Jan 17, 2022 4 min read

NFT Top Tweets #14

Welcome to NFT Top Tweets! Every Monday, we bring you a curated selection of trending NFT Twitter discussions.

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1. Cool Cats announces Cool Pets to launch January 28

wen? january 28, 2022.
mint? 0.5 ETH.
cool? pets.

💧🔥☁️🌱 pic.twitter.com/QFQ99JMbxR
— Cool Cats 🆒🐱 (@coolcatsnft) January 14, 2022

2. Axie Infinity reveals some goals for 2022

Some themes for 2022:

• Launch new gameplay content
• Add needed economic sinks
• Supercharge our community
• Educate millions of new Web 3 users

What are yours? pic.twitter.com/0OgHEBtUNm
— Axie Infinity🦇🔊 (@AxieInfinity) January 11, 2022

3. Farokh explains Rug Radio

WTF IS RUG RADIO?! (Thread 🧵)
— Farokh.ethᵍᵐ (@farokh) January 10, 2022

4. MoonOverlord comments on LooksRare airdrop

$LOOKS rare 👀

An airdrop to change the NFT industry

It's time for a thread 👇

(1/25)
— moon (@MoonOverlord) January 11, 2022

5. Wallmart to launch NFTs and enter the Metaverse

JUST IN: Walmart prepares to launch NFTs, a cryptocurrency and join the metaverse

- CNBC (@laurenthomas) pic.twitter.com/2CQ2cHdI9m
— Blockworks (@Blockworks_) January 16, 2022

6. Bored Ape Yacht Club reopens registration for its mobile game

OK, everyone - let’s try this again!
Registration for the BAYC x MAYC Mobile Game Competition is now live (again) at: https://t.co/bhiHr3U8B0 . Note, the previous registration has been scrapped. You will need to re-register for the game if you did so previously. pic.twitter.com/0ajZbQaweA
— Bored Ape Yacht Club (@BoredApeYC) January 14, 2022

7. CryptoBatz will be able to bite CyberKongz to create new mutant bats

ITS OFFICIAL: CryptoBatz will be able to bite @CyberKongz to create a new MutantBat that shares the traits of both your Kong and your Bat...

This is huge, not just our community, but for the whole NFT Space

Massive TY to Myoo and the whole Kongz team for making this happen
🦍🦇
— CryptoBatz (@CryptoBatzNFT) January 10, 2022

8. The British Museum accepts ETH for the NFT version of their exhibits

It’s happening so fast…The British Museum, home to the Rosetta Stone and Parthenon Marbles, now accepts ethereum for NFT versions of their exhibits, and is integrated with @MetaMask and @Fortmatic. For 148,000 euros you can buy a digital Katsushika Hokusai. pic.twitter.com/89kGzx1hZk
— Michael del Castillo (@DelRayMan) January 15, 2022

9. The SandBox is airdropping $SAND to LAND owners

🎆 2021 was an incredible ride, and we couldn’t do it without the support from our awesome community! We’re dropping $SAND to LAND Owners as a token of our appreciation!

Let’s make 2022 the year of the builders in the #Metaverse! 🙌

👉 https://t.co/8NdOrdxm1t pic.twitter.com/b5rijqc11y
— The Sandbox (@TheSandboxGame) January 14, 2022

10. Punk 6529 advises new NFT photographers

New NFT Photographers

For most of you, you are better off, start with only a few mints, letting them sell, then minting more.

I know you are excited to show your work, but we are not running out of time - NFTs will be with us for the rest of our lives.
— 6529 (@punk6529) January 10, 2022

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11. DCLBlogger comments on Australian Open Metaverse strategy

Last week @AustralianOpen announced their Metaverse Strategy.

I have to admit, it's one of the most well thought out strategies I've EVER seen,

This is NOT your average "NFT JPEG" drop,

Let's dive in a little,

1/ 👇 pic.twitter.com/zzNAR98Qsd
— Matty (@DCLBlogger) January 11, 2022

12. SuperRare launches exclusive XCOPY POAP for pre-2020 collectors

SuperRare OGs, we see you 💎👀 As a small token of our gratitude, if you minted or collected art on SuperRare before 2020, come claim your exclusive POAP by the legendary @XCOPYART 🔥https://t.co/Nl8WilaGfd pic.twitter.com/x8G0mCa03u
— SuperRare 💎 (@SuperRare) January 10, 2022

13. Punk 6529 on why NFTs are the worst way to sell digital art

1/ On Why NFTs Are The Worst Way To Sell Digital Art*

*Except for all the others that have been tried

Winston Churchill famously said: “democracy is the worst form of government – except for all the others that have been tried.”
— 6529 (@punk6529) January 12, 2022

14. DCLBlogger on features needed for an "OpenSea Killer"

If there ever is an “Opensea killer”, it will be built by active NFT traders/investors.

- Global bids
- Built in rarity data
- Sales data
- Chat function, (ability to leave a message)
- Simple to use
- Can take extreme traffic loads
- Built in whitelisting
- Built in mint caps
— Matty (@DCLBlogger) January 12, 2022

15. Wikipedia debates categorize NFTs as "not art"

🚨 Art Emergency!! 🚨

There is a debate happening rn on @Wikipedia that has the potential to * officially categorize NFTs as ‘not art’ on all of Wikipedia. *

Wikipedia is a global source of truth. Having NFTs categorized as ‘not art’ would be a disaster!

🧵:
— Duncan Cock Foster (@DCCockFoster) January 12, 2022

16. OpenSea adds Watchlist feature to its marketplace

Introducing Watchlist🎉

A feature that lets you track and stay up to date with your favourite collections.
Currently, the most-watched collections on OpenSea are:

1) BAYC
2) Adidas
3) Coolman's Universe
4) Shiba Social Club
5) Clone X

The flow ↯https://t.co/pn9KU6WZiL pic.twitter.com/9pehg7RSxE
— OpenSea (@opensea) January 13, 2022

17. Genies announces full commercialization rights for creators

Avatar Ecosystems for web3 have the potential to have a bigger impact than what apps had on web2.

But in order to realize FULL potential and creativity, the ownership and rights must be in the power of the people.

Today, we make this official 🙏https://t.co/bdpfVeTAPf
— AK 👽🅰️ Nigam (@akashrnigam) January 13, 2022

18. Zapper announces new NFT collection page

Fridays are for shipping! 🚢⚡️

We're happy to announce that our new Collection Page is live!

This new feature gives you quick access to collection stats such as Floor Price, and a quick view of NFTs you own within that collection. 🎨

More amazing NFT features to come soon! 👀 pic.twitter.com/wtlNh8nlRk
— Zapper ⚡️ (@zapper_fi) January 14, 2022

19. NFT1nsight releases new article "NFTs: on identity and platforms"

In this article, I discuss how NFTs are intersecting with digital identity, social media platforms like Twitter, and the importance of the blockchain. https://t.co/44TKVZVYPN
— Insight (@NFT1nsight) January 16, 2022

20. The Associated Press is launching photography NFT marketplace

The Associated Press will launch a non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace built by blockchain technology provider @XooaUSA, where collectors can purchase the news agency’s award-winning contemporary and historic photojournalism. https://t.co/QEpio6byaw #Xooa #NFT pic.twitter.com/pUMa5ioxcv
— The Associated Press (@AssociatedPress) January 10, 2022

1. Cool Cats announces Cool Pets to launch January 28

2. Axie Infinity reveals some goals for 2022

3. Farokh explains Rug Radio

4. MoonOverlord comments on LooksRare airdrop

5. Wallmart to launch NFTs and enter the Metaverse

6. Bored Ape Yacht Club reopens registration for its mobile game

7. CryptoBatz will be able to bite CyberKongz to create new mutant bats

8. The British Museum accepts ETH for the NFT version of their exhibits

9. The SandBox is airdropping $SAND to LAND owners

10. Punk 6529 advises new NFT photographers

11. DCLBlogger comments on Australian Open Metaverse strategy

12. SuperRare launches exclusive XCOPY POAP for pre-2020 collectors

13. Punk 6529 on why NFTs are the worst way to sell digital art

14. DCLBlogger on features needed for an "OpenSea Killer"

15. Wikipedia debates categorize NFTs as "not art"

16. OpenSea adds Watchlist feature to its marketplace

17. Genies announces full commercialization rights for creators

18. Zapper announces new NFT collection page

19. NFT1nsight releases new article "NFTs: on identity and platforms"

20. The Associated Press is launching photography NFT marketplace

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