NFTs: Habbo, Prada, Ledger, Reddit and Sorare
Among this week’s new NFT launches and news, we find exclusive new features such as the NFT projects of Habbo, Prada, Ledger, Sorare and Reddit.
The digital world is developing so quickly that it is often almost impossible to keep up with the latest news and discover it at the right time. To be there a moment before something “explodes” financially, taking on values that most of the world had not imagined, is the dream of every modern investor.
Habbo, Prada, Ledger, Reddit and Sorare
From the announcement of the launch of Habbo’s collections on Open sea to Prada’s seventh NFT collection this week was full of exclusive news for the Non Fungible Token world. In parallel, NFTs on the Reddit platform reached their all-time high during the bear market period, Lionel Messi joined Sorare’s shareholders, and Ledger assembled a ready-to-launch NFT collection.
Here is the week’s latest news and launches regarding the world of NFTs.
HABBO X was released on December 1st
Habbo is a vintage pixel art style virtual community where you can create your own avatar, meet new friends, chat, build rooms, design games and play with other users and much more. The Habbo X platform, mainly focused on NFTs, was launched on December 1st. Announced as early as April 2022, Habbo X is a new fully integrated Web 3 server. The project aims to create a new hotel (in the metaverse) for socializing in a world driven by NFTs.
Focusing on NFTs, Habbo X represents the company’s plan to focus on play-to-earn and tokenomics, where it will issue NFTs that players will be able to buy, own or resell if they wish. Players will be able to own their own rooms in the hotel world and create their own games to earn money.
Habbo X will be a distinct space where the Habbo and NFT communities can mix.
Valtteri KaruCEO of Sulake, said in an interview:
“Habbo has always been at the forefront of creating virtual communities for gamers and social creators, and we want to lead this change with the introduction of new blockchain technologies. Our goal is to maintain Habbo as a social pioneer in the endless possibilities available on the Web The 3.0 Metaverse.”
Prada and its new NFT collection dedicated to Christmas
Prada, to celebrate the holiday, launched its new special sweater that is part of Timecapsule series, a project by the brand that launches one new product per month. For the holidays, the luxury house went all out by invoking Christmas feelings with a warm merino wool garment.
It is a luxury garment, costing $3,750, which was made available for approximately 24 hours in just 50 pieces, in keeping with the traditions of the Timecapsule collection. Obviously, the Christmas sweater sold out in no time, partly because owning such a rarity allows one to enter the NFT world. In fact, each of the 50 sweaters is sold with an accompanying NFT, which will be delivered 45 days after the item’s purchase.
Reddit breaks record for minted NFTs
Good news for the Reddit platform, which breaks the record with the most prominent NFTs on the platform. As many as 255,000 NFTs were minted in a single day, the number of Reddit NFT holders increased from 3.5 million to around 4.5 million. This is another big step forward for the NFT world, which is experiencing a remarkable moment both online and offline.
Reddit had made headlines thanks to the staggering price increase of the NFT collections reach exceedances of 799%. The previous record of 200,000 daily coins was surpassed, bringing the number of NFT Reddit holders to 4.4 million wallets. These mostly belong to users of the social platform.
The social network Reddit is very much connected to the world of cryptocurrency, with millions of users who have been exchanging news and information about the ecosystem since time immemorial. Given the great interest in the crypto world on the platform, it was inevitable that the founders and leaders of Reddit themselves would take an interest in this world, prompting their social network to implement a number of moves to take advantage of blockchain technology.
Ledger plans to assemble a collection of NFTs
Ledger, a hardware wallet development company aims to launch a new collection of NFTs. The company has also created an internal working group and a non-profit fund to support artists.
The idea of diversifying the activities through NFTs tempts Ledger’s mind; The desire to involve the company in more projects is a long-term goal for the managers.
Jean Michel Pailhonthe chief curator of the Ledger NFT Art collection, sees NFTs as the next big art trend, taking the influence of the Beatles in the 1960s or rap in the 1990s as a point of comparison:
“Similarly, we believe the 2020s will be remembered as the decade of NFTs, sparking a secular trend of mass adoption of digital art. By 2030, NFT artists will be among the most popular and successful contemporary artists.”
Leo Messi invests in Sorare and becomes an ambassador
The Argentine legend has bought a stake in the blockchain-based fantasy game, starting a business partnership. Leo Messi and Hurtone of the greatest players in football history and the highly successful blockchain-based fantasy game, has started a new commercial partnership.
In fact, La Pulga has bought a stake in the French company, becoming its de facto ambassador. This new partnership will see the striker provide content and experiences for fans on the non-fungible token (NFT) trading platform, with the huge spotlight provided by the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 in the background.
Nicholas JuliaCEO and co-founder of Sorare, said:
“We believe Messi will help us set new standards in the way we do this work, and we look forward to sharing the new content and fan experiences we are collaborating on soon.”
