Volume 24

“Cow,” a work in Yun’s “Midwest” series, holds a CC0 license that sparked excitement and creativity amongst other artists in the NFT space. The gray, black and white cow against the green pastel background became the foundation and inspiration for NFT holders who then went on to create remixes of Yun’s work.

The Sandbox, a decentralized metaverse built on Ethereum, launched a DAO on Tuesday, June 28. In The Sandbox’s blog post, it states that each member of the DAO effectively becomes a virtual citizen of a new digital nation in the making and can help propose and vote on projects that will contribute to the growth of The Sandbox ecosystem. Users will reportedly be able to exercise influence on gameplay upgrades, events and other initiatives.

Yuga Labs CEO Greg Solano, who announced his return to the company in February, checked in with X this week to share reflections, updates and future plans for the company.

Nike is teaming up with RTFKT, the Metaverse shoewear platform it acquired in December 2021, to drop the Genesis VOID Edition on SNKRS on June 13. The drop will feature 1,000 pairs priced at $222 each (plus tax) in the vibrant VOID colorway.

Find Satoshi Lab (FSL) announced STEPN GO, the company’s forthcoming innovation where users can now easily onboard friends by lending their Sneakers NFTs.

Cool Cats just announced Clontest 2024, the brand’s fourth annual art contest. Open to artists of all mediums, this year’s contest celebrates creativity and community engagement. Entries must reference at least four characters from “The Milk Chug” animated series.

Leah Sams' clothing line, Paradise Collection, launched on May 21 with an exclusive pre-sale on HUG. There will be a party in London co-hosted by her NFT project Power of Women and World of Women.