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DeFi Arts Intelligencer - Nov. 14th, 2020
Welcome to the 43rd issue of theΒ DeFi Arts Intelligencer, your weekly source for key happenings around Ethereum art, collectibles, games, finance, and more. SubscribeΒ here.
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The DeFi Arts Intelligencer has its next sponsor! ItβsΒ Async Art. Ethereumβs premier programmable art movement and platform, Async Art centers around artistsβ Master tokens and Layer tokens, the latter of which can be used by collectors to collaboratively affect the appearance of the former. This month Async Art has two major events to watch: Micah Johnsonβs masterful, just-released charity work βsΓ€-v(Ι-)rΙn-tΔ," which uses bitcoin donations to help black youth, and Trevor Jones + Alotta Money's much-anticipated Nov. 15th EthBoy art drop.
For this dispatch:
π¨Β Digital Art & Collectibles
Get your calendars out: artistΒ BΓ₯rd Ionson is auctioning βThe Gateβ on Async Art on Nov. 21st. Be sure to check out my new review of the piece, βTranscendence in βThe Gate,ββ to get a feel for why itβs so special π₯
Collector DANNY purchased the ape CryptoPunk #2924 for 150 ETH (beating out the legendary Pranskyβs 100 ETH bid). Itβs the βnew #2 all time top sale in eth, #1 in USDβ for CryptoPunks per creators Larva Labs β¦
Micah Johnsonβs latest Async Art pieceΒ βsΓ€-v(Ι-)rΙn-tΔβ sold for a whopping 250 ETH this week π₯
NFT marketplace Rarible launched full support for music and video NFTs.
Grammy-winning musician RACβs second collab with Reisinger Andres sold for 16 ETH to PabloΒ Rodriguez-Fraile of the Museum of Crypto Art (MβCβ³) β¦
Cryptoart marketplace MakersPlace is holding a Comics extravaganza next week β¦
Cryptoart marketplace KnownOrigin is now home to more than 550 artists! Onward and upward π
NFT minting platform and marketplace Cargo launched a Discord server. Come on in!
πΉοΈ Blockchain Games
Ethereum gaming platform The Sandbox ran into problems this week with the projectβs latest LAND sale.
Axie Infinityβs new governance token, AXS, has risen from $0.12 per token to $0.52 per token over the last 9 days.
Speaking of Axie Infinity, the game now has over 10,000 daily active users (DAU). Impressive!
β¦οΈβ¦οΈ DeFi News
Synthetic assets project Synthetix is considering a delegated governance model.
Alameda Research and Pantera Capital purchased BAL directly from Balancer Labsβs treasury.
Upstart DeFi risk management protocol UNION announced a $3.9 million private funding round.
π°Fresh Content
π₯ βBeeple: Behind the Art with Josie #32β - Josie Bellini
π° βHow To Easily Get NonFungible Token (NFT) Market Exposureβ - Andrew Steinwold, Zima Red
π° βTokenSmart NFT Humpday Report #7: NIFTEX, or the Rise of the Shardsβ - me, nft42
Thanks for reading, and stay creative on- and off-chain!
Keep an ποΈ out for the 44th 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 DeFi beats in recent years.
Iβm passionate about art and a DeFi/NFT 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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