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Avalanche Launches Avaissance to Boost NFT Ecosystem
The Avalanche Foundation has announced the launch of Avaissance, an initiative aimed at supporting digital artists and growing the Avalanche NFT ecosystem. The program includes an Artist in Resident program for over 50 artists and the Mona Lisa Initiative to curate digital art and expand the collections of art-focused DAOs. In other news, Ticketmaster has announced a new feature, token-gated ticket sales, allowing artists to reward NFT holders with exclusive benefits. Popular NFT artist Patrick Amadon withdrew his work from a major auction house to protest a lack of female representation. Sony Interactive Entertainment filed a patent for a framework allowing users to transfer and utilize NFTs across multiple game platforms.
Azuki NFTs Sells the 8th Most Expensive Skateboard
History is being made by Azuki is making history, the Web3.0 brand renowned for its NFT innovations as it sold out the 8th most expensive skateboard in the world.
Christie's Launches Venture Capital Arm to Support LayerZero for Art Trading
London-based British auction house, Christie’s has announced its undisclosed investment in LayerZero, the first ever commitment it will be making through its new investment arm- Christie’s Ventures.
Axie Infinity Sells a Genesis Virtual Land Slot for 550 ETH
The most expensive virtual real estate in the Non-Fungible Token metaverse worth 550 ETH has just been sold by Axie Infinity.
Beeple NFT Sells at Auction for $69.3M, The Biggest NFT Sale to Date
The world's most valuation NFT by Beeple has been auctioned at Christie's for an approximate sum of $69.3 million