Metaversal is a Bankless newsletter for weekly level-ups on NFTs, virtual worlds, & collectibles
Dear Bankless Nation,
Is the worst of the crypto shakeout that started last year behind us?
Who knows, but one thingās for certain: there is a surging sense of optimism in the NFT ecosystem right now.Ā Ā
Indeed, more and more people think the bottomās in, and activity is picking up across the board. The number of NFT traders, the number of NFT trades, NFT volume stats ā presently all these metrics are markedly uptrending.Ā
Weāre so back, then?
Weāll have to see how the months ahead unfold, but things are unquestionably feeling more bullish lately. For now letās recap the past week, as always thanks for reading everyone and have a great weekend! āļø
-WMP
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Easy Company, a web3 social wallet play, raised +$14M in seed funding.
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Jake Gallen published a great primer on the history of NFT marketplaces:
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Azuki introduced Hilumia, a new interactive world for Azuki holders.
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Yuga Labs is prepping for its upcoming Sewer Pass mint, which will grant access to the limited-time Dookey Dash game:
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Bulkis.eth used alpha he learned from studying the mechanics of Wolf Game early on in order to trade up into a CryptoPunk, check this out:
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