Solana’s NFT volume hit $130 million in September and Gary Vaynerchuck’s VeeFriends will go on sale as collectibles at Macy’s and Toys “R” Us.
Yuga Labs has announced a new Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) community council to help the project “grow and prosper”.
The team revealed seven council members in an October 5 blog post.noting that they are all seasoned members who have been around since the early days of BAYC.
Yuga Labs said it has assembled a new community council made up of “apes with a proven track record of proactive and positive contribution to the club from the start.”.
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The members are beijingdou, SeraStargirl, TheMiamiApe, OxEthanDG, OxWave, negithenagi, peterjfang.
“This council was formed with the intention of representing the club as a whole and providing an avenue for new perspectives,” Yuga Labs wrote..
Yuga Labs stated that it will engage with the community and gather feedback for the firm.working with Yuga on community-driven initiatives such as business projects, meetups, and charity work.
“Every ape in our community has had a direct impact on our decision-making from day one. This council, and future councils to come, puts in place a more formal, efficient, and consistent process for Yuga leadership to gain feedback and advice from the community on an ongoing basis,” wrote.
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Yuga Labs also hinted that it might soon release community tips for its other NFT projects.including CryptoPunks, Meebits and the Otherside in the future.
Today, Yuga Labs welcomes the first BAYC community council that will assist us in shaping the future of the Bored Ape Yacht Club. For more details on the council head over to our official blog at https://t.co/MSD3M1QkfE
— Yuga Labs (@yugalabs) October 5, 2022
Today, Yuga Labs welcomes the first council from the BAYC community that will help us shape the future of the Bored Ape Yacht Club. For more details on the advice, please visit our official blog at https://t.co/MSD3M1QkfE
Animoca Brands partners with Cool Cats
The NFT hedge fund giant, Animoca Brands, has made a strategic investment in the Cool Cats NFT project to help the project expand into new avenues such as gaming.
The duo’s October 5th announcement states that the “partnership will further Cool Cats’ mission to become the largest global NFT brand and a strong media and content companyincluding through the expansion of its game offerings.”
Cool Cats was released in July 2021 and consists of 9,999 cartoon cat avatars. The project has generated an NFT turnover of $369.2 million to date, according to data from CryptoSlam. The latest announcement has also coincided with Cool Cats sales volume soaring 220% in the last 24 hours.
The move also follows a partnership with Animoca affiliate GAMEE since September 1.a virtual platform focused on connecting creators, brands and gamers in the GameFi space.
1/ .@animocabrands is excited to announce our partnership with @coolcatsnft one of the earliest, important and cutest #NFT metaverse first collections out there, to celebrate I picked up a few #CoolCats including this rare beauty #CoolCatsNFT #7807 a little pic.twitter.com/oYzRYHU4XC
— Yat Siu (@ysiu) October 5, 2022
1/ .@animocabrands is excited to announce our partnership with @coolcatsnft, one of the biggest and cutest early metaverse NFT collections out there. To celebrate I picked up some #CoolCats including this rare beauty #CoolCatsNFT #7807 a little bit pic.twitter.com/oYzRYHU4XC
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Solana’s NFT sales volume exceeds USD 100 million in September
Sales volume of NFTs on the Solana blockchain reached $130.1 million in Septembera figure that represents an increase of 82.2% compared to the USD 71.4 million registered in August.
Although the figure still places Solana well behind Ethereumwhich hosted an NFT turnover of $354.3 million last month, the difference between the number of unique buyers of both is much smaller.
According to CryptoSlam data, Solana NFTs had 143,997 unique buyers in September, up from 95,516 in August, compared to Ethereum’s 166,168 that month, which was 202,467.
Although the figures may indicate that Solana is gaining ground on Ethereum, the latter still hosts the majority of blue chip NFT projects..
Looking at data from the last 30 days, only one Solana NFT project is in the top 10 in terms of sales volume, with a sales volume of USD 13.3 million y00ts mint t00b, which ranks tenth. By comparison, eight Ethereum-based projects are in the top 10 during that time period.
Mom, I want that NFT!
Gary Vaynerchuck’s NFT Project, VeeFriends, has reached an exclusive agreement with Macy’s and Toys “R” Us to sell plush toys and collectible figures with the characters of VeeFriends.
The collectibles will be available in stores starting October 17 and will be priced between $9.99 and $29.99.. Characters include Common Sense Cow, Volunteer Magician, Handy Peacock, Gratitude Gorilla, Genuine Giraffe, and Be the Greatest Person.
Hodlers who own the NFT version of the characters will receive the associated physical collectiblesand the more expensive 6-inch plushies and figures will go to holders of the first season of NFT.
Nevertheless, hodlers will not receive any profit from the sales of the physical toys.
Other Nifty News:
Horizon Blockchain Games, the developers of the popular NFT card game Skyweaver, have raised $40 million in Series A funding, the company revealed on October 4. The round was led by Brevan Howard Digital and Morgan Creek Digital, with additional participation from Polygon, Take-Two Interactive, and Ubisoft, to name a few.
The NFT Market OpenSea announced in a series of tweets on October 5 that the platform will officially allow its users to list and wholesale purchase up to 30 digital collectibles in one stream..
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