Welcome to the OpenSea Digest, let’s recap the biggest NFT and web3 news of the week. Azuki invites Stephen Fung to guide creative storytelling Azuki announced this week that Hong Kong actor and filmmaker Stephen Fung is its new creative partner. Fung is known for his works in (Tai Chi Hero) and (The Wilderness), and he will help shape the narrative and visual direction of Azuki’s anime-inspired NFT universe.
Gunzilla Games partners with Delphi Ventures to strategize the future of gaming The shooting game Off The Grid's production company Gunzilla Games has partnered with Delphi Ventures to support the newly established GUNZ Foundation, which is reportedly set to oversee the upcoming launch of the mainnet and token.
December 22, according to OpenSea data, the recent NFT market has shown significant signs of recovery, with total NFT trading volume reaching $302.2 million this week, a 32.93% increase compared to last week's $224 million. The number of NFT buyers has increased by 92.39%, reaching 349,972 people; the number of NFT sellers has surged by 77.18%, reaching 207,672 people.
Ethereum network NFT trading volume soared to $199.9 million, growing by 73.56% over the past week. The Bitcoin network ranks second, with a 23% decline in trading volume to $39.7 million, but user participation has seen good growth, with the number of buyers reaching 38,987 people. The Solana network solidified its third position with a trading volume of $29.9 million, a 5.14% increase, with a total of 104,958 buyers, up 108.45%.
The trading volume of Pudgy Penguins nearly doubled to $53.9 million, an increase of 90%. LilPudgys ranked second with a trading volume of $19.4 million, a growth rate of 53.57%. Azuki ranked third with a trading volume of $16.9 million, a growth rate of 108.19%. Doodles entered the top five with a trading volume of $13.4 million, a growth rate of 226.08%, while BRC-20 NFTs ranked in the top five with a trading volume of $9.2 million.
Notable transactions this week include:
Pudgy Penguins #4611 sold for $493,925 (125 ETH); CryptoPunks #6036 sold for $444,019 (110 ETH); Pudgy Penguins #7891 sold for $395,140 (100 ETH); Azuki #6872 sold for $380,659 (108 ETH); Azuki #6536 sold for $372,866 (95.4774 ETH).
According to OpenSea data, since the launch of the official OpenSea Foundation Twitter, the floor price of its official NFT 'Gemesis' has risen to 0.076 ETH, with a 56% increase in the past 16 hours. In addition, the sales volume of this NFT reached 698 transactions in the past hour, with a trading volume of 48.62 ETH.
Generative Art Reappears at Sotheby's Auction, Exploring the Fluidity of Time with 'Self-Miracle #555' Sold for $140,000
Chinese contemporary image and interdisciplinary artist Cheng Ran collaborated with the generative art platform Genify and applied science artist Sun Bohan to create the work (Self-Miracle #555), which sold for $144,000 at Sotheby's Digital Art Day Auction on December 18. (Self-Miracle) The generative artwork series was first exhibited in September 2024 at the exhibition (Lunar Water) held by K11 Art Foundation in Seoul, South Korea. It is inspired by Cheng Ran's 2015 film work (Miracle Trace), which is a 9-hour film supported by K11 Art Foundation.
Bem-vindo ao OpenSea Digest, onde damos uma olhada nas maiores notícias NFT e web3 da semana. Amber Vittoria lança “Auras” Em 12 de dezembro, a artista abstrata Amber Vittoria lançou sua última série "Auras" na Base de segundo nível (L2) da Coinbase. A série consiste em NFTs coloridos e sonhadores. Após uma venda em três etapas para VIPs e o público, o conjunto de 550. obras de arte abstratas pixeladas esgotaram antes do meio-dia. Conforme afirmado na descrição da coleção, cada peça de Aura representa um instantâneo emocional da experiência humana, e Vittoria evita codificar a raridade ou adicionar funcionalidade prática à obra de arte para reforçar a ideia de que cada peça é uma homenagem a emoções complexas. .
According to OpenSea data, the NFT series Mocaverse has a floor price of 2.9 ETH, currently reported at 2.96 ETH (approximately 11,860 USD), with a 24-hour increase of 79%.
According to OpenSea data, the NFT series Pudgy Penguins floor price has surpassed 34 ETH, currently at 34.2 ETH (approximately 137,000 USD), with a 24-hour increase of 22.5%; Lil Pudgys have surpassed 4 ETH, currently at 4.24 ETH (approximately 17,000 USD), with a 24-hour increase of 20.9%.
De acordo com a News.bitcoin, entre 7 e 14 de dezembro, o volume de transações de NFT cresceu 16,27% em relação ao período anterior, alcançando 224,41 milhões de dólares em 22 blockchains diferentes. O Ethereum liderou com mais de 119 milhões de dólares em transações, um aumento de 22% em relação à semana anterior. O NFT do Bitcoin ficou em segundo lugar, totalizando 51,64 milhões de dólares, com um crescimento de 14,31%, enquanto o Solana ficou logo atrás, com um volume de transações de 21,44 milhões de dólares, um aumento de 32%. Além disso, a BNB Chain teve um aumento de 368%, enquanto a Blast disparou 262%. A coleção mais popular foi a Pudgy Penguins, baseada em Ethereum, que teve um aumento de 52% no volume de transações.
According to OpenSea data, the floor price of Pudgy Penguins has risen to 29.13 ETH, with a 24-hour increase of 10.6%, setting a new historical high. The market capitalization has surpassed 1 billion USD, reaching 258,907 ETH, valued at approximately 1,006,727,499 USD.