NFT Review: 2024 - 8: Bye (for now?)
NFT Review: 2024 - 8: Bye (for now?)
NFT Review throws in the towel
NFT Review is a weekly newsletter covering NFTs in the Web3 ecosystem. The newsletter is put together by Bruno Škvorc.
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Dear NFT enthusiast,
I started NFT Review as a way to write about NFT developments in the Polkadot ecosystem, since most newsletters ignored it.
Ever since RMRK “left” Polkadot, however, there’s really not much to write about any more and I end up just rehashing news available in other newsletters and X/TG channels.
In the last edition, I asked for a show of hands for support - who actually reads this newsletter out of the 30% opens we have, and values it enough to give it a shoutout on X.
The support hasn’t exactly been overwhelming, I assume because so many other newsletters do the same or similar thing.
Because of that, this will be the last edition of NFT Review.
It’s been a fun few years, and I hope to see you subscribed to the rapidly growing Dot Leap!
Thank you for reading!
— NFT Review
🖼 crypto-native
Predictably, Binance NFT ditches Ordinals. I’ve warned about this many times before, but it’s only a matter of time until everyone realizes graffitying a stateless chain is unsustainable long term because of scaling and growth. We’ve been through this 3 years ago.
Zora unleashes HTML minting on-chain 😳 Hope the XSS prevention is up to snuff.
$PRIME token holders get an airdrop: non-transferable Command Prompt Keys. It would make sense if those were non-transferable 2.0, but it is what it is.
🕹️ games
Sanctor Capital’s multiplayer fellowship cohort opens up, apply now to get funding for your on chain games!
AR IRL game across New York for a live treasure hunt of mysterious FBI files.
Nyan Heroes reportedly has 100k players. I’m pressing X for doubt.
Nifty Island adds new game mode: Break The Targets along with a rewarding contest.
🌎 global adoption
Sony’s patent for “super fungible tokens”. Glad to see someone’s paying attention, but again badly.
Coachella concertgoers this year can track their experiences and earn prizes on the blockchain via Avalanche NFTs. Here's how it works.
Doodles film “Dullsville and the Doodleverse” will feature music from Pharrell Williams, Lil Wayne, and other major musicians.
Press release at Business Insider successfully fools people into thinking Mazda is getting into NFTs.
It Remains launches their immersive novel globally, with every page an AR experience. The book is available for order right now, and with a 12% discount code RESISTOR. This is your entry ticket into the world of decentralized IP which actually ships.
Loucas Braconnier, an astral photographer and onchain experimenter known for dynamic NFTs, captures recent solar eclipse in a 24 hour mint.
Predictably, the Bored and Hungry Bored Ape restaurant in LA closes its doors.
🧐 interesting
Another America: an AI art experiment into an alternative past.
Diving into American Culture, Violence, and Consumerism. An exploration of the world’s most evil, least educated, and most primal nation, all through art.
Bitcoin Ordinals, Token Incentives, and the Future of OpenSea: CEO Devin Finzer Dishes
What is Co:Create Ink?: A look at the tattoo NFTs giving 'phygital' a whole new meaning.
Two weeks ago Botto has started an experiment where it is writing p5.js code to create generative art. Check the progress here.
📖 reading
How Pablo Rodriguez-Fraile Aims to Reshape the Digital Art World
The World’s Largest Gif: Marius Watz Interviews Jason Salavon on Generative Art vs. Data-Driven Art
A shortcut to acceptance: Anika Meier’s essay at Berlin Art Week
Poems are Works of Art: Ana Maria Caballero and Anika Meier discuss
GANs and NFTs, an overview by Brian Droitcour at Art in America back in 2021.
Thanks for following NFT review! Goodbye!