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+ Magic Eden has been crowned top NFT marketplace (again); Immutable makes Web3 gaming more accessible via a new partnership.

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This Week's Low-Down:

  • šŸ‘€ Bored Ape's Dookey Dash to Offer $1M Prize to Top Player

  • šŸŒŸ Magic Eden Secures Top NFT Marketplace Position (Again)

  • šŸš€ Immutable & Portal Unite to Make Web3 Games More Easily Accessible

  • Pixels to Host Barneyā€™s Bazaarn Event and Virtual Wedding (NFT Plazas)

  • Tales of Elleria Ends Development, Hosts Final World Boss Event (NFT Plazas)

  • X Empire Announces Airdrop: Step-by-Step Guide to Maximize Rewards (Bitcolumnist)

  • Vape-to-Earn Device Puffpaw Raises $6M, ZachXBT Unimpressed (NFT Insider)

  • Activating 'DeGod Mode': 24 Hours in Telegram With the Wildest NFT Cult (Decrypt)

  • Gleipnir, Inc. Launches Tokenization Strategy to Improve Investment Accessibility (Bitcolumnist)

  • The Sandbox Brings Indie Devs into Voxel-Style Gaming with Voxel Games (NFT Insider)

  • Trump Embraces NFT Again in Latest Merchandise Push (Bitcolumnist)

  • GAMEEā€™s WatBird Gears Up for September Token Launch on The Open Network (Decrypt)

  • Japan Enhances Web3 Efforts with New Tax Policies and Social Solutions (Bitcolumnist)

  • Arbitrum Goes Big With Web3 Gaming Showcase at WebX Asia (Decrypt)

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Bored Ape's Dookey Dash to Offer $1M Prize to Top Player

Yuga Labs is set to launch its latest Bored Ape NFT game, Dookey Dash: Unclogged, on September 12. The winner will win an eye-boggling $1M.

  • The $1M reward follows the buzz from last yearā€™s competition, where the top prize was over $1.63M worth of $ETH.

  • Participation in Dookey Dash: Unclogged requires a Sewer Pass (an NFT).

  • Once having the in, players can enjoy skilled-based gameplay and build on the previous version launched last year.

  • Yuga Labs has partnered with Faraway to develop and publish the game, which is powered by Yuga Labsā€™ Ethereum-based Layer2 Network, ApeChain.

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Magic Eden Secures Top NFT Marketplace Position (Again)

Magic Eden has secured its position as the leading NFT marketplace with a 36.7% market share, totaling $122.47M in monthly trading volume for August 2024ā€”its sixth consecutive month at the top.

  • Initially launched as a Solana-focused platform, Magic Eden successfully diversified by embracing Bitcoin Ordinals, helping to more than double its monthly trading volume to $734.60M in March 2024.

  • Magic Eden's resurgence in market share contrasts sharply with its previous dip to as low as 3.4% in 2023, showcasing its recovery and adaptation in a volatile market.

  • Blur and OpenSea remain significant competitors. Blur's market share has declined from 35.4% to 25.4%, while OpenSea has doubled its market share from 9.9% to 19.9%.

  • Despite individual fluctuations, the top three NFT marketplacesā€”Magic Eden, Blur, and OpenSeaā€”now command a combined 82.0% of the market share.

Immutable & Portal Unite to Make Web3 Games More Easily Accessible

Blockchain gaming platform Immutable and Web3 distribution firm Portal join forces to enhance the accessibility and monetization of games on-chain.

  • Portal will integrate its distribution tools into Immutableā€™s platform, improving game accessibility.

  • The partnership enhances cross-chain capabilities, enabling users from various blockchains to access and interact with Immutableā€™s games.

  • Players will also experience faster and more efficient transactions, including the use of Portal Pay for easy in-game payments.

Today's edition was written by Leah Alger