Most Popular NFTs: Week of October 12

Non-fungible tokens were in the news this week after the creators of the Bored Ape Yacht Club became the latest high-profile target of the SEC. The financial watchdog wants to determine whether NFTs are securities. Although it will happen in the future, for now the sale of digital collectibles has not stopped, and this week there are several exciting new collections, including a collection from Hollywood legend Sir Anthony Hopkins.

Ibutsu

The Ibutsu NFT collection consists of 3,333 cartoon warriors known as Ibutsus. At birth, each Ibutsu received a relic, in the form of a book that outlined their destiny. This dojo-style project uses ApeCoin as the leading cryptocurrency, the original token of the Bored Ape Yacht Club.

The Ibutsu platform recently announced to offer ApeCoins for in-game rewards. The collection also plans to mint 3,333 relics for the characters. It is planning some games and tournaments, and it has purchased land on the Otherside metaverse for future development. This project has sold $225ki over the last 7 days with a floor price of around $50. In the days to come, it could be one to watch.

Eternal – Sir Anthony Hopkins

Sir Anthony Hopkins, the two-time Academy Award winner, has teamed up with leading Web3 entertainment company Orange Comet to create The Eternal NFT Collection. This 1,000-piece collection will bring the legendary actor into the metaverse, and each NFT pays tribute to some of the film characters played throughout his career: The Jester, The Lover, The Rebel, The Hero, The Ruler, The Sage, The Magician, The Giver , the Explorer and the Creator. The NFT series will also feature an exclusive once-in-a-lifetime IRL event for collectors to meet the Hollywood icon. cons. This week’s public sale on OpenSea starts at 0.25 Ether ($324).

Probably a label

Probably a Label is a unique partnership between Probably Nothing and Warner Records. The project merges a record label with NFTs and Web3 technology to redefine IP ownership in the music industry. This is the first collaboration between a record label and an NFT cultural label and seeks to enable artists to create freely using the blockchain. Virtual concerts have already been part of the metaverse, so an NFT record label is the natural progression. Probably a label has secured around $750ki sales in the last seven days and has a floor price of 0.12 Ethereum ($155).

Pixelmon

Pixelmon is the NFT character of an upcoming sci-fi RPG set in the metaverse where players can trade, battle and train their collections. The Pixelmon Generation 1 NFTs will be the foundation of the Pixelmon ecosystem and provide exclusive access to landplanes, native token drops, and exclusive NFTs. The floor price for Pixelmon is 0.52 ETH ($680), and the project’s sales volume jumped 150% from the previous week.

Light elves

Easy Elves is a Solana-based collection of 8,888 NFTs that roam the streets of the urban city of Sindaria. The project is getting some hype among the growing community because The Grand Bazaar will be a central sphere of trade in Sindaria for in-game items. The project will have an EZY native token. The project sold $180ki over the past seven days, but activity is increasing and the floor price continues to climb with a current level of 6.8 SOL ($210).

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