Volume
44
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April 4, 2025

Volume 44

Volume 44

Welcome back to Currents. This week, we sit down with Magic Machine, the team behind Forgotten Runes, to discuss the Runiverse, plus we dive into news like Sarah Meyohas debuting ‘Infinite Petals’, 9dcc and Snuffy releasing ABALLE, Pixels and Forgotten Runiverse joining forces, Doodles introducing DreamNet, Sei Foundation exploring a bid to acquire 23andMe, a Parallel Avatar 1-of-1 selling for $53K on OpenSea, and more!

In Conversation with Magic Machine, the team behind Forgotten Runes

OpenSea: Congratulations on getting Forgotten Runes approved for Nintendo, PlayStation, and Xbox! What does this milestone mean for the project and blockchain gaming as a whole?

Bearsnake: At our core, we’ve been building for almost four years, starting at a time when web3 was still a small, emerging community. This approval...

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Sarah Meyohas debuts ‘Infinite Petals’ on OpenSea

Infinite Petals #2” by Sarah Meyohas

Sarah Meyohas debuts ‘Infinite Petals’ on OpenSea

Sarah Meyohas, the deep tech artist behind Bitchcoin, is dropping a new AI-generated NFT collection called “Infinite Petals” on Opensea in partnership with Fellowship on April 15.

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Snuffy and 9dcc release spine-inspired Rolex collection

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Snuffy and 9dcc release spine-inspired Rolex collection

Gmoney’s luxury brand 9dcc and surrealist fine artist Snuffy have teamed up to release ABALLE, a limited-edition timepiece collection inspired by the artist’s upbringing around his father’s surgical practice.

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Pixels and Forgotten Runiverse link up on Ronin

Pixels, a farming and social simulation game, and Forgotten Runiverse, a fantasy RPG tied to the Forgotten Runes Wizard’s Cult NFT collection, have formed a new cross-game alliance on the gaming-focused Ronin blockchain.

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Doodles introduces DreamNet protocol to support AI-powered storytelling

Doodles introduces DreamNet protocol to support AI-powered storytelling

Doodles has announced DreamNet, a new protocol that lets fans and creators build shared story universes using AI and on-chain tools. It's powered by the $DOOD token, which helps track people’s contributions like character and settings, and is designed to organize fan-made plotlines into a structured system that AI can effectively use.

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Sei Foundation explores buying 23andMe to protect genetic data on chain

The foundation behind the Sei blockchain network announced it's exploring a bid to acquire near-bankrupt genetics company 23andMe. The goal is reportedly to move 23andMe’s full dataset on chain.

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Parallel Avatar 1-of-1 sells for $53K on OpenSea

On March 30, a one-of-one Parallel Avatar sold for $53,000 on OpenSea. Parallel, an Ethereum-based sci-fi TCG, integrates digital avatars with in-game functionality and lore. The one-of-one is the rarest avatar in the project’s ecosystem.

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