# The NFT student becomes the master *Author: William M. Peaster* *Published: Dec 10, 2021* *Source: https://www.bankless.com/the-nft-student-becomes-the-master* --- Dear Bankless Nation, The NFT ecosystem is extremely young. Our frontier is forming in all directions. Accordingly, we’ve only just begun to see our first masters come into their own here. And those who have done so, like the artist XCOPY, have accomplished this by persistently being curious, creative, and studious around NFTs. That said, it’s not that we all have to become superstar artists and sell NFTs for beaucoup ETH! Rather it’s that in the very least those of us who are newer here are also becoming better masters of our own fates by being students of NFTs now. That in itself is very, very good. > [](https://twitter.com/ljin18/status/1469085741330448391) So I say stay a student. Keep reading and trying everything you can. Tend to your creativity and industriousness. Tinker, fail, repeat, succeed. Show others the ways you know, and in doing so remind yourself of the paths. You’re a master in the making, after all. -WMP --- # 🏆 Digital Collectibles - Nounder **4156** de-punked this week by selling his signature [CryptoPunk #4156](https://www.larvalabs.com/cryptopunks/details/4156) for 2.5k ETH. It’s the third-largest Punk sale to date! > [](https://twitter.com/cryptopunksbot/status/1469044254081228803) - **Cool Cats** is hosting a [Holiday Drawing Competition](https://twitter.com/coolcatsnft/status/1468709988847677441?t=f1AC9rFL37qafo1bNMg5yw&s=09) ⛄ ## 🎨 Cryptoart - **Bravo, XCOPY**: the artist’s classics *Decay*, *Some Other Asshole*, and *Right-click and Save As guy* sold for 356 ETH, 550 ETH, and 1.6k ETH respectively this week! > [](https://twitter.com/SuperRareBot/status/1468770489594261506) - Artist **Sarah Meyohas** auctioned *[Genesis 1](https://foundation.app/@SarahMeyohas_Vault/btchgen/1)*, a fine art documentation of the 2015 Bitchcoin mine, for 5 ETH. - **Fingerprints DAO** is collaborating on a [512-token edition](https://twitter.com/FingerprintsDAO/status/1468324212599406602?t=lsV2--l6Fh6DeXLWmGzrrg&s=09) release of John F. Simon Jr.’s *[Every Icon](https://www.eatworks.xyz/)* masterpiece. - Check out **mxtter**, a new [generative art platform](https://twitter.com/kaigani/status/1468976979126874120?t=I4qw0RTSwXltdV3DI-WmtQ&s=09) co-founded by [kai](https://twitter.com/kaigani). - *[Decentral Eyes Dogg](https://superrare.com/artwork-v2/decentral-eyes-dogg-30778)*, a collab between **Coldie **and **Snoop Dogg**, sold for 188.8 ETH. - **Ross Ulbricht’s** *[Genesis Collection](https://superrare.com/artwork-v2/ross-ulbricht-genesis-collection-30841/?utm_source=twitter_superrare&utm_medium=social&utm_content=artist_promo)* auctioned for 1,446 ETH on SuperRare. ## 🎮 NFT Games - **Apple** has temporarily rugged the Bored Ape Yacht Club’s mobile game project. > [](https://twitter.com/BoredApeYC/status/1467629893991157771) - **Ubisoft **received backlash from some gamers after it announced [Ubisoft Quartz](https://twitter.com/Ubisoft/status/1468264199876923394?t=rET5IieJZ2djqHav7C4hTg&s=09), an NFT item system for *Ghost Recon: Breakpoint* built on Tezos. - **Axie Infinity** published some [dev insights](https://axie.substack.com/p/missionaries) on the future of the leading NFT game. Also, dont’ miss Axie’s [December Update](https://twitter.com/AxieInfinity/status/1469096157804695560?t=qBqu5uJQqTdV60Wp9Qs8Jg&s=09) post. - NFT sci-fi card game **Parallel **launched [Inb0x](https://twitter.com/LilMoonLambo/status/1467978746980454412?t=vtPx0Jp0ZJG826cxr2o0ZQ&s=09), an encrypted comms system for Ethereum addresses. - **Ectogames**: a [new cultural form](https://twitter.com/KevinBuist/status/1468981296210886670?t=CFxC_D9Qe3NzGaH-a52wag&s=09) emerging via NFTs? ## 🌐 Virtual Worlds - **Cryptovoxels** released [30 new parcels](https://twitter.com/cvparcels/status/1468671358594912261) on Scarcity Island. ## 🛒 NFT News & Platforms - **Nifty Gateway**: as of Jan. 2022 you can buy/sell directly from [your own Ethereum wallet](https://medium.com/nifty-gateway/coming-soon-buy-and-sell-directly-from-your-ethereum-wallet-in-eth-on-nifty-gateway-d47e4f314e7a) on the NFT platform. - **OpenSea** hires former Lyft CFO Brian Roberts. - **Decentralized media tools:** check out the new and improved [Mirror Dashboard](https://twitter.com/viamirror/status/1467969672909787136?t=xX6UsWzCa59NbGH9irr5eg&s=09). - **Mintable** is [coming to Immutable X](https://twitter.com/Immutable/status/1468434311753830403?t=zJ8wjkODet6t_W9FJTuhxQ&s=09), the NFT-centric L2 scaling solution. - **EulerBeats** unveils its new generative art and music system, [Futura](https://eulerbeats.com/futura/traits). - **sound.xyz** held its first [music NFT drops](https://twitter.com/rrhoover/status/1468342948307914754?t=02EFRW_xqUb6uSJHv9RQWg&s=09)! ## 💎 DeFi x NFTs - **Very Nifty** is now [Muse DAO](https://twitter.com/NiftyMuseum/status/1468320258100445188?s=20). --- ### **Action steps** - Read **[Decentraland backs Blender](https://bankless.ghost.io/publish)** by Metaversal - Read **[Nouns DAO turns to ETH staking](https://bankless.ghost.io/nouns-dao-turns-to-eth-staking-for)** by Metaversal - Read **[How to stake ETH](https://bankless.ghost.io/how-to-stake-eth/)** by Bankless - Watch **[Marcus Bläsche | The Sandbox & Rumblekongz](https://jpegs.banklesshq.com/p/-4-marcus-blasche-the-sandbox-and)**by Overpriced JPEGs