# DeFi Arts Intelligencer - Oct. 10th, 2020 *Author: William M. Peaster* *Published: Oct 10, 2020* *Source: https://www.bankless.com/defi-arts-intelligencer-oct-10th* --- Welcome to the 38th 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/). 🔶🔷🔶🔷🔶🔷🔶🔷🔶🔷🔶🔷🔶🔷🔶🔷🔶🔷🔶🔷🔶🔷🔶🔷🔶🔷🔶 --- ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e4/b7/e4b77544-5a37-4f0b-8824-8440aa348476/content/images/public/images/3c68b771-facb-4ae5-a8e0-f5a55e3d6adb_1600x300.png)The DeFi Arts Intelligencer has its first sponsor! It’s your boy [Digital](https://twitter.com/ConnieDigital). Digital is an extremely talented creator that tokenizes his art and music. He’s an early legend in Ethereum’s culture scene, so be sure to check out his website [Danky.Art](https://danky.art/) and sign up for his newsletter where he gives updates on his journey of being a digital artist leveraging Ethereum. Sign up here — **[Digital Newsletter](https://www.conniedigital.com/join)**. --- #### ***For this dispatch*****:** ## 🎨** Digital Art & Collectibles** - **DJ RAC** and artist **Reisinger Andres** broke the SuperRare all-time sale record with a 70 ETH sale for “Elephant Dreams” … > [](https://twitter.com/SuperRare_co/status/1315026740453019660) - Bryan Brinkman’s **Pranksyland parcel** is auctioning off for 10 ETH … > [](https://twitter.com/pranksyNFT/status/1314851730773995520) - Programmable Ethereum art platform **Async Ar**t helped mainstream auction house Christie’s sell Robert Alice’s “[Block 21](https://twitter.com/AsyncArt/status/1313962491693547520)” NFT for +$131,000 this week. - **Meme Protocol** opened a new [HQ in Decentraland](https://twitter.com/DontBuyMeme/status/1313595220353720320). - **Larva Labs** rolled out [CryptoPunks bounties](https://twitter.com/arkgalleryDAO/status/1312631933914947584), be sure to check it out! ## **🕹️ Blockchain Games** - **Axie Infinity** pushed out [Alpha Version 1.0.0v](https://twitter.com/AxieInfinity/status/1314577772296142849), which improves the gaming app’s stability and adds PvP energy. - **Axie Infinity** also hit [10,000 Axie-holding addresses and 10,000 Discord member](https://twitter.com/AxieInfinity/status/1313980140721000449)s this week. - Welcome the **Wrapped Origin Axie** (WOA) token, which represents an [ERC-20 stake](https://medium.com/@owl_of_moistness/tutorial-how-to-use-the-wrappedorigin-contract-cf93934694b6) in a pool of Origin Aquatic, Beast, or Plant Axies. - Ethereum trading card game **Gods Unchained** released a balance update that [buffed](https://www.reddit.com/r/GodsUnchained/comments/j7o1mn/balance_update_9102020/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=9-10-20&utm_campaign=trial-of-the-gods&utm_content=balance-update-9/10/20&utm_adID=) some of the “lowest winrate and least used Trial of the Gods cards.” ## **♦️♦️ DeFi News** - **Index Cooperative**, a project for community-managed crypto indexes, [launched](https://twitter.com/indexcoop/status/1313561174496047104). - **Alpha Finance Labs** released [Alpha Homora](https://blog.alphafinance.io/alpha-homora/), a protocol for leveraged yield farming. - **Shell Protocol** launched a new [stablecoin automated market maker](https://twitter.com/ShellProtocol/status/1313195881231872001) (AMM). - **Wrapped CryptoKitties **are starting to [take off.](https://twitter.com/Poopie_cat/status/1314655031472214019) ## 📰Fresh Content - “[Wrapped NFTs: The next phase in crypto-collectibles](https://medium.com/@kaigani/wrapped-nfts-the-next-phase-in-crypto-collectibles-8253feeaabba)” - Kai ## **Thanks for reading, and stay creative on- and off-chain!** Keep an 👁️ out for the 39th issue of the ***DeFi Arts Intelligencer*** this time next week, too. Cheers ✌️ 🔶🔷🔶🔷🔶🔷🔶🔷🔶🔷🔶🔷🔶🔷🔶🔷🔶🔷🔶🔷🔶🔷🔶🔷🔶🔷🔶 --- ### **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 who’s been tracking the Ethereum and DeFi beats in recent years. I’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. I’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!