The Spark (ep. #7)

Hello and welcome to the 7th episode of “The Spark“ newsletter!

Here you can find everything you need to stay up-to-date with upcoming NFT projects and web3 games

Now let’s dive into the info

Episode structure:

[Early alpha] section:

1. Crypto Moments (1650 followers)

• Art collection, focused on 25 most iconic moments in crypto history

• Founded by Csaw - Azuki whale and Spirit DAO member

• Burn-to-access mechanics, with more benefits for holders of higher tiers

My take:

First and foremost i should mention once again, that this project is led by notable Azuki whale, hence we can already see great support from other Azuki individuals, including team members.

Idea seems to be relatively fresh, and the way how they deliver the story feels refreshing after all the projects with standard post → premint → raids route.

Mint details are still TBA, but i suppose it could be an open edition (maybe even fully public). Art meta slowed down a bit, but some projects still show incredible results.

Hence, i think it makes sense to follow “Crypto Moments“ and see what they will reveal next, decide from there.

2. Duel Arena (1630 followers)

• Fully on-chain 1v1 duels game with crypto stakes

• Part of Cambria ecosystem (backed by a16z and Sequoia)

• Possible airdrop for playing and earning the ‘essence points‘

My take:

Duel Arena and Cambria as a whole are interesting projects for multiple reasons. Starting from very strong backers, engaging gameplay, and ending with potential rewards for early participants.

Besides, players are also interacting with Base blockchain, which may or may not lead into something (they mentioned that there won’t be any new token, but you know the worth of their words).

To play the game you need an invite code, try to ask current players if you need one.

All in all, ecosystem looks interesting, definitely keep an eye on this one.

[Updates] section:

• Overworld shared mint details and opened WL applications

• Champions Tactics (by Ubisoft) announced that their upcoming PFP collection will be a free mint

• Avalon ($13M in VC funding) shared the trailer of their upcoming MMORPG

• Poglin hinted new partnership with Animoca Brands

• AOFverse started their private sale for an upcoming token

• SERAPH announced mint details and their primary chain (Arbitrum)

• Neura applications are now open

• Farcana concluded their Autumn tournament and about to start initial WL distribution soon

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[News] section:

• Disney announced it’s enterance in web3 in collaboration with Dapper Labs

• Mocaverse set up a partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and 0xPolygonLabs

• Shardbound announced $5M fundraise, led by Bitcraft

• Phantom wallet teased a new cross-chain bridge feature

• Allseeingseneca (original BAYC’s artist) announced her new upcoming collection

• LooksRare web3 marketplace teased their own upcoming game - “INFILTRATION“

• Taproot Wizards raised $7.5M in their recent seed round

• Phantom Galaxies (backed by Animoca) is now launched in early access on Steam and Epic Games

That’s the wrap for this time!

Don’t forget to make your own due diligence on those upcoming projects

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I’ll see you on the next week with even more alpha

And remember - everything starts with the spark

Kin.