DeGods to Ethereum, BAYC Kicks Off The Trial Of Jimmy The Monkey, and the LastPass attacker copied Seed Phrases
DeGods to Ethereum, BAYC Kicks Off The Trial Of Jimmy The Monkey, and the LastPass attacker copied Seed Phrases
Alpha Schedule - Your Weekly NFT Newsletter
Hi Fellaz,
Before we jump into this week’s newsletter, I want to take the time to reflect on everything that occurred this year; from crazy news stories to amazing web3 events, from making new friends to gathering a thousand newsletter subscribers. 2022 has been a crazy year in so many aspects, where I experienced immense personal growth.
Cheers to an amazing New Year 🥂 - I’m incredibly excited to dive into 2023 with each of you, and I cannot express how much I appreciate your continued support as we get set to tackle 2023 head-on.
In the meanwhile, here are my favorite snippets from the past week:
It looks like Art Fair Tokyo is bringing many Asian artists to web3.
— 🩸💀 AMERICAN RADASS
DeGods announce Bridge to Ethereum
The top Solana NFT collections DeGods and y00ts announced their departure from Solana earlier today on Twitter. DeGods will switch to the more well-known Ethereum, while y00ts will be moved to Polygon, an Ethereum sidechain.
Meanwhile, a Reddit post alleges that DeGods and y00ts asked the Solana Foundation for millions to remain on the blockchain. The user u/real_mooshi also claimed that Polygon reportedly paid $5 million to bridge y00ts. The user also stated the amount Ethereum paid is unknown.
Yuga Labs Kicks Off The Trial Of Jimmy The Monkey
After weeks of waiting, Bored Ape Yacht Club officially kicked off the long-awaited Trial of Jimmy the Monkey will commence this Christmas. It’s “some really weird shit,” said the BAYC co-founder Greg Solano. The video teaser generated many reactions due to its surprising end scene and the large number of hints and easter eggs.
According to a company statement, “this is the first chapter in a new saga that will provide a first-of-its-kind experience for all BAYC and MAYC holders. Pieces of the narrative will be released along the way, pay attention to the signs – details might be important down the line. It all will come to a head in late January with a free, playable, interactive mint experience for BAYC and MAYC holders.”
LastPass admits attackers have a copy of customers’ password vaults
Password locker LastPass has warned customers that the August 2022 attack on its systems saw unknown parties copy encrypted files that contain customers' stored passwords.
In an update about the incident, LastPass brings customers up to date by explaining that the August 2022 attacker also copied “customer vault” data – the file in which LastPass stores the passwords that users entrust to it.
This means that the ‘secure notes’, which are not encrypted and might store seed phrases for your crypto wallet, are now leaked. Spicy detail: You can’t change your wallet address, so you should consider creating a new wallet and transferring your assets.
📰 OTHER NEWS FROM THE PAST WEEK
Jenkins The Valet, a digital character based on BAYC IP, is launching a new digital character, Rufus the deadfellaz.
Companies are actively sweeping the CryptoMories floor, in order to give their teams and families free lifetime mental healthcare.
Betty, Co-founder of Deadfellaz, has been teasing for the past few weeks about launching a new NFT project.
The BNB Chain has announced that the total number of unique addresses on the BNB Chain has overtaken Ethereum.
Crypto.com had an NFT campaign on Facebook prohibited by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), the UK’s advertising authority.
OpenSea is now prohibiting digital artists from all nations sanctioned by the United States, including Cuba.
Riot Games, an American company famous for developing the video game
League of Legends, reportedly filed a motion to end its collaboration with FTX.
Sam Bankman-Fried was released on a $250 million bail package after making his first US court appearance to face fraud charges over the collapse of FTX.
Caroline Ellison and Gary Wang apparently turned on SBF regarding the FTX saga, rattling him out to the Feds.
Federal judge Ronnie Abrams, who used to oversee the case against Sam Bankman-Fried, Caroline Ellison, and Gary Wang, has formally recused herself.
A Tornado Cash developer identified as “Gozzy” has initiated a proposal to receive $240,000 in remuneration to continue development activities on the sanctioned mixing protocol.
The Pokémon Company is taking an Australian crypto game company to court for using characters from the Pokémon franchise without permission.
✨ NEW IN THE SPACE
Twitter introduced a new cryptocurrency feature on its platform that allows users to check the current price of bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH).
NBA Hall of Famer Scottie Pippen’s NFT collection broke the OpenSeas sales record set by actor Anthony Hopkins, after his digital-asset collection sold out in less than one-and-a-half minutes.
Shilly, one of the first "NFT Community Produced Recording Artists", has recently released his debut single, "I'm Boring".
Yuga Labs's NFT collection Meebits launched a music album that's also collectable as ERC-1155 NFTs.
Mercedes-Benz group, the German luxury automobile, is planning to expand its empire in the virtual world by filing trademark applications for NFTs and similar purposes.
Opensea created an option to gift NFTs to all your friends.
Visa has proposed a blockchain account design that could allow Ethereum users to arrange auto-payments from a self-custodied wallet.
😂 LAUGH OUT LOUD
🤓 DISCLAIMER: NFA & DYOR
This newsletter is a curated overview of the most exciting things I’ve read the past week, the projects I’ve researched, and the NFTs I’ll be trying to buy.
This means I’m - per definition - biased, so don’t consider this as financial advice, and keep doing your own research if you see something you like.