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Want a primer on NFTs and why they are important…? check out this great intro from The Verge
Metabook
Flash update… too late to get into the details now; more to come… the Metaverse squad is on it…
Highlights…
NFT.NYC and Dreamverse are coming up next week. The PlayboyNFT team advised folks to bring a swimsuit in one of their AMAs, but be careful, as it’s pretty cold right now in NYC! Congrats to Andrew Wang on being nominated for “Best Written Coverage of NFTs” at NFT.NYC and to you and Medved for sharing the nomination.
Speaking of the Playboy NFT launch, the The Rabbitars recently launched and has pulled 30K members in an active and hopping (ha-ha!) Discord. The team is doing yeo(wo)man’s work bringing new people into the culture and community of NFTs, especially Playboy Jen, aka DECENTRALIZED D! (jen)
On October 15 the artist FEWOCiOUS’s work “Nice to meet you, I'm Mr. MiSUNDERSTOOD” sold at Sotheby’s for $2.8M USD in a lot that included CryptoPunk 4946 and Hackatao (+ others)… FEWOCiOUS’s story is remarkable, and we were all happy for their continued success!
On October 20, PleasrDAO announced it had acquired Wu-Tang Clan’s prescient 1/1 “physical NFT” and CD “Once Upon a Time in Shaolin” from the U.S. Government, who had seized it as an asset from the original owner.
Social Soundbites
We appreciated these philosophical heartfelt words from John Knopf, one of the artists featured in the TIMEPieces launch in September.
Beanie, we hope you are not regretting your decsion… the NFTVerse needs you. And your content.
gm is an important part of the culture! Nude Yoga Girl keeps this going as a strong and supportive female influencer in the NFTverse. Congratulations on the sale of The Circle of Life 1! (and your extra super rare 1/1).
The latest rugs and scams
On Tuesday, (Oct 26 ish), alerts started to surface on Twitter that the bearX NFT project had been hacked by a tactic that allowed important links in the project’s Discord server to be modified by a community moderator.
Last week, a similar hack occurred with the Creature Toadz NFT drop, and in a twist notable even in this twisted space, the (purportedly) 17-year old hacker joined a live Twitter Space to defend and confront the audience, ultimately giving back stolen funds.
Womxn are here…
Inclusion is an important topic in crypto overall, and in the NFT space in particular. As a woman (cis female), the NFTverse doesn’t always feel as welcoming and inclusive to anyone who is not a white dude.
Last week I spontaneously hopped onto a Twitter Space hosted by Roller, Kristina, and Allison at Atifex. Some people are hosting “regular” Twitter Spaces and often spaces just pop up. And the inclusive vibe created by Women in NFTs Talk Money is terrific.
Womxn and BIPOC are here: we make art, collect it, and you need our Ether, too!
Mentioned in this post…
John Knopf | https://twitter.com/JohnKnopfPhotos
Andrew Wang | https://twitter.com/andrwwang
Playboy NFTs | https://twitter.com/PlayboyNFTS
Playboy Jen-DECENTRALIZED D! (jen) | https://twitter.com/adultarts
PleasrDao | https://twitter.com/PleasrDAO
Nude Yoga Girl | https://twitter.com/nudeyogagirlNFT
NFT.NYC | https://twitter.com/NFT_NYC
bearX NFT | https://twitter.com/bearX_NFT
Zeneca_33 | https://twitter.com/Zeneca_33
CreatureToadzNFT | https://twitter.com/CreatureToadz
The one and only Beanie | https://twitter.com/beaniemaxi
Roller | https://twitter.com/rollnwthehomies
Kristina | https://twitter.com/flynnkristina
JT Liss Photo Art | https://twitter.com/JTLissPhotoArt
Elyxendra | https://twitter.com/elyxendra