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DeFi Arts Intelligencer - Apr. 4th, 2020

Welcome to the 12th issue of theΒ DeFi Arts Intelligencer, your weekly source for key happenings around blockchain art, collectibles, and games. SubscribeΒ here.
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For this dispatch:
π¨Β Digital Art & Collectibles
SuperRare enjoyed its 2nd birthday ππ Job well done to their team, theyβve fostered a vibrant community in short order, and Iβve personally had a blast using their platform. Cheers to many more birthdays to come!
βA Forever Feeling,β the first collaboration between cryptoartists Pak and Sarah Zucker, sold for 3.2 ETH on SuperRare.
After a week of successful layer sales on βChoose the Man You Will Become,β Osinachiβs master work goes on sale on Async Art on Sunday, April 5th, at 9AM PST.
Cryptovoxels has v.3.25.0 out.
βTransitionsβ Master, the first collaboration between cryptoartists Giant Swan and Frenetik Void, sold for 25 ETH to Basileus. The layer pieces went to collectors Metakovan, Basileus, and cryptoartist Josie.
TokenSmart has a new NFT art minting platform in the works. Down with the cause? Check out TokenSmartβs Gitcoin Grants page here.
NonFungible.com listed art platform MakersPlace on its NFT marketplace tracker dashboard.
Avastars highlighted a few giveaways this week, one of which led to an awesome meme competition around the signature Avastar #63 owned by collector and patron WhaleShark.
Collector Basileus bought βThe Bitcoin Angelβ from artist Trevor Jones for 25 ETH β¦
π I woke up to a divine 25 ETH bid on my Bitcoin Angel #NFT by @basileus_eth! I'll accept the final bid tomorrow, March 30th, 10 pm BST (PDT 2 pm). πΌ superrare.co/artwork-v2/theβ¦ Highest bid at time wins & must stand clear for 5 min. #getoutartshow #cryptoarYsNifty Gatewayβs Drop 2 of digital collectibles sold out in rapid fashion.
The Brooklyn Collection is coming to BlockCities on April 13th.
Bullionix, a mix of crypto, gold, and art, arrived on NFT marketplace OpenSea.
XCOPY has an awesome new piece, WFH_DEATH, out on SuperRare:
πΉοΈΒ Blockchain Games
Axie Infinity further optimized its marketplace. The gameβs Alpha Season 3 is live, too.
How much moola can you make playing Axie Infinity for 8 hours straight? Cloudwhite Ventures has you covered.
OpenSea just listed Gods Unchained collectibles.
Gaming-centric virtual world The Sandbox quickly sold out its third LAND presale, raising $440,000.
The Atari βtheme park-like universeβ coming to The Sandbox is looking like itβs going to be great fun β¦
β¦οΈβ¦οΈΒ DeFi News
The Maker Foundation, which guides DeFiβs leading dapp Maker as well as the popular Dai stablecoin, is moving toward its dissolution. In its stead, a community-run DAO is set to take over its responsibilities.
Ethereum privacy tool Tornado.cash is on a fast track to being fully non-custodial.
Coinbase keeps going in on DeFi: the top U.S. crypto exchangeβs USDC Bootstrap Fund just invested $1 million USDC of liquidity into decentralized exchange Uniswap and another 100,000 USDC into the sponsored pool of no-loss Ethereum lotto game PoolTogether.
The market cap of the USDC stablecoin hit $700 million for the first time.
Augur, one of Ethereumβs premier predictions marketplaces, is getting ready to roll out its optimized V2 system soon.
Ethereum real estate project RealT has now racked up more than $1 million in sales.
π°Fresh Content
βEnabling Greater Liquidity For Limited Edition Goods (Digital & Physical)β - Andrew Steinwold
βCent WIP Virtual Meetups: A Short Historyβ - matthew.cent.eth
βHow to Buy Land on Cryptovoxelsβ - Lenara Verle
βWhere I See NFT Space Goingβ - Jake Brukhman
βThe Future of Collectibles Is Digitalβ - Ryoma Ito
βPrepare for Takeoff!β - MetaClan
ποΈExtra, Extra
I bought βarchaic principlesβ from artist sisirist on MakersPlace. I adore their work and think itβs sublime β¦
I bought βKangpinβ from artist El Santero on SuperRare. I think itβs pretty transcendent β¦
Upon hearing of my pup being sick, an unprompted El Santero sent me another piece on SuperRare, βActivity Creeper,β to cheer me up (shown below). The generosity totally blew me away, and Iβll never forget it. The good news is pup is doing great now, but I wanted to take this prime opportunity to highlight not only El Santeroβs great talent but also their very kind spirit. Cheers friend β¦
I bought the β8th Manβ layer from Osinachiβs Async Art masterpiece, βChoose the Man You Will Become.β I was drawn to this particular layer because of the powerful symbolic implications of the figure facing away from the viewer β¦
Thanks for reading, and stay creative on- and off-chain!
Keep an ποΈ out for the 13th issue of theΒ DeFi Arts IntelligencerΒ this time next week, too. Cheers βοΈ
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About DeFi Arts Intelligencer
TheΒ DeFi Arts IntelligencerΒ is curated by me,Β William M. Peaster, a professional writer and editor whoβs been tracking the Ethereum and Dai beats in recent years.
Iβm passionate about art and a DeFi 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. Iβm 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 atΒ @wmpeaster.
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