The NFT space can feel like information overload at times, so we’ve cut through the noise to deliver you a curated dose of what matters most. Your all-in-one weekly companion.
Headline News - OpenSea Reports Email Data Breach
Today, OpenSea tweeted of an email data breach affecting their users and newsletter subscribers. The tweet read as follows:
As part of their article in response to the issue, they have put forth the following ‘Safety Recommendations’:
Be cautious of phishing emails from addresses trying to impersonate OpenSea. OpenSea will ONLY send you emails from the domain: ‘opensea.io.’ Please do not engage with any email claiming to be from OpenSea that does not come from this email domain.
Never download anything from an OpenSea email. Authentic OpenSea emails do not include attachments or requests to download anything.
Check the URL of any page linked in an OpenSea email. We will only include hyperlinks to ‘email.opensea.io.’ URLs. Make sure that ‘opensea.io’ is spelled correctly, as it’s common for malicious actors to impersonate URLs by shuffling letters.
NEVER share or confirm your passwords or secret wallet phrases. OpenSea will never prompt you to do this – in any format.
NEVER sign a wallet transaction prompted directly from an email. OpenSea emails will never contain links which directly prompt you to sign a wallet transaction. Never sign a wallet transaction that doesn’t list the origin of
It pays to be hyper-vigilant when navigating the crypto/NFT space. If in doubt, do not proceed. Never share your seed phrase, don’t sign any Metamask transactions unless you’re 100% certain you know what you’re signing and that you’re connected to the correct URL. Use a burner/hot wallet for daily transactions and store your high-value NFTs in a hardware wallet.
If you are unsure and need advice, don’t hesitate to ask an expert. Stay safe.
For a full article on this topic, please click here.
Curated News - the best bits of the past week
BIGGEST NFT Sale: CryptoPunk #7971 for 398.95ETH
ETH NFT Trading Volume Falls By 70% in June—But Number of Sales Steady
Chia Aims to Take on Ethereum, Solana With NFTs. Will They Blossom?
Ledger to Build its Own NFT Marketplace and Web3 Services Platform
Pixels.com Launches Platform to Buy and Sell NFT Merchandise
Axie Infinity’s Ethereum Bridge Back Online After $622M Hack
Cristiano Ronaldo and Binance Sign an Exclusive NFT Partnership
KPMG enters the metaverse, invests $30M in Web3 employee training
NFT.NYC — How the Web3 space is validating the work of digital artists
Nickydooodles.eth Loses 17 Eth And All NFTs Including Doodles
Maybe Something - things we’re keeping an eye on
The hotly anticipated Possessed mint goes live for allowlist on 30th June 9pm SGT, and to the public (raffle winners) at 7am on 1st July.
WZRDS Free mint sold out and is seeing impressive price action on OS. They plan to announce more details on Twitter soon
The much hyped FuckPassNFT mints on 1st July @ 10:30pm EST
TherapetsNFT, an NFT brand centered around thought-provoking lore and mental health, mints on June 29th (Presale) and July 1st (Public Sale)
Doodles tweeted about their 24hr Genesis Box auction starting Wednesday, June 29, 7PM EST to Thursday, June 30, 7PM EST.
PUNKS Comic tweeted ‘PUNKS Comic Issue #3: A Glitch in Time is coming!’
The first Bored Ape NFT licensing marketplace connecting brands & owners with fair deals.
Anonymice announces genesis holders will have access to their own RPC node, which performs faster than the Metamask default.
Historical Insight: PixelMap is the oldest verified collection on OpenSea, launched on November 17, 2016. It is the first NFT to store image data directly on the Ethereum blockchain and is referred to by some as the ‘first ever collaborative art project on ETH’. Floor price is 0.93ETH at time of writing.
Talking Point - NFA’s (Non-Fungible Airdrops)
What are non-fungible airdrops? The crypto world has long-rewarded early users of their protocols with token airdrops. Some of the most notable being UniSwap and Decred. But there are shortcomings with this approach, especially during bear markets when companies typically delay launching whilst they wait for better market conditions.
Arken Finance claims it is the ‘mastermind of the world's first nonfungible airdrop’. Their approach provides holders of the NFA with a multitude of benefits not normally associated with a standard airdrop.
NFAs enable protocols to equip users with exclusive avatars and benefits, such as discounts and free trials on the goods and services they offer. Holders could also be granted exclusive early access to future features, and experience benefits such as zero-fee trading for a specific timeframe. All this is in addition to their tokens which will be accessible to them at launch.
This is an interesting step forward in rewarding loyalty and delivering more than just tokens through VIP experiences.
For a more detailed look at Arken Finances plans, please read this article.
Tip Of The Week - Looks Rare Updates
This past week saw Looks Rare make two updates to their platform. The first was the introduction of ‘Conditional Listing’.
What is a conditional listing?
TLDR: list two items - sell one, and keep the other. When one NFTs sells , the other listing is canceled.
A conditional listing is a kind of custom order type, with a condition. In this case, the condition is “One-Cancels-the-Other (OCO)”: if one listing is executed (the item is sold), the other listing is canceled.
Why would I want to make a conditional listing?
Let’s say you’ve got two Goblins. You want to sell one, but you don’t care which one.
Using a conditional listing, you can put both Goblins up for sale (making it more likely that someone will buy one), but only one of them can be sold.
As soon as Goblin A is bought on LooksRare, Goblin B’s listing will be instantly canceled, and it’ll stay safe and sound in your wallet!
For more information on ‘Conditional Listing’ this please click here.
The second update was with regards to ‘hiding collections’. You can now hide/unhide up to 𝟮𝟬 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 at once. Please click here to see the full tweet.
ZenAcademy and 333 Club Noticeboard
Regular Event Reminders
Join poker nights via our Discord. Events held weekly, with prizes to be won.
Weekly Movie Nights are going strong. See more info here.
ZA runs a guided meditation/gratitude circle in Discord for a weekly reset.
As a ZenAcademy member, you get exclusive access to market health statistics on a daily basis in Discord, and you can check out community member Swombat’s daily NFT market health updates on YouTube here.
As part of the ZenAcademy community you’ll also have free access to the Misfit Robot Discord, and several of their “Members Only” rooms. ZA believes mental health support should be accessible to everyone. Check them out here: https://discord.gg/misfitrobots
Irregular Events and Info
For everyone that signed up to receive free beer, congrats, you all won.
There were 426 signups for the 500 spots. For instructions on how to claim, please click here and check details in Discord.
The ZA Twitter account tweeted a cryptic message regarding the ‘next phase of ZenAcademy’ and an upcoming ‘snapshot’. Watch this space!
Zeneca’s latest newsletter, entitled ‘Red Candles’ is now out. Click here to read.
The latest edition of ZenChats is now available with Fonz from Tokenproof. Check it out here.
Episode #46 of Two Bored Apes is available. Listen on Spotify here.
The good people at Easely are offering a 20% discount to any ZenAcademy token holder. Check out the conversation Zeneca had with their founder here.
Our GITBOOK is now live! It is a repository for all of the information relating to ZA (our values, the team, our partners, perks, and plenty of helpful resources). You can visit it by clicking here.
ZA project founders now have the opportunity to apply for a consultation session with Zeneca. All you need to do if fill out a form, which you can find here in Discord.
Nothing in this or any other ZenCaps publication should be construed as financial or investment advice. The views and opinions expressed in ZenCaps publications do not reflect those of Zeneca_33 or the ZenAcademy.
Always exercise caution within the NFT space and adhere to best practices when it comes to making any investments. There is plenty of potential, but this comes with inherent risks.
Stay safe, and as always, good luck.