March 7, 2022

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š‘»š’‰š’† š’˜š’†š’†š’Œ š’Šš’ #š‘µš‘­š‘»š’” Vol. 9

(February 28th - March 6th 2022)

ā€£ #OpenSea NFT trading volume in calendar week 9 of $357.7 million

ā€£ @Marvel producer Ari Arad & @SonyPictures Imageworks with plans to turn @BenMauroArt NFT comic collection @huxleysaga into a blockbuster movie.

ā€£ @TheSandboxgame metaverse hits 2 million registered users amid its play-to-earn season 2 alpha launch.

ā€£ NFT-scaling platform @Immutable has raised $200 million in a Series C funding round, led by #Singapore state investment fund @Temasek at a $2.5 billion valuation.

ā€£ @Ukraine has raised $46 million in cryptocurrency donations. Vice Prime Minister @FedorovMykhailo announced an upcoming NFT collection to financially support its armed forces.

ā€£ @Ukraine_DAO crowdfundedĀ 2,188 ETH ($6.1 million) for a 1/1 Ukrainian flag NFT. Proceeds will go to nonprofit organizations in Ukraine.

ā€£ Pixelmon NFT raised over $70 million in total for its 10,000 item collection via dutch auction. Revealed voxelated monsters dropped to 0.49 ETH avrg. sales price caused by ā€œfailed NFT artā€ became an instant meme NFT. Species Kevin as historical meme currently trading at 4 ETH.

ā€£ Michael Jordanā€™s fan engagement platformĀ HEIR has dropped the first collection of NFTs on Solana. 6 Rings, inspired by Jordanā€™s multiple championship rings, grants collectors ā€œfounding fanā€ status & early access to upcoming launch events.

ā€£ Media platform @Vice will launch a virtual HQ in @Decentraland metaverse to explore new ways to collaborate with their clients.

ā€£ @FCBarcelona revealing plans to launch its own NFTs, football-themed metaverse, and native cryptocurrency for the clubā€™s 300 million fans.

ā€£ @Sony and @UniversalMusic Group teaming up with Solana-based NFT marketplace ā€˜Snowcrashā€™ toĀ infuse music with play-to-earn gaming.

ā€£ @FTX has announced the creation of a gaming division to help existing gaming developers, empowering blockchain gaming growth.

ā€£Ā @OpenSea updated banned countries list, sparking decentralization debate. Access for users based on U.S. sanctions list is blocked now, including Iran, North Korea, Syria and now Russia.

ā€£Ā SEC reportedly targets the NFT market over potential violations of securities law, looking into whether NFTs ā€œare being utilized to raise money like traditional securitiesā€.

ā€£Ā An NFT edition of #NelsonMandela's iconicĀ My Robben IslandĀ drawings, will be sold on March 9th. Makaziwe Mandela, Nelson Mandelaā€™s eldest daughter, to present the NFT collection.

ā€£Ā Mark Zuckerbergā€™s sister @randizuckerberg dropped ā€œTwisted Sisterā€ song about NFTā€™s has gone viral across web 2.0

ā€£Ā US-based drugstore chain @cvspharmacy files for NFT-related trademarks in the metaverse. The company cited prescription drugs, beauty, and personal care products along with ā€œcrypto-collectiblesā€.

ā€£ Top 5 NFT sales by price (excl. Meebit)
1) RingersĀ #376 sold for 306.529 WETH
2) BoredĀ ApeĀ #8386 sold for 200 WETH
3) InvisibleĀ FriendsĀ #1125 sold for 200 ETH
4) Topps 1952 Mickey Mantle Card NFT sold for 175 WETH
5) CryptoPunkĀ 1123 sold for 156 ETH

ā€£ Top 5 NFT collections on Opensea by trading volume:


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