DROPS DAO NEWSLETTER
Some very exciting news will be coming next week…
Since the Governance Vote with the Mutant Cartel DAO was passed we can safely say that progress is rapidly developing and we expect the new Mutant Cartel pool to be ready very soon!
We’ve made a video tutorial on using SweepMax that should be useful, especially for those NFT investors looking to scoop a discounted blue-chip such as BAYC in this current market, where they are now selling for under 50 ETH.
Of course we also have a Poker tournament coming up this Sunday!
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Drops Team Updates:
This week
New pool deployment
UI bug fixes
Sweepmax stability fixes
NFT News - Highlights of the Week
Adidas' Bored Ape NFT Makes Appearance With Messi in New World Cup Trailer
Adidas continues its long tradition with the FIFA World Cup, this time with a crypto twist. The sports brand included its Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) character named Indigo Herz in a recent promotional trailer published alongside footballing superstars like Lionel Messi. The move offers an interesting example of NFT rights being leveraged by large brands.
Adidas purchased Indigo Herz, or BAYC #8774, in September 2021 for 46 Ethereum, roughly $156,000 at that time.
New Patent reveals Sony Corporation is investigating NFTs
Sony has published a patent that suggests its exploring ways of the history of in-game assets using the blockchain and NFTs.
The patent, titled "Tracking Unique In-Game Digital Assets Using Tokens on a Distributed Ledger" shows a theoretical mechanism for tracking the changes to in-game assets, including ownership, visual appearance and metadata
Royal Debuts Marketplace to Bring Music NFTs to the Masses
Royal, one of the biggest names in the burgeoning music NFT space, has finally launched its long-promised marketplace for music royalty rights.
Started by electronic musician and entrepreneur Justin “3LAU” Blau and Opendoor founder JD Ross, Royal raised $16 million in its seed funding round in August 2021. Last November, the Web3 music startup raised another $55 million in funding from Andreessen Horowitz, Coinbase Ventures, and Paradigm, along with popular musicians like Nas and The Chainsmokers.
Tweets of the Week
Lending Pool Statistics
Check out the most recent stats below for our lending pools:
Supplied: $1,266,307
Borrowed: $301,205
Highest Yield (APY)
The highest APY for USDC is available in the Ocean Pool, with a supply APY of 10.24% in USDC and a distribution APY of 13.73% in DOP.
The highest APY for ETH is available in the Lake Pool, with a supply APY of 8.08% in ETH and a distribution APR of 18.39% in DOP.
veDOP statistics
DOP Locked: 1,941,639.78
Total veDOP: 292,796.42
Average Lock: 0.60 years
NFT Market Statistics
Total NFT Sales Volume
Source: https://cryptoslam.io/#sales-rankings-7d
Top NFT Sales
Azuki makes 3 NFTs into the week’s top sales