One of the most exciting art projects I have seen in a while: QQL, by Tyler Hobbs and Dandelion Wist. QQL is a generative Art project. Everyone can play with the editor on the website. But you can only mint an artwork if you own a mint pass. The 999 mint passes were sold out quickly for a total of $17 Mio.:
https://qql.art/
And one QQL already sold for 100 ETH:
Hugo Boss is launching its first NFT project:
https://group.hugoboss.com/
Tobi, the founder of Shopify, framed his Fidenza:
Kim Kardashian pushed a coin called "Ethereum Max" and did not disclose she got paid to do so. The SEC fined her, and Kim needs to pay $1.2 Mio. A promising sign that celebrities need to think twice if they promote something they don't understand or where consumers can lose their money:
https://www.sec.gov
It seems the SEC is now also looking at $APE from Bored Ape Yacht Club:
https://www.coindesk.com
Some people dug deep and found the oldest NFTs on Ethereum:
Hard to imagine hearing the german chancellor talk about NFTs and Metaverse. That’s what Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida did. In a policy speech, he spoke of the country's plans to invest in digital transformation, which also include non-fungible tokens (NFT) and metaverse services:
https://www.coindesk.com
Gary Vee is now selling toys at Macy's. Not sure if we needed NFTs for that:
A Carolina Herrera dress sold for $5000 on Roblox:
https://www.beyondgames.biz
A space dedicated to NFTs opened in Paris. Called the NFT Factory opened in Paris. "A unique space to discover #NFTs, network & build projects in the Web3. For entrepreneurs, artists, corporates, investors & the public":
An interesting discussion sparked out of the post below. Only 20 users in Decentraland? It seems these are only the users who interacted with the smart contract. This does not include all the users who just hang out there. No official numbers are available, but it is probably tens of thousands per month. But in general, I would agree: it still feels lonely on Decentraland (and Sandbox):
An interesting thread about Fashion in Web3:
Good overview of sales per Marketplace:
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