Weekly NFT Update (Week 13, 30/03/2022 – 05/04/2022)

OpenSea announces support for Solana NFTs. Azuki sets records by selling an Azuki #9605 for over 420 ETH. Metamask integrates with Apple Pay.

Key Takeaways

• NFT marketplace OpenSea confirmed on Thursday that it will start listing Solana NFTs and add support for NFTs minted on the Solana ecosystem, taking its rising collections such as Degenerate Apes, Aurory, and Solana Monkey Business with it. Within 24 hours of this announcement, Solana price went up to nearly 12% that day and trading volume within Solana was up by more than 80%.
• Last week Azuki #9605 sold for 420.7 ETH, which was about US$ 1.4M during the time of sale. It was a groundbreaking moment for Azuki, who join BAYC and CryptoPunks as one of the most expensive NFTs in the world.
• Crypto wallet Metamask has just integrated with Apple Pay, allowing anyone with an iOS device to buy crypto via the platform, while OpenSea opened its marketplace to NFT purchases using either credit/debit cards or Apple Pay. 
• LooksRare recorded a +31% increase in sales and a +49% jump in transactions. OpenSea recorded a +56% increase in sales and a +30% jump in transactions.

Crypto.com NFT in the Spotlight

• For the 2021-22 season, we’re celebrating the NBA’s 75th anniversary by looking back on the team’s beloved home from 1967-1996, The Philadelphia Spectrum. With “76ers Legacy 13: Blocked Out”, you can own and collect these exclusive limited-edition pieces of 76ers history. The Philadelphia 76ers Legacy NFT Collection will showcase 13 officially licensed commemorative tickets highlighting iconic games and moments that took place during the ‘Philadelphia Spectrum’ era of basketball.
• Become the KING of the META-COURT with Keivo’s latest NFT drop “Balllies”. Owning a Ballie, a dope piece of art, will also give you exclusive access to the basketball metaverse with many perks and opportunities. Dominate first-ever NFT 2.0 basketball games and tournaments, join exclusive talks with basketball stars, benefit from surprise raffles and competition, VIP chat rooms and a dope community.
• Enisaurus is thrilled to introduce you to his highly anticipated 4th drop in collaboration with Crypto.com, “The Hidden Numbers”. This collection of 10 NFTs will display very different intricate puzzle compositions where the viewer will be invited to discover, not only the number that is hidden in every piece, but also the random little frames that build every work in very different curious and funny ways, more than 200 tiny illustrations of crazy characters, scenarios, elements, and stories.
• Presenting the “On The Move Collection”, a series of uniquely designed, looping mini-scenes in an alternate universe created by 3D/VFX artist Hass Design. Animals are now travelling like humans; in cars, bikes, Vespas, and even hang gliding. They now have jobs, hobbies, strengths, weaknesses and favourite colours. Round 1 of this NFT collection will be available for a limited time as an open edition set.

Highlights

• LOOKS Compounder is live and allows stakers to automatically compound WETH rewards into LOOKS
• X2Y2 announce their new tokenomics, shifting to trading rewards and gas fee rebates plans
• U.K.’s Royal Mint to create an NFT to be issued this summer
• Pudgy Penguins NFT collection looks to next chapter with $2.5M sale
• Visa program to help creatives build their businesses with NFTs
• Twitch co-founder’s gaming NFT marketplace Fractal raises $35M
• Zilliqa’s ZIL quadruples on Optimism around start of metaverse service Metapolis
• Samsung integrates Nifty Gateway for first-ever smart TV NFT platform
• Batman NFTs coming to Ethereum via Palm with planned metaverse perks
• Food industry giants KFC, Taco Bell, and Pizza Hut file NFTs and metaverse trademarks
• Shiba Inu presents SHIB metaverse with over 100K land plots
• NFT marketplace Hoskinsea announces $HSK Token Private Sale
• Closeup and Decentraland offer Web3 marriages with NFT certificates
• Major League Soccer will mint NFTs on Sorare
• Snoop Dogg & Billy Ray Cyrus launch song for NFT drop
• Johnson & Johnson files patents for Band-Aid NFTs
• MGM Resorts to launch first NFT ticketed event in Vegas
• Ukraine raises over $600K via NFT sales to rebuild cultural sites
• Dotmoovs rocketed 1,390% while Biswap gained more than $240%
• Evervoid P2E – Metaverse edition of “Star Wars” launches NFT on Gmart
• Bored Ape Yacht Club Discord hacked, MAYC #8662 stolen
• ApeCoin drops 8% after Bored Ape Yacht Club Discord suffers phishing scam
• Yuga Labs drops monkey merchandise in exchange for ApeCoin

Transaction Volume Benchmark

Top Collectibles

The following chart shows selected top NFTs and their historical floor prices.

Upcoming NFT Sales

The following table shows top upcoming NFT sales (by market cap) and a sample of their art.

Top Artists

The following table shows selected top artists (by sales volume on each platform) and a sample of their art.