Headline News - USDC Unpegs After SVB Collapse, TwelveFold Nets $16.5M and Crypto Markets Turn Red
Mutant Ape Yacht Club tops the 7-day volume charts. Bored Ape Yacht Club sits in second, Moonbirds is in third, Otherdeed For Otherside is in fourth and Owls is in fifth.
This past week saw the launch of Mocaverse, which is the Animoca Brands membership NFT collection. It consists of 8,888 unique beings that thrive in unity: The Mocas. They’re made up of 5 Moca tribes, which include the Angels, Builders, Dreamers, Connectors, and Neo-Capitalists. Total volume for the week was just over 4,750ETH, with a current floor of around 1.35ETH.
Yuga Labs’ new Bitcoin collection, TwelveFold, took in over 16.5 million dollars during auction, but some were concerned that the mechanics weren’t appropriate, and were ripe for scammers to exploit.
There was excitement around a new NFT collection called Quadratic Funding. This was largely due to the contents including a digital edition of "Liberal Radicalism," a seminal paper by several prominent figures, but most notably Vitalik Buterin. It was an open edition NFT collection which went largely unnoticed during mint. On secondary markets however, the collection saw some reasonable volume.
The crypto markets experienced a sharp decline over the past week due to ongoing fears surrounding global economic stability. Sentiment was dampened further over the past 24hrs as USDC depegged from the dollar mark. This was amid news that Circle are exposed to the Silicon Valley Bank collapse to tune of around 8.2% of USDC’s reserve assets. Gas fees skyrocketed as market participants looked to offload their USDC, or otherwise trade around the news. Huge whales were seen dumping the token, and both Binance and Coinbase suspended USDC conversions. It’s a big mess at the moment, and there’s likely more instability to come.
In other news, GQ Magazine NFT drop flops, Uniswap announce self-custodial mobile wallet, BRC-20 meme tokens take off and Starbucks Odyssey release ‘The Siren Collection’.
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Curated News - the biggest stories of the past week
BIGGEST NFT Sale: Fidenza #395 - 350WETH
Coinbase, Binance Suspend USDC Conversions as Dollar Peg Wobbles
Coinbase ‘Iterating Quickly’ on NFT Marketplace Despite Lackluster Rollout: Protocols Head
Fed Chair Ponders Potential for Digital Dollar to Send Bitcoin to Zero
Like a Blur: Tensor Plans Massive Airdrop for Solana NFT Traders
Blockasset Athlete NFTs Expand Beyond Solana to Chiliz Sports Platform
Esports Giant TSM Enters Into Web3 Gaming Partnership With Avalanche
Getty Unveils First NFT Drop, Featuring Stevie Nicks, David Bowie, and More
Sotheby’s and UnicornDAO Host International Womens’ Day Art Auction
Silicon Valley Bank Contagion: Crypto Companies Affected Include BlockFi, Circle, Avalanche
Uniswap Announce Self-custodial Mobile Wallet App, Live For Testing Now
Vitalik Buterin Has an NFT Collection? Quadratic Funding Drop Pulls In Millions
People Are Minting 'BRC-20' Meme Tokens On Bitcoin Via Ordinals
Bitcoin Plummets 8% as Crypto Market Falls Below $1 Trillion
Breakout NFT Conference is Building Web3 Communities in São Paulo
Gotta Catch NFTs? The Pokémon Company Is Hiring a Web3 Expert
‘Scammers dream’ — Yuga’s Auction Model For Bitcoin NFTs Sees Criticism
Ex-Riot Games Execs Raise $55M for New Studio, Say ‘No Fucking Thanks’ to NFTs
Starbucks Odyssey Releases ‘The Siren Collection,’ Its First Limited-Edition NFT Drop
Educational: What Are the Top NFT Blockchains?
Educational: ZenAcademy’s 30 Days Of NFTs - Entry Level NFT Course
A word from our Founder: Welcome to ZenAcademy! and why to join
Project news & things we’re keeping an eye on
Mutant Apes Meet Dungeons & Dragons in Web3 Game 'The Glimmering'
Coinbase Announces ‘Wallet as a Service,’ Hints at ‘Household Name’ Partners
Memeland Says “Treasure Bags” To Be Dropped To Holders Every Monday
Lamborghini’s 7-Month NFT Campaign to Conclude With Special Drop
‘Tonight Show’s’ Jimmy Fallon Files to Be Removed From Subpoena in Bored Apes Trademark Case
Talking Point - ZenAcademy Partners With Impact Theory
We’re proud to announce our recent partnership with Impact Theory!
What is Impact Theory? Impact Theory is a global community that provides people with the tools and knowledge they need to realize their full potential and positively impact their environment.
Who’s behind Impact Theory? Impact Theory was founded by Tom Bilyeu. Tom is also the co-founder of billion-dollar brand Quest Nutrition and the host of the Impact Theory show on YouTube, where he interviews the world's highest achievers in their respective fields. The show has over 3.5 million subscribers. He’s had guests such as such as Ray Dalio, Jay Shetty, Jordan Peterson, and Matthew McConaughey.
Why do we think this partnership makes sense? Our communities, whether in the Web2 or Web3 space, are both on a mission to inspire people all over the globe to become lifelong learners, so we want to join forces on this quest.
What do ZenAcademy members get from this partnership? ZenChest Holders, Genesis Members of ZA, 333 Club Pass Holders, and 333 Club Members will get free access to two top educational courses from their Impact Theory University. There is no time limit on these two courses and you can access them as long as our partnership is ongoing.
Here is some information about the free courses you will get access to:
Mindset 101 - Mindset is a crucial aspect of your life, but it's also one of the most intricate parts of your personal growth. In Mindset 101, you will learn the essential principles of having a growth mindset, how it differs from having a fixed mindset, and how you can start rewiring your brain to create a foundation for your success.
Entrepreneurship 101 - Learn how to think and act like an entrepreneur in a modern context with this class. It covers the building blocks of principles needed to succeed as a company head or top-level team player. Topics include types of entrepreneurship, becoming an MVP in your company, and finding a trajectory for your life and career.
Extra benefit for our community - In addition to those free courses, eligible members will get a 7-day pass to their entire course offering! This includes 1 LIVE Q&A Sessions With Tom Bilyeu (held each Monday), a library of over 50 Lessons and courses with more than 180 hours of structured training, access to the community-run monthly book club & accountability groups to help you stay motivated & on track, executive summaries for every class, digital workbooks and assignments to help take the learnings and apply it into your daily life.
How do ZenAcademy members get access the these perks? In order to get access to the courses on Impact Theory University, you’ll need to follow the link that is displayed in our #holder-perks channel. You will have to put in your name and email address, but you do not have to input a coupon code. Once you hit submit you will receive a small number of emails. The email with your login and password is the one you will need to use to access your content. Please use the login link in that email so it will take you to the exclusive Zen Academy login!
Important details on the access to these features:
As soon as you sign up with the link and login to your dashboard, your 7-day pass will be activated. Therefore, we highly recommend starting on a Monday so that you will get the full benefit of a live Q&A with Tom Bilyeu.
The access for the 7-day pass starts now until April 17.
The access for the two courses outlined above will stay open permanently as long as our partnership is active .
Keep an eye out in your email once your 7 day free pass has expired - Impact Theory has a special exclusive offer coming your way!
ZenAcademy is and will always be focused on helping people and learning together as a community, always empowering people to ask questions and keep improving. We hope that these courses from our partner will have a positive impact in your life. We also had an amazing Twitter Spaces with the Impact Theory team and Tom Bilyeu today, if you want to check it out the recording is available here.
Tip Of The Week - Use HeyMint Launchpad!
Are You Looking to release an NFT project? We have recently partnered with HeyMint Launchpad. They are, without a doubt, the most comprehensive no-code toolbox for creating your dream NFT collection.
The best part? It’s 100% free for creators.
We practice what we preach, and all of our ZenAcademy NFTs are released using HeyMint. It’s great for independent artists and 10k PFP collections alike.
Try it out for yourself here. (Note that this is a referral link; by using it you are directly supporting the ZenAcademy Community)
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ZenAcademy Community News
ZenChest Giveaway! To celebrate ZenCaps turning one last week, we’ve been running a ZenChest giveaway over the past few days. All you have to do to be eligible is be a subscriber. The lucky winner, picked randomly, will be announced on Monday’s ZenDaily.
Introducing ‘Who Wants To Be A Zillionaire?’ This fun quiz game will run twice a week during ZenDaily, on Tuesdays and Thursdays! Three contestants are chosen live from the audience, and are asked six questions. If you answer right, you get a prize. You can then take that prize, or try and answer another question for a better prize. Make it all the way and you could land yourself a ZenChest. But answer wrong, and you lose everything.
In case you missed this, The ZenAcademy PFP Artist has been revealed!!! It’s Pondering! We are SO excited to have the privilege of working with him, and love everything he does. Check out his work via his Twitter profile linked above.
ZenAcademy’s Student IDs are here and available for everyone! We’re so excited to have rolled this out, with over 13,000 Student IDs already claimed. This is a FREE access point into our community for anyone wants to join. If you’ve not done so yet, Claim your token here: https://zenacademy.com/enroll. Remember, these are Soulbound NFTs which means that they cannot be sold or transferred out of the wallet that mints them. Also, the supply is unlimited which means that you do not need to rush.
Introducing ‘333 Fireside Chats’. The premise is that prominent people in the space/world will be invited to have a conversation with the 333 Club members. Any 333 Club member will be able to come on stage and ask questions, and the recording will be kept forever. Potentially, we'll open it up to allow the rest of the community to watch/listen to the conversation, but the ability to ask questions and be there live, will be exclusive to 333ers. You can find more details here.
ZenAcademy Socials and Content Streams
ZenAcademy Website (Claim your Student ID here)
ZenAcademy Regular Events
The ZenDaily Show hosted by Zeneca and Emileevee, every Mon-Fri (at 10:30am EST). This space is all about education, information and entertainment. It has a focus on Web3 education, topical perspectives, and being a forum for the ZA community and beyond to join in and discuss what’s going on in the web3 world. Additionally, Zeneca will be doing what he does best: distilling complicated information into easily digestible bites.
Wellness Wednesdays - Hosted by @Kit777 every other Wednesday. Kit talks with one of our highly esteemed members in a Twitter spaces where we pause, take a break and discuss all things related to mental health/wellness and our shared human journey in life.
Artists Corner - Every other Wednesday, hosted by KingInTheCastle, this event takes place in our Discord for our members. Artists take to the mic and share their journey, experiences and knowledge with our community. Hop in the call to learn and have fun.
333 Club’s weekly ‘This Week in NFTs’ Twitter Spaces, each and every Sunday. Follow the 333 Club Twitter page here for more info.
Join Poker Nights via our Discord. Events held weekly, with prizes to be won.
There’s a ‘global-events’ forum in the ZA Discord to help facilitate IRL meet-ups amongst the community. Find more details here.
Don’t forget to keep across the Giveaways Discord channel, with plenty of allowlist spots up for grabs on a regular basis.
Follow RogueRaven on Twitter here: @RogueRavenNFT
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 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.