# Luck of the mint (or trade) ๐Ÿ€ *Author: William M. Peaster* *Published: Jul 1, 2022* *Source: https://www.bankless.com/luck-of-the-mint-or-trade-* --- Dear Bankless Nation, Yesterday I minted a single NFT from an artsy, experimental profile picture project. By the luck of the draw, the PFP I drew was light blue, while I was hoping for something black or red, which are my favorite colors since, well, forever. Anyways, a little bit after waking up today someone hit me up to trade for the light blue PFP (after finding my mint [via Context](https://context.app/trending)!) because they loved it. Turns out, in exchange they offered me a black or red PFP from the same series, so I picked the one that I thought suited my writerly nature best and we traded: ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e4/b7/e4b77544-5a37-4f0b-8824-8440aa348476/content/images/public/images/a12a31dc-e60d-48b7-be6e-913e5ed03415_600x600.jpg)**Image [via pfp+](https://twitter.com/pfp_plus)** The takeaway here, then, is sometimes with a little patience the perfect NFT falls into your lap. Stay patient, stay creative, and have a great weekend โœŒ๏ธ -WMP --- ## ๐Ÿ›’ NFT News & Platforms - **Arbitrum **temporarily paused the NFT-centric [Arbitrum Odyssey](https://twitter.com/arbitrum/status/1542159105946787840) campaign. - **Coinbase NFT** began a [Drops program](https://twitter.com/Coinbase_NFT/status/1542971422061969408). - **EIP4907**, a token standard for NFT rentals, was [finalized](https://twitter.com/DoubleProtocol/status/1541977207320576001?s=20&t=3hkxVF9pJ1U_X3PTsE5sjA). - **Facebook **started testing [Ethereum and Polygon NFTs](https://decrypt.co/104205/facebook-begins-testing-ethereum-and-polygon-nfts-on-profiles). - **OpenSea** experienced an [email vendor security incident](https://opensea.io/blog/safety-security/important-update-on-email-vendor-security-incident/). - **Gem** launched a Live Mints dashboard to track ongoing NFT mint events: > [](https://twitter.com/gemxyz/status/1542190645225443328) - **LooksRare **added support for [Coinbase Wallet](https://twitter.com/CoinbaseWallet/status/1542267083227951104). - **U.S. DOJ **hit the โ€œBaller Apeโ€ [NFT rug puller](https://www.theblock.co/post/155264/doj-charges-nft-developer-with-2-6-million-rug-pull-scam?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) with money laundering and wire fraud charges. - **Quixotic**, an NFT marketplace on Optimism, was [exploited](https://twitter.com/quixotic_io/status/1542790067130978307). - **Zora **introduced the [Zora Development Kit](https://twitter.com/js_horne/status/1541465608428167169) (ZDK) and redeemable NFTs: > [](https://twitter.com/ourZORA/status/1542210254791909379) ## ๐Ÿ† Digital Collectibles - **doodles **completed its Bucket Auction event: > [](https://twitter.com/doodles/status/1542678590071853057) - **Nouns DAO **is adding [eight new heads and eight new accessories](https://twitter.com/punk4156/status/1540399077099294722?t=za9mz2nEwocCOzRmyvJkjA&s=09) to its smart contract on August 8th, 2022. - **Lil Nouns DAO **is developing a [token-weighted bulletin board](https://twitter.com/Flynnjamm/status/1541424444220080129?t=VKPcbUEYk7afZYe2TwXzaw&s=09) tool. - **Yuga Labs **filed a [lawsuit against Ryder Ripps](https://www.theblock.co/linked/154206/yuga-labs-sues-artist-in-bored-ape-yacht-club-nft-case) for selling โ€œcopycatโ€ Bored Ape NFTs. ## ๐ŸŽจ Art - **Art Blocks **announced [Nov. 11th and Nov. 12th dates](https://twitter.com/artblocks_io/status/1542554018278408193) for its Art Blocks Open House weekend. ## ๐ŸŽฎ NFT Gaming - **Axie Infinity **launched [Land Staking](https://axie.substack.com/p/-land-staking-is-coming), kicked off [Origin Phase 2](https://axie.substack.com/p/origin-alpha-season), and reopened the [Ronin Bridge](https://twitter.com/AxieInfinity/status/1541764201735241735). - **Treeverse **released a short teaser vid of its upcoming MMORPG game: > [](https://twitter.com/TheTreeverse/status/1541800953191567362) ## ๐Ÿ’ฝ Music - **Coopahtroopa.eth **published [This Week in Music NFTs - June 27th](https://thisweekinmusicnfts.substack.com/p/this-week-in-music-nfts-june-27). ## ๐ŸŒ Virtual Worlds - **Mona**, a web3 metaverse platform, raised a [$14.6M Series A](https://twitter.com/monaverse/status/1542506100775436288?t=XEW7p5QRck55j4ppWO0HJA&s=09) round. - **The Sandbox **opened up its [LAND bridge](https://twitter.com/TheSandboxGame/status/1541831118458175489) to Polygon. - **HTC** released its metaverse-minded and web3-friendly [Viverse](https://decrypt.co/103967/htcs-new-metaverse-phone-includes-crypto-nft-wallet) phone. ## ๐Ÿ’Ž DeFi x NFTs - **Fractional **unveiled a fixed price sales functionality. > [](https://twitter.com/fractional_art/status/1542550077788590082) - **Element Finance **explained how it designed its [Elfiverse NFT project](https://mirror.xyz/0x3fcAf7DDf64E6e109B1e2A5CC17875D4a5993F39/lXIEj0WM3ln7m0QKznLpR1GnV68xPTKz_bgYG7GZWz8). --- ### **Action steps** - ๐Ÿ“บ Watch **[Arcade founder Gabe Frank talk NFT lending](https://youtu.be/KlPW98uUfbc)** on Overpriced JPEGs - ๐Ÿ“บ Watch **[Bear Market War Stories w/ DCInvestor & Eric Conner](https://youtu.be/y6yU8Q-AGoo)** on Bankless - ๐Ÿง Catch up on my other write-ups from this week:ย  **[How to earn passive yield on your NFTs](https://bankless.ghost.io/how-to-earn-passive-yield-on-your/)** - **[5 cool new NFT projects](https://bankless.ghost.io/5-cool-new-nft-projects-)** - **[Study these NFT smart contract approaches](https://bankless.ghost.io/study-these-nft-smart-contract-approaches)**