22/11/2021 NFTs In A Nutshell: A Weekly Review

NFTs have found another month this year where Google searches hit an all-time high. The Macy’s parade will come with a non-fungible friend. And Phil Spencer at Xbox shares his thoughts on NFTs. It’s just another week of non-fungible news.

Every weekend, we take a quick recap at the past seven days of what’s been happening with NFTs. Let’s dive in on these stories, and more:

This Week’s Non-Fungible Token News

Macy’s Turkey Day NFT?

With Thanksgiving coming up for many next week, the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade has been a staple each year around the holiday. This year, however, Macy’s is adding a little extra flavor. The iconic Thanksgiving Day Parade balloons will be released as part of a 9,510 NFT set series, free for anyone to mint on the holiday. This year is the 95th annual edition of the parade. Proceeds will go to the Make-A-Wish Foundation, and will be made available on the Sweet marketplace.

Xbox’s Phil Spencer Shares His Thoughts On NFTs

Microsoft’s EVP of Gaming, Phil Spencer, sat down with the folks at Axios this past weekto share a bit of his skeptical thoughts on NFTs in gaming. Spencer stated “I think there’s a lot of speculation and experimentation that’s happening, and that some of the creative that I see today feels more exploitative than about entertainment.”

It’s hard to argue that there’s still plenty of NFT projects out there that could end up being rugpulls, or that could simply be pumps. However, there’s little doubt that NFTs could bring positive potential and impact to gaming in more ways than one. As the NFT market matures, expect major companies in gaming to open their door a bit more to integrating them into their products.

Mars Attacks: More Legacy IP Finds It’s Way To The Blockchain

Topps is launching ‘Mars Attacks’ NFTs, powered by Curio. The iconic trading cards initially hit the market in the ’60s. The futuristic cards are also releasing in print next February, with the pre-orders already sold out on the Topps webpage.

NFT Google Searches Hit Record Highs

NFT winter? There’s new emerging projects almost daily, established projects continue to have rising floors, and the demand for NFTs that are more than just good art is climbing.As our team covered this week, NFTs have surpassed the likes of Dogecoin – hitting record highs again for the fourth time this year after CoinGecko announced an upcoming NFT conference.

Tezos NFTs looked like they might be in trouble after conflict led to the shutdown of the HEN marketplace. However, community members came together to revive the platform, and are working towards establishing it as a DAO moving forward. | Source: XTZ-USD on TradingView.com

Tezos Biggest NFT Marketplace Comes Back From The Grave

Arguably the biggest focal point around NFTs is the sense of community. This week, the NFT community around Tezos came together and displayed exactly that after the blockchain’s biggest NFT exchange, HEN, abruptly shut down.

HEN was the 4th biggest NFT marketplace, and largest Tezos dapp in existence. After HEN’s shutdown,community members collaborated to take over the platform’s smart contract. The team is working towards establishing a DAO of the ‘new HEN.’

Tarantino’s ‘Pulp Fiction’ NFTs, Continued…

Earlier this month,we covered the storyof legendary director and writer Quentin Tarantino teaming up with The Secret Network to release never-before-seen footage of ‘Pulp Fiction’ as NFTs. The plot has found a bit of a twist since then.

This week, Hollywood film production and distribution firm Miramax is suing Tarantino over the NFTs. The Miramax lawsuit claims that any sale of the content as an NFT would only be allowed and controlled by Miramax. Tarantino’s representation has replied stating that Tarantino is well within his rights. Assuming the case moves forward, this will be the most high-profile lawsuit around NFTs to date, and will be interesting to watch as decisions could impact future NFT distribution moving forward.

The ‘Pirate Bay’ Of NFTs

Are you looking for a 15TB+ sized file of a ton of Ethereum and Solana based NFTs? We would be surprised if your answer to that question is yes. Nonetheless, it seems to exist,courtesy of an Australian-based artist and programmer who started up ‘The NFT Bay,’mimicking historic torrent site The Pirate Bay.

The site brings a whole new level to the ‘right click, save as’ memes that have become a staple in the NFT community.

Arts

https://bitcoinist.com/nfts-in-a-nutshell-a-weekly-review-30/

Interesting NFTs
Commander Titan #46
When withdrawing the NFT and integrating it into the Tiny Titans dApp, the owner of this Commander Titan will be allowed to choose a unique name for the Commander as well as the name of the level he will be the final boss of. The starting level of this commander will be: 30 Other attributes: Hitpoints: 400 Basic damage: 120 Stamina: 100 Attackpower: 100 Defense: 80 Initiative: 100 Agility: 100
Cosmic Chess
Cosmic Chess is a playable artwork that will evolve in time as the game progresses. This piece utilizes a special Layer Changer tool that lets owners move their pieces just like they would a regular chess game! To see the current state of the board you can view the tool here: https://asyncchess.herokuapp.com/1148
Genesis
José Delbo sent me his striking pencil sketch and powerful inked work, which I then interpreted in oil on canvas. I wanted to create a very painterly piece with obvious brush marks etc, but I was also aiming for a nostalgic feel, a kind of 1980’s superhero comic book look, the kind I grew up with. My goal with this animation was to try to recreate, in part, the creative process that both artists went through with the visual information I had. I was able to showcase my painting process more accurately as I could take photographs of my progress throughout. Consecutive images could then be layered like brush strokes over José’s drawing to create the impression that this was one continuous artwork from pencil, to ink, to completed painting. The representation of the line sketch at the beginning, then pencil/ink and lastly the paint layers being applied demonstrate both artists’ struggle for the right lines, tone, form, and colour until the work is finally completed. As the oil was still wet with each photograph the glare of my studio lights can be seen in the brush strokes. Eventually, the figure emerges and as it does, our hero comes to life, looking directly at the viewer -- but is he grimacing in approval or disgust? We will never know for sure as just before he can say anything, white paint is brushed across the canvas entirely and the process begins again. Only the bat is quick enough to escape.
Magnetic Forces v3
"El imán humilla al hierro. Es una teoría sobre el amor. Magnets humiliate iron. It's a theory about love." --Marco Denevi
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