NBA Topshot hits $1M daily Sales Volume – First NFT Collectible Project that hits Mainstream?
NBA Topshot recently hit $1M trading volume in a 24 hour period which is WILD. What is NBA Topshot? Let’s dive in. (Data from cryptoslam.io) Think of collecting NBA Cards BUT digital. And instead of cards you’re collecting ‘moments’ or video highlights as NFTs. π¨TOP COLLECTOR ALERTπ¨@BalesFootball acquired this...
How to Invest in Virtual Land in Decentraland. A Beginner to Pro Guide.
Investing in Virtual Land has REALLY picked up in the last few years. Another strong use case unlocked by the NFT industry where ‘Non Fungible Tokens’ can be traded on the blockchain that reference ownership of a specific plot of land. In 2018, I saved my crypto portfolio from...
Ending Remarks β NFT Tutorials EPI 13
Have Fun & Take you’re time! You might be like, “nah Matty, I need to make MONEY”. 1,000’s of opportunities will pass, 1,000’s more will come, I truly believe the NFT space will be huge and we’re extremely early. So if you rush into it without doing proper research...
Risks with NFT Investing β NFT Tutorials EPI 12
There are some risks with NFT investing that need to be talked about. It’s not all rainbows and butterflies but it is fun. With the reward of potentially being decades early, there’s high risk. let’s explore, (This is taken by a Twitter thread I did earlier), Some Risks of...
My NFT Portfolio Sneak Peak β NFT Tutorials EPI 11
I’ll go through some of the assets in my portfolio and my investment mindset behind buying. I’m quite conservative and make sure there’s some serious things checked off. Eg, – Established team – Stable Growth of the product users – User base are constantly happy – Hype doesn’t die...
Investment and Negotiating Strategies. How to Make Moves β NFT Tutorials EPI 10
Let’s explore different strategies when investing in NFTs. This is not investment advice, I have NO clue how the future will pan out, I’m just going to highlight some strategies that have worked for me. Investing in the token. This is easy, I usually buy a good chunk of...
Top NFT Art Projects β NFT Tutorials EPI 9B
The NFT Art Industry needs its own seperate article/video. We’ve seen the last few record sales come from this industry. It makes sense as the Art Industry itself is enormous, it doesn’t take that much to bring it online, (unlike creating games), and people in crypt have a ton...
Top NFT Projects for the Last 2-3 Years β NFT Tutorials EPI 9
What are the top projects in the NFT space? Let’s find out and dive a little deeper with explanations. These are ‘top’ or ‘best’ NFT projects because they’ve lasted the test of time. Constantly selling NFTs for more than 1-2 years meaning they’ve been able to stay relevant not...
Best Research Tools to Analyze NFT Markets – NFT Tutorials EPI 8
So how do we analyze NFT Markets to see what’s a good buy and what isn’t? There’s not current tool like Coinmarketcap that you can just click and absorb a ton of information within. Due to NFT’s being fairly new, there’s still a lot of work to be done...
What can you do with your NFTs? – NFT Tutorials EPI 7
Alright, we’ve talked ‘collectibility’, Let’s talk ‘utility’. People don’t only collect NFT’s just to collect. NFTs are tokens that live on blockchain and are accessible via your digital wallet. You can access websites that are web3 compatible to USE your NFT. So say you’ve sold Tickets as NFTs to...
The NFT Investor/Collector Mindset β NFT Tutorials EPI 6
What do NFT Investors or Collectors look for? A question I get a lot from Artists and upcoming Projects. I’m not going to try explain what every collector looks for, (because they’re all different). But will try explain the general collector mindset. Collectors & Investors are different but the...
The History of NFTs – 3 Year Recap β NFT Tutorials EPI 5
A historical guide to the NFT world. Where it all began and how it got to this madness. Let’s rewind it back. The concept of blockchain gaming or a tokens on blockchain has had some merit before the ERC721 standard on Ethereum was created. Which is what most projects...
The Intersect Between NFTs & DeFi β NFT Tutorials EPI 4
What is the intersection between DeFi and NFTs? DeFi is short for ‘Decentralized Finance’. I’m not going to go in depth here but basically it’s blockchains solution to banks, exchanges, financial institutions where tradtionally there’s been a ‘central body of authority’. Just like how you bought crypto on coinbase,...
What NFT Opportunities is there for Investors, Artists, Collectors, etc? – NFT Tutorials EPI 3
Ok, the most common question I get. How do you Invest or get involved? NFTs represent a lot of opportunities for Artist, investors, collectors, creators, traders and people of all type on the internet. Each NFT within each project represents something different. I’m going to give SOME examples of...
What is an NFT/Crypto Art or NFT Art and Why is it Blowing Up? – NFT Tutorials EPI 2
Hearing words like ‘Crypto Art’ and ‘NFT’ and don’t know what it is? I’ll try explain in this post. It might be a weird mish mash of Tech and Art talk so bare with me. What is an NFT, (Non Fungible Token) NFT means Non Fungible Token. Non Fungibility...
Art is Becoming the Next Billion Dollar Blockchain Use Case & You Don’t Need Millions to get Started.
Let’s start with some Case Studies. $55,555 USD Record for ‘Picasso’s Bull’ by Trevor Jones Holy cow! Picasso’s Bull 1/1 by @trevorjonesart sold for $55,555 USD on @niftygateway to @MuseumofCrypto! What an Auction, that was bonkers! ππ§ββοΈ #cryptoart #NFTs https://t.co/Kg1rQZQ1qw pic.twitter.com/MFiAYZ64ji β Tyler Winklevoss (@tylerwinklevoss) July 25, 2020 Josie...
The Rise of NFT’s in China and how this Intersects with Virtual Land in Dragon City – Decentraland.
In this blog post we will be exploring Decentralandβs Dragon City, (Chinese Community). What It is, what it could be and the rise of the NFT movement globally. Dragon City is a district within Decentraland aimed at the Chinese market and run by the Chinese community. The post was...
Decentraland Land/Wearables/Name Buying Analysis. Tips on Getting Started with MANA!
New To Decentraland/MANA? This article is a quick intro followed by some comments on the current Land/Wearables/Name Market. Read the full Intro Article hereΒ Basically Decentraland is a Virtual world where you can own land, wearables, names, etc as Eth Tokens and participate in a ton of events from...
Hodl Or Flip? The NFT Investors $1M Question.
Hold or Flip NFT’s? The NFT investors dilemma, Our beloved NFT industry is quite young. Many that came to it, came from the 2017 cryptocurrency hype so it should have been no surprise that many “investors” were more people that were looking for early enters and exits. That’s what...
The Decentraland In-World Exchange – Is this the Grand Vision?
Decentraland recently added Superrare to their Marketplace. Along with their full art catalogue This was completely out of the blue and had many thinking, will Decentraland keep onboarding partners? Why? Decentraland are incentivized by the MANA token price appreciation. The more utility and higher burn rate, the quicker it...