Theme: Predictions for 2023
Type of NFTs up, down, flat
- PFPs
- Down (except yuga)
- Games
- Flat, to up based on blockchain going into mainstream gaming companies
- https://dappradar.com/rankings/category/games
- Music
- Flat, we need to see larger wallet adoption to overlap with listeners
- Events/Poap
- Up. Watch out ticketmaster
- Corporate
- Up.
- “Art”
- Up/flat. Marketing tools and ability of artists is going up.
- Sports
- Down. but bullish on NCAA nft
- DAO/Financial
- down
- Fashion/wearables
- Up.
Other trends:
- 1 new project a quarter topping $10M in launch and initial activity
- YUGA drops from top spots in top 10 with only 2 projects remaining (punks/Apes)
- Polygon dominates as layer 2 upgrade to ETH comes, this crushes other layer
- ETH guesses
- $2,400 EOY and high of $3,500
- Punks - 80ETH vs 90ETH
- BAYC - 60TH vs 50ETH
- NFT News
- The first “Bored Ape” NFT game costs $2,300+ for three weeks of play
- Hack via malware served by Google Ads
- SFMOMA Acquires Their First NFT – ARTnews.com
- Beeple Teases an Event 3/11/23 (Likely in SC) | NFT CULTURE
- Rarible Unveils NFT Marketplace Builder That’s 100% Free
- Optimism Blockchain Sees Surge in NFT Mints - NFTgators
- First National Geographic NFT Launch Meets Massive Backlash, Technical Issues - Decrypt
- The Tribeca Film Festival Adopts VIP NFT Passes