Crypto.com NFT Weekly Update (Week 48, 1/12/2021-7/12/2021)
NFT artwork makes its debut at the 2021 Art Basel in Miami. Next UFC 269 NFTs drop after matches conclude on 11 Dec.
Key Takeaways
The overall sales of major non-fungible token (NFT) marketplaces decreased by -18% last week. However, Nifty Gateway reported that Pak’s project ‘Merge’ launched last week has logged USD92M in sales of mass tokens. Including this number, the overall sales of major marketplaces only fell by -0.27%.
NFT artwork makes its debut at the 2021 Art Basel in Miami. Bored Ape Yacht Club artist Seneca also released her latest NFTs at the event.
Besides Cryptopunks, Cyber Kongz, and Decentraland land, three other artworks, ‘Some Other Asshole’, ‘Decay’, and ’Decentral Eyes Dogg‘ that were sold on SuperRare top the top sales table on DappRadar.
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Achille Lauro, an Italian rapper and singer, started creating live NFTs during a concert. A portion of the sale will be for charity support to the Pediatric Cardiac Ward of the Policlinico San Donato in Milan.
The first drop of UFC 269 totalling 3,000 NFTs has ended. Lucky winners will get a chance for UFC gift cards, UFC pass subscriptions, and special NFTs from the UFC 269 Collection Sweepstakes events. The second drop will be held after the UFC 269 matches conclude on 11 December 2021.
Highlights
Pak’s experimental Ethereum NFT drop 'Merge' sells for nearly $92M
Bored Ape Yacht Club artist Seneca releases new Ethereum NFTs
Nifty Gateway to cut Ethereum gas fees by 70% on 'wallet-to-wallet' NFT trades
NFT game Guild of Guardians raises $5.3M, token sale oversubscribed 82x
Blockchain.com follows Coinbase and FTX, opens NFT marketplace
‘Matrix Resurrections’ NFT website crashes after overwhelming demand
Spider-Man NFTs drove the second-biggest one-day ticket sales in AMC’s history, says CEO
* OpenSea and NBATopShot data from DappRadar
* MakerPlace data from NonFungible.com
* Solanart data from Solanart.io
* Nifty Gateway data from data mining in Cryptoartpulse.com
* MakerPlace drop data from NonFungible.com
* Collectibles data from CryptoSlam.io
Top Artists
The following table shows top artists (by primary sales volume on each platform) and their art samples.
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Crypto.com NFT Weekly Update (Week 48, 1/12/2021-7/12/2021)
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