# NFTs Are Unstoppable *Author: William M. Peaster* *Published: Apr 23, 2021* *Source: https://www.bankless.com/nfts-are-unstoppable* --- Dear Bankless Nation, It was a festive week in NFT Land, yet it was also business as usual. We saw NFT projects and creators staying busy and putting out incredible work this week per usual. That’s why, regardless of whether the markets have an up day or down day, you can’t help but be extremely optimistic when you look around this space. Amazing people are doing amazing things anywhere you look! So tune out the noise. Forget about acute market movements. These are just steps along the way in the wider NFT revolution. -WMP --- ## 🏆 Digital Collectibles - **Larva Labs**, the creators of CryptoPunks, are on the verge of [releasing their next NFT project](https://twitter.com/kevinrose/status/1384959726203584521). Little is known for now, though the results are sure to be epic! - For this week’s 4/20 festivities, **NyanCat creator Chris Torres** teamed up with **nft42** and **Snoop Dogg** to release [NyanDogg](https://www.nyandogg.com/), a collection of 420-friendly NFT collectibles drops on OpenSea > [](https://twitter.com/SnoopDogg/status/1384372308102377473) - Generative on-chain collectibles project **Avastars** just celebrated its [1st birthday](https://twitter.com/nftsmart/status/1384228571154026499) 🎉 - After selling for over $5M last week, **Edward Snowden’s first NFT** now has a standing secondary bid of [3k ETH](https://twitter.com/opensea/status/1384965386643382277), or +$7M USD. ## 🎨 Cryptoart - Artist **Sarah Zucker** published her highly anticipated “[The Cassandra Complex](https://www.blank.art/cassandra)” NFT collection this week! > [](https://twitter.com/thesarahshow/status/1385275958140313609) - Artist **Matt DesLauriers** released [Subscapes](https://twitter.com/artblocks_io/status/1385277757316206598), a curated generative art collection on Art Blocks, today at 12pm CT / 5pm GMT. > [](https://twitter.com/mattdesl/status/1384405120964771841) - [Solvency](https://twitter.com/steveklbnf/status/1385071479117664260), a generative art series by artist **Ezra Miller**, launched. - Artist **Daniel Allen Cohen** released his “Happy 420” collection on Nifty Gateway this week ... > [](https://twitter.com/niftygateway/status/1384318398390173703) ## 🕹️ Blockchain Games - Over [130k players](https://guildofguardians.medium.com/major-announcement-gameplay-footage-cinematic-teaser-guild-of-guardian-gems-nft-sale-dates-and-f624cb0eeb87) have already pre-registered to play **Guild of Guardians**, the upcoming AAA mobile blockchain RPG backed by Gods Unchained creators Immutable. - What makes **Axie Infinity** special? Well, it might just end up changing the world, per a [new write-up](https://theycb.com/2021/04/20/why-axie-infinity-will-change-the-world/) from respected Axie veteran YCB. - Global fantasy soccer game **Sorare **just launched its [2021 season J1 League cards](https://twitter.com/SorareHQ/status/1382983539533185024). - **Aavegotchi** just saw its biggest sale to date ... > [](https://twitter.com/aavegotchi/status/1384750165563559936) ## 🌐 Virtual Worlds - [Open wearables minting](https://twitter.com/cryptovoxels/status/1385374187527671809) is returning to **Cryptovoxels** early next month. - This week’s [MetaTrip](https://twitter.com/decentraland) through **Decentraland** featured visits to Soho Plaza, WonderZone, and more. - **Somnium Space** is hosting its first VR NFT car race ... > [](https://twitter.com/SomniumSpace/status/1384577393378136079) - The Sandbox just hosted its latest LANDs sale! > [](https://twitter.com/borgetsebastien/status/1385289664324636675) ## 🛒 NFT Platforms - OpenSea’s integration with **Polygon** is seeing [explosive usage](https://twitter.com/0xPolygon/status/1384529793761243140) so far, which is translating into more rapid and gas-free transactions for users. ## 💎 DeFi x NFTs - The **SushiSwap community** is discussing a proposal dubbed [Sushi Art Class of 2021](https://forum.sushiswapclassic.org/t/sushi-art-class-of-2021/3911). If passed, it would create 5 scholarships of 60k USDC to help fund rising cryptoartists. - **Swap.Gallery**, a cross-asset-swap platform for trading combos of ETH, ERC20s, and NFTs, is adding support for new NFT marketplaces at a rapid pace ... > [](https://twitter.com/vasa_develop/status/1383805144349900812) Smart wallet provider **Argent **is rolling out [Argent Vault](https://www.argent.xyz/blog/vault/), a new system that will be ideal for securing NFTs and beyond. --- ### **Action steps** - 📰 Read “**[Metaverse as Digital Nations](https://bankless.ghost.io/metaverse-as-digital-nations)**” by Metaversal - 📰 Read “**[POAP.art: A Web3 Canvas](https://bankless.ghost.io/poapart-a-web3-canvas)**” by Metaversal - 📺 Watch the **[OGNFT420 presentations](https://twitter.com/OG_NFT/status/1384690729490976768)** --- *\* Bankless team holds crypto assets and advise crypto projects. [POAP](https://www.bankless.com/poap) is included in our disclosures. See our complete investment disclosures [here](https://www.bankless.com/disclosures)*