NFT Weekly News #14
17th July - 23rd July, 2023
NFT News Weekly Update #14
(07/17/2023-07/23/2023)
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Welcome to NFT Weekly News by Threekeyslab🗝️🗝️🗝️. Here you can find the latest curated news📰in the NFT world. Every week, we aim to provide a selection of the most interesting news and events that are fostering the development of the NFT world.
The NFT field is constantly evolving, and this article will review last week's Top🔝NFT news. Let's take a look👀together!
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Top News 🔝
📌NFT|OpenSea Makes ‘Deals,’ Launches Peer-to-Peer NFT Swaps (July 20)
NFT marketplace OpenSea is rolling out a new feature named "Deals" that allows direct peer-to-peer NFT trading, enabling collectors to augment their collections and interact directly with other collectors. Users can sweeten the deal by including wrapped ether (WETH). Powered by OpenSea's Seaport protocol, this feature aims to create a trustworthy swapping environment, thus negating the need for risky off-platform trades. "Deals" currently requires that NFTs on both sides of the deal be from verified collections on the same chain.
📌Web3 | Blur S2 airdrop allocation planned to be more than initially planned 300M $BLUR (July 20)
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📌NFT|Doodles to open 3,500 square ft IRL retail experience in Chicago on Aug 19 (July 20)
Doodles, the celebrated Web3 brand, has announced its partnership with family entertainment company Camp for an immersive 3,500-square-foot experience, scheduled to launch on August 19. This strategic move is a part of Doodles' evolution from an NFT project to a mainstream multimedia brand. The experience, located at Camp's venue in Chicago's Lincoln Park, will feature tangible renditions of Doodles World, a co-branded collection of apparel and accessories, and Doodles' first line of kids and youth products. The event, aiming to bridge the physical and digital worlds, will offer attendees interactive activities and exclusive merchandise opportunities.
Market Update 📣
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Other News 👀
AIGC|Worrying Regression: The Diminishing Performance of GPT-4 Over Time (July 19)
Recent studies show GPT-4's performance is deteriorating over time, with significant drop-offs in tasks like prime number detection and code generation. The exact reasons are unclear, but it may be due to OpenAI using smaller, specialized GPT-4 models to save costs. This issue poses potential challenges for GPT-4-based applications.
NFT| For the Culture: Jack Butcher’s Custom ThreadGuy Opepen Edition Goes Viral (July 17)
Artist Jack Butcher recently highlighted NFT community camaraderie by releasing a custom 'Opepen Threadition' NFT for commentator ThreadGuy. This led to an open edition collection of the custom NFT, sold at 0.001 ETH each, with all proceeds benefiting ThreadGuy. This event sparked conversations about the supportive NFT community and the importance of compensating creators.
NFT| Gucci and Christie’s Unveil Cutting-Edge NFT Art Collection (July 17)
Gucci and Christie's are partnering to auction NFT artworks in an event called "Future Frequencies: Explorations in Generative Art and Fashion." The auction features the works of leading digital artists and includes 21 unique digital art pieces each minted on the Ethereum blockchain. The auction, occurring exclusively on Christie’s official Web3 platform from July 18 to July 25, 2023, underscores both Gucci and Christie's ongoing commitment to Web3, NFTs, and blockchain technology.
NFT| Polygon partners with Mcfarlane Toys to bring exclusive DC drops to Polygon (July 19)
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NFT| Introducing the Speedy 40 VIA: Louis Vuitton’s Digital Collectible Turned Fashion Statement (July 20)
Louis Vuitton, in partnership with Pharrell, has unveiled an NFT version of the iconic Speedy bag exclusively for VIA Treasure Trunk NFT holders. The Treasure Trunk provides holders unique access to LV's web3 community and special launches. The physical version of the bag will be available from January 2024.
AR&VR | VR headset marks Lenovo’s bid for enterprise metaverse (July 18)
Lenovo is developing ThinkReality VRX, a VR headset designed for workplace use, as part of its metaverse vision. Aimed at work, productivity, meetings, and training, it operates standalone or plugged into a laptop or desktop. Priced from $1299, it's compared to Meta's Quest Pro headset but with a focus on productivity. Lenovo's metaverse ambitions also include the Glasses T1, AR glasses designed to create a large virtual monitor for work.
Web3 | McDonald’s takes a bite out of the metaverse via McNuggets (July 21)
To celebrate the 40th anniversary of its popular Chicken McNuggets, McDonald’s Hong Kong has launched McNuggets Land, a virtual world in The Sandbox metaverse. Until Aug 28, players can interact with nugget characters, experience sauce-inspired decor, and complete quests for rewards both in the metaverse and real-life. Notably, McDonald’s has previously engaged with the web3 space, with McRib-inspired NFTs in the US and Big Mac NFTs in France in 2021.