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Dear NFT enthusiast,

It has been an eventful year for crypto and NFTs. As we wind down into the last few days, it makes sense to reflect on what we have achieved this year, as well as make some broad predictions for next year.

2022 proved beyond the shadow of a doubt that NFTs are here to stay. The proof is in the fact that:

Despite a ruthless bear market, NFT trading activity has not died.
Almost every brand is into NFTs or considering them. This holds for both big multinational conglomerates and medium to low-scale businesses.
The builders keep building as NFT innovation ramps up.

On the prediction front, we believe 2023 will be explosive for some sectors of the NFT space. A few of our predictions are:

The metaverse will evolve into a more usable product. We do not know which metaverse will achieve this feat (it could well be more than one).
NFTs will get further embedded into the digital culture. Instagram, Twitter, Reddit, and a few others have already leaped. Many more will follow.
There will be a surge of activity in DeFi x NFTs thanks to Real World Assets (represented on the blockchain as NFTs).
With most of the tech needed to power proper blockchain-enabled gaming all but ready, NFT games will see greater adoption.
Something unforeseen will happen, either good or bad (yes, we know it’s an easy copout, but only because it is the truth 😃)

We look forward with quiet excitement to what the future holds for NFTs while being thankful for how far we have come. Thank you for reading and have a restful holiday.

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📬 NFT News from Kusama & Polkadot

Listen to the new Singular Artist Roundtable.
RMRK’s Nested NFTs EIP was reviewed and merged to EVM.
Fancy a re-introduction to RMRK, check out this article.
RPG RMRK based game Evrloot announced its intention to move to Moonbeam next year.
RMRK founder Bruno Škvorc was on Crust’s Twitter Space to talk about NFT Metadata.
Skybreach announced new updates to the land map. You can now use filters to make navigation and bargain scouting much easier.
Enjin published a new development update.
Bit.country hosted a Twitter Space with the ARTTS Metaverse Creator to learn some more about its metaverse and future plans.
Exosama hosted an AMA and published a recap of its ecosystem.

🗞 NFT News from Ethereum and Beyond

Trump NFTs tanking as hype dies, floor price down 70%.
Why a payload of NFTs was just sent to the International Space Station.
How to add unlockable content to your NFT collection.
Amazon's new series 'NFTMe' explores NFT culture and disruption worldwide.
Game developers expect to work on Web3 games in the future: Survey.
Metaverse Game Studios announces partnership with ImmutableX.
A beginner's guide to NBA Top Shot NFTs.
DeFi, NFT, blockchain games: Key takeaways from DappRadar’s 2022 review.
Dune published NFT Wash Trading on Ethereum.
Async Art announced a system for creating dynamic and generative NFTs called Dynamic Blueprints.
Bonfire, a no-code platform for NFT creators, opened to all creators:
Bankless published 2022 NFT Highlights.
Carly Reilly announced OPJ NFTs.
Lens Protocol is eyeing being able to support +50k transactions per second for its web3 social infra.
Sotheby’s is hosting its Natively Digital: Relics II auction event through Dec. 21st.
OSF announced plans to curate a rektguy vault.
Deca introduced Etch, a unique art and writing platform created in collaboration with artist Matt Kane.
Ensemble, a platform where artists can sell artifacts from their creations, arrived.
Axie Infinity entered a partnership with esports organization Cloud9.
Illuvium launched its Overworld beta.
Decentraland published a guide on LAND rentals in its marketplace.
MOCA, a.k.a the Museum of Crypto Art, launched its interoperable metaverse spaces known as ROOMs.
NFTfi passed $300M USD worth of cumulative loan volume.
Tessera announced an $APE Vault for compounding ApeCoin staking yields.

That’s all for this week, see you in the next edition! Got some links to share with us, artists to feature, NFTs to sell, jobs to promote, or events to popularize? Get in touch with Bruno or gbaci!

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NFT Review 74 - an eventful year