What happened in NFTs this year?

Mickey Mouse ETFs, Bitcoin and $PIXEL in January 2024

The 2024 collection began with a nod to the past as it was based on the NFT, which is now free of copyright. Steamboat Willie Mickey Mouse The character that made waves

It was the news of long-awaited approval by the U.S. SEC that made the biggest headlines in the last month. spot Bitcoin ETFs.

IRS introduces new tax laws for businesses new tax obligationsLogan Paul has announced an controversial new project. CryptoZoo NFT buyback schemeVisa launches a Web3 loyalty program. Also, X said goodbye to PFP NFTsStarbucks Korea has launched an NFT rewards programGameStop has announced the release of a new game. closure of their NFT marketplace.

Pixels revealed their highly-anticipated game in a token announcement $PIXEL tokenThe Moca Foundation has announced that the arrival of the $MOCA tokenPhantom launched the Phantom in a surprising manner. $WEN community token.

Both were also seen in January Solana NFTs The following are some examples of how to get started: Polygon NFTs overtake Ethereum in NFT trading for the first time – with the former also revealing their Solana Saga Chapter 2 mobile phone. Azuki values surged on rumors that the company was preparing to launch a new model. Weeb3 Foundation allianceThey announced their announcements. Azuki anime series. Yuga Labs pushed Legends of the Mara to mobileAnnouncement Dookey Dash UncloggedBoth. revealed Remastered and their Otherside Trip 3 trailer.

Elsewhere, CryptoUndeads Nifty island entered the minted-out category open betaCool Cats has partnered up with ImmutableAxie Infinity has launched its Homeland betaMagic Eden launched their multi-chain walletPudgy Penguins and. OverpassIP.

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ERC-404 in February 2024, Pudgy’s rise and record sales

This is what February 2024 will be remembered for. Yuga Labs acquire PROOF Collective – with Yuga founder Greg Solano returning as CEO Soon after,

This month, the launch of the new token was a big event. ERC-404 standard – with the first-ever ERC-404 token, titled $PANDORA. Its market value has reached hundreds of million dollars. The $PIXEL token Binance listed the token and it saw a massive increase in trading volume. The token achieved over $500,000,000 USD trading volume within a 24 hour period.

Doodles partnered with Doodles in February. Casio G-SHOCKCryptoPunks reveal their Punk in Residence Magic Eden hosted their program. Retro Diamond drop – ahead of the launch of their Ethereum marketplaceTheir revealment of the Creator’s Alliance. Yuga Labs was busy in the month of September. Bored & Hungry Expanding to Seoul Serum City going live – although they saw increased competition from the fast-rising Pudgy PenguinsWho partnered up with Unstoppable Domains.

Elsewhere, Polkadot Set a record in NFT coining speed. Decentraland Mobile is the future MetaMask Introduce real-time notifications, Blast mainnet Launched Shardbound Immutable was introduced again. Parallel Open beta is now available. Autoglyph NFT fetched $14.6 million USD – making it the biggest NFT sale since 2022.

Ordinals, Runestones and SBF in March 2024

Bitcoin Ordinals project Runestone The minting of and auctioning This is the biggest inscription yet, with a value of more than a million dollars. airdropThe Changing Face of the. Bitcoin Ordinals ecosystem.

Brand adoption is a key factor in brand recognition. Coachella OpenSea has a partnership with OpenSea. Ubisoft’s Watch Dogs Sony has filed a lawsuit against Cross the Ages. ‘super-fungible token’ patent. Starbucks has closed its doors Odyssey NFT rewards The program is a MetaBirkin lawsuit Forbes also revealed that they have a broader view of the world. Legacy Pass NFTs, Wu-Tang Clan Netflix UK has secured rights to Bitcoin Ordinals NFT:WTF?Former FTX boss. Sam Bankman-Fried The sentence was 25 years imprisonment.

Otherside won the game. Apes Come Home event, Gods Unchained Hit mobile HYCHAIN mainnet went live, Pixels Ronin reached new heights and Immutable and OKX announced an announcement. web3 gaming launchpad – with Immutable also injecting $100 million into web3 gaming Polygon is a great place to start. Funding is a major concern. Illuvium Raised $12 Million Off The Grid Raising $30 Millions and More Parallel Raised an astounding $35 million.

Elsewhere, CryptoPunk #3100 The sale price was $16 Million. Kevin Rose After selling his NFTs for $1.2 Million, a man received backlash. Magic Eden airdropped Diamonds Kaidro was the first to hold Ethereum OGs first free mint on Ronin, Milady raised $18.7 million In just two hours, you can a $WIF Mascot NFT The auctioned $4.3 million WAX partnered with Amazon, Azuki unveiled AnimeChain Arbitrum Pudgy Penguins flipped BAYC For the first time.

April 2024 – Rewards, $POOP & Runes Protocol

Immutable’s $50 Million USD Rewards Program was the biggest news of the month. The Main QuestImmutable is an ecosystem that aims to achieve long-term, sustainable growth.

Square Enix is rereleasing its acclaimed game Square Enix on the market. Final Fantasy VII Figures without NFT Certificates Mazda Aster zkEVM is partnered with Aster Avenged Sevenfold Samsung has released the Web3 Season Pass. ‘NFT TV bundle’” Adidas STEPN is a partner of STEPN.

Doodles creator, @poopie was launched in Tokens’ strong month. Poopcoin ($POOP) – announcing Dullsville and the Doodleverse Just a few days after, the same thing happened. Doodles Space Mission S1 shortly thereafter – $DOGE Turned into fractionalised NFTs. Bitcoin Runes Protocol made its debut – with Magic Eden Runes The following are some examples of how to get started: Dog memecoins starring.

Web3 gaming is a new way to play games. Square Enix Animoca Brands Japan is a partner of ours. a16z launched its SPEEDRUN accelerator, and two Web3 gaming handhelds were announced – BitBoy Then, there is the SuiPlay0X1. MetalCore Ronin held its second closed beta test, and welcomed Ragnarok: Monster WorldMythical Games changed to PolkadotDecentraland announces their first Game Expo, Anichess Yuga, who raised $1.8M and transferred both of them Legends of the Mara and HV-MTL Faraway and Announced Moonbirds Universe – with sales of the Moonbirds NFT collection jumping 227%.

Then, elsewhere the ENS Points System OpenSea integrates a launch and closure within five hours. ERC-721C, NFTFEST The date for the announcement of June was made public. Bored & Hungry California Shut its Doors Dapper Labs‘ legal woes continued, MetaMask began to spotlight eligible airdropsChristie’s celebrated their first anniversary. Bitcoin Ordinals auction” CyberKongz Bitcoin NFTs Raised $5 Million

Super Punk World and Pudgy Toys in the Garden.

In May 2024, there were two major stories. First, Nina Chanel Abney Announced and revealed her CryptoPunks – supported Super Punk World collection – though saw it immediately cancelled following community backlash. Pudgy Penguins also announced that they would be expanding their business. Pudgy Toys to Target stores across the U.S. after over 1 million sales – also revealing a partnership with Mythical Games A mobile game based on Pudgy.

Casio celebrates its 50th Anniversary with an array of events. watches NFT collectionCristiano Ronaldo was in legal trouble after his alleged slander of a woman. Binance CR7 NFTsAnimoca Brands Japan partnered up with Quidd to create a new brand. Fairy Tail NFTs.

In Web3 gaming, Axie debuted Duet Monsters Mobile devices Guild of Guardians’ Age of the Dread began, Medieval Empires hit open beta, Draftables NFT Founder Passes sold out in less than 10 mins. Immutable Passport More than 1 million people have signed up.

In other news, Azuki premiered The Waiting Man – episode 1 of their Enter The Garden anime – and partnered with Magic Eden on Satoshi Nakamoto hoodies. Blur integrated Blast NFTs, DeGods and y00ts returned to Solana – with Solana also seeing a new SPL-404 NFT standard The following are some examples of how to get started: LayerZero integration – CryptoPunk #741 Sold for $800,000. VeeFriends Character Caps are now available. Apes Capital The truth was revealed Phantom acquired Bitski, OpenSea launched Get Based, Milady Maker Value of most commodities has increased. Ledger Stax Start shipping today Farcaster Sealing a 150 million dollar investment.

Telegram Games, Ronin & Web3 AI in June 2024

The June 2024 edition of the magazine featured two particular stories. In June 2024, Telegram began to grow in popularity. Hamster Kombat Gathering 78 Million Players, and the Trezor Safe 5 hardware wallet Released.

Sotherby’s has announced an expansion of its business. Golden Bored Apes auction, McDonald’s launched a metaverse, Wu-Tang Clan’s Once Upon a Time in Shaolin Konami’s launch of their NFT was a response to the release. Resella Avalanche service OneFootball partnered with Mocaverse.

Web3 gaming has seen the launch of its new website. Ronin Forge Then, there is the Ronin zkEVMThe reveal of Illuvium’s open beta The July Release is now available. The Sandbox raise $20 million The unveiling of the Polygon Community Grants ProgramShrapnel is worth $100,000 STX3.1 playtest. Also, Parallel Epic Games Store: Released on September 29, HYTOPIA entered closed beta, Blocklords Dynasty MetalCore debuted their new product on Base. $MCG token, Worldwide Webb Soulbound has been rebranded. ZED RUN ZEDx is the best way to transition.

Web3 AI has also been a topic of discussion elsewhere. Play AI raising $4.3 million The following are some examples of how to get started: Grass AI Growing in Popularity Coinbase Learn The launch of the Coinbase Smart Wallet Introduced. Dapper Labs established their NBA Top Shot lawsuit, Doodles Stoodio Pudgy Penguins moved to Base and announced their arrival Igloo Inc. Parent company

July 2024: Ethereum ETFs and GTA 6

SEC in the U.S. was responsible for the most important story in July 2024. Ethereum ETFs The approval to start trading was given on 24 July.

In the main stream, Attack on Titan Rumours started to circulate about the inclusion of crypto and NFTs in GTA 6Tim Sweeney, CEO of Epic Games has stated that blockchain technology could be added to Fortnite In the future.

In Web3 gaming, Deadfellaz began Wallhugger alpha testing, Ubisoft’s Champions Tactics was released – with a free NFT mint – Spellborne Enter open beta Forgotten Runiverse migrated to Ronin” Pixelverse The additional funding was $2 million. Soulbound has won the Adventure Together Grand Prize in the category 2024 Discord App Pitch, Axie Infinity: Homeland’s avatar mode The release of the film, Immortal Rising 2 Immutable launched by Polygon $MATIC migrated to $POL, MetalCore Arena The announcement was made, and then the Illuvium mainnet went live.

ChainGPT also released an update to its AI NFT generator, Consensys acquired Wallet GuardLedger has revealed the identity of their Clear Signing The initiative is the Cool Cats launched a manga series. Privasea The plane took off. KnownOrigin This business has now ceased to exist. Aavegotchi It’s 3D! Doodles Records The unveiling of the Ledger Flex It was announced that RTFKT revealed Project Animus.

U.S. SEC MetaMask Card & AriZona in August 2024

In August 2024, the two most popular stories were The Two Leading Stories of August 2024. U.S. SEC issue a Wells notice to OpenSeaIt is the first time that MetaMask Card.

Doodles has partnered up with two businesses to look at the business. AriZona The following are some examples of how to get started: AdidasUbisoft has teamed with Arbitrum to create a new game. Captain Laserhawk: the G.A.M.E., Lamborghini partnered with Animoca Brands, Illuvium teamed up with Samsung” BAYC teamed up with BAPE Also, Sony announced the release of the PlayStation 4. Sony also announced that the Soneium blockchain, PGA Tour Rise It was revealed that Donald Trump released Series 4 of his digital trading cards.

The Web 3 gaming system Lumiterra enter closed betaMocaverse has released their new release. Mocaland Experiences Off The Grid and Sandbox both expand their Pioneers Program” Ragnarok: Monster World Closed beta is also available. Otherside has been announced Project Dragon Episode 2, Gods Unchained Immutable had a tough patch after a major release. closure of the Immutable X marketplace” Ember Sword migrating to Mantle.

Azuki unveils a new model animated shorts seriesTrezor celebrates their 10th anniversary, DFZ Labs partnered with Unstoppable DomainsSotheby’s held a sale Digital Art Day saleMagic Eden and. announced their announcements $ME tokenThe launch of the. NFT mint terminal.

September 2024 Anime.com, Doodles and Mobiles

In September 2024, two stories were the most important. Doodles premiered Dullsville and the Doodleverse Solana Mobile unveiled the new Solana Mobile at the Toronto International Film Festival. Solana Seeker mobile phone.

Web3 gaming is a new way to play games. MetalCore Season 1 debuted – with a Season 1 NFT sale to boot – Nyan Heroes Enter Season 3 and enjoy the best of both worlds. Sequence Unreal SDK To verify, enter your email address. Ashes of Mankind CCP Games announced the Revenants NFT Drop. EVE Frontier, MixMob Hit Season 2 seven new games joined RoninThe launch date of. Illuvium: Beyond Wave 3 It was announced.

The day wasn’t a total rainbow and sunshine, but Dimensions Dropped their Blockchain features Tales of Elleria Announced the end of active developments.

Rumours have also surfaced about blockchain technology and other technologies. iPhone 16ApeCoin has revealed its blueprint ApeChain, Gamma The platform combines Bitcoin Ordinals with Stacks. Azuki revealed anime.comMagic Eden, Mocaverse and other hidden gems revealed MagicMoca – with the former also adopting optional royalties Blockchains for EVM

Off The Grid: ApeChain & X Empire in October 2024

Oct. 2024 saw a major double blow. Off The Grid entered Early Access” ApeChain was launched Top Trader has been launched.

Gods Unchained was released by Web3 gaming. Tower of Dread expansion, Wild Forest Announce the token generation (TGE), for their $WF Token. CryptoKitties You can play the game on Telegram. Shardbound hit open beta” Decentraland Launch a desktop application. Guild of Guardians Frostmire has released its Frostmire Expansion. PARAVOX The company announced that it would be hosting a tournament worth $130,000. Parallel The announcement of a $250,000 Esports Championship.

Deadfellaz also revealed the names of their new album. Death Touch TCG, Opti Games raised $2 million for Sparkball, MetalCore moved to SolanaAnd the X Empire airdrop The players were frustrated.

Also, Consensys Google Cloud Aptos Labs launches after announcing a 20% reduction in their staff GameStack” GR1D Network Amazon now offers web3 game credits. Sequence partnered with TransakCryptoPunk #1563 sold for a questionable $56 millionFaraway has revealed the two new designs. Faraway Creator Suite The following are some examples of how to get started: FChainThe. Captain Laserhawk NFT collection Hit Magic Eden. Ubisoft also released Magic Eden. Champions Tactics, 10KTF was acquiredImprobable and. announced the launch the Somnia blockchain.

Rektguy, McDonald’s & Trump in 2024

Undoubtedly, the biggest news of November 2024 is undoubtedly Trump’s victory in the 2024 U.S. presidential electionCrypto markets have been soaring since the announcement.

NFTs are now more visible than ever before. McDonalds Partnership with Doodles A large-scale holiday campaign in the United States.

Web3 gaming is a new way to play games. Immutable was hit with a Wells noticePudgy Penguins have been announced Pudgy Party, and Off The Grid continued to rise – with their Save Democracy packThe Clash for Cash Daily tournaments and $600,000. All-Star Invitational. Pixels have revealed the truth about their 2025 goals, Animoca Brands secured $10 million Parallel has released its funding for their Aftermath expansion, Nakamigos’ CLOAKS Games There was a planned release for upcoming. Moonray Distributed over 220,000 NFTs within 48 hours.

You can also flip it around. Sky Mavis laid off 21% of its workforce – in spite of announcing a new Axie Infinity game for 2025 – and Kraken announced the closure of their NFT marketplace.

Rektguy secured funding of $1.5 million for Rekt BrandsRekt Drinks and then the $REKT token. OpenSea V2 Was teased? A rumour OpenSea token Magic Eden has revealed more details about their Gemesis NFT trade. $ME token” Azuki brought Fate to Anime.com.

Bitcoin, $PENGU & $ME in 2024

The year 2024 is December. Bitcoin hit $100,000 Both the NFT and crypto markets continue to rise.

Two major tokens were launched in the month. Pudgy Penguins are launched $PENGU – which caused a sharp rise and fall in the floor price of Pudgy Penguins NFTs – which hit a $3 billion market capMagic Eden has launched its own $ME token – though faced backlash Technical issues were encountered with the airdrop. OpenSea hinted at the launch of a new token. $OCEAN token.

The Web3 Gaming Saw EVE Frontier enter Early Access, OverTrip launch on the Epic Games StoreThe major update of Off The Grid, Shrapnel’s Neon Machine announce a new CEONakamigos launches their launch Rise of the Wolf RPG. There were two Web3 gaming funds of $150,000,000 each. Beam Ventures Abu Dhabi has many things to do. Big Time Studios Open Loot Fund

Elsewhere, Nike announced the closure of RTFKT – with rivals Adidas revealing their ALTS NFT collection a week later – Animoca Brands backed Igloo Inc., Chonks debuted on Base, CyberKongz disclosed their Wells notice” Avalanche supported the Beam Network Beam Node Tokens are worth $500,000.

This concludes our NFT 2024 recap.

2024 saw us hit our 5,000th published article – and we’re well on our way to 6,000. With seven years of NFT coverage under our belts and counting, we’re entering 2025 with hope, ambition and excitement – whichever way the market goes!

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