NFT Update: Lens raises $15m; Wildxyz announces Curatorial Board; plus Top Sales
1 min read · 08 Jun 2023

Wildxyz's Curatorial Board.
News
Decentralised social media protocol Lens has raised $15m in funding.
Fidenza #479, which is being auctioned at Sotheby’s, has received a bid of $490,000 – more than double its high estimate.
Web3 gaming studio HyperPlay has raised $12m in a Series A funding round.
Digital art collective Wildxyz has announced its Curatorial Board of 10 artists, who will develop and advise its residency program.
Zero-knowledge scaling solution Taiko has raised $22m in funding.
Data
The Top 3 NFT Marketplaces by Volume over the past 24 hours were Azuki #7242 for 90 ETH ($167k), Fidenza #25 for 70 ETH ($129k), and CryptoPunk #2905 for 51 ETH ($93k).
The Top 3 NFT Collections by Volume over the past 24 hours were Mutant Ape Yacht Club with $5.4m (+176%), Bored Ape Yacht Club with $2.8m (-20%), and Azuki with $1.8m (-21%).
The Top 3 NFT Marketplaces by Volume over the past 24 hours were Blur with $15.3m (+14%), OpenSea with $6m (+17%), and Immutable X Marketplace with $1.1m (+31%).
The Total Crypto Market Capitalisation is $1.16t, a 0.2% decrease over the past 24 hours.