# DeFi Arts Intelligencer - Nov. 28th, 2020 *Author: William M. Peaster* *Published: Nov 28, 2020* *Source: https://www.bankless.com/defi-arts-intelligencer-nov-28th* --- Welcome to the 45th issue of the ***DeFi Arts Intelligencer***, your weekly source for key happenings around Ethereum art, collectibles, games, finance, and more. Subscribe [here](https://artsdefi.substack.com/). ๐Ÿ”ถ๐Ÿ”ท๐Ÿ”ถ๐Ÿ”ท๐Ÿ”ถ๐Ÿ”ท๐Ÿ”ถ๐Ÿ”ท๐Ÿ”ถ๐Ÿ”ท๐Ÿ”ถ๐Ÿ”ท๐Ÿ”ถ๐Ÿ”ท๐Ÿ”ถ๐Ÿ”ท๐Ÿ”ถ๐Ÿ”ท๐Ÿ”ถ๐Ÿ”ท๐Ÿ”ถ๐Ÿ”ท๐Ÿ”ถ๐Ÿ”ท๐Ÿ”ถ๐Ÿ”ท๐Ÿ”ถ --- ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e4/b7/e4b77544-5a37-4f0b-8824-8440aa348476/content/images/public/images/33bece41-10eb-4d64-a6fb-149dd5c2f3b6_1440x270.png)The DeFi Arts Intelligencer has its next sponsor! Itโ€™s **[Async Art](https://async.art/)**. Ethereumโ€™s premier programmable art movement and platform, Async Art centers around artistsโ€™ Master tokens and Layer tokens, the latter of which can be used by collectors to collaboratively affect the appearance of the former. This month alone,* *Async Art artists have collectively fetched hundreds of ETH at auctions โ€” itโ€™s a major platform to watch going forward accordingly! --- #### ***For this dispatch*****:** ## ๐ŸŽจ** Digital Art & Collectibles** - NFT marketplace **OpenSea **has facilitated +$28M worth of volume so far, โ€œ[the highest of all NFT marketplaces](https://twitter.com/opensea/status/1331990631024091142)โ€ to date. - On-chain generative art project **Art Blocks** [launched this week](https://artblocks.io/), with 2 of its first 3 projects having already sold out! - Collector **Eric Young** brought home **ARC **and **RACโ€™s** 1/1 collab โ€œ[ONE](https://niftygateway.com/itemdetail/primary/0xfdd633b978f181d5a78ab10bc8e03466bcdf264a/1)โ€ (and more) on Nifty Gateway โ€ฆ > [](https://twitter.com/etyoung/status/1332828354106384384) - The only layer of **Trevor Jonesโ€™s **and **Alotta Moneyโ€™s** โ€œ[EthBoy](https://async.art/art/master/0xb6dae651468e9593e4581705a09c10a76ac1e0c8-807)โ€ that can be manually changed has been gifted to Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin โ€ฆ > [](https://twitter.com/trevorjonesart/status/1331272934313353216) - Iโ€™m pleased to welcome the *DeFi Arts Intelligencer* into the **MetaCast Group**, a [network of NFT content creators](https://andrewsteinwold.substack.com/p/metacast-group-promoting-the-nft) collaborating together to promote the NFT ecosystem. - Be sure to check out [redlion.news](https://redlion.news/)! Itโ€™s the new hub of the **REDLIONEYE GAZETTE**, a weekly cryptoart history publication released weekly โ€œin a Gossip Mag format.โ€ ## **๐Ÿ•น๏ธ Blockchain Games** - Popular Ethereum game **Axie Infinity** published a helpful primer on the gameโ€™s coming [Community Treasury](https://axie.substack.com/p/the-community-treasury-an-overview) system. - No-loss Ethereum savings game **PoolTogether **now has physical Christmas cards for its tickets (available on Rarible) courtesy of a community member โ€ฆ > [](https://twitter.com/PoolTogether_/status/1330968098032283649) - Fantasy โšฝ game **Sorare **saw its community host the [Managers World Cup Final](https://twitter.com/SorareHQ/status/1332386068654665728) between players representing France and Panama this weekend! ## **โ™ฆ๏ธโ™ฆ๏ธ DeFi News** - Popular yield aggregator protocol **Yearn **announced a series of mergers and partnerships this week, including with the likes of P[ickle Finance](https://medium.com/iearn/pickle-yearn-ferment-co-operation-dill-eec43b93d0ea), [C.R.E.A.M. Finance](https://medium.com/iearn/yearn-cream-v2-merger-e9fa6c6989b4), and [Cover Protocol](https://medium.com/iearn/yearn-cover-merger-651142828c45). - The **Argent **smart wallet app makes interacting with DeFi projects easy, so users were happy this week when the project announced in-app support for [Yearn Vaults](https://www.argent.xyz/blog/yearn-vaults-in-argent/). - Meet **CRETH2**, a liquid version of [Eth2 staking positions](https://twitter.com/CreamdotFinance/status/1331165435052445696) as facilitated by the C.R.E.A.M. Finance team. - +$100 million worth of liquidations were triggered on lending protocol **Compound **this week after the Dai price on Coinbase, which Compound relies on as a price oracle, [shot up to $1.30 each](https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/85850/dai-compound-dydx-liquidations-defi). ## ๐Ÿ“ฐFresh Content - ๐Ÿ“ฐ โ€œ[TokenSmart NFT Humpday Report #9: What's Eth2 Mean for the NFT Ecosystem?](https://nft.substack.com/p/tokensmart-nft-humpday-report-9-whats)โ€- me, for *nft42* - โ€œ[How The NFT Ecosystem Can Step Up Their Marketing Game](https://andrewsteinwold.substack.com/p/-how-the-nft-ecosystem-can-step-up)โ€ - Andrew Steinwold, *Zima Red* ## **Thanks for reading, and stay creative on- and off-chain!** Keep an ๐Ÿ‘๏ธ out for the 46th issue of the ***DeFi Arts Intelligencer*** this time next week, too. Cheers โœŒ๏ธ ๐Ÿ”ถ๐Ÿ”ท๐Ÿ”ถ๐Ÿ”ท๐Ÿ”ถ๐Ÿ”ท๐Ÿ”ถ๐Ÿ”ท๐Ÿ”ถ๐Ÿ”ท๐Ÿ”ถ๐Ÿ”ท๐Ÿ”ถ๐Ÿ”ท๐Ÿ”ถ๐Ÿ”ท๐Ÿ”ถ๐Ÿ”ท๐Ÿ”ถ๐Ÿ”ท๐Ÿ”ถ๐Ÿ”ท๐Ÿ”ถ๐Ÿ”ท๐Ÿ”ถ๐Ÿ”ท๐Ÿ”ถ --- ### **About DeFi Arts Intelligencer** The ***DeFi Arts Intelligencer*** is curated by me, [William M. Peaster](https://wmpea.github.io/portfolio/), a professional writer and editor whoโ€™s been tracking the Ethereum and DeFi beats in recent years. Iโ€™m passionate about art and a DeFi/NFT optimist, so putting together this newsletter is both fun and informative for me. I hope others may find the content helpful, too. But be mindful, the information herein should not be construed as investment advice. Iโ€™m not a financial adviser, and these are my opinions. Always take care to seriously consider the various layers of risk you face in participating in the still-maturing cryptoeconomy. If you have a DeFi tip or lead, questions or comments, or would be interested in commissioning me for a writing gig, you can ping me at wmpeaster@gmail.com or on Telegram at [@wmpeaster](https://web.telegram.org/#/im?p=@wmpeaster). If you enjoy this newsletter and want to support it, feel free to [subscribe](https://artsdefi.substack.com/) or have a like-minded friend subscribe as well. I have collected NFTs open for offers, too, as well as my own [art NFTs](https://app.rarible.com/items/onsale) available. Tips also accepted at wmpeaster.eth. Thanks kindly!