# Ready for Runes

*Author: Bankless*
*Published: Apr 19, 2024*
*Source: https://www.bankless.com/fr/ready-for-runes*

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   Ready for Runes
  

  
  Published on Apr 19, 2024

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      NFT ROUNDUP
    
    
  
  
    
  The Runes Era
  

  

 

[![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e4/b7/e4b77544-5a37-4f0b-8824-8440aa348476/content/images/2024/04/image---2024-04-18T173435.094-1.png)](https://www.bankless.com/)Bitcoin mining giant Hashrate is [going after the halving's Epic Sat](https://twitter.com/TO/status/1780670465545003186) and may go after many of the first Runes mints, of which now [only the first will be hardcoded](https://twitter.com/LeonidasNFT/status/1780685923291701269). Magic Eden is [launching a Runes platform](https://twitter.com/MagicEden/status/1781005304949338290). Also, the Quantum Cats just published [the whitepaper for CatVM](https://twitter.com/QuantumCatsXYZ/status/1779968142279573583), a solution that can actualize slicker trading UX around Runes, plus a proposal for reenabling OP_CAT, a Bitcoin opcode that CatVM would depend on, [was just updated](https://twitter.com/Ethan_Heilman/status/1780313968424173796). The Runes era is just beginning, the sparks have begun to fly, and the coming implications are big for Ordinals and beyond. You ready?

### **📰 General news**
- **3DNS** reached [10k tokenized DNS domains](https://twitter.com/3dns_inc/status/1779887485893685417) 
- **ethOS** sold out [its regular order phone mint](https://twitter.com/EthereumPhone/status/1781101957651784081)
- **Enjoy** kicked off [its latest $ENJOY tipping allocation](https://twitter.com/enjoytech_/status/1780007736760992174)
- **Kraken** unveiled [its multichain Kraken Wallet featuring NFT support](https://twitter.com/krakenfx/status/1780612343354855625)
- **The Fellowship of ENS** pledged [to protect ENS DAO from governance attacks](https://twitter.com/mely_jpg/status/1780665399618474153)
- **Wayfinder** demo'd [AI-powered transactions on Ethereum, Base, and Polygon](https://twitter.com/AIWayfinder/status/1779605000735367549)
- **Yuga Labs** opened [preorders for the CryptoPunks: Free to Claim book](https://twitter.com/cryptopunksnfts/status/1781370482194870340)
- **Zapper** added [support for tracking Solana assets](https://twitter.com/zapper_fi/status/1780976873737994502)

### **🎨 Cryptoart & music**
- **0xfff** announced [*Honest Work*, an onchain conceptual art drop](https://twitter.com/0xShiroi/status/1779820064306348421)
- **Art Blocks** unveiled [a new homepage experience](https://twitter.com/artblocks_io/status/1779905461749473283) and [announced its 4th Marfa Weekend event](https://twitter.com/artblocks_io/status/1780642650158170311)
- **Deca** rolled out [artist leaderboards](https://twitter.com/0xDecaArt/status/1780271087898460160)
- **Fingerprints** acquired [2 editions of Bushi's conceptual *SNOW CRASH* series](https://twitter.com/FingerprintsDAO/status/1780219800620236816)
- **Highlight** launched [creator rewards and minting with $DEGEN](https://twitter.com/Highlight_xyz/status/1780207048900186580)
- **John Karel **dropped [*Death and Taxes* on Base](https://twitter.com/base/status/1779909982139613210)
- **Misha de Ridder** is releasing [*glitch* via Fingerprints on April 25th](https://twitter.com/FingerprintsDAO/status/1781062335236288530)
- **Redlion Gazette** presented [its final issue](https://twitter.com/redlion/status/1780289146226881011)
- **Supermetal Bosch x Yeche Lange** are releasing [King-Mega Morphing Mons on Solana next week](https://twitter.com/supermetalx/status/1779936304915968208)

### **🏆 Digital collectibles**
- **Messhup** intro'd [Mintamons on Base](https://twitter.com/messhup/status/1779997450536702044)
- **Sofamon** launched [its EigenLayer collection](https://twitter.com/sofamon_xyz/status/1779917976919314606)

### **📱 Onchain social**
- **Bello** intro'd [searching via Lens Profiles](https://twitter.com/bellosights/status/1780621922956718557)
- **Warpcast** rolled out [a new priority ordering system for replies](https://warpcast.com/dwr.eth/0x3ba74556)

### **🎮 Decentralized gaming**
- **Axie Infinity** intro'd [the Daily Bounty Board](https://twitter.com/AxieInfinity/status/1779770561201312032)
- **Crypto the Game** finished [Season 2 with Player #733, a collective backing Tornado Cash's legal defense fund, winning the 80 ETH prize pot](https://twitter.com/cryptothegame_/status/1780689234246107210)
- **Fantasy**, a social TCG, [opened FAN points claims for Bitcoin Puppets, Mad Lads, Milady, Pudgy Penguins, and Quantum Cats holders](https://twitter.com/fantasy_top_/status/1780588618165194773)
- **Parallel** is preparing [for players to test its new Bonds asset-sharing guild system](https://twitter.com/EchelonFND/status/1778811578240102548)
- **Ragnarok: Monster World** is [coming to Ronin](https://twitter.com/RagmonNFT/status/1780618967025090800)
- **Realms** offered [100k $LORDS grants for 5 teams to build new games on the Realms L3](https://twitter.com/LootRealms/status/1778563178198348160)
- **YOLO GAMES** unveiled [a 60 second-mode to its ETH/USD Moon or Doom game](https://twitter.com/YOLO_Blast/status/1780640665539637290)
- **Yuga Labs** sold [its HV-MTL and Legends of the Mara (LoTM) titles to Faraway](https://twitter.com/yugalabs/status/1780629042661638580)

### **🪙 NFTfi **
- **Arcade** launched [$ARCD on Ethereum](https://twitter.com/Arcade_xyz/status/1780298816068915577)
- **Astaria **added [$ONCHAIN as a supported collateral type](https://twitter.com/AstariaXYZ/status/1780276573431791877) and [intro'd the Daily Claim](https://twitter.com/AstariaXYZ/status/1780607108725023092)
- **NFTfi.com **is partnering [with NFTX to add support for NFTX pool positions as collateral](https://twitter.com/NFTfi/status/1780989674443391260)

### **🌐 Virtual worlds**
- **Decentraland** published [its Q1 2024 Foundation report](https://twitter.com/decentraland/status/1778885842926510411)
- **Spline** intro'd [AI 3D generation](https://twitter.com/splinetool/status/1780290854881562747)

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