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Doodles Welcome New Crown Jewel to Community Treasury

Doodlebank to soar with visionary Meebits Founder, Kai Turner, at the helm, ensuring optimal utilization of project funds for maximum success Meebits Founder, Kai Turner, is joining Doodles. He will be working as an advisor for the flagship project’s community treasury, ’Doodlebank’. A wealth of experience and innovative ideas position Turner to take Doodels to

Leah Waters

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Yuga Labs’ Co-Founder Steps Down From Leadership Role

Following ill health, Yuga Labs’ Co-Founder, Wylie Aronow, steps down from his leadership role to become a board member and strategic advisor Wylie Aronow, Co-Founder of Yuga Labs, is prioritizing his health over a leave of absence from leading the OG NFT projects — Bored Ape Yacht Club and Crypto Punks — following a congestive heart failure diagnosis. Quick

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Web3

Amazon NFT Project Is Set To Launch In Spring: What’s Coming?

Amazon is preparing to launch its first digital business through an NFT initiative. Sources indicate that Amazon will debut blockchain-based gaming and other NFT applications in the spring of 2023. Quick Take: What is Amazon Introducing to the NFT market? According to reports, Amazon’s NFT initiative will be a ”digital assets enterprise” that requires further

Anvi Saini

Web3

After Dookey Dash, What’s Next for BAYC Holders?

With Dookey Dash ending shortly, BAYC members can’t help but wonder what’s next: it’s time to prepare for The Summoning Dookey Dash — Bored Ape Yacht Club’s (BAYC’s) hot new game revolutionizing play-to-earn games — has taken the industry by storm. Within days after the launch, the sales of the Sewer Pass mints (which gain access to the game)

Leah Waters

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Beeple to Launch NFT Art Book: ’Everydays: the First 5000 Days’

Beeple to launch NFT art book, ”Everydays: the First 5000 Days”, that showcases a monograph of the world’s most famous digital art Following the success of creating the most expensive and famous NFT ever sold, “Everydays: the First 5000 Days”, Mike Winkelmanm (aka, Beeple) today revealed on Twitter that he is launching a book showcasing

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BAYC Unveils Adidas’ Newly Formed ’Three Stripes Studio’ Attire

Bored Ape Yacht Club and other OG NFT projects collaborate with Adidas to develop newly formed attire for Three Stripes Studio Adidas and Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) subsidiary, Indigo Herz (among others) have been working together on the clothing brand’s latest Web3 project: Three Stripes Studio (///). Quick Take: BAYC’s Involvement with /// The

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Web3

Pudgy Penguins Can Now Waddle Across Chains

By adding cross-chain technology to its colony, Pudgy Penguins can get the best of both worlds: provenance and user experience Pudgy Penguins — an Ethereum-based NFT collection of 8,888 hand-drawn penguins — officially became cross-chain today. Quick Take: Unwrapping Pudgy Penguins Expansion Although Ethereum is a fantastic platform for maintaining the authenticity and history of non-fungible tokens (NFTs), the network

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Doodles 2 to Launch on Flow Instead of Ethereum

Doodles, known for its success on the Ethereum blockchain, is getting ready to launch its follow-up series, Doodles 2, on the Flow network Doodles has been on a mission recently — acquiring reward-winning animation studio Golden Wolf and onboarding three new talents to its leadership team. Now, the team behind the cute PFP characters aims to ascend to

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Floor, an NFT Portfolio App, Acquires WGMI.io: What’s Next?

Floor, an NFT portfolio tracking application, has purchased WGMI.io, an NFT analytics platform, for an undeclared amount. Floor plans to include some of WGMI’s deep analytics capabilities into the app in the coming months. Quick Take: Following the purchase, Thomas Mancini, the founder of WGMI, joined the NFT portfolio app full-time. The app will combine

Anvi Saini

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World of Women to Launch Community Committee for WoW Holders

World of Women (WoW) is piloting new opportunities for community members to contribute to the future of its OG NFT project WoW — an NFT community that celebrates representation, inclusivity, and equal opportunities for all — is onboarding a generation of women and girls to join its team of tight-knit members to help with future

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VeeCon 2023: Expectations for VeeFriends’ Anticipated Event

VeeCon 2023: A must-attend event for Web3 enthusiasts to enjoy educational insights from iconic personalities sharing innovative ideas VeeFriends is chuffed to announce the return of its highly anticipated event, VeeCon 2023. This time around, the event is taking place at ”the racing capital of the world” in Indianapolis, Indiana. Quick Take: VeeCon 2023: What’s the Hype

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Doodles Onboards New Leaders to Help Boost Production

It all started with a new Doodle (or three!). Doodles onboards Web3 talents with contrasting backgrounds to enhance its output Doodles is on a roll this month, acquiring award-winning animation firm Golden Wolf, and onboarding three new talented individuals to its leadership team. Quick Take: Building a Stronger Team for Doodle Development Addressing the need for fresh

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Forever Apes Reveals Ways to Build Your Own Bored Ape

LEGO fans can now build their own Bored Ape #254 thanks to instructions made by BAYC story-makers, Forever Apes Forever Apes — the company that commemorates the stories, experiences, and art of the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) community — announces plans to create LEGO build instructions for Bored Apes. Quick Take: Build Your Own

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Web3

Doodles Acquire Award-Winning Disney Animation Collaborator, Golden Wolf 

Doodles is acquiring Disney animator, Golden Wolf, to elevate its story-telling and character-development capabilities Web3 brand and NFT Project, Doodles, today unveils that it is acquiring Golden Wolf, a collaborator for ’Rick & Morty’ and Disney animation. Quick Take: The Importance of the Acquisition Web3 media and entertainment firm, Doodles—created by Burnt Toast—announced today that

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More Than $4.6B Worth Of Ethereum Burned Since EIP-1559

Ethereum’s price has risen in the last week. Today, only the crypto market saw a rise of 3.51% in the price of ETH. It was moving around between $1,591 and $1,656. Ethereum’s trade volume increased by 65.94 per cent. Plus, the trading volume of ETH was $10.65 billion. Quick Take: As part of EIP-1559, issued

Anvi Saini

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Why Are Donald Trump NFTs On the Up?

After reports a few weeks ago about the stark decline of Donald Trump’s NFTs being ”dead”, the former US President’s NFT collection has seen a meteoric rise in recent days, for no clear reason. Quick Take: Donald Trump’s NFTs: The Revival A few weeks ago, several news outlets were reporting that former US President, Donald

Ross Wardrop

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BAYC Reveals Sketch of the NFT Project’s ”Future”

”Gary the Dog Prophet” drops hints about BAYC’s future by creating an intriguing sketch and posting it on Twitter As more Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) members enter the NFT project’s sewers for an interactive minting event for Dookey Dash, BAYC’s ”Dog Prophet”, Gary, teases the community with a sketch of ”the future”. Quick Take:

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Bored Ape NFT Game Dookey Dash Is Now Available To Play For $2,300

The infamous Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT collection provides access to Dookey Dash for free. Exclusive club members earn thousands of dollars from the secondary market sale of time-limited gaming passes. Quick Take: What is Dookey Dash? According to the OpenSea exchange listings, there is a ”Sewer Pass” NFT that costs 1.49 ETH (equivalent to

Anvi Saini

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BAYC Sewer Pass Mint Hits High Sales of Over $10M

MAYC and BAYC Sewer Pass NFTs generate more than $10M in trading volume on secondary marketplaces in less than 48 hours It’s undoubtably a proud moment for Yuga Labs. The OG collectible’s new NFTs, Sewer Pass, has generated more than $10M in trading volume on secondary marketplaces. Quick Take: Yuga Labs’ New NFTs – What’s

Leah Waters

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Rarible Unveils Marketplace Builder for Polygon-Based NFTs

Rarible unveils marketplace builder that is available to all creators, regardless of their Web3 skills or financial resources The NFT market is FINALLY experiencing a bull(ish) trend! And Rarible’s recent announcement couldn’t have come at a better time. The Web3 platform — that enables the creation, sale, and purchase of digital art ownership rights through

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Moonbirds Grails Season III Is Now Minting

Moonbirds Grails Season III is mint-ready, featuring some of the top-selling NFT artists of all time Today has been a hot day in the NFT world as two OG NFT collections share the same minting calendar. First, BAYC — after a little blip — launched its Dookey Dash NFT collectibles a day late. Immediately after,

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Yves Saint Laurent Files Trademark Application to Exhibit NFTs

On top of showcasing luxury shoes and makeup, Yves Saint Laurent is looking to exhibit NFT and metaverse initiatives this year Yves Saint Laurent (YSL) filed a trademark application with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on January 12, 2023, for its name and logo to enter the metaverse and NFT space. Quick

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El Clásico NFTs Sold Out, Celebrating Spanish Super Cup

A few days ago, to celebrate the Spanish Super Cup final or ’Supercopa de España’, 473 NFTs were launched. In the game, between rivals Real Madrid and Barcelona, the Catalonian side came out 3-1 victors, confirming their 14th Super Cup title. Quick Take: The Spanish Super Cup NFTs This Sunday, to celebrate the final of

Ross Wardrop

Web3

Azuki’s Hilumia: Exploring the OG NFT Project’s New Virtual World

Azuki’s Hilumia metaverse creates new opportunities for communication, collaboration, and commerce After much anticipation, Azuki finally opens the gates to Hilumia — the NFT project’s metaverse that embodies the company’s history, present, and future. This new virtual space promises an innovative way to interact with the community, offering a preview of upcoming developments along the

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