NFT Update: Zora launches layer-2; Gods Unchained launches on Epic Games Store; plus $287k Bored Ape
1 min read · 22 Jun 2023

Dmitri Cherniak, 'The Eternal Pump #29', courtesy of Curated.
News
NFT investment fund Curated has revealed it was the buyer of Dmitri Cherniak’s ‘The Eternal Pump #29’, which was auctioned at Sotheby’s last week for $228,600.
NFT minting platform Zora has launched its own Ethereum layer-2, Zora Network.
NFT trading card game Gods Unchained has launched on the Epic Games Store, which has over 230 million users.
Animoca Brands’ crypto chess game, Anichess, has raised $1.5m in funding.
NounsDAO has released Part 1 of its upcoming animated film, “The Rise of Blus: A Nouns Movie”, which is being produced by creative studio Atrium.
Data
The Top 3 NFT Sales over the past 24 hours were Bored Ape Yacht Club for 150 ETH ($287k), CryptoPunk #5662 for 73 ETH ($137k), and CryptoPunk #2278 for 60 ETH ($113k).
The Top 3 NFT Collections by Volume over the past 24 hours were Bored Ape Yacht Club with $8.3m (+71%), Azuki with $4.1m (+118%), and Mutant Ape Yacht Club with $2.6m (-15%).
The Top 3 NFT Marketplaces by Volume over the past 24 hours were Blur with $19.3m (+61%), OpenSea with $5.8m (+18%), and X2Y2 with $740k (+62%).
The Total Crypto Market Capitalisation is $1.21t, a 2% increase over the past 24 hours and 3% increase over the past 30 days.