# The new oldest NFTs on Ethereum? ๐Ÿง *Author: William M. Peaster* *Published: Sep 30, 2022* *Source: https://www.bankless.com/the-new-oldest-nfts-on-ethereum* --- Dear Bankless Nation, Ethereum officially began on July 30th, 2015. Long time ago, right? Take note then, because yesterday people rediscovered and started minting from **Name Registrar**, a simple ENS-like project that was launched on August 8th, 2015 โ€” just a week after Ethereum launched! As you can imagine, many people are very excited about the find because it appears Name Registrar is now *definitively *the oldest NFT project on Ethereum by a couple of months. > [](https://twitter.com/LeonidasNFT/status/1575670601330499584) In less than a day since the rediscovery, NFTers have already minted more than 100,000 of these names! The thread above highlights a community-made minting app, yet if you try it **only mint with a burner wallet **for now since the underlying smart contract remains unverified. Itโ€™s fascinating that NFT archaeology efforts are turning up these sorts of early pioneering efforts, and Iโ€™m expecting plenty more interesting rediscoveries in the years ahead. In the meantime have a great weekend everyone, thanks kindly for reading โœŒ๏ธ -WMP --- ## ๐Ÿ“ฃ General NFT News - **Disney **is looking to hire a [transaction lawyer](https://www.theblock.co/post/172654/disney-hiring-transaction-lawyer-for-aggressive-nft-and-defi-plans-linkedin-post) for its future NFT projects. - **JPG**, an NFT curation protocol I contribute to, [just opened to everyone](https://jpg.mirror.xyz/OcFZjPygooSlemf-9p3mmvBr6vaoiLV_qLUCMACckRo) and launched a revamped curator tooling system. - **MetaMask **rolled out its new [Portfolio Dapp](https://consensys.net/blog/metamask/metamask-launches-beta-portfolio-dapp-for-an-improved-web3-experience/), which includes support for NFTs across multiple chains. - **OpenSea **launched support for the [Optimism L2](https://twitter.com/opensea/status/1574799977649422339). - **Quix**, an NFT marketplace on Optimism, now shows $OP โ€œcash backโ€ rewards in-cart: > [](https://twitter.com/qx_app/status/1575638545359724549) ## ๐Ÿ† Digital Collectibles - **Beans**, a Nouns DAO fork, published โ€œ[An Anatomy of a Bean](https://mirror.xyz/mint.jackmaschka.eth/LkLkuAJ1bDi2NmRGpmClel8sHeQFQM7EJk4j3TXmNNk)โ€ ahead of its upcoming mainnet release. - **Meta **opened up digital collectibles support for all users [on Instagram and Facebook](https://about.fb.com/news/2022/05/introducing-digital-collectibles-to-showcase-nfts-instagram/). - **Redlion**, the first NFT-based news periodical, is preparing to [launch a PFP project](https://twitter.com/redlion_news/status/1575444275432607745). ## ๐ŸŽจ Cryptoart - **Art Blocks **is ending its [Curated drops series designations](https://medium.com/the-link-art-blocks/the-curated-series-completed-c166a69a65bf) โ€” there will still be Art Blocks Curated releases but they will no longer come in numbered series, e.g. Series 1, Series 2, etc. > [](https://twitter.com/artblocks_io/status/1574488794958528512) - **SuperRare **unveiled its first [$RARE token-gated merch drop](https://twitter.com/SuperRare/status/1574813522055282693), designed by artist Bryan Brinkman. - **QQL #14** by Tyler Hobbs sold for 100 ETH: > [](https://twitter.com/punk9059/status/1575904065967427584) ## ๐ŸŽฎ Decentralized Gaming - **Axie Infinity **launched its [3rd Esports Grants wave](https://axie.substack.com/p/axie-esports-grant-3-160000-axs) to the tune of 160k AXS tokens. - **GameStop **ran a campaign that offered [free Gods Unchained cards](https://twitter.com/GameStop/status/1574475106985934848) to its PowerUp Rewards Pro users. ## ๐Ÿ’ฝ Music NFTs - **Future Tape**, the first mobile music NFT app, is out via Zora: > [](https://twitter.com/ourZORA/status/1574838539233234947) - **Warner Music Group **partnered [with OpenSea](https://www.wmg.com/news/warner-music-group-and-opensea-join-forces-to-expand-web3-opportunities-for-artists) to create web3 opportunities for WMG musicians. ## ๐ŸŒ Virtual Worlds - **The Matthew and Rizzle Show **published an [interview with Paradoxx.eth](https://twitter.com/niftytime/status/1575607587239694336), the NFT ecosystemโ€™s metaverse videographer extraordinaire. ## ๐Ÿ’Ž DeFi x NFTs - **fragment **borrowed 1,000 ETH against two โ€œmegaโ€ MAYC NFTs via NFT borrowing and lending protocol Arcade: > [](https://twitter.com/PltTiger/status/1574818578083483648) --- ### **Action steps** - ๐Ÿ”ฅ Read **[The Ultimate Guide to NFTfi](https://bankless.ghost.io/ultimate-guide-to-nft-fi/)** by Donovan Choy in *Bankless* - ๐Ÿ™‡ Catch up on my other write-ups from this week:ย  **[How to backup your NFTs](https://bankless.ghost.io/how-to-backup-your-nfts)** - **[How to lend and borrow NFTs](https://bankless.ghost.io/how-to-lend-and-borrow-nfts/)** - **[Creating an NFT drop on Optimism](https://bankless.ghost.io/creating-an-nft-drop-on-optimism)**