NFT & GameFi Weekly (21/10/2022)

Magic Eden shifts to an optional royalties model. Bicycle Cards plans to create physical playing cards based on its Bored Ape NFT. Sorare is launching a fantasy basketball game with the NBA.

Oct 21, 2022
Weekly NFT and Gamefi Newsletter

Key Takeaways

  • Solana-based Magic Eden has become the latest NFT marketplace to shift to an optional royalties model, following in the footsteps of X2Y2 in August. Under this model, buyers can make the decision on how much royalties to pay.
  • Playing card brand Bicycle bought a Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT for US$187,000. The brand plans to create and sell physical playing cards based on the Ape. Bicycle specifically chose an Ape with a joker playing card in a helmet — only 2% of the 10,000 Apes have this attribute.
  • NFT fantasy sports gaming platform Sorare is launching a free-to-play digital collectible-based fantasy basketball game in partnership with the NBA. Players can collect NFT trading cards featuring NBA basketball players, as well as assemble and manage teams.
  • X2Y2 recorded a -30% decrease in sales and a -10% decrease in transactions. Meanwhile, OpenSea‘s sales were positive at +39% and its transaction count also increased +66%.
  • The total market cap for GameFi tokens now stands at $7.2 billion, down -7% from last week.

Crypto.com NFT in the Spotlight

NFT Highlights

GameFi Highlights

NFT Transaction Benchmark

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The following chart shows select top NFTs and their historical floor prices:

Top Collections

The following table shows select top creators (by sales volume on each platform) and a sample of their art:

PlatformCollectionSales Volume (USD)Sample
Crypto.com NFTLoaded Lions$99,000
MintedVVS Miner Mole$59,000
Magic EdenDeGods$2,235,000
OpenSeaCryptoPunks$3,623,000
PlatformCrypto.com NFT
CollectionLoaded Lions
Sales Volume (USD)$99,000
Sample
PlatformMinted
CollectionVVS Miner Mole
Sales Volume (USD)$59,000
Sample
PlatformMagic Eden
CollectionDeGods
Sales Volume (USD)$2,235,000
Sample
PlatformOpenSea
CollectionCryptoPunks
Sales Volume (USD)$3,623,000
Sample

GameFi Top Gainers & Losers

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Top Games Metrics

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Daily Gamers by Blockchain

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