Rarible Protocol updates - week of Mar 21
Protocol updates, new articles, fresh NFT news, interesting reads and an inspirational tweet
⚙️ Protocol Updates
Rarible Protocol and Rarible.com now support Polygon!
As part of their multi-chain vision, Rarible Protocol and Rarible.com marketplace have announced that they now support Polygon; a Proof-of-Stake, environmentally friendly blockchain! 🚀
With this development, projects and services built on the Protocol have the ability to access the robust functionality of the Protocol SDK, on the Polygon blockchain. Rarible.com marketplace, which runs on top of Rarible Protocol, is allowing its users to mint, buy and sell their NFTs on Polygon.
The Protocol now supports Ethereum, Tezos, Flow AND Polygon. ✨
For more information, check out this article.
📕 New Article
“Instagram to NFT service — SaaS tutorial Part 2|2. Creating NFTs from IG posts.”
This is part 2 of our tutorial on how to build a storefront where users can sell Instagram posts as NFTs, using the Rarible Protocol.
If you missed the first part, you can find it here.
🗞️ NFT News
Rarible introduced an NFT portfolio tracker AND a multi-wallet profile feature - You can now have your NFT collection at your fingertips, while also being able to manage all your NFTs across different blockchains.
Yuga Labs introduces ApeCoin ($APE) - The airdrop claim consisting of 15% of the total supply of ApeCoin will be made available to Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT holders
Mark Zuckerberg says NFTs are coming soon to Instagram - The Meta CEO’s comments at South by Southwest confirmed earlier reports that Instagram was preparing to make such a move.
Solana-based NFT marketplace Magic Eden raises $27M Series A - Magic Eden said it will use the funds to build out a gaming vertical and launch an NFT mobile application for the browsing, minting and trading of NFTs on the go.
Red Bull ventures into NFTs and the metaverse with trademark filings - Red Bull filed a trademark application on March 3, 2022, indicating the firm plans to expand into the metaverse and offer branded NFTs.
American Express files trademark applications for metaverse and NFT logos - The world's second-largest payments processor, has filed seven trademark applications linked to virtual services and its iconic Centurion logo.
Disney Pixar Pals NFT collection makes $3M just 24h after launch - Within 24 hours of launch, all Disney Pixar Pals have sold out, raking around $3M in sales.
Warner Bros. is creating 6 million DC Comics trading cards with redeemable NFTs - The “hybrid” card packs will be priced from $5 to $120, with buyers using an app called Hro to access their physical cards' NFTs.
Mila Kunis’ Studio launches Solana NFT animated series, The Gimmicks - Hailing from Toonstar and Kunis’ Sixth Wall, the wrestling-themed series will let NFT holders vote to help shape the story.
DraftKings links NFTs to betting products in Web3 push - DraftKings is launching its first NFT collection developed in-house, as the company expects sports to be a mainstream driver for blockchain adoption.
South China Morning Post spinning off NFT business into new firm ‘Artifact Labs’ - The newspaper has found a brisk business in selling NFTs of its historical front pages, clearing $127,000 in its last auction.
GameStop to launch NFT platform by end of Q2 - The firm announced its plans in its Q4 2021 earnings call.
📚 Interesting reads
Ethereum NFT sales are inversely correlated to crypto market - by Decrypt
The NFT and Metaverse landscape - a thread by @JavierAng_
✨ Inspirational Tweets
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