# Weekend Degen Report - Issue #27 *Ben.eth is that you?* By [Gramajo's Newsletter](https://paragraph.com/@0xgramajo) · 2023-05-15 --- _Welcome to another edition of the Weekend Degen Report._ _What to expect: 856 words a 4.5-minute read._ _TLDR: BTC is broken. BrandonMighty goes Western. Ripcache and JackKaido selling like hot cakes, DeGod gets jacked and sold for 99eth._ _You can support me on_ [_Patreon_](https://www.patreon.com/Gramajo) _or subscribe to premium below. I also encourage you to check out my_ [_archives_](https://gramajo.substack.com/archive) _and_ [_podcast_](https://www.buzzsprout.com/2097132) _for more interviews and writing._ [Subscribe now](https://gramajo.substack.com/subscribe?) Creative Corner --------------- GM GM. This past week, I launched a new episode of the podcast where I spoke to Rezva, you can listen to it [here](https://www.buzzsprout.com/2097132/12819239). I ran a giveaway as well for Routine by Rezva (congrats to Indiorobot). ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/4bda298102bcbfcd137662878bb053c0.jpg) Speaking of the podcast, I have been discussing with some readers/listeners and I plan to do a bi-weekly round of the news similar to this newsletter but for podcast and youtube audience, so stay tuned. Lastly, I was in Oregon this past week and took some pictures so I plan on getting those developed and seeing if we have any bangers for a small burn event. Knowledge --------- This week I focused on improving my podocast editing skills and also some automation. My latest episode had some popping noises from a microphone. I initially was editing this manually as to not be so prevelant in the end product. But after spending some time researching I came upon [Auphonic](https://auphonic.com/landing), which is a service that does this type of post producting editing using AI. It had a two hour free trial that I took advantage with my latest episode and ran it through the system and voila, better sounding audio in a couple of minutes. So if you ever find yourself recording audio and want to publish it without spending a ton of editing time (which I still recommend) this tool can be a good one to have in your back pocket. NFT Space --------- It was a hectic week in the NFT space this past week. BTC transcations are running behind ([400k tx](https://twitter.com/frankdegods/status/1655455031011966977?s=20)) due to all the ordinal activity/BRC-20. And as a former BTC Maxi it does make me wonder if we will ever learn to stop trying to make a square peg fit into a round hole and that is coming from someone who likes ordinals. BrandonMighty [dropped](https://twitter.com/brandonmighty/status/1656313154287091715?s=20) us his western style take of his art and man is it gorgeous. Both styles mix so well and it is done with ease. ![Image](https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/802c95be-9a08-4fe9-a5a4-8eda4cbf8b26_943x1200.jpeg "Image") Moonbirds are working with [Spotify](https://twitter.com/moonbirds/status/1656711516073390081?s=20) to work on some token gated features. And I know most ppl who bought at the top this does not move the needle but it is nice to see a company like Spotify exploring the space although I still want them to release Hi-Fi. ACK had a successful pianos drop with the lowest going for 9eth, the top most being 31eth and most of them going for above 13eth. Pretty quickly after the auctions ended, a DAO was formed by NYDoorman and a piece was acquired by the DAO for [21.5 eth.](https://twitter.com/punk9059/status/1656814754613305344?s=20) Notable Sales ------------- It was a notable week for Ripcache as two sales happened this past week and one being an ATH to Ben.eth for [33eth](https://twitter.com/ripcachebot/status/1657517581580763137?s=20). The second was for 16eth for Branch6 for [16eth](https://twitter.com/ripcachebot/status/1656793885073453057?s=20) ![Image](https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/e4b3b105-9ead-4a4c-98e3-1ee1c592ae0d_1024x1024.png "Image") Jack Kaido had a couple of notable sales as well with, Teardrop selling for [11eth](https://twitter.com/SuperRareBot/status/1656056997031161859?s=20). And before Kevbot took off for vacation he and Adam (@Rhynotic) acquired [Kaido #1 — ‘Benzos’.](https://twitter.com/Kevvvbot/status/1656426374125461504?s=20) ![Image](https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/2d6ae9f1-e07e-4f9f-b6fc-b598065eb5d3_977x550.jpeg "Image") Some rapid fire before getting to our last notable sale, DeGods had a flurry of activity with Mythic War Armour 40 ETH ($74,000) Mythic Mamba 27 ETH ($50,200) Radioactive 19 ETH ($35,300) God Jersey 16.7 ETH ($31,000) and lastly [DeGod ranked #1](https://twitter.com/DeGodsSalesBot/status/1657854226779783168?s=20) was stolen from the owner and posted for sale for 99eth. A laser eye BAYC sold for [200eth](https://twitter.com/BCheque1/status/1656926316774686720?s=20). ![Image](https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/023fe695-16c7-4873-ba5f-73a83da9599b_3014x3014.jpeg "Image") Rarepepe Card #1 recently sold for [55eth](https://twitter.com/EmblemVaultBot/status/1657631888842817537?s=20). Always great to see people going after what they want in this bear market, especially since NFTs are dead ;) ![](https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/79513aee-459e-48ce-9de1-0ba7e8da64ed_280x392.webp) Upcoming -------- Things I am looking forward to this week are Lord’s Genesis piece on [OBJKT](https://twitter.com/lordneutron/status/1657886083969843202?s=20) which drops at 5pm EST on the 15th of May. Too broke for whatever Sam Spratt is [cooking up](https://twitter.com/SamSpratt/status/1657725625052934146?s=20) but damn is my curiosity peaked. This piece by Abdsyl which I am hoping is an edition piece. ![Image](https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/61d38a09-06dd-498c-8993-1fbcdf090ccb_1726x1959.jpeg "Image") Meme Of The Week ---------------- Randomly came across this image and apparently it is a real ad that Durex ran and if so, bravo. This is up there with Wendy’s twitter account. ![Image](https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/8289713a-e55b-4f9c-9c17-414134e67c1c_428x600.png "Image") Fin --- Hope you all have a great week! If you would like to get premium for one year, leave me a rating below (yes no one has taken me up on this yet). First one gets the sub for one year free. CIAHOAD-Rick James _Press the Heart emoji or share with a friend, it helps with the algos. Want to give me feedback on this newsletter? Please select one of the below:_ [_💸💸💸💸💸 - Super helpful thanks!_](https://tally.so/r/3NpGqW?rating=5) [_💸💸💸 - It was OK!_](https://tally.so/r/3NpGqW?rating=3) [_💸 - Not really!_](https://tally.so/r/3NpGqW?rating=1) [Drop me a voicemail](https://podinbox.com/gramajo) with any wins or fumbles you have had in Web3 recently. You can support me on [Patreon](https://www.patreon.com/Gramajo) or subscribe to Premium through Substack. 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