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Market data (NFTGO)
arts news
OpenSea will list Grammy Award-winning artist’s new NFT series Monster Party
OpenSea announced that it will launch Grammy-winning album artist Dave Van Patten’s new NFT series Monster Party, which will be available for purchase at 6:00AM Beijing time on Saturday. It is reported that the 4,444 image set is non-generated, with more than 100 characters and more than 60 hand-drawn backgrounds. After scanning, it was digitally colored and retouched by Dave Van Patten. All Monster Party collectors will have the opportunity to redeem physical prints. , and will also be eligible to receive an exclusive custom picture disc vinyl record.
Gaming news
Axie Infinity's super task far exceeds expectations, explore new ways to grow Web3 with YGG!
SuperQuest introduces new players to the world of Web3 gaming and introduces them to a community that can support their player journey. Axie Infinity Super Mission is designed to introduce Axie Infinity | Origins to both new and experienced Axie Classic players.
The entire event attracted a total of 4,322 players to participate in the mission, more than double the number of expected sign-ups. More than 60% of respondents said they had played Axie Infinity | Origins before, and more than 99% said they would participate in another Super Mission.
Aavegotchi x The Sandbox official equipment series is online!
Get your own equipment and you will be eligible to share in the equipment holder prize pool and more prizes. The equipment list has been launched on The Sandbox market platform.
Web3 gaming platform Immutable announces partnership with gaming giant Ubisoft
Web3 gaming platform Immutable has announced a new partnership with gaming giant Ubisoft to create new gaming experiences. Through this partnership, Immutable continues its commitment to bringing digital ownership to players, while Ubisoft explores decentralization through its Strategic Innovation Lab.
virtual world news
Gucci Cosmos LAND debuts at The Sandbox
Gucci’s heritage enters a new dimension with Gucci Cosmos Land in The Sandbox. Experience Gucci’s century of creativity through an immersive new perspective.
The Sandbox announces new 100 million SAND game maker fund
The Sandbox announced at its first Global Creators Day in Hong Kong that starting today, LAND owners can publish their completed experiences on The Sandbox map, eliminating the initial publishing application process and now publishing instantly. This update fully opens the Metaverse to UGC. Until the end of 2023, The Sandbox’s free, no-code Game Maker updates will introduce new game mechanics, templates, and social interactions to make content creation easier and provide more functionality.
The Sandbox will launch a new movie-themed community, including "The Walking Dead", "Black Mirror" and other brands
According to The Block, The Sandbox announced that it will launch a new movie-themed community Cinerama, which includes well-known Hollywood brands such as "The Walking Dead", "Black Mirror", "Razor Party" and "Cheech and Chong"; Skydance ("Top Gun") ” and “Terminator” movies) and major production companies such as Lionsgate are also partners.
Animoca Brands acquires Web3 streaming platform Azarus
According to Venturebeat, Animoca Brands announced that it has acquired the Web3 streaming media platform Azarus. The specific acquisition amount has not been publicly disclosed. Azarus has built a decentralized streaming platform that allows users to stream games and interact with viewers while leveraging blockchain-based tokens to facilitate rewards and incentives. It is reported that after the completion of this acquisition, Azarus' innovative technology will be integrated into Animoca Brands' product portfolio, digital games under development and published, to further enhance the streaming capabilities of Web3 games and further expand the Metaverse gaming experience.
Other news
Mastercard: Already protecting customers with programmability of NFT certificates and digital Hong Kong dollars
Ashok Venkateswaran, Asia Pacific head of blockchain and digital assets at Mastercard, said that programmability is very important as a form of trust in the digital world and is helpful to regulators, banks and individual users. Regulators can take advantage of programmability It can also use the programmability of banks to ensure the automation of some processes, reduce manual processing, and ensure that customers receive the goods ordered online. Mastercard is testing in the digital Hong Kong dollar pilot program, adding NFT certificates to genuine brand-name watches, and authenticating them through the programmability of the digital Hong Kong dollar. Only genuine products can be successfully traded, thereby protecting customers.
Web3 company Treehouse acquires Origins to expand NFT data products
Singapore-based Web3 data company Treehouse has acquired NFT analytics platform Origins to expand its NFT offering. As part of the acquisition, the founding team of Origins, which raised $4 million last year, will join Treehouse to provide services including an algorithmically tagged NFT wallet notification system, an NFT analysis bot, and an NFT wallet analysis API.
NFT platform Authentick received US$4 million in seed round financing, led by Menyala
NFT platform Authentick announced that it has received US$4 million in seed round financing led by Menyala, a venture capital platform founded by Temasek. The funding will help Authentick expand its user base and product range. The company aims to allow users to purchase digital collectibles without using a Web3 wallet or entering an exchange.
The creator of "The Simpsons" themed NFT series hints at launching DONUTs project
Rino Russo, creator of the "Simpsons" themed NFT series Springfield Punks, said on the Innovative, more details on DONUTs will be released soon."
NFT authentication company Authentick completes US$4 million in seed round financing
According to Techinasia reports, NFT certification company Authentick announced the completion of a US$4 million seed round of financing, led by Menyala, a venture capital platform founded by Temasek. This round of funding will help Authentick expand its user base and product scope.