE TESTING
Last month we wrote that Chainmonsters announced plans to launch the second phase of OBT. Recently it became known about the long-awaited start of the second phase on April 26.
The launch was accompanied by a broadcast on YouTube. We could not ignore this event.
NEW GAME AT GALA GAMES | FORTITUDE
Gala Games has set a course to actively attract developers to its platform. Unlike Enjin, we see projects better suited to the market. It is the vacuum that Enjin left behind and is occupied by Gala Games. Game in development.
OPENSEA BOUGHT GEM
Explanatory team: gem.xyz is a super useful NFT aggregator. From one interface, you can trade on several marketplaces and bundles at once, and this is with gas savings and a lot of other goodies.
PROJECT EVALUATION
We've received a request about how we evaluate projects. And there was an idea to share some information about it.
We expect that you already know what is important to analyze:
• Founder
• Team
• Idea and competitors
• Tokenomics
• Technical solutions and choice of blockchain
• Roadmap
• Backers
• And so on
But it is not always clear how to approach these points. Unfortunately, there is no step by step guide or a maximally simple checklist for an uninitiated user (perhaps it will be later). In short, again there is no loot button. 😉
But there is a prototype of manual scoring. In which, as in the questionnaire, you assign points for each item and add your own red flags, evaluating how much they affect. True, without a basic understanding of some things in the crypt, it will be of little use, but perhaps you will find something useful for researching projects. Perhaps this will prompt you to improve this tool. At least that is the purpose of this post.
The industry is developing and changing, startups are adapting, and it is important to find new ways for deeper and better analysis. It is important to consider that some red flags can be critical even with a good passing score. And the passing score itself depends on your strategy. This is not a panacea, but allows you to look at the project as a whole.
Questionnaire for scoring more efficient to use with VC rating and crunchbase. btw, if you download the mobile version of crunchbase, then the paid features of the web version will be available to you.
SALE LAND OTHERSIDE
It's about a sale of lands in the Otherside metaverse. Project from Yuga Labs (BAYC, Larva Labs) x Animoca Brands (too a lot to list). Collections are scaling into the meta in pursuit of Decentraland and The Sandbox and the trillion dollar market.
Recently became known Details sale.
In short:
• 100k lands. 30k for BAYC, MAYC holders and 55k for sale and 15k team.
• Mint in $APE tokens.
• Price around 1-2 ETH is hardly lower than the Dutch auction system.
The sale started on 30/04 at 19:00 Moscow time.
Website: https://otherside.xyz
Thus, more than ~ 100k eth will be vacuumed from the market at once. The preparations for this sale have already had an impact on other collections that have lost value. Whether this sale will launch a global correction in the NFT market, we will not guess. It is more interesting to understand who will follow a similar path next and which ecosystem to look at. RTFKT looks good about the launch of their token, rumors have been circulating for a long time.
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1. The creators of the Dogecoin cryptocurrency carried out the first ever transaction without an Internet connection.
The translation was carried out via Elon Musk's Starlink satellite network.
Dogecoin developers have begun testing full Earth coverage with a satellite system to create the RadioDOGE platform. The implementation of the product will allow you to create your own application, independent of the global Internet and mobile operators, that works in any geographic location.
Against the background of the purchase of Twitter by Elon Musk, the cryptocurrency grew in price from 12 cents to 16. Now 1 DOGE costs $0.15.
The richest man on the planet is building his world of the future: in addition to Tesla electric cars, super-fast Hyperloop underground trains and SpaceX spacecraft, it already has an offline version of the Internet, cryptocurrency and, now, a social network. It is interesting to watch how all the digital elements are slowly connected. I would like to hope that his metaverse (well, where else can it go?) will turn out to be more honest and fair than Zuckerberg's.
2. Growth in NFT sales
Last week, NFT sales rose 23,56%.
The total sales amounted to 945,2 million USD across 15 different blockchains. A special contribution was made by the collection called Moonbirds. Last week, Moonbirds sales were approximately $162 with 329 buyers and 749 transactions. One particular sale of Moonbirds, Moonbirds #1, was sold for 252 ETH or over $1744 million on Opensea at the time of the transaction.
NFT sales on the Ethereum blockchain grew by 29,16% last week. In addition, Binance Smart Chain (BSC) NFT sales also rose by 39,95% in the past seven days. In addition, Fantom sales jumped 31,05%.
3. The Central African Republic has adopted cryptocurrencies as legal tender
For the first time in the world, the National Assembly unanimously accepted a bill introducing cryptocurrencies to overcome the post-war crisis. Minictp Digital Audio ekonomiki Gupna Zako and minictp financov Kalikct Hganongo pazpabotali and ppedctavili zakonoppoekt, uctanavlivayuschy HOW ppavovuyu ocnovu for pegulipovaniya kpiptovalyuty, tak and ppidayuschy bitkoinu ctatuc ofitsialnoy valyuty gocudapctva.
Officials said that with the adoption of cryptocurrencies, the CAR is “on a vanguard path of development and economic growth that is popular with progressive investors around the world.” They emphasized that now cryptocurrencies have become full-fledged participants in the portfolios of the world's largest financial players. As part of the initiative, officials hope to completely transform the digital infrastructure of the CAR by introducing blockchain as much as possible into all spheres of the country's life. Investing in cryptocurrencies will be a boon for millions of people, the authors of the document believe. The idea was supported by all the political forces of the country.
4. Netflix's Stranger Things to release NFT teaser for new season ahead of video version
Netflix streaming service on Saturday opens access to a new mystical blockchain game. The project was timed to coincide with the release of the new 4th season of the series. The point of the game is to decipher messages, solve puzzles, and collect NFT rewards along the way.
Fans did not approve of this initiative and share their dissatisfaction on the Reddit forum. One of them writes:
“Seriously, how out of touch with reality do you have to be to launch NFTs in 2022, after the internet has collectively given the concept the middle finger?”
Users also denounce NFT for environmental pollution and scams.
This is not the first series to work with blockchain in a marketing campaign. In February, AMC released The Walking Dead NFTs, previously the producers of "Dead" bought a huge piece of land in the metaverse of The Sandbox and announced the construction of a virtual amusement park.
Blockchain takes communication with fans to a new level of immersion!
5. Generative NFT chairs bring blockchain to the furniture industry
Interior design studio thehighkey has released an NFT collection of 1000 generative tokens. They depict chairs of various shapes, textures and colors. CreaChairs can be imported into metaverses, video games, and augmented reality spaces, as they are made in a special 3D model format (.GLB).
You can now crush a fashionable chair by winning an auction on the NFT platform aesthetic.com. Bets start at 0.1 ETH ($300). On the secondary market, OpenSea CreaChair is already being sold for 3 ETH, or almost $9.
aesthetic.com is a new platform for NFT creators.
Thehighkey design studio creates minimalist furniture in pastel colors (the juice for loft interiors). Now she positions herself as an innovator of furniture design in Web 3.0.
"In a world saturated with fast fashion, thehighkey defies standards with timeless designs that endure both in the real world and digitally", say the creators.
Interestingly, 8 designs will be brought to reality and will go to the homes of exclusive token holders. The new reality that Web 3.0 technologies and the ambitions of creative creators are creating is striking in its diversity. New generation real estate investors can first buy an apartment in NFT, and then crumple a couple of chairs into the living room on the NFT platform.
6.Tajik blogger lost $411 for buying a stolen NFT
On April 24, Erik Davidovich broadcast live on which his colleague Azam Khodjaev, who calls himself “crypto blogger #1” bought an NFT from the Bored Ape Yacht Club series.
To a million audience, bloggers talked about modern crypto art and the fact that NFT is a new investment tool, after which Azam bought a token live.
The deal was made on the LooksRare marketplace, its algorithms and administration work much less demanding than on OpenSea.
Fans Checked token on OpenSea and saw that it turned out to be stolen and had a special mark.
Monkey number 4250 cannot be sold or bought on the largest market. Now the cryptoblogger cannot return the money or sell the picture anywhere except LooksRare.
Many NFT platforms do not label stolen tokens in any way, so buyers can easily get into a mess.
We recommend not contacting unverified resources and carefully checking both tokens and sites and their reputation.
7. Sales of Asics and STEPN NFT sneakers hit $16 million
NFT was minted on the BNB Chain blockchain. An interesting collab attracted the attention of 195 thousand people. The minimum price for exclusive NFT crosses is currently $13. 'Mystery Box' Collection Launched on Binance Marketplace, having already collected $ 16 million, $ 100 thousand of which were sent to charity.
Asics is a fashionable sportswear and footwear brand from Japan. STEPN is a move-to-earn app from Australian synthesis startup Find Satoshi Lab where you can earn money by running. At the moment, more than 24 thousand users are running for tokens daily (in February there were only 1000).
Over the past few days, the STEPN token has grown by 27%, reaching $4.02. Usarcetplace Magic Eden sneakers from the basic line are fashionable to buy from 18.59 SOL ($1). Those who cannot afford such a purchase from September will be able to rent NFT crosses and also earn.
8. NFT marketplace SuperRare opens its first physical art gallery in New York
Temporary Gallery The Super Rare Gallery will open on May 19 and you can visit it until August 28. The purpose of this gallery is to show the evolution of digital art development through exhibitions of NFT artists.
Special programs are planned to support black artists and the LGBT community at Pride Month in June.
The curator of the exhibition is An Rong. The property is located in Manhattan's trendy Soho district at 417 Broadway.
The debut exhibition "Visions from Remembered Futures" will show 15 works with a common theme of "science fiction and futurism".
The organizers want to make digital art “accessible, beautiful, inspiring and facilitating personal connections and communication.”
SuperRare has not been an innovator and there are already several successful examples of physical galleries or NFT exhibitions. For example, in April last year, the first physical NFT gallery was launched - superchief (by the way, also in NY). And this January the first NFT Museum in Seattle.
9. How will the metaverse become the next catalyst for the growth of the NFT market?
According to experts, virtual parties, digital earth and financial services in the metaverse will bring in the crypto industry $13 trillion by 2030.
Now the share of metaverses from the entire NFT market is only 3% ($513 million).
As more companies enter this new space, market share will grow exponentially. Here are a few areas where we can expect NFTs to grow in popularity in the metaverse:
virtual real estate
Writer Margaret Mitchell once said, “The earth is the only thing in the world that matters, because it alone will never disappear. It's the only thing worth working for, worth fighting for, and dying for."
Thanks to the blockchain, digital earth can evoke the same emotions in people, and emotions are always monetized.
There are already companies that deal with virtual land transactions. They guarantee the rights of both landowners and tenants. All these systems operate using smart contracts.
Virtual Parties
A few months ago, Snoop Dogg hosted his first exclusive The Sandbox concert. To enter, you had to buy NFT. The tokens also gave access to special content.
Brands believe that events that add music, art and fashion to their digital marketing can provide an incredible experience for fans. Vivid emotions increase brand loyalty, not to mention gifts.
The future belongs to the creative economy!
Financial services
Due to pressure from classic financial instruments, investors are becoming more interested in assets that can generate returns above the inflation rate. DeFi protocols focused on NFTs and the Metaverse promise easy passive profits for investors.
Staking and farming are already popular methods of making money in DeFi, but they are relatively new in the metaverse. The first fans of such services can earn income that changes their lives. Projects with the money invested will be able to develop and generously return the trust of early investors.
A lull in the market is the perfect time to explore new ideas. Once strong growth returns, those who managed to catch the alpha will be able to reap the rewards of their knowledge.
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