Tag: cryptopunks

NFT Apocalypse? Why CryptoPunks' Fall is Actually a Good Thing

04/21/2025

NFT Apocalypse? Why CryptoPunks' Fall is Actually a Good Thing

The NFT sky isn't falling, folks. Quite the opposite, in fact. The pixelated crypto-collectible CryptoPunks has finally met its match. Believe me, it’s a blessing to the digital ecosystem as a whole and opening up a thousand wildly weird creative new initiatives. Cut past the front-page headlines shouting about a...

CryptoPunks Plunge: Are Ethereum's Glory Days Officially Over?

04/21/2025

CryptoPunks Plunge: Are Ethereum's Glory Days Officially Over?

The numbers don't lie, folks. NFT sales are down 4.7%. CryptoPunks, the avatars that dominated the NFT landscape, have experienced a shocking decline. Their sales have tanked by an incredible 80.5%. Before you Ethereum maximalists go rounding up the torches and pitchforks, let’s examine this a bit more closely. While...

CryptoPunks Market Shows Mixed Signals Sales Decline Contrasts with Surging Participation

04/21/2025

CryptoPunks Market Shows Mixed Signals Sales Decline Contrasts with Surging Participation

CryptoPunks, arguably the most famous NFT collection on the Ethereum blockchain, is now at the center of an intricate bear market trend. Though sales numbers may be down, a somewhat opposite wave of activity on the market shows that enthusiasm for this collection continues. Individual CryptoPunks NFTs are still selling...

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The Bitcoin buzz is deafening. Predictions are in a frenzy over it hitting $1 million by 2029. ETF inflows and institutions are pouring in as if it’s a digital gold rush. Some bitcoin analysts are already calling for a “base case” of $200,000 for the next market cycle. With more...

The news that Gala Games is shutting down The Walking Dead: Empires is more than just a game closure. It’s a stark reminder of the risks lurking within the intersection of gaming and DeFi. We’re witnessing the birth of assets, once worth thousands of dollars, becoming pretty much digital paperweights....

Remember The Walking Dead: Empires? Yeah, the Ethereum NFT game where you could "own" land and blast digital walkers? Well, free your virtual puppies, pals, because it’s kicking the bucket over the rainbow bridge on July 31st, 2025. That’s right, the MMO and officially licensed game, published by Gala Games...

Gala Games is sunsetting its multiplayer survival game, The Walking Dead: Empires. The game, which is entirely based on Ethereum NFTs, had spent a year in open beta. Players started being able to experience those very same playtestings as recently as 2023. Gala Games announced that they will distribute other...

Ethereum, the granddaddy of all smart contract platforms, is for all intents and purposes getting its lunch eaten in the blockchain gaming space. Let's be blunt: the user experience on Ethereum for gaming often sucks. Navigating the ecosystem under high gas fees and network congestion is like going up to...

NFTs are dead? Say that to tens of thousands of players blissfully minting away in weird, wonderful and occasionally wackadoodle blockchain games. The internet's been screaming "NFT winter!" for months, but I'm here to tell you, they're wrong. Indeed, the reports of their demise have been wildly exaggerated. Think of...

A new L2 enters the arena, but with a twist that's got everyone talking: 100% donation-funded. No VC vultures, no token presales, just cold, hard… ether in the case of Ethereum. Utopian dream come true or disaster in the making? You decide, but let's unpack this.Donations Alone Can Build A...

Okay, let's talk about Ethereum R1. Another Layer-2, yawn, right? But wait, this one’s different. It's 100% donation-funded. No presales, no VC sharks circling, just… donations. It’s almost like a white paper for a new blockchain on Kickstarter, right? We explain all of that, and more, after the jump… Is...