Angling for a Great Project
Blubber Notes #26 - Alpha for Future NFT Whales
Dear Future Whales,
Let’s continue to start the year with projects that have high potential and are GMI! I’m looking at projects that have the right partnerships, demonstrate innovation and have an opportunity to get in early. As always, there are some important updates and Alpha tied to collections previously written about.
Topics:
Projects with Great Potential
Melting Pot of Projects
Project Alpha
Projects with Great Potential:
Anime Metaverse: Soulmates - This one is for Anime fans out there. The collection minted in April 2022 with incredible volume out of the gates. Since then, the floor has dropped by a lot which could mean a fantastic entry point for you!
Why I like it? The project features a burning mechanism that allows you to create a “Supernova” character from a combination of your current “Staked” Soulmates. This burning feature combined with a high number of users staking assets could have a longer-term effect on tradable supply and hopefully the price will follow.
MNTGE - Do you like Vintage clothing? Then this one is for you! The MNTGE collection gives pass-holders the opportunity to access designer collection drops and rare collectibles.
Why I like it? This project sold out quickly. There is a limited supply (1,500), an innovative approach to connecting real world and digital products, and it has the right partnerships.
Futureverse Assets: - I write almost weekly about one element of the Futureverse ecosystem. This team is building an entire open-world infrastructure that is going to send shockwaves throughout the space once other projects catch on. If you have yet to purchase any of the FV assets, below are ways to spend around $100 to get entry into a part of the world.
Buzzies – This will play a part in creating items for the open, metaverse-like environment. They are revealing now so users tend to sell their floor items after rarity is revealed.
ATEM Car Club - This may be one of the strongest value buys at the moment. Each NFT is expected to come with a digital race car asset, track pieces, a Gen 2 Brain from ASM and more.
The Next Legends - You can still grab a boxer and a gym bag loaded with goodies in time for the upcoming locker room event.
The “Melting Pot” by NFT Scoop:
NFT Scoop Introduced a “Melting Pot” Portfolio this week. The experiment centers around paper-trading 5 unique NFT projects with a starting bankroll of 5ETH. At the time of writing this, 4 of the 5 virtual investments are down but let’s not get caught up with short-term performance. I’m going to follow how they do and maybe I’ll create the same in the near future. If you aren’t familiar with these projects, I’ve provided links to them below.
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Alpha notes:
Altered State Machine - Introduced a partnership with Taunt Gaming. During the project’s next mint on January 14th, each asset will come with an ASM Gen II brain embedded within each NFT Warrior. This embedded asset is intended to give the character an edge in combat.
Why this matters? It’s a big win for the open metaverse where players can leverage AI in the form of these brains to participate in dynamic combat gaming mechanics. It also comes at the right time as the underlying utility token $ASTO is down roughly 90% since its all-time high. The token is expected to increase in value when more protocols require these AI brains and the use of training paid for with $ASTO.
NFT Daily Dose Alpha - I shared in my recent prediction blog that Ryan Carson’s project will likely be a success. I think the chances for this to be an amazing project just doubled as Zeneca was announced as a Founding Advisor to the Ryan Carson Project. This future mint just got more exciting as the best of the best are forming a dream team.
Blur.io - If you followed me down the rabbit hole of using Blur.io to maximize your $BLUR Airdrop, the claim is right around the corner. At the end of January, we can all claim our $BLUR tokens.
Source: twitter
If you are currently working on a NFT/Web3 project, then I’d love to interview you and potentially feature on a future Blubber notes Newsletter. Send me a note to mbartlett@vaneck.com
Authored by Matt Bartlett, CAIA. Follow Matt on Twitter @MattBartlettVE.
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