# The NFT Frontier Is Blooming *Author: William M. Peaster* *Published: Jul 30, 2021* *Source: https://www.bankless.com/fr/the-nft-frontier-is-blooming* --- Dear Bankless Nation, It was another wild week in NFT Land, to say the least! Indeed, things have revved up around the ecosystem to the point that lately you feel like you miss 100 things every time you blink. That’s quite alright. It just means the frontier we’re all building up here is seriously blooming. Yet with this blossoming comes both great opportunities *and *great challenges, so it’s important keep your wits about you and strive not to stretch yourself too thin. Remember: you don’t have to keep up with everything that’s happening or with everyone else. Just do *you *at your own pace, focus on what *you *like and what’s in front of *you*. That’s truly the best way forward! Thanks kindly for reading and have a great weekend ✌️ -WMP --- # 🏆 Digital Collectibles - **$APE holders** on NIFTEX just rejected a buyout offer of 1,200 ETH and later 1,255 ETH for fractionalized ape [CryptoPunk #2386](https://www.niftex.org/asset/details/v1/APE$) 🦍 > [](https://twitter.com/dollar_monopoly/status/1419710552385851392) - “Perfect Spectrum” **Squiggle #1862** sold for 90 ETH, a [new all-time high sale](https://twitter.com/VonMises14/status/1419708068603047936?s=19) for a Squiggle 🎉 ## 🎨 Cryptoart - Collector project **OSF** acquired artist Robbie Barrat’s “*[AI Generated Nude Portrait #7 Frame #170](https://superrare.com/artwork/ai-generated-nude-portrait-7-frame-170-360)*” for 72.5 ETH on SuperRare’s secondary marketplace. - Collector group **FingerprintsDAO** launched public minting for Avid Lines, an art project whose genesis pieces were generated via Autoglyphs. > [](https://twitter.com/AvidLines/status/1417923089875226626) - To facilitate the latest **Art Blocks Curated** drop for artist Rafaël Rozendaal’s generative series *[Endless Nameless](https://artblocks.io/project/120)*, a Dutch Auction format was held. The starting mint price of 3 ETH decreased by 0.25 ETH every 10 minutes until finally settling at 0.25 ETH, at which point the remainder of the works quickly sold out! ## 🕹️ NFT Games - **New** **Aavegotchis** are coming, as AavegotchiDAO members just approved [Haunt 2](https://twitter.com/aavegotchi/status/1419934663334760451) 👻 - Mystic Axie **Starbugs** was claimed via NFT fractionalization platform NIFTEX at a 175 ETH valuation 🦋 > [](https://twitter.com/vesakaxie/status/1419497841320415236) - Axie Infinity fansite **AxieZone** released its [V2 breeding simulator](https://twitter.com/seuchenhund/status/1419633366173995008). - Global fantasy ⚽ game **Sorare **has already facilitated [+35k trades](https://twitter.com/StarkWareLtd/status/1419707715602075648) since deploying to StarkWare’s L2 scalability engine, StarkEx. ## 🌐 Virtual Worlds - Ethereum’s **metagalaxy of VR projects** is taking shape right in front of our eyes! > [](https://twitter.com/cryptovoxels/status/1419431859461574657) - Looking to learn more about the **metaverse**? Bookmark this [amazing repository](https://twitter.com/dankvr/status/1419313965302259712) of metaversal resources built by Webaverse creator [Jin](https://twitter.com/dankvr). ## 🛒 NFT News & Platforms - NFT fractionalization platform **Fractional** went live! > [](https://twitter.com/fractional_art/status/1419696688302854146) - **Proof of MEV**: this week’s Vogu Collective NFT drop saw at least one user bribe a miner with a 1-gwei transaction to have their transactions included ahead of others 😱 > [](https://twitter.com/wholisticguy/status/1419818694759227393) ## 💎 DeFi x NFTs - **Genie**, a new protocol for trading across all NFT and token markets, started [beta tests](https://twitter.com/vasa_develop/status/1419687831157428232) this week. We also learned Genie will support royalties across all marketplaces for NFTs that are [compliant with EIP-2981](https://twitter.com/vasa_develop/status/1420773611162456074). - DeFi dashboard **Zerion **released its first NFTs, dubbed the [Zerion Genesis Collection](https://twitter.com/rariblecom/status/1420104571431624716). - **NFT gift baskets**? It’s possible today courtesy of Charged Particles! > [](https://twitter.com/DefiNft/status/1419640249072848902) --- ### **Action steps** - 📺 Watch “**[Fractional | AMA with Andy8052](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nm5vOjMxUtc)**” in Bankless - 📰 Read “**[Curating NFTs with JPG](https://bankless.ghost.io/curating-nfts-with-jpg)**” in Metaversal - 📰 Read “**[Connecting Metagalaxies with Ethereum](https://bankless.ghost.io/connecting-metagalaxies-with-ethereum)**” in Metaversal --- *This article is brought to you by [NEAR](https://www.bankless.com/fr/sponsor/near-1785257427?ref=the-nft-frontier-is-blooming)*