#014: Reddit's CryptoSnoos, Nifty Pride, and an ArtBlocks Announcement
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This week we will provide an update on NFT news from the past week. Also, we cap off the week with a dive into the prolific NFT artist Pak.
Here we go!
NFT Drops Recap
Art Blocks announced via discord that they would be taking a brief intermission from releasing new art via 'Art Blocks Curated' following the conclusion of Series 3. They will use the time to prepare for Art Blocks Curated Series 4, which has much hype surrounding it.
Thankyoux dropped a series of artworks celebrating NFT collectors on Nifty Gateway. Included in the drop was an Edition of 5 Drawing, and Edition of 10 Drawing, and an Edition of 15 Drawing. Each work sold out.
Reddit released a collection of CryptoSnoos on OpenSea. In the entire collection, only 3 #1/1 collectible items are available. Ownership of one of the three digital figurines can unlock reddit superpowers and be used as a redditor's avatar. The average price of each part of the collection is 131.67 ETH!
Markinducil dropped a collection of 3 pieces on Makersplace. Both the edition of 10 and the edition of 5 sold out, priced at $1,000 and $2,000 respectively. The auction sold for 5.5ETH ($9,960).
Kyle Lowry released a collection of NFTs via Makersplace. A #1/1, 3 Limited Editions of 10, and 3 Open Editions were available for bidding and purchase. The winner of the sole #1/1 Timed Auction also received signed shoes and a virtual meeting!
Rek0de and Macomoroni dropped a joint collection on Nifty Gateway. One drawing and an Edition of 22 both sold out. The auctioned piece sold for $10,001.
Frenetik Void dropped on Makersplace on Wednesday. He released #1/1 in an auction, 1 Edition of 5 for $3,000 Each, 1 Edition of 10 for $1,500 Each, and 1 Edition of 10 in a raffle. The limited edition sold for 10 ETH ($23,648 USD).
David Ariew dropped a collection titled "Render Farm" on Makersplace on Thursday. He released #1/1 in an auction, 1 Edition of 3 for $4,000 Each, 3 Editions of 5, 1 for $2,500 Each, 1 in an auction, and 1 in a raffle, and 1 Edition of 10 for $1,250 Each. The Limited Edition sold for $15,000 USD.
Gavin Shapiro dropped his collection "Wingin' It" on Nifty Gateway on Thursday. The collection featured 1 Edition of 64, 1 Edition of 16, and 1 Edition of 4 all of which were sold in auctions.
Mr Doodle, an artist known for his quick, playful painting techniques, dropped on Nifty Gateway on Thursday. He released an open edition titled 'ESC' for $2,000 Each. 114 Editions were minted.
Mr Misang dropped his collection "Masked Workers" on Nifty Gateway on Friday. He released a #1/1 for $150,000 and a series of 25 unique card packs for $1,000 Each in a raffle. All 165 packs sold out, and there were 368 entries in the raffle.
To celebrate #Pride at the close of June, NiftyGateway featured five different collections in support of the LGBTQ+ community. Every collection dropped on the day sold out, with highlights including an auction in "The Knocks" by @theknocks X @moistbreezy which saw an auction going for $1347, a #1/1 by @shantell_martin X @Playboy selling for $3666, and others selling for over 3K.
Artist of the Week
This week NFT Drops tweeted a thread on Pak. They are an anonymous artist or potential team of artists known for their floating geometric style. They are a great example of success digital artists can achieve through the blockchain as they have bridged the perceived value gap between digital art and fine art. According to Cryptoart.io, Pak is the second-highest volume crypto artist. Pak is also well known for their creation of Archillect, which is an algorithm that posts pieces by various digital artists every couple of hours.
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