The Largest NFT Mint in History — Bored Ape’s Otherside Virtual Land Sale Rai...
On Saturday, the creators of Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC), Yuga Labs, revealed the Otherside metaverse virtual land sale which turned out to be one of the largest non-fungible token (NFT) mints to date. The Otherside metaverse virtual land sale raised close to $320 million by selling 55,000 parcels of Otherside land. Otherside Metaverse Sees $320 Million Raised, Ether Fees Spike, Etherscan Crashes The Otherside metaverse virtual land sale took place on Saturday, and a great deal of people purchased Ethereum-based NFTs dubbed “Otherdeeds.” Demand for the Otherside metaverse....
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On Saturday, April 30th, Bored Ape’s creators Yuga Labs broke Ethereum. Their new metaverse-inspired project, Otherside sold plots of virtual land to a roaring crowd of people yelling “Shut up and take my money!” In this case, the currency in question was the recently created ApeCoin. However, since Ethereum hosts ApeCoin and the land NFTs, the roaring crowd needed ETH to pay for the operations’ gas fees. If you’re familiar with Ethereum, you already know what happened. According to IntoTheBlock’s Lucas Outumuro, “The Bored Ape’s Otherside land sale led to more fees being processed by....
A botched minting process and the collapse of Otherdeed’s price have taken a toll on ApeCoin, leading investors to question APE’s future utility and value. ApeCoin (APE), the new cryptocurrency that was recently launched by Yuga Labs, aims to be the bedrock of the Otherside metaverse and recently the token has experienced massive volatility leading into and after its digital land sale. APE’s price dropped from $26 at the peak on Apr. 28 to $14 on May. 2 — more than a 45% drop within a few days of the mint. The price has now dropped to the $6 range.Given the current volatility, investors....
Bored Ape creator Yuga’s Otherdeed launch was the largest NFT mint ever, but are metaverse communities turning into gated communities? Last week, 55,000 parcels of “virtual land” were sold on the Ethereum blockchain for more than $300 million, the largest nonfungible token (NFT) mint ever. It wasn’t without controversy. In return for shelling out close to $6,000, a purchaser received an Otherdeed NFT, which authenticates that buyer’s ownership of a patch of digital real estate in developer Yuga Labs’ new Otherside game environment. What can you do with a plot of virtual ground? Well, you....
Owners of the popular Bored Ape and Mutant APE nonfungible tokens (NFT) could receive virtual lands on the Yuga Labs' upcoming "Otherside" metaverse. ApeCoin (APE) price has exploded higher on anticipations that it would become a de-facto payment token in an upcoming metaverse land sale.APE price swelled nearly 28% in one day to reach over $17 per token on April 20. The rally came as a part of a rebound from three-day lows under $11, resulting in a 55% gain.APE/USD four-hour price chart. Source: TradingViewBAYC land airdropA rumor circulating across social media platforms since April 18....
Floor prices for some of the most popular NFT collections are slipping to their lowest levels in over a week, including the top-traded Otherdeed for Otherside Metaverse land. The contentious Otherdeed for Otherside nonfungible token (NFT) floor price has dropped below its mint price to 2.45 ETH worth about $5,713 as other major collections are also getting hit.The Otherdeed for Otherside collection from Yuga Labs, makers of the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) collection, was a highly anticipated NFT mint for land in their upcoming Metaverse platform. Users paid for the land with 20 Apecoin....