☞ 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒆𝒆𝒌 𝒊𝒏 #𝑵𝑭𝑻𝒔 Vol. 18

NFT trading activity in period 05/02-05/08:

‣ #OpenSea of $893.43 million (~384.33k ETH)
‣ #MagicEden of $290.22 million (~3.79M SOL
‣ #Gem.xyz of $132.41 million (~50.65k ETH)
‣ #X2Y2 of $130.96 million (~48.88k ETH)
‣ #Looksrare of $96.66 million (~30.25k ETH)

Spotify is set to build an island in the #Roblox metaverse, allowing players to make music, play games, and interact with virtual artists.

Coinbase has opened its NFT marketplace up to the public, as the access was limited to beta users before.

Instagram announced NFT PFP feature being tested already, soon to support Ethereum, Solana and Polygon NFTs for public.

Sony & Theta Labs set to launch ‘3D NFTs’, displayed in glasses-free 3D mixed reality form

Starbucks announced plans to create a series of branded NFT collections, the ownership of which initiates membership in the “Third Space” web3 community.

Crypto exchange Kraken announced to launch an NFT marketplace and opened a waitlist for the new platform

Animoca Brands has signed a licensing deal with the Hockenheimring race circuit, bringing the track into REVV Motorsport, its blockchain play-to-earn platform

Americana Technologies to work on an NFTA microchip that allows owners to attach to physical items, linking it intrinsically to the blockchain.

Australia Zoo is launching an NFT collection the “Wildlife Warriors” on Algorand

Dubai’s “Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority” announced to build a headquarter in The Sandbox metaverse.

Blur, an NFT trading platform aiming for real-time trading, announced its beta launch.

Sensorium, to build a Vatican Metaverse NFT Gallery, to display art of Leonardo Davinci, Raphael, Michelangelo, as well as Vatican’s manuscripts.

Opensea’s Discord server has been compromised, led users to click scam links, according to reports 10 community members were affected.

Hacked bZx DAO faces lawsuit as users try to recoup stolen funds after it lost $55 million in a phishing scam

BAYC’s floor price has increased by 10 ETH after Elon Musk changed his Twitter PFP to an image of Bored Apes.

Moonbirds NFTs have surpassed $500 million in all-time sales.

BAYC's ecosystem has surpassed 1,125,000 #ETH ($3,194,000,000) total secondary market sales.

Ethereum name service domains “ENS” have surpassed 1 million registrations.

Gatorade has filed a trademark application for #NFTs and the metaverse to offer virtual beverage products.

The US Patent and Trademark office has received 2,191 #metaverse-related applications since January 2022.

Google is forming a team to support #web3 and #crypto-related technologies within its cloud service.

Hyundai to launch its first exclusive Metamobility NFT “Shooting Star”, a 10,000 item collection, via its official website on May 9-10.