Chart of the Week
Fantasy.top, a fantasy football-style card NFT game on Ethereum Layer-2 network Blast has quickly become one of the most profitable Web3 apps, ranking 8th in revenue generated over the last seven days. As of 9 May 2024, it earned a total of US$9.75 million in ETH.
The game’s unique concept of turning Web3 Twitter personalities into NFT “hero” trading cards has driven a lot of engagement. The influencers themselves participate in and earn a cut of the pack sales and secondary market fees. According to Decrypt, fantasy.top paid out US$1.25 million worth of ETH to top influencers.
However, the game has also led to technical issues, as its creators had to prematurely end the initial Main Competition due to the control of heroes’ social media engagement metrics by bots.
New Project Spotlight
NFT Collectibles
[Live] The Depot
Good news for Loaded Lions: Mane City tycoons! ‘The Depot’ has been restocked with a limited batch of 6,000 ‘Elite Tactical Gear’ NFTs! You can now enhance your in-game experience if you missed the initial drop or previous ‘The Depot’ restocks. Get your hands on the NFTs to strengthen your arsenal now.
[Upcoming] The Boojos 3024
Diego M. Montes aka Zinkete is back with more wacky artworks! Inspired by the Art Toy Culture and Designer Toys, ‘The Boojos 3024’ is a cheerful collection of 1,000 unique pieces created using over 400 different traits. In this world, the Boojos are the toys that the children of the year 3024 will play with.
The following table shows selected top games by weekly volume in USD:
Gaming Token Performance
The total market cap for gaming tokens now stands at $31 billion, increasing by +5.03% from last week.
News Highlights
- Skrice Studios introduces the Ruby Marketplace within its popular game Heroes of Mavia, to facilitate in-game NFT trades exclusively in RUBY tokens.
- Blockchain-based publishing platform Paragraph acquired its competitor Mirror, leading to the development of a new Web3 social media app called ‘Kiosk’. Mirror will continue to operate independently for a while before merging with Paragraph. The focus of Mirror’s developers will shift towards creating the new app, which will be built on the Farcaster Protocol. The new platform aims to create a social space where users can not only see people’s opinions and preferences but also track and trade digital assets.
- Yuga Labs, known for the ‘Bored Ape Yacht Club’ NFT project, and Somnia Forge, a gaming portal, have united to enhance integration in the metaverse. This collaboration promises increased flexibility for Yuga Labs’s NFT holders within Somnia’s immersive gaming environment.
- Notcoin’s NOT token launch is set for 16 May, marking a delayed but anticipated step for the viral Telegram-based game. It plans to expand into various social games, aiming to become a comprehensive platform akin to the “Netflix of social, viral games”.
- DeGods and y00ts NFT collections have returned to Solana. Since their return, the Solana blockchain has seen a significant surge in its NFT sales volume.
- A ‘Bored Ape Yacht Club’ holder lost three rare NFTs valued at $164,400 to a phishing scam, as noted by crypto investigator ZachXBT. The phishing attack targeted ‘Bored Ape Yacht Club’ NFTs #7531, #6736, and #2100, with a total value of 54.9 ETH.
Recent Research Reports
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| Expanding Ethereum’s Frontier: Restaking And EigenLayer’s Ecosystem | Tokenisation of RWAs & Yield-Bearing Stablecoins | Alpha Navigator: Quest for Alpha [March 2024] |
| Expanding Ethereum’s Frontier: Restaking And EigenLayer’s Ecosystem |
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| Tokenisation of RWAs & Yield-Bearing Stablecoins |
| Alpha Navigator: Quest for Alpha [March 2024] |
- Expanding Ethereum’s Frontier: Restaking And EigenLayer’s Ecosystem (An Analysis of Restaking Dynamics): EigenLayer pioneers the ETH restaking narrative, driving the liquid restaking market to grow to $8 billion TVL. This report delves into EigenLayer’s ecosystem, its restaking mechanism, and the newly launched EIGEN token.
- Tokenisation of RWAs & Yield-Bearing Stablecoins: RWA tokenisation signifies a bridge between TradFi and the digital asset space. We explore the tokenisation of securities and its application in yield-bearing stablecoins, which have both gained much attention recently.
- Alpha Navigator: Quest for Alpha [March 2024]: Asset classes were up in March, with crypto outperforming significantly. US and EU central banks kept interest rates unchanged.
Recent University Articles
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| Liquidity in Crypto Markets: What It Is and Why It Matters | What Is Render Network and How to Buy the RNDR Crypto Token | What Is the crow with knife (CAW) Meme Coin and How to Buy It |
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| What Is Render Network and How to Buy the RNDR Crypto Token |
| What Is the crow with knife (CAW) Meme Coin and How to Buy It |
- Liquidity in Crypto Markets: What It Is and Why It Matters: Discover how liquidity in crypto markets affects market dynamics and trading strategies, and how liquidity pools work in DeFi.
- What Is Render Network and How to Buy the RNDR Crypto Token: Explore how the RNDR crypto token is revolutionising digital content creation through decentralised compute services.
- What Is the crow with knife (CAW) Meme Coin and How to Buy It: Crow with knife is the latest bird-themed meme coin to show significant price appreciation. This quick guide introduces you to the token and how to buy it on Crypto.com.
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