🌊 GM Flowverse Citizens! Today we are announcing the launch of our official Flowverse Instagram account 📸
Also, a huge welcome Nick Grudin to Flow Blockchain.
Nick Grudin is joining Dapper Labs as CBO. Previously, he was VP, Content & Community Partnerships at Meta (Facebook) for over a decade
He will be responsible for partnerships as well as developer experience and marketing across the portfolio
Upcoming Flow ecosystem events 📅
Zigazoo AMA (17th August, Flowverse Twitter Spaces)
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💡Flow Blockchain News
Gaia Marketplace are opening their Discord on Monday
.find NFT marketplace launched with over 3000 NFTs already listed for sale
AFL Mint are launching the first-ever AFL Mint NFT drop this week, RIPPER SKIPPER, celebrating the leaders of Australia’s #1 sporting league
Disrupt Art hosted Midwest Con - a celebration of web3, art and culture
Flowverse Socks partnered with Increment Fi enabling all Sock holders to get the special Increment Fi "core members" FLOAT NFT
MotoGP Ignition recently went live with their play to earn NFT card game
Flow released a tutorial on connecting your Dapper wallet to your Instagram
Sturdy Exchange marketplace has reopened and is now live with Dapper wallet
The FLOW token was trending #1 on Coinmarketcap on Aug 9
Moxy are revealing their platform on Aug 20th
Chainmonsters provided their next big development update
CAST launched their leaderboard feature
🧦 Flowverse Socks Upgrade
Thanks to the brilliant team at Matrix Labs (creators of Matrix World, Matrix Market), Flowverse Socks are levelling up into their own custom NFT contract 🔥
Why it matters? Socks can now easily be used for project collaborations, and with third-party tools to extend their capabilities
How to upgrade my Sock? Connect your wallet containing the Sock NFT to this page, burn your existing Sock NFT and you will receive a brand new Sock NFT on the custom contract
Before upgrading: Make sure to redeem them for your free pair of physical Socks on Web3Wear. Redeeming for the physical pair has zero impact on the NFT itself, and you may be unable to do this after upgrading
Key takeaway: This is a must-complete action for all Socks holders
🔬 Project Highlight: NFL x Ticketmaster
Last month the NFL announced it would offer commemorative Flow Blockchain NFT tickets in partnership with events ticketing giant, Ticketmaster.
The Commemorative NFT tickets will be given to attendees of 101 total 2022 season games. This is a 5x increase from 2021 and more notably they are swapping away from Polygon to Flow Blockchain.
Why Commemorative NFT tickets, and what utility do they have?
Fans value having something that they can remember the experience of attending an event with
The NFTs can also be resold on the Ticketmaster marketplace but we are unable to determine what secondary market volume has been like to date
In the future, the NFL have said they will explore further utility or functional NFT ticketing as opposed to just commemorative ticketing
NFL x Ticketmaster is not the only Flow Blockchain project experimenting with NFT tickets.
FLOAT: While not strictly ticketing, FLOAT NFTs are given out as a commemorative NFT/ souvenir for people attending events
Tokenproof: An NFT ticketing app used to verify ownership and issue tickets for events like ApeFest. Reportedly it will support Flow in the near future
Raceday NFT: Raceday NFT sells commemorative tickets for well-known motorsport events
CanesVault: CanesVault let fans bid on a VIP Experience NFT for the Miami Hurricanes x Virginia Tech game offering a VIP experience for the winner and 19 of their friends and family
NBA All-Star VIP Pass NFT: 1-of-1 NFTs for each of the league's 30 teams that provide their owners with unprecedented, VIP access to the next 5 NBA All-Stars, starting in 2023
Hoodlums: Holding a Hoodlums NFT enables you to gain access to premium real-life events
Flowverse hot take: NFT ticketing may succeed if companies focus on expanding the market for tickets overall instead of aiming to disrupt heavily-entrenched existing ticket providers. Flow Blockchain seems to be have some great examples of this in commemorative ticket NFTs and FLOATs.
We’re looking forward to when we can go to a football match, watch our favourite player score a last-minute goal and go home with an NFT moment of this.
🆕 New to the Flowverse
Drizzle: A way to easily airdrop and raffle away NFTs and tokens on the Flow blockchain
Flow Developer Portal: Discover the developer ecosystem and master the Flow blockchain
LA Rams: The LA Rams have partnered with Dapper Labs and NFL ALL DAY to create a series of limited-edition digital collectibles
Puddle: The easiest way for brands, creators and events to kickstart and scale Web3 communities
Tokenproof: An NFT ticketing app that was used to verify ownership and issue tickets for events like ApeFest
⚡Upcoming Flow NFT drops
🥊 LIGHTS OUT PACK - DAY 1-3 (UFC Strike, Aug 16-18)
⚔️ The Struggle for Trost Common Pack (Attack on Titan: Legacy, Aug 16)
🕵️ Gamisodes Inspector Gadget Set 1 (Gamisodes, Aug 17)
🎵 Sam Smith x Billboard ChartStars (Billboard ChartStars, Aug 17)
🏈 AFL Mint RIPPER SKIPPER Allow List Allocation (AFL Mint, Aug 17)
👽 COSMIC CREATURES (Starly, Aug 18)
🏀 WNBA Base Set (Release 5) (NBA Top Shot, Aug 18)
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