# CC0 summer ๐ŸŒ„ *Author: William M. Peaster* *Published: Aug 5, 2022* *Source: https://www.bankless.com/de/cc0-summer-* --- ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e4/b7/e4b77544-5a37-4f0b-8824-8440aa348476/content/images/public/images/e2017109-8ad3-429e-a2d3-3ebe24f1b303_2334x434.png) --- *Metaversal is a [Bankless newsletter](https://bankless.ghost.io/about/) for weekly level-ups on NFTs, virtual worlds, & collectibles* [Subscribe now](#/portal/signup) --- Dear Bankless Nation, Is CC0 Summer upon us? Like Zeneca noted earlier this week, itโ€™s certainly starting to feel that way as more and more NFT projects pivot into the public domain. > [](https://twitter.com/Zeneca_33/status/1555188250205200384) Make no mistake, there are plenty of worthwhile debates to be had around CC0 NFTs. But me? Iโ€™m not surprised by this surge at all. Iโ€™ve been embedded in the CC0 NFT scene for a year now and have tracked community projects like Blitmap, CrypToadz, Loot, Nouns since their beginnings. From the trenches, I can tell you that a movement *is *forming. Behind this movement is the idea that new sorts of communities and collaborations can be unlocked when content is made to mirror the openness and permissionless nature of the NFT infra it lives upon. > [](https://twitter.com/magicdhz/status/1555416374989582337) All that said, expect to see many more CC0 NFT experiments in months and years ahead. For now, have a great weekend โ and thanks kindly for reading! โŒโ—จ-โ—จ -WMP --- **๐Ÿ™ Sponsor: ***[Nexo - Buy BTC, ETH, and 40+ cryptocurrencies and keep your assets safe.](https://bankless.cc/Nexo)โœจ* --- ## ๐Ÿ›’ General NFT News - **Magic Eden**, the popular Solana-based NFT marketplace, activated [support for Ethereum NFTs](https://twitter.com/MagicEden/status/1554497669032206336). - **NFTs.com** resold for [$15M USD](https://twitter.com/DInvesting/status/1554802060406710272). - **OpenSea** purchased the ENS domain opensea.eth for 99 ETH: > [](https://twitter.com/danielgothits/status/1554584950254342145) - **PROOF Collective **hired [NFTStatistics.eth](https://twitter.com/punk9059/status/1554152852892688385) as its Director of Research. ## ๐Ÿ† Collectibles - **Bankless **interviewed Nounders [4156, Seneca, and Vapeape](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7BrqzAsUD8) + Nouners [Jacob Horne, Noun 22, and Noun 40](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1iA8kQul4o) this week. - **Cool Cats** introduced [fast hatching](https://twitter.com/coolcatsnft/status/1554845537374941189) for Cool Pets eggs. - **CrypToadz i**s [going on-chain](https://twitter.com/cryptoadzNFT/status/1554581324689719296). - **PROOF** entered Moonbirds and Moonbird Oddities [into the public domain](https://twitter.com/kevinrose/status/1555262099093200896). > [](https://twitter.com/hyperloot_/status/1555482364083462148) - **Secret Project** held its metadata reveal: > [](https://twitter.com/numo_0/status/1555331424118521858) - **Tiffany & Co. **unveiled [NFTiff](https://twitter.com/TiffanyAndCo/status/1553811244536270852), a handcrafted pendant series exclusively for CryptoPunk holders. - **Yuga Labs **is rolling out BAYC-like licensing rights [for Meebits holders](https://twitter.com/MeebitsNFTs/status/1553837379785482243) this month. ## ๐ŸŽจ Art - **Ghosts in the Machine**, an IRL SuperRare exhibition, [opened this week](https://twitter.com/SuperRare/status/1553063171149234177). - **Tyler Hobbs**, the creator of the *Fidenza *series, announced the [QQL](https://qql.art/) generative art project. - **XCOPY **entered all his existing art [into the public domain](https://twitter.com/XCOPYART/status/1554112748816109569). - **Grant Riven Yun** also plans to [designate his art CC0](https://twitter.com/GrantYun2/status/1554141240840658944). - **Stateful Works** is teaming up with JPG and Sofia Garcia to curate a Merge-themed NFT exhibition and benefit sale for Ethereum core devs (*Disclosure: I contribute to JPG!*) > [](https://twitter.com/StatefulWorks/status/1553071213953662976) ## ๐ŸŽฎ NFT Gaming - **Axie Infinity **is hosting a [summer-themed art contest](https://twitter.com/AxieInfinity/status/1555338766071599104). - **AavegotchiDAO **is one of the five [most active DAOs](https://twitter.com/ASvanevik/status/1554742710527217664) right now. - **Loopify **published an excellent introduction to Treeverse, a โ€œreimagined Runescape or WoW,โ€ via this thread: > [](https://twitter.com/Loopifyyy/status/1554183684714029059) ## ๐Ÿ’ฝ Music - **Catalog **introduced [curation cycles](https://catalog.mirror.xyz/JvfPYljvtqJiz-0-tIFG8A_FbC5chJBSMYLdsq9zgr4). ## ๐ŸŒ Virtual Worlds - **DecentralandDAO **released a [community grants dashboard](https://twitter.com/DecentralandDAO/status/1554615184848654337). - **Webaverse **started its two-part Upstreet NFT drop: > [](https://twitter.com/webaverse/status/1554867561396854786) ## ๐Ÿ’Ž DeFi x NFTs - **Uniswap **community members are considering the creation of a [Uniswap Foundation](https://gov.uniswap.org/t/temperature-check-create-the-uniswap-foundation/17358). --- ### **Action steps** - ๐Ÿ“บ Watch **[Degentraland](https://youtu.be/Wa_JYqX3H0U) **talk valuing NFTs and** [Zeneca_33 + Premint's Brenden Mulligan](https://youtu.be/dlIYJH-WaM8) **talk NFT security on *Overpriced JPEGs* - ๐Ÿง Catch up on my other write-ups from this week:ย  ๐ŸŒ **[Webaverse explained](https://bankless.ghost.io/webaverse-explained-)** - **๐ŸŽ‚ [Rise of the Nouns](https://bankless.ghost.io/rise-of-the-nouns-)** - **๐Ÿšด [How to earn yields on Velodrome](https://bankless.ghost.io/velodrome-finance-crypto-optimism/)** --- ### ***Author Bio*** *[William M. 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