# Yuletide NFT Roundup 🎄

By [William M. Peaster](https://paragraph.com/@wmp-2) · 2023-12-23

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[**✨ _This post originally appeared in Metaversal on Bankless_ ✨**](https://metaversal.banklesshq.com/p/yuletide-nft-roundup)

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**_Happy holidays!_**

**This is, of course, the last Metaversal post before Christmas this year—I’ll be picking things back up with the next issue on Thursday, December 28th.**

**In the meantime, I wish you all a joyful and relaxing holiday season filled with warmth and cheer. I deeply appreciated your readership throughout the bear, you’re all permanently on my Nice List!**

**For now, let’s close out the week strong—time for your latest weekly NFT roundup. Thanks for reading everyone, until next time ✌️**

**\-WMP**

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**This week in NFTs…**
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### **📰 General news**

*   **ENS** passed [control of its root system to ENS DAO](https://twitter.com/nicksdjohnson/status/1737092990307295539).
    
*   **Etherscan** added [support for refreshing NFT metadata](https://twitter.com/etherscan/status/1738147084153553342).
    
*   **Frame**, the upcoming NFT L2, [unveiled $FRAME airdrop plans](https://twitter.com/frame_xyz/status/1737146524541538658).
    
*   **Mirror** intro’d [Protocol Rewards](https://twitter.com/viamirror/status/1737125733317607895).
    
*   **Phantom** added [Bitcoin support](https://twitter.com/phantom/status/1737533324011127244).
    
*   **Privy** unveiled [global wallets](https://twitter.com/privy_io/status/1737128525818380704).
    
*   **WalletConnect** announced plans [for a decentralized messaging network](https://twitter.com/WalletConnect/status/1737512117551407593).
    
*   **Xai**, an Arbitrum-powered L3, is [conducting an airdrop next week](https://twitter.com/XAI_GAMES/status/1738094526554857515).
    
*   **Zora** kicked off [creator referrals](https://twitter.com/ourZORA/status/1737156904877764868), rolled out [instant withdrawals](https://twitter.com/tbtstl/status/1737234158555148519), activated [bridge-less minting](https://twitter.com/ourZORA/status/1737543442627272763?s=20), and launched [payment splits](https://twitter.com/ourZORA/status/1737880774333120700).
    

### **🎨 Cryptoart & music**

*   **Atrium** has paid out [+$2.6M to artists to date](https://twitter.com/AtriumNft/status/1737868661028000254).
    
*   **BasePaint** has facilitated [+220 ETH volume over the past four months](https://twitter.com/zherring/status/1737163260581785871).
    
*   **Pob Studio** announced [Ethverse](https://twitter.com/prrfbeauty/status/1737915762915049829), a new hub for exploring your Ethereum history.
    
*   **Sound** intro’d [Protocol Rewards](https://twitter.com/soundxyz_/status/1737880521815068967?s=20).
    
*   **Sotheby’s Metaverse** announced its [latest curated group of long-form generative artists](https://twitter.com/Sothebysverse/status/1735769839329808608).
    

### **🏆 Digital collectibles**

*   **Moonbirds** was [at the center of acquisition rumors this week](https://twitter.com/LuckyTraderHQ/status/1737504519439708286).
    
*   **Smolbrains** holders just received [a community-created $SMOL airdrop](https://twitter.com/Tyler_Did_It/status/1737956165131063671).
    
*   **Yuga Labs** intro’d a [new optimized CryptoPunks wrapper contract](https://twitter.com/0xQuit/status/1737556089254875231).
    

### **📱 Crypto social**

*   **Orb**, a Lens app, just added [support for shared community wallets](https://twitter.com/StaniKulechov/status/1736850642914709624).
    
*   **MadFi**, another Lens app, unveiled a [Zora Mint open action](https://twitter.com/imthatcarlos/status/1737871209428042000).
    

### **🎮 Decentralized gaming**

*   **Axie Infinity** launched its [highly-anticipated Parts Evolution system](https://twitter.com/AxieInfinity/status/1737314034460889134).
    
*   **EthXY**, a new MMORPG on Base, [released its app](https://twitter.com/ethxy/status/1738255221682549149).
    
*   **Gods Unchained** returned to [the Epic Games Store](https://twitter.com/GodsUnchained/status/1737226410442326451).
    
*   **Nouns DAO** is voting on [renewing the Nouns Esports team](https://twitter.com/nounsesports/status/1737188000100917460).
    
*   **Parallel** conducted its [2023 Holiday Airdrop event](https://twitter.com/ParallelTCG/status/1737938935718814179).
    

### **🪙 NFTfi**

*   **Arcade** added a [Uniswap integration](https://twitter.com/Arcade_xyz/status/1737570877993050389).
    
*   **MetaStreet** just facilitated a [250 ETH loan against a Zombie CryptoPunk](https://twitter.com/metastreetxyz/status/1736455776313680288).
    
*   **Uniswap** crossed [$1B worth of swaps in its mobile app](https://twitter.com/Uniswap/status/1737183767905603959) and [published its 2023 Recap](https://twitter.com/Uniswap/status/1737875525644038194).
    

### **🌐 Virtual worlds**

*   **Nifty Island** is launching a [Play-to-Aidrop (P2A) campaign around its upcoming $ISLAND token](https://twitter.com/Nifty_Island/status/1737558987019587770).
    
*   **VIPE** rolled out [VIPE Rooms.](https://twitter.com/vipeio/status/1737879588875759955)
    

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### **Thanks for reading this week’s roundup! For more catching up:**

*   📚 Collect the latest [**Metaversal posts on Mirror**](https://mirror.xyz/wmp.eth)
    
*   🆕 See my other latest write-ups:
    
    *   🪙 [**2024 NFT Airdrops**](https://mirror.xyz/wmp.eth/NXQNQLvcpf-lsY84qmPPwJFKlYe3XKFyd240XMcvjpw)
        
    *   📬 [**Bitcoin Stamps Explained**](https://mirror.xyz/wmp.eth/L0BwVOoX3pEBIgcbl8iwl5zPVtHRiMGogi-BDYGP3eM)

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*Originally published on [William M. Peaster](https://paragraph.com/@wmp-2/yuletide-nft-roundup)*