Welcome to the 47th issue of the DeFi Arts Intelligencer, your weekly source for key happenings around Ethereum art, collectibles, games, finance, and more. Subscribe here.
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The NFT sports arena is exciting, and one of the biggest projects of note in that sector right now is F1 Delta Time. The Formula 1 blockchain-based game has brought in 100s of ETH worth of transactions in recent weeks, which shows the game is booming lately. It’s time to pay attention accordingly!
For this dispatch:
🎨 Digital Art & Collectibles
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For my second Async Art advocacy campaign, I’ve teamed up with the talented multidisciplinary cryptoartist Hidden Forces to get the word out on his coming multi-layered masterpiece, “Who’s the Controller Now?” More on that soon. For now, learn more about the artist through my profile piece!

Starting my 2nd @AsyncArt advocacy campaign with @ForcesHidden, a multidisciplinary cryptoartist releasing a very powerful work later this month, “Who’s the Controller Now?” Dive into the artist’s fascinating profile here:

December 11th 2020
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Acclaimed artist and “Everydays” pioneer beeple did +1M in volume (21 1/1s, 3 open editions for 5 minutes, and 100 $1 editions) on Nifty Gateway this weekend! Big congrats to the artist, and to the NFT space overall. Check out his epic 1/1s schedule below …
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For some high level NFT analysis, look to none other than Sean Ono Lennon this week …
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Art Blocks Drop #2 is out!
artblocks @artblocks_io
Art Blocks drop #2 with fantastic works from @pxlqqq and @DaimAlYad will happen today at 2pm Central US time! Join us at
artblocks.io as we watch beautiful artwork minted and generated algorithmically in real time. #p5js #genArt #ETH #NFTArt BlocksGenerative Content Hosted on the Ethereum Blockchainartblocks.ioDecember 12th 2020
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MetaFactory’s $ROBOT token was just airdropped to all MetaFactory buyers and sellers …
MetaFactory @TheMetaFactory
🤖 The ROBOT airdrop for all buyers and designers is complete! Join our Discord and verify your token balance to get access to the member only channels:
discord.gg/T4WPu6vWKB We will be having our weekly members call at 1PM PST, be sure to join before then to get access!December 10th 2020
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Two great new cryptoart resources dropped this week: cryptoart.io and NFTArtPulse.
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Leading Ethereum cryptoart platform SuperRare unveiled permissionless digital art auctions.
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Messari is making a lot of sense lately …
🕹️ Blockchain Games
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Leading Ethereum game Axie Infinity is seeing record activity levels …
DappRadar @DappRadar
.@AxieInfinity hits all-time highs in terms of on-chain activity in Nov. Mainly a measure of activity on the game’s marketplace, the trailing 30d average breached 2k active wallets for the first time, while there was a 1-day spike of >6k active wallets.
dappradar.com/blog/state-of-…December 11th 2020
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Send some Small Love Potions ($SLP) for Christmas this year!
Gabby Dizon @gabusch
Give the gift of breeding this yMas your fellow @AxieInfinity owner! Small Love Potions ($SLP) are now available as a gift option at
ygift.to Choose a cover image for your gift, how much $SLP you are sending, and your recipient ETH address. Happy breeding!December 12th 2020
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The Neon District PvP system just went live!
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Global fantasy ⚽ game Sorare brought in ~$350k volume this week.
♦️♦️ DeFi News
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The Eth2 deposit contract now has over 1.2M deposited …
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I did a write-up on some interesting yield farms right now in the DeFi Pulse Farmer. Please exercise caution …
DeFi Pulse 🍇 @defipulse
NEW EDITION 📰 DeFi Pulse Farmer #19
yieldfarmer.substack.com/p/defi-pulse-f… Farm of the Week: @emptysetdollar
Conservative Farmer: @idlefinance
Plow of the Week: @tokenterminal This week’s Alpha Leaker: @balajis Thank you to our sponsors @VesperFi, @dextfprotocol, and @TrustToken‘s TrueFi.DeFi Pulse Farmer #19Catch up on a new week in DeFi as we recap DeFi’s TVL, the Farm of the week, the latest Governance updates, and more!yieldfarmer.substack.com
December 12th 2020
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📰Fresh Content
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📰 “WOCA is raising funds through Gitcoin Grants” – WOCA
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📰 “TokenSmart NFT Humpday Report #11: SuperRare Embraces ‘Coldie Method,’ and That’s Great for Cryptoart”- me, for nft42
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📰 “Crypto Art: A Decentralized View” – Massimo Franceschet, et al.
Thanks for reading, and stay creative on- and off-chain!
Keep an 👁️ out for the 48th issue of the DeFi Arts Intelligencer this time next week, too. Cheers ✌️
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About DeFi Arts Intelligencer
The DeFi Arts Intelligencer is curated by me, William M. Peaster, a professional writer and editor who’s been tracking the Ethereum and DeFi beats in recent years.
I’m passionate about art and a DeFi/NFT optimist, so putting together this newsletter is both fun and informative for me. I hope others may find the content helpful, too. But be mindful, the information herein should not be construed as investment advice. I’m not a financial adviser, and these are my opinions. Always take care to seriously consider the various layers of risk you face in participating in the still-maturing cryptoeconomy.
If you have a DeFi tip or lead, questions or comments, or would be interested in commissioning me for a writing gig, you can ping me at wmpeaster@gmail.com or on Telegram at @wmpeaster.
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