# Everyone's watching NFT World 👀

*Author: William M. Peaster*
*Published: Sep 17, 2021*
*Source: https://www.bankless.com/everyones-watching-nft-world-*

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Dear Bankless Nation,

**U.S. congressional leaders debating Ethereum. Mainstream media outlets breathlessly covering this week’s OpenSea news. NFT drops becoming a regular occasion at Christie’s.**

These are the times we find ourselves in.

We’re not the “David” in the David vs. Goliath equation anymore. We’re more like an as yet unknown, unprecedented, and ultra-creative chess superstar being underestimated by a tournament of uninspired grandmasters.

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e4/b7/e4b77544-5a37-4f0b-8824-8440aa348476/content/images/public/images/010bcf0c-0677-41c7-9ed6-5133373fe4cf_498x280.gif)Well, that’s at least one way to put it — can chess virtuoso and [Byte-Sized Ethereum](https://twitter.com/ByteSizedEth) host Alexandra Botez double check my analogy on that? 😄

Anyways, my grand point is that as NFT builders and Web3 dreamers our cue has arrived. What we do together and with each other in these times will echo through this century and beyond, I really believe that.

Of course, many of us already do believe that. It’s the *rest of the world* that in many ways is still far behind and playing catch-up to what we’re doing here. So game faces then, ladies and gentlemen. This grand early tournament is just getting started,

-WMP

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# 🏆 Digital Collectibles
- Collector **Ser Shokunin** acquired zombie [CryptoPunk #8857](https://larvalabs.com/cryptopunks/details/8857) for 2,000 ETH 🧟‍♀️

> [](https://twitter.com/sershokunin/status/1437975596009725956)

- **MoonCats** are [heading to Sotheby’s](https://twitter.com/michaelbouhanna/status/1437507614225674246)! The project’s builders also just launched “lootprints” for holders:

> [](https://twitter.com/ponderware/status/1438520126567976967)

## 🎨 Cryptoart
- A collector purchased **Tyler Hobbs’s *****Fidenza #647*** for 291 ETH ...

> [](https://twitter.com/OpenSea_Sniper/status/1438252352465739780)

- Artist **Monica Rizzolli** released her generative series *[Fragments of an Infinite Field](https://rarity.guide/project/159)* via Art Blocks.

> [](https://twitter.com/artblocks_io/status/1437400675424505870)

## 🎮 NFT Games
- NFT game **Axie Infinity** has crossed[ $2B](https://dappradar.com/blog/axie-infinity-smashes-through-2-billion-in-all-time-nft-sales) in all-time NFT sales volume 🤯

## 🌐 Virtual Worlds
- In talking about how he’d create his own game with tradable assets, famous gamer **Dr. Disrespect** discovered Decentraland live on stream (more at the start of [this clip](https://youtu.be/wXBgugaZf_U), too) ...

> [](https://twitter.com/bobvila69/status/1436379876471173125)

- **Cryptovoxels **just posted what’s set to be the last parcel listings for the world’s new [Miami district](https://twitter.com/cryptovoxels/status/1437989810631680000?s=09).

## 🛒 NFT News & Platforms
- **OpenSea** has updated its [employee information use](https://opensea.io/blog/announcements/employee-information-use-at-opensea/) policies.
- Crypto tax service **TokenTax** now offers full historical support for the BAYC mint. Cheers to aping responsibly! 🦍

> [](https://twitter.com/TokenTax/status/1436695749929095169)

- **Genie** is going to let users sort through all NFT markets within a [single UI](https://twitter.com/vasa_develop/status/1436919247192477702?s=09).
- It looks like Yearn founder **Andre Cronje** is working on a [cross-chain NFT Router](https://twitter.com/cyber_hokie/status/1437813224657801222) service.
- NFT social network **Showtime** now supports [minting via Polygon](https://twitter.com/0xPolygon/status/1437427999977000961?s=09).

## 💎 DeFi x NFTs
- **NFTX** introduced its new [decentralized NFT marketplace](https://blog.nftx.io/introducing-our-decentralized-nft-marketplace/) system.
- **Uniswap** diving deeper into NFT world? [It could happen](https://twitter.com/haydenzadams/status/1438239313276329986?s=09)!

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### **Action step**
- 🏬 Read “**[Going to the NFT Store](https://bankless.ghost.io/going-to-the-nft-store-)**” by Metaversal
- 🤯 Read “**[Nouns 101: Inside the grand NFT avatar experiment](https://bankless.ghost.io/nouns-101-inside-the-grand-nft-avatar)**” by Metaversal
- 📺 Watch “**[Gimme the Loot | Loot Panel](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNM6y3RyFks)**” by Bankless
- 📺 Watch “**[The world’s greatest NFT portfolio | DC Investor](https://bankless.ghost.io/the-worlds-greatest-nft-portfolio)**” by Bankless