Nifty Newsletter

NFTs continue to recover as weekly sales volumes hit $181 million, surging 94% week-on-week. 

In this week’s newsletter, read about non-fungible token (NFT) sales volume’s continued recovery with a 94% surge week-on-week, check out McDonald’s new partnership with NFT project Doodles for its online promotion called “GM Spread Joy,” and, in other news, former professional basketball player Shaquille O’Neal settled an Astral NFTs lawsuit for $11 million. 

NFT sales volumes rebounded as Bitcoin and other crypto markets rallied. In the week to Nov. 17, digital collectibles surged by 94%, recording a sales volume of $181 million across different blockchains. 

Ethereum, Bitcoin and Solana led the surge. Ethereum recorded an NFT sales volume of $67 million for the week, while Bitcoin had $60 million and Solana had $26 million. 

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Pudgy Penguins CEO Luca Schnetzler believes the SEC’s actions against NFTs are nonsense, describing them as a “nothing burger.” 

In this week’s newsletter, read about how a trader acquired a high-end piece from the CryptoPunks non-fungible token (NFT) collection for only 10 Ether (ETH) and how crypto exchange Coinbase is supporting NFTs with a legal defense fund. Check out how two United States Securities and Exchange Commission commissioners reacted when the government agency fined a restaurant $750,000 for selling NFTs.

In other news, the blockchain advocacy organization Digital Chamber supported a newly introduced bill to properly define NFTs and exempt some from securities laws. Meanwhile, the CEO of NFT collection Pudgy Penguins described the SEC’s actions against the NFT space as nonsense. 

A crypto trader found a way to take ownership of a fractionalized CryptoPunk NFT by triggering a buyout feature in the smart contracts of a defunct platform that splits NFT ownership. The NFT collector proposed a buyout of CryptoPunk #2386 for only 10 ETH on Aug. 28. 

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Yuga Labs CEO Greg Solano said intricate corporate processes muddied the company’s creative spirit.

In this week’s newsletter, nonfungible token (NFT) company Yuga Labs has laid off employees, and the European Union believes the metaverse can help children’s health. Find out how professionals feel about blockchain integration on metaverses and look into Disney’s 360-degree treadmill, demonstrated by tech YouTuber Marques Brownlee. In other news, Manchester City enters a new partnership to develop digital collectibles. 

Yuga Labs CEO Greg Solano announced on X that the NFT company is restructuring and laying off employees. Solano highlighted to the staff that the firm’s creative spirit was “muddied by labyrinthine corporate processes.”

The executive said the company had been planning more than they were shipping, ending up in groups and committees. However, the Yuga CEO said he has a plan, revealing some steps in the reorganization process.

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NFT platform Magic Eden recorded an NFT trading volume of $756.5 million in March, surpassing its rival Blur.

In this week’s newsletter, nonfungible token (NFT) platform Magic Eden surpassed Blur in trading volume in March, and Yuga Labs is offloading two NFT games. In other news, find out how Manchester City football fans could get limited edition jerseys through NFTs and how a former Disney executive launched a Web3 game publishing company. And don’t forget this week’s Nifty News, featuring PayPal removing buyer and seller protections for NFTs. 

Solana-based NFT marketplace Magic Eden recorded a 194.4% increase in monthly trading volume, surpassing the leading platform Blur in March. The NFT trading platform recorded $756.5 million in trading volume last month, while Blur recorded $530.4 million.

According to a CoinGecko report, Magic Eden’s rise was partly due to its newly implemented Diamond reward program and its continued partnership with NFT company Yuga Labs. Magic Eden’s rise in March marked its sixth consecutive month when its trading volume increased.

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NFT platform Enjin migrated 200 million NFTs from Ethereum and a sidechain to its blockchain network.

In this week’s newsletter, read about how nonfungible token (NFT) trading volume neared $1 billion in November, and check out new NFT releases from former United States President Donald Trump, FIFA and heavy metal band Megadeth. In other news, find out why NFT platform Enjin transferred 200 million NFTs from Ethereum to its own blockchain. And don’t forget this week’s Nifty News featuring Funko and Disney’s NFTs. 

NFTs might be making a comeback as their trading volume almost reached $1 billion in November. According to data tracking site DappRadar, NFT trading volume shifted last month, surging by 125%. This shows that there’s been a shift in user behavior around NFTs. 

In addition, last month also showed a 114% increase in the average value of NFT transactions. The metric showed the average value of NFT transactions went up from $126 to $270.

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Executives working in the gaming industry weighed in on potential Web3 gaming trends in 2024.

In this week’s newsletter, read about how Michael Jackson’s first recording is coming to the blockchain and why the nonfungible token (NFT) lending protocol ParaSpace was rebranded to Parallel Finance. Check out how the Rarible ecosystem is furthering its commitment to royalty enforcement, and find out what executives working in the gaming industry think about the future of blockchain gaming in 2024. 

An NFT of a track titled “Big Boy (One-Derful Version),” by Michael Jackson, will hit the blockchain through the music platform Anotherblock. The track is the first-ever studio recording of a young Michael Jackson. 

The track was recorded in 1967 when an eight-year-old Michael Jackson recorded his inaugural studio session at One-Derful in Chicago with his brothers. Anotherblock CEO and co-founder Michel Traore told Cointelegraph that dropping the track on-chain will elevate the song beyond being a commodity. 

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