NiftyNoon: Pixel Prominence

For September 28, 2022

Nifty Analysis

• Pixel Vault’s announcement is exciting as the team’s goal from the start has been to build at the intersection of NFTs, DeFi, and gaming. However, the market has seemingly achieved announcement fatigue. We expect even more fanfare when Pixel Vault actually ships this product.

• Pixelmon is one of the best funded projects in the space that is unfortunately plagued with a troubled past of Fiver art accusations and rug pull rumors. The new CEO and management team look legitimate and seem motivated to turn things around for the project. We have seen other projects earn back community favor in similar circumstances before (i.e. Pudgy Penguins). A blue chip Pixelmon future is definitely possible.

Project News

• PixelVault announces 3v3 auto brawler game:

Pixel Vault @pixelvault_

Game on.

• LiquidX, a "web3 venture capital studio", buys a majority stake in Pixelmon and appoints LiquidX co-founder Giulio Xiloyannis as CEO:

nft now @nftnow

.@Pixelmon's new leadership is making bold claims.

nftnow.comPixelmon Has New Leadership. Can It Overcome the Rug Pull Allegations?Following its controversial mint, Pixelmon just announced its acquisition by Web3 VC firm LiquidX. And they’re looking to right the ship.

• Y00ts, the DeGods secondary collection, delays reveal past the end of September to finalize development:

y00ts @y00tsNFT

We've been sprinting to release at the end of September, but we believe with a little extra time - we can make everything a lot better. When everything is ready, we will make an announcement. No official date yet. We will make this whole experience worth the wait.

• Christies announces new on-chain NFT auction platform:

Diana Sinclair @dianasinclair

So excited to finally announce that I’ll be debuting 9 new 1/1s with @ChristiesInc new on-chain platform. The first global auction house to ever do so!! My first solo exhibition titled Phases will be on auction from September 27th - October 11th!!

Community News

• Tyler Hobbs (Fidenza creator) and company choose QQL contest winners:

DCinvestor.eth ⌐◨-◨ @iamDCinvestor

i want to congratulate all of the winners of the #QQL contest! reviewing everyone's outputs was as rewarding as judging them was difficult below, i share some of my thoughts on each, as well as 7 runner-ups which i also felt were exceptionally compelling first, the winners 👇

• Solana marketplace aggregator HyperSpace accuses leading Solana marketplace MagicEden of requesting API keys with the intent to DDOS while MagicEden vehemently denies the claims:

  Kam | Hyperspace ✨🧑‍🚀 @0xKmafia

  Okay FINE. You want to know why I slowed down giving out @hyperspacexyz API keys? I started to have @MagicEden employees & partners request API keys trying to DDOS / attack / block us. That slows me down and I have A LOT of other work to do.

  Magic Eden 🪄 @MagicEden

  The allegations against us from Hyperspace are blatantly false. They continuously spread misinformation about us while we are trying to focus on providing value to our users. This is over the line.

• FragmentXYZ spends 1000 ETH, borrowed with 2 Mega Mutant Ape Yacht Clubs as collateral, to purchase an additional Meta Mutant Ape Yacht Club from Machi Big Brother:

0xTIGΞR @PltTiger

1000 ETH was borrowed against two mega mutants today on @arcade_xyz! The payback is set to be 1,044 ETH in 90 days (18% APY). Additionally the borrower (@fragmentxyz) has bought a third mega mutant from @machibigbrother

• Chipotle announces “Proof of Steak” partnership with 99.95% discount off Garlic Guajillo Steak entrée when purchased with ETH using Flexa:

Chipotle @ChipotleTweets

Sooo get 99.95% off a new Garlic Guajillo Steak entrée when you spend your ETH using @FlexaHQ at Chipotle. Exp 10/4 or $20K in total redemp. In-restaurant only; no digital orders. Subj. to avail. 1/acct (max. discount $20/purch). Terms: chip.tl/flexa. Offered by Flexa.

chip.tlCelebrate the Merge with 99.95% off Chipotle’s new Garlic Guajillo SteakProof of stake? More like “proof of steak”

Quick Stats:

• Opensea USD Daily Volume: $10.98M (▲ 10.68%)

• Opensea ETH Daily Volume: 8,176 ETH (▲ 7.45%)

• BTC: $19,408.81 (▼ 3.57%)

• ETH: $1,328.79 (▼ 4.00%)

• Solana: $32.94 (▼ 5.16%)

NFT Daily Winners:

• Azuki: 9.61 ETH (▲ 6.01%)

• Clone X: 6.76 ETH (▲ 5.62%)

• Moonbirds: 10.50 ETH (▲ 5.00%)

• Chromie Squiggles: 11.40 ETH (▲ 3.64%)

• VeeFriends: 5.15 ETH (▲ 3.0%)

• CryptoPunks: 65.89 ETH (▲ 2.97%)

• Mutant Ape Yacht Club: 15.15 ETH (▲ 1.00%)

• Bored Ape Yacht Club: 79 ETH (Neutral)

• Proof Collective: 45.00 (Neutral)

• DigiDaigaku 12.00 ETH (Neutral)

NFT Daily Losers:

• Doodles: 7.18 ETH (▼ 0.28%)

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