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Nifty News: The Red Ape Family show, Mini Royale on Solana and The Weeknd’s NFT collection

December 24, 2021No Comments


Catch up on non-fungible token (NFT) related news this week as Cointelegraph summarizes the stories you don't want to miss.

Bored Apes is cast in a television series

The Red Ape Family (TRAF) is a new animated comedy series focused on the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) NFTs. Episodes are sold as individual NFTs and are 5-10 minutes long. The plot is about a family of bored apes who escape from Earth to live on Mars.

OpenSea is already reselling Episode 1 and Episode 2 that has yet to be released is available to mint. One token holder from Episode 1 received a Bored Ape, three token holders earned two Mutant Apes, and others received a poster, gravity slippers, and a discount on Episode 2.

The cast, consisting primarily of Bored Apes, will also include Mutant Apes, Bored Ape Kennel Club, Coolcats, Craniums, and Lions. Rapper 2 Chainz is an executive producer. The first episode is available on YouTube:

The Weeknd Launches Animated NFT Collection on Autograph

The Weeknd's song "Blinding Lights" he turned The number one song on Billboard's 100 Greatest Songs of All Time chart and to mark the milestone, the artist and Billboard released an NFT series this week.

The seven-piece NFT collection includes a one-to-one NFT featuring The Weeknd's November 2021 Billboard cover, as well as three trading cards, each in two editions, inspired by the "Blinding Lights" music video. Each piece is signed by The Weeknd.

Fans can purchase these NFTs at the Tom Brady Autograph Market.

Related: Ubisoft Pursues NFT Initiative With Aleph.im Following Fan Reaction

Mini Royale game adds 2 million players

Mini Royale: Nations, a web-based first person shooter game, he turned the first live multiplayer game to run on Solana after existing as a game without blockchain integration for months. Following the release of its first NFT elements in the game, the number of active players has doubled.

However, Mini Royale is not a game to make money. An NFT acts as an in-game avatar and owners can receive benefits, including the game's next CHEDDAR token. Until now, the NFT Mini Royale have sold out for 17,637 SOL, with an approximate value of 3.2 million dollars, in the Magic Eden market.

RadioShack returns to cryptocurrencies

After filing for bankruptcy twice in 2015 and 2017, the century-old former electronics retailer plans to launch the RADIO token as part of "RadioShack DeFi" that will allow users to trade tokens via the Atlas USV protocol. Atlas USV is a project that tries to build a universal base layer for the DeFi sector.

According According to his proposal, RadioShack's new mission is "to be the first protocol to bridge the gap in the widespread use of DeFi." By targeting "big front-line corporations" and helping their transformation into blockchain companies, RadioShack wants to educate CEOs and an older generation of crypto users.

Related: 3 embroidery artists weave a charity drop from NFT to help victims of human trafficking

Other Nifty News

As the year draws to a close, Cointelegraph rounded off the Top 10 NFT Projects of 2021 based on business volume and communities.

For a more in-depth look at the prices behind the best collections, the Cointelegraph's research team released an 80-page report on NFT. It found that the CryptoPunks collection has had the highest return for collectors since 2017, while Bored Ape Yacht Club has had the highest return for collectors in 2021.