# We are mint to be 💝

*Author: William M. Peaster*
*Published: Feb 11, 2022*
*Source: https://www.bankless.com/de/we-are-mint-to-be-*

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Dear Bankless Nation,

Valentine’s Day is coming up on Monday 💕

Is an NFT part of the goodies you’re getting that special someone in your life this year? Probably not just yet, not unless your significant other is already really into NFTs too, right.

Either way’s perfectly fine. Though it’s safe to say that as the NFT ecosystem matures, NFTs will become more popular as gifts on special occasions and beyond.

Peoples’ lives are going increasingly digital, after all, so our gift-giving customs will increasingly reflect that. In the meantime, have a great weekend and thanks as always for reading!

-WMP

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### 🛒 NFT News & Platforms
- **OpenSea **published a [dev upgrade guide](https://opensea.io/blog/developers/wyvern-2-3-developer-upgrade-guide/) for its new Wyvern 2.3 marketplace smart contract.

- **Lens Protocol**, Web3 social media infra powered by NFTs and built by the minds behind Aave, [has arrived](https://twitter.com/LensProtocol/status/1490782692786515970). 

[![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e4/b7/e4b77544-5a37-4f0b-8824-8440aa348476/content/images/public/images/15218dc2-26e0-4c51-b67b-57e9d17505d7_909x542.png)](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e4/b7/e4b77544-5a37-4f0b-8824-8440aa348476/content/images/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https-3a-2f-2fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com-2fpublic-2fimages-2f15218dc2-26e0-4c51-b67b-57e9d17505d7_909x542.png)
- **Midwit**, a generative Web3 UI for any smart contract, is [coming to Mirror](https://twitter.com/viamirror/status/1491863895220404232).

- **YouTube **is reportedly exploring [support for NFTs](https://www.reuters.com/technology/youtube-will-explore-nft-features-creators-2022-01-25/).

- **Zora **opened up two new protocol modules, Collection Offers and Reserve Auctions, to [community review](https://twitter.com/ZORAEngineering/status/1491518913112334347).

## 🏆 Digital Collectibles
- **CryptoPunk #5577** sold for 2,501 ETH, marking the third most-expensive onchain Punk transaction yet.

> [](https://twitter.com/cryptopunksbot/status/1491253833414201346)

- **Sotheby’s **will auction off +100 CryptoPunks in an upcoming [Punk It!](https://twitter.com/Sothebys/status/1491094798526476288) event.
- **Bud Light** published its Super Bowl commercial [featuring Noun glasses](https://bankless.ghost.io/the-nouns-are-going-to-the-super) from Nouns DAO NFTs.
- **Cool Pets** public sale [sold out](https://twitter.com/coolcatsnft/status/1491820825498038278) in less than two minutes.
- **Sup**, the newly formed group set to steer the [Blitmap universe](https://twitter.com/blitmap), [Supdrive](https://twitter.com/supdrive), and beyond, [raised $12M](https://twitter.com/supdotxyz/status/1491810114415833096?s=20&t=_4eOg2P2eY5FuytGBADU7A) in a seed round led by paradigm.

## 🎨 Cryptoart
- **XCOPY**: the artist’s piece *D I S O R D E R* resold on SuperRare for 202 ETH.

> [](https://twitter.com/xcopybot/status/1491480004345180169)

- **AssangeDAO** purchased *Clock *by Pak x Julian Assange for nearly 16.6k ETH.

> [](https://twitter.com/richerd/status/1491463104307208192)

## 🎮 NFT Games
- **Axie Infinity** Season 20 is [now live](https://twitter.com/ZyoriTV/status/1491392350626906113).
- **Strider**, a project focused on helping game creators take control of their own content via NFTs, [raised $3M](https://twitter.com/Strider_DAO/status/1491785439069544448).
- **Zynga **is aiming to [release an NFT game](https://twitter.com/tier10k/status/1491482960331169794?s=21) this year.

## 💽 Music
- **LATASHÁ **sold out her *[CULTURE ](https://twitter.com/soundxyz_/status/1489724990203252737?t=_DJQlc26a0GmG4nZIoVJAQ&s=09)*[drop](https://twitter.com/soundxyz_/status/1489724990203252737?t=_DJQlc26a0GmG4nZIoVJAQ&s=09) on Sound in minutes.
- **RAC**, a Grammy-winning producer, launched a Web3 portal for $RAC holders called [racOS v0.1](https://twitter.com/RAC/status/1491820073916383232).

## 🌐 Virtual Worlds
- **Cryptovoxels **parcel ownership is trending up:

> [](https://twitter.com/Metacat007/status/1491726784236179458)

- **Decentraland **wearable creators can now [import an entire outfit](https://twitter.com/decentraland/status/1491154916421017603) as a single wearable.
- **briq**, an NFT building project on StarkWare, released its alpha 1.0 version.

> [](https://twitter.com/briqNFT/status/1491411425863954433)

## 💎 DeFi x NFTs
- **LooksRare **shifted into [Phase 2](https://twitter.com/LooksRareNFT/status/1491423763115954178?t=H9kuetbjKMwG0vMqpIQciA&s=09) of its LOOKS token emission schedule.
- **NFTX** is preparing to [go multi-chain](https://twitter.com/NFTX_/status/1491664671941742592).

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### **Action steps**
- 📺 Watch [Interview with Zynga co-founder Justin Waldron](https://jpegs.banklesshq.com/p/-13-zynga-and-storyverse-co-founder) by Overpriced JPEGs
- 📺 Watch [Interview with Axie Infinity’s Jiho](https://bankless.ghost.io/-behind-axie-infinitys-engine-jiho) by Layer Zero
- 🚩 Read [NFT project red flags](https://bankless.ghost.io/nft-project-red-flags) by Metaversal