- Aptos Labs has partnered with NBCUniversal’s Universal Pictures to release a Web3 game for the Dracula movie Renfield.
- Players stand a chance to win several prizes, including digital collectibles.
- Renfield will be released in theaters on 14 April 2023.
Layer 1 blockchain platform Aptos has announced a new Web3 game based on the “Renfield”, a horror-comedy starring Nicholas Cage and Nicholas Hoult.
The Hollywood venture for Aptos comes as part of a collaboration with NBCUniversal, the parent company of Universal Pictures, the Aptos Labs team revealed on Friday.
Aptos goes to Hollywood
We’re bringing movies to the Web3 era with FREE RENFIELD The Game, based on the horror-comedy Renfield!
We joined forces with @NBCUniversal to pull fans deeper into Dracula’s universe.
Cinema magic meets Web3 innovation – brought to life by… pic.twitter.com/74M4rEhmSQ
— Aptos (@Aptos_Network) March 24, 2023
Renfield the Web3 game is on Aptos
Renfield is a vampire-themed movie that has Nicholas Cage starring as the centuries-long Count Dracula, and Aptos’ game offers players a chance for an immersive experience into the vampire’s universe, with a chance to win various prizes.
“NBCUniversal chose Aptos to bring FREE RENFIELD to life with digital collectibles, so fans can savor every last drop of the Renfield universe,” the Aptos team tweeted.
Among the prizes on offer with the free Renfield game are movie-inspired digital collectibles, custom Dracula inspired-jewelry, 24 carat gold bug jewelry, vintage Dracula film posters and a rare 1967 Dracula horror-themed pinball machine.
According to Aptos Labs, the game is currently open to residents in 50 states in the United States, including the District of Columbia. Only legal residents aged 18 or older are allowed. Renfield will be in theaters on 14 April 2023.
It’s the real f*cking Dracula and he’s one sucky boss
! Watch the new trailer for #RenfieldMovie, only in theaters April 14th. Get your tickets today: https://t.co/g9Sw3BlHBf pic.twitter.com/d0OsauyFtd
— Universal Pictures (@UniversalPics) March 22, 2023
Aptos Labs has over the past several months grown to be one of the biggest platforms for Web3 gaming developers.
In February this year, they debuted a new Software Development Kit (SDK) offering game developers tools that enhance interoperability and transparency in the gaming ecosystem. This followed its partnership with NPIXEL, a leading South Korea-based game developer, in November 2022.
The platform also has partnerships with digital payments provider MoonPay and Google Cloud.
The Bitcoin price has been making a slight recovery on its chart. Although the coin has been consolidating over the past few weeks, BTC has been attempting to make an upward movement. Over the last 24 hours, the coin has registered a 0.6% appreciation.
Looking at the weekly progress, BTC has been stuck between two price levels of $16,400 and $16,900, respectively. Going by the technical outlook, the coin has depicted positive sentiments, with buyers slowly returning to the market.
It also formed a bullish pattern on the daily chart, which meant that the price might encounter a recovery over the upcoming trading sessions. The accumulation showed up on the chart, which meant that the coin was experiencing demand over the past trading sessions.
BTC has also formed a double bottom pattern, which is a charting pattern that resonates with an upcoming major move for the king coin. At the moment, Bitcoin is trading 76% below its all-time high, which was secured in the past year. The market capitalization of BTC also noted an increase, signifying bullish strength building up.
Bitcoin Price Analysis: One-Day Chart
BTC was trading at $16,800 at the time of writing. The coin crossed the $16,800 mark as demand surged. Overhead resistance for Bitcoin stood at $17,000. The double bottom formed by Bitcoin might cause the coin to rally and move above $17,000.
On the other hand, if Bitcoin slips from its current price level, then the support zone for the coin stands at $16,400. A fall from $16,400 will drag the price down to $16,100. The amount of BTC traded in the last session was green, which meant that the coin was entering a bullish zone.
Technical Analysis
Bitcoin demand has been increasing in recent trading sessions. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) moved up closer to the half-line and touched it, recording an increase in buyers. The RSI also formed a bullish divergence (white), which is a sign of positive price action.
Similarly, Bitcoin price travelled above the 20-Simple Moving Average line, which meant buyers were driving the price action in the market. A move above the 50-SMA will ensure the BTC price trades above the $17,400 mark.
In relation to bullishness, other technical indicators have also sided with the incoming bullish force. The Chaikin Money Flow (CMF), which indicates capital inflows and outflows at a given time, registered positive movement.
CMF was positive and above the half-line, which portrayed an increase in capital inflows. The Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) is responsible for reading price momentum and reversals of the same. MACD demonstrated green histograms, which were buy signals for the coin. This meant that Bitcoin could anticipate an increase in price.
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The legendary OnlyFans is the latest service to go the NFT route. A content subscription service that’s world-famous for adult content, their crash with Non-Fungible Tokens shouldn’t surprise anyone. It does, though. Are people claiming to show their 100K .jpeg investment in OnlyFans of all sites? Does the integration make sense?
It does, if you consider what CEO Ami Gan said to Reuters. “This feature is the first step in exploring the role that NFTs can play on our platform.” Do profile pictures and OnlyFans make sense? Maybe not, but NFTs and OnlyFans surely do. And this is the first step in that direction.
There’s a caveat, though. OnlyFans will plug into the OpenSea API, which means:
“OnlyFans said it only supports NFTs minted on the ethereum blockchain. It said creators’ NFT profile pictures would show an ethereum icon to mark them as authentic.”
Is this a victory for the leading smart-contracts platform?
OnlyFans Empowers Creators
How will the NFT Profile Pictures empower creators? That remains to be seen. However, the potential in mixing OnlyFans core business with NFTs is undeniable. “OnlyFans, which was launched in 2016, boomed during the pandemic as it became a way for creators to earn money selling content directly to subscribers,” said Reuters. Once again, Ami Gan:
“Our mission is to empower creators to own their full potential. This feature is the first step in exploring the role that NFTs can play on our platform.”
And they better think fast, because they’re not the only ones considering the mix between cryptocurrencies and adult content. As Tech Crunch informs:
“But the thing is, helping sex workers maintain a stable income is actually not a bad use case for crypto. One former OnlyFans creator, Allie Rae, is now working on WetSpace, a crypto-centric OnlyFans alternative.”
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Twitter And Reddit Are Exploring NFT PFP
Once again, Reuters:
“The UK-based company, which said it introduced the feature in December, joins social media companies such as Twitter and Reddit that have explored ways to incorporate the digital tokens on their platforms.”
When Twitter introduced the feature, Bitcoinist said:
“Twitter announced in September that it would introduce a means for users to authenticate non-fungible tokens (NFT). This is now available if you pay $2.99 for Twitter Blue and use an iOS device.
With a splashy introduction video and step-by-step instructional page, Twitter Blue, the social media platform’s membership service, launched the feature on Thursday. Twitter’s profile image functionality is enabled by the API of NFT marketplace OpenSea, according to today’s announcements.”
When Reddit announced their experiments, Bitcoinist quoted spokesperson Tim Rathschmidt:
“We’re always exploring ways to provide value for users and communities on Reddit. At the moment, we’re testing the ability to use NFTs as profile pictures (avatars) and verify ownership. It’s a small, internal test, and no decisions have been made about expanding or rolling out the capability.”
Is YouTube Thinking About Joining OnlyFans?
In a recent post titled “A Look At 2022”, Neal Mohan, YouTube’s Chief Product Officer said, “We believe new technologies like blockchain and NFTs can allow creators to build deeper relationships with their fans.” What does he mean specifically, though?
“For example, giving a verifiable way for fans to own unique videos, photos, art, and even experiences from their favorite creators could be a compelling prospect for creators and their audiences.”
Their program doesn’t seem to be about profile pictures at all. And it sounds innovative enough. Will YouTube go through with it? Are they committed to NFT culture or are they just testing the waters? In any case, it looks like NFTs’ corporate adoption is well underway.
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Twitter just made the day for NFT owners as it announced to roll out NFT profile pictures for IOS users. Last year in September Twitter enabled Bitcoin tipping and announced it will soon allow users to authenticate NFTs. This announcement proves Twitter’s keen interest in crypto adoption.
Twitter’s Crypto Support Continues
Everyone knows Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey’s pro Bitcoin stance and his efforts towards making BTC a global asset. Under the new leadership of Indian CEO Parag Agrawal, twitter today made a much awaited announcement to integrate NFT profile pictures for Twitter users and NFT owners.
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You asked (a lot), so we made it. Now rolling out in Labs: NFT Profile Pictures on iOS pic.twitter.com/HFyspS4cQW
— Twitter Blue (@TwitterBlue) January 20, 2022
The integration will be available for IOS users worldwide and they will be able to showcase their cool NFTs as Twitter profile pictures. This service is only available for Twitter Blue subscribers which is Twitter’s paid monthly subscription service.
The new advertisement tweeted by official Twitter handle features some of the known Crypto influencers like @bobbyhundreds and famous NFT collections like BoredApes. Most featured influencers also had a .eth Ethereum Name Service (ENS) domain.
New CEO and his Stance on Crypto?
Earlier in Nov. 2021, Parag Agrawal replaced Bitcoin proponent Jack Dorsey as Twitter’s new CEO. In his previous role Parag was the CTO of Twitter and there were speculations that will Twitter continue its positive stand towards crypto market. Twitter’s announcement today to allow NFTs as profile pictures clearly shows the new management’s seriousness in NFT and crypto space.
It is worth noting while working as CTO Parag Agrawal was already overseeing Twitter’s Web 3.0 projects & he himself is a big believer in Ethereum.
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FTX.US launched an NFT marketplace for US customers earlier today with cross-chain NFT minting support. The platform allows US customers to submit their NFTs for free, but that prompted many to spam the platform with pictures of fish. Sam Bankman-Fried took to Twitter to announce that the platform would now charge a one-time fee of $500. He said,
“Due to the massive number of submissions, too many of which were just a picture of a fish, we are now charging a one-time $500 fee to submit NFTs. Hopefully, this will reduce spam.”
1) Due to the massive number of submissions, too many of which were just a picture of a fish, we are now charging a one-time $500 fee to submit NFTs.
Hopefully this will reduce spam.https://t.co/46FabjTVfy
— SBF (@SBF_FTX) September 6, 2021
The NFT marketplace was launched earlier today with cross-chain support for Solana ($SOL). The platform would be available to both US and Non-US customers. The deposit and withdrawal services would open up in the next couple of weeks and it would allow users to migrate their collectibles from any other blockchain onto the FTX.US.
NFT Marketplace Competition Heats Up in the US
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFT) popularity has hit the roof with some of the early digital collectibles raking in millions for the 2017 collectibles such as CryptoPunk and ETH Rocks. OpenSea is currently leading the NFT marketplace game with more than 90% in market share and its daily trading volume is breaking records each day. The transaction volume crossed over $3 billion in August.
FTX.US has managed to make a place for itself on the back of the success of its parent company FTX. The parent company closed the biggest funding round in crypto last month with over $900 million. The platform aims to replicate the success of its derivative and spot market in the NFT arena as well and its regulatory background can make it a favorite of NFT investors.
The success of the exchange is also reflected in the price of the native token FTT. The exchange token has risen over 18% in the past 24-hours rising to ATH of $73.59.
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