# DeFi Arts Intelligencer - Oct. 3rd, 2020 *Author: William M. Peaster* *Published: Oct 3, 2020* *Source: https://www.bankless.com/defi-arts-intelligencer-oct-3rd-2020* --- Welcome to the 37th 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** - A zombie and beanie’d **CryptoPunk **just set a new CryptoPunk sales record of 185 ETH … > [](https://twitter.com/NiftyReport/status/1312200958139457536) - Ethereum art platform **SuperRare **saw its [monthly volume](https://twitter.com/1confirmation/status/1311740503621214209) reach a new all-time high of $777,000. The platform also just completed [its audit](https://twitter.com/Quantstamp/status/1311329862393630720) with Quantstamp’s venerable smart contract auditors. - NFT marketplace **OpenSea **saw its [monthly volume](https://twitter.com/1confirmation/status/1311740040960118784) break a new all-time high of $2.75 million. - The **Untitled NFT Hackathon** is running from Oct. 8th to Oct. 27th. [The event](https://twitter.com/NFT_hack/status/1312049018751520768) is sponsored by Avastars, MetaCartel, Matic Network, and the xDai project. - The LAO co-founder **Aaron Wright** [said](https://twitter.com/awrigh01/status/1312015203870085125): “NFTs and other tokens will begin to eat the estimated $6 trillion intellectual property market in the US over the upcoming decades.” - Kai published “[Avastars: A Practical Guide to UB Scores](https://medium.com/@kaigani/avastars-practical-guide-to-ub-scores-4fc793e63e1b).” Kai’s a genius, don’t miss this read! - I wrote TokenSmart’s first [Humpday Report](https://nft.substack.com/p/tokensmart-nft-humpday-report-1-the). In it, I covered the **Pranksy takeover**: the prolific NFT collector and flipper Pranksy just released $COZOM, collaborated with NFT-centric Meme Protocol, and more. - The first **Pranksyland bundle** was sold: Coldie’s “[Proof of Work](https://twitter.com/Coldie/status/1310780870660247553)” Cryptovoxels parcel sold to collector Astelier for 28.5 ETH. ## **🕹️ Blockchain Games** - Don’t miss out on the **Axie Infinity** [Obsidian Cup](https://twitter.com/Chief_TDzzl/status/1311014295875059713) this week! - **CryptoKitty #1 **sold for [200 ETH](https://twitter.com/NateAlex6677/status/1311402680548503555) this week. - My **WARCHEST proposal** for NFT yield farming was a runner-up in the [Gods Unchained DeFi Challenge](https://www.reddit.com/r/GodsUnchained/comments/j2xr1o/the_results_are_in_gods_unchained_defi_challenge/)! Woohoo! ## **♦️♦️ DeFi News** - **MetaFactory**, a decentralized fashion label, launched its $ROBOT governance token … > [](https://twitter.com/TheMetaFactory/status/1311710103075131397) - Support **Ethereum **for payments. Just do it … > [](https://twitter.com/VitalikButerin/status/1311490598445019137) ## 📰Fresh Content - “[Quick Overview of the NFT Ecosystem](https://andrewsteinwold.substack.com/p/-quick-overview-of-the-nft-ecosystem)” - Andrew Steinwold ## **Thanks for reading, and stay creative on- and off-chain!** Keep an 👁️ out for the 38th 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!