Van Gogh Marks Web3

gm! What a beautiful time to be alive and kicking (I mean trading) ☀️

In today's edition:

• 🤩 Azuki launches brand new digital gold (oOoOo, shiny)

• 🍻Cheers to Budweiser teaming up with FIFA to create World Cup NFTs

• 🎉 Announcing: NFT Lately Town Hall! Come say hey, we don't bite (hard)

• 🎨 Van Gogh NFTs are ready to make its mark on the Blockchain

• A house in South Carolina just sold as an NFT for $175k (NFT Lately)

• Mattel is partnering with Cryptoys to create NFTs (NFT Lately)

• Toys R Us is also launching their own collection..on Solana (Toys R Us Twitter)

• Reddit users have created 2.5M wallets, mostly to claim or buy Reddit NFT avatars (TechCrunch)

• The IRS clarifies NFT tax treatment. They will be treated like crypto. (Decrypt)

• We've summarized the history (and future) of GameStop's NFTs (NFT Lately)

• a16z is launching a Web3 accelerator, called Crypto Startup School. It comes with a $500k investment and other perks. (a16z crypto on Twitter)

Trending collections:

• Mothz (WenLamp) [Floor Price - 0.08 ETH]

• Splat by Devotion [Floor Price - 0.46 ETH]

• BEANZ Official [Floor Price - 0.93 ETH]

Azuki Launches the 'Physical Backed Token'

The top dog in the NFT space, Azuki, is launching brand new digital gold dubbed the "Physical Backed Token" (PBT), which gives out extra shiny rewards. 🤩

Here's what we know:

• Azuki's PBT is an open-source token standard held on the Ethereum blockchain.

• This digital token connects ownership of physical items to their digital counterparts.

• The physical things issued through the NFTs come with a 'BEAN' chip to verify the NFT ownership.

• Azuki is giving away nine golden skateboards as the first set of physical items, boasting 24k gold-plated outer layers.

What we think:

This digital gold opens the doors to physical gold. I mean, look at this golden, shiny rolling machine, for goodness' sake. Boy, I wheely want one! 🤤

Budweiser Teams Up With FIFA for NFTs

Budweiser is teaming up with FIFA to create an exclusive World Cup NFT collection, Budverse X FIFA World Cup.

Here's what we know:

• Budverse X FIFA World Cup is available for fans of legal age to purchase and mint at Budweiser.com/nft.

• The NFT tracks the progress of the holder's chosen country at the time of mint and follows the teams throughout the World Cup.

• The NFT rewards include a Web3 Mini-Game, live NFT scoreboard, 5-star Budverse 360 experience and more.

What we think:

We love how this collection of NFTs brews the progress of the collector's chosen countries so they can innovatively follow their World Cup teams.

I'll cheers (and happy wiggle) to that! 🍻

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Appreciator to Launch Van Gogh NFTs

Despite Van Gogh's original masterpieces setting you back millions, you can get an NFT version for less than $1,000 thanks to a new collab between Van Gogh Sites Foundation and Appreciator.

Here's what we know:

• The NFT collection is split into two drops - The Millennium and The Century.

• The Millennium drop has 75 assets in total, each costing $9,850.

• The Century drop has 150 NFTs, selling for $880 per piece.

• You can purchase all Van Gogh NFTs on Appreciator.io.

• The collection raises funds to support local artists and cultural preservation.

What we think:

While we're not willing to chop our ear off for one, we'll happily pay $880! Especially seeing as the funds go toward a good cause!

Reminder: During October, we are giving away hundreds of dollars in ETH and NFTs. All you have to do is refer your friends. The top three subscribers with the most referrals win.

The current leadership board (someone's on a tear):

• 1st Place: a********[email protected] (39 referrals)

• 2nd Place: h********[email protected] (11 referrals)

• 3rd Place: t********m@*******nd.io (8 referrals)

Today's Fan Review

Today's edition was written by Leah Alger and Ty Smith.

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