Weekly NFT Update (Week 10, 09/03/2022 – 15/03/2022)

Bored Ape Yacht Club donates $1 million to Ukraine’s official Ethereum address. Pixar makes waves by selling out their Pixar Pals in 24 hours on VeVe. This teenager has a record deal, NFTs, and Justin Bieber and Skrillex as fans.

Key Takeaways

• Bored Ape Yacht Club is making headlines this week. Last Tuesday, the BAYC NFT collection announced that it donated $1 million to Ukraine’s official Ethereum wallet address. This charitable gesture comes after a number of other industry players announced their own initiatives focused on Ukraine relief. More recently, BAYC creator Yuga Labs sent shockwaves to the NFT world by purchasing the IP for the CryptoPunks NFT collection from Larva Labs, resulting in a 1,200% surge of CryptoPunks sales volume.
  
• There was also some NFT traction within film and animation studios. Pixar Pals NFTs all sold out within 24 hours of release on VeVe, a collection of 54,995 NFTs that is estimated to be worth $3.3 million. Warner Brothers and DC Comics released a mass collection of 6 million hybrid DC trading cards, each of which can be redeemed for an NFT. Former Walt Disney CEO Bob Iger takes on an advisory role at Genies, an NFT avatar company built on the Flow blockchain.
  
• According to consulting and accounting firm PwC, NFTs and digital assets are one of the major trends in the sports industry this year, which they explore in detail in their recently released ‘Sports Outlook 2022 Report for North America’ report. 
  
• LooksRare recorded a -19% decrease in sales and a +42% jump in transactions, which might be due to its recent integration with NFT aggregator Gem.xyz. OpenSea recorded a -18% decrease in sales and a -12% drop in transactions.

Crypto.com NFT in the Spotlight

• As one of the most prestigious and recognisable brands in all of sports with a passionate fanbase, the Philadelphia 76ers and Crypto.com are proud to bring to life exclusive and authentic digital collectibles for fans to own, collect and share. This collection, called ​​’76ers Legacy 11: Cleaning the Glass’, was created in partnership with globally renowned visual artist “Black Madre” whose motto is “In handcraft we trust.“ It will showcase 13 officially licensed commemorative tickets highlighting iconic games and moments that took place during the “Philadelphia Spectrum” era of basketball, and a portion of proceeds will benefit the Sixers Youth Foundation.
  
• After the fantastic success of their previous drop on Crypto.com, artists Neontenic and Dreamfibre return to Extranet Corporation with its latest drop, ‘Extranet Metaverse #2’. This collection will bring us back to the universe of Extranet Corporation, the only official provider of the new network that connects every human being to a Metaverse with a microscopic graft, the Metagraft™.
  
• 3D artist and art director Brellias is also launching ‘Assimilating Forest’, a collection of pieces depicting this neon forest as a character called “Saltus Lux”. Saltus Lux is a sentient floral being that is constantly expanding, evolving, and interacting with people while trying to comprehend the world they inhabit.

Highlights

• Instagram is adding NFTs soon says Mark Zuckerberg
• Bored Ape startup plans virtual land sales, APECoin token to kickstart metaverse RPG
• World of Women teams up with the Sandbox for $25M inclusivity push
• Thailand’s SCB launches virtual headquarters in the Sandbox metaverse
• Pussy Riot co-founder launches DAO in support of women and LGBTQ+ artists
• Shopify shows off Doodles #6902 NFT on Twitter
• Andreessen, Alexis Ohanian back $30M crypto fund that only invests in NFTs
• Ethereum NFT sales are inversely correlated to crypto market: Nansen
• CVS Pharmacy files trademark for metaverse & NFTs
• Softbank’s internet firm Z Holdings plans to launch NFT mall in 180 countries
• Ledger announces limited edition NFT-focused hardware wallet, partnership with POAP
• Hyundai Oilbank builds virtual energy station in metaverse
• Magic Eden teams up with Overtime to elevate sports NFT utility
• Magic Eden to announce a funding round worth $27 million involving Sequoia and other investors
• Meta Wizards by Enchanted Labs is the next big thing in metaverse NFT
• Red Bull files trademark to enter metaverse & NFTs
• This 15-Year-Old has a record deal, Justin Bieber as a fan, and his own NFTs
• Michael Jordan enters metaverse with NFT Collection
• TerraZero complete ambitious real estate acquisition in Decentraland
• 8-Bit Slammers launches redeemable tickets to real-life shows
• Musician Dillon Francis: ‘I had to have’ a Bored Ape Ethereum NFT

Transaction Volume Benchmark

Top Collectibles

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Upcoming NFT Sales

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Top Artists

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