LOOKS: A Rare Airdrop
55 💸 $LOOKS Airdrop, How to trade NFTs and receive rewards, NFT of the Week, Web3 News, + A Conversation With.
Web3 Evolves with LooksRare NFT Marketplace
Read Investing News + Key Takeaways + How To NFT
This Wednesday: A Conversation With ProbCause.ETH
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Bearish on Opensea…Bullish on LooksRare
OpenSea, who we headlined volume 38 with as the major NFT marketplace, has operated as Goliath without even a hint of David over the past year. In this time, the marketplace has fired it’s only customer facing employee for front-running transactions, provided no effective customer service to thousands of unhappy users, and grown into a behemoth valued at over $13 Billion dollars.
Simply search “OpenSea” and “community” on twitter and it’s not pretty.
To make matters worse, the crypto communities collective hope of a free token airdrop “stimulus” was all but dashed by the hiring of the former Lyft CFO; Brian Roberts late last year.
Something tells us the “big gap” to an IPO will be closing sooner than Mr. Roberts wants us to believe. This brings us to LooksRare and closing the “big gap” between NFT platforms.
The Rare Airdrop We Are Bullish On
Let us explain: We've received a number of airdrops over the past month and, frankly, they’ve been all air and no substance. This all changed when LooksRare came to market with $LOOKS as a direct competitor to OpenSea. Anyone with a combined 3 ETH trading volume or more on Opensea over a six month period is eligible to claim $LOOKS tokens for free.
LooksRare is a decentralized community-first NFT marketplace with rewards for participating. With benefits on both the buy and sell side of a transaction, we are seeing web3 evolve in real time. Just look at a marketplace comparison on a recent Bored Ape Yacht Club transaction done on the new platform yesterday:
Early returns have been extremely promising, not just from purchase/sale side, but from staking as well. (Current return: 813%)
All in all, LooksRare is actively showcasing to the community the potential of decentralization and true value of active participation in web3. Time will tell if the new marketplace can compete, iterate, and continue to offer value to users, but if this first week is any example, we may just be talking about LooksRare as the David to OpenSea’s Goliath.
NFT Corner
How To: Trade NFTs and Receive Rewards
🟣 Walmart is the next big company with plans for the metaverse
Key Takeaway: The irony in a Walmart token being $MART.
🟣 Crypto job ads surged by nearly 400% in 2021, says LinkedIn
Key Takeaway: Top talent is flocking to Web3 and the trend is accelerating.
🟣 Flyfish Club is selling memberships as NFTs ahead of NYC launch in 2023
Key Takeaway: "The Flyfish Club NFTs, which appear as colorful renderings of sushi styles like nigiri, allow members to enter the dining club. But membership has other perks. VCR Group CEO David Rodolitz told Fortune that members can "also lease it when they're out of town, or even sell it." - via Insider
A Conversation With 🎙 Listen on iTunes and Spotify
🟣 “A Conversation With” the podcast is on Apple iTunes & Spotify. Never miss an episode. Listen in the car, at the gym or wherever you choose to press play.
In Episode 13 of “A Conversation With” podcast, we welcome Bryan Brinkman, an artist, illustrator and animator who has taken his career from physical art to the digital world of NFTs, the metaverse, and beyond. Highlights from this podcast include:
Bryan’s education as an artist and vast background in the television (SNL) and advertising industries.
The challenges and opportunities in his career as he’s gone digital.
His inspiration behind a number of his famous NFTs.
Advice for artists looking to join the NFT art space.
Click here to listen and learn more from this enlightening conversation.
The Week Ahead
📆 Wednesday, 1/19 @ 7PM ET: PROBCAUSE.ETH
This Wednesday, we welcome ProbCause, popular artist, musician, and animator. Join us live on Twitter Spaces to learn all about his NFT journey, 2021 highlights, and plan for 2022.
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