12 Pivotal Moments that took the #NFT Industry exponential.

Not just money - we're talking Industry Progress & WTF Moments.

1/ Thread 👇

2/ #Decentraland goes public - Feb 20th

First impressions were, empty, lonely, buggy, crashes, not much to do, etc.

Now there's HQ's, Top DJ Events, 100+ Galleries and
December so far had over 5k weekly visitors.

I wrote a post-launch article,
https://t.co/s6VzQ8bENp
3/ $WHALE Launches May 3rd - A social currency backed by $2M+ of #NFT assets by @WhaleShark_Pro & @whale_community.

People across all NFT projects & platforms were incentivized to work together.

A top social currency by market cap, volume AND community.

https://t.co/7RZ4QyNu8N
4/ @trevorjonesart Picasso's Bull sells for $55k on @niftygateway.

A record sale at the time for a single Art NFT. Many in the broader NFT space started to pay attention from here.

The drop totalled ~ $75k with a Silver /10 recently going for $19.5k! on 8th Dec, (from $750)
5/ Eth fees Sky rocket - Mid 2020

With Activity on ETH going berserk, ETH fees went from average $0.20 per transaction to now ~$5.4. More with NFTs.

This forced NFT projects, (especially gaming), to prioritize scaling/L2 while it was still 'ok' to trade Art as most are $300+
6/ @AxieInfinity's $SLP token 50x's - July 2nd Week.

The SLP token is a reward mechanism for players of the game. It's uncapped supply and was never seen as 'investible' until it 50x'd in 2-3 days.

ERC-20 Exposure for NFT projects made a lot of sense.

They now have $AXS
7/ @JordanLyall & the MEME Team launch @DontBuyMeme Aug 15th.

Started as a joke on copy pasting De-Fi projects & Farming food coins.

Which evolved quickly to an NFT Farming De-Fi experiment.

DeFi+NFT intersection was born.
https://t.co/QD2pmuvVJd
8/ @WAX_io continuing to add project launches proving collectibles are here to stay.

Many of the top 24 hours volume are on WAX.

Also had a drop by @WilliamShatner & @deadmau5 !

data by https://t.co/MQ5XUIZSZ8
9/ @rariblecom $RARI Airdrop - September

Rarible launched their token & incentive structure in July. 6+ Months into existence.

In September MANY people realized they had a juicy airdrop. Some $10-$20k+

It👏Went👏Wild👏

High volume, influencers, flippers everyone rushed there.
10/ @nba_topshot launches on @flow_blockchain by @dapperlabs.

Significant because it was a sports collectible NFT project done right. $2M traded so far.

Looked good, healthy secondary market, mainstream appeal.

Top by Volume + on Flow. New L1 in town.

https://t.co/MQ5XUIZSZ8
11/ @ChristiesInc auctions the first NFT-Physical piece by @robertalice_21 - Oct 7

The first 'NFT' to be sold at the largest Art Auction house goes for $130k.

A mainstream moment that got larger auction houses to pay attention.

https://t.co/7bbw0gWb0s

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View the resolutions and voting results here:

The resolution titled "The occupied Syrian Golan," which condemns Israel for "repressive measures" against Syrian citizens in the Golan Heights, was adopted by a vote of 151 - 2 - 14.

Israel and the U.S. voted 'No'
https://t.co/HoO7oz0dwr


The resolution titled "Israeli practices affecting the human rights of the Palestinian people..." was adopted by a vote of 153 - 6 - 9.

Australia, Canada, Israel, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, and the U.S. voted 'No' https://t.co/1Ntpi7Vqab


The resolution titled "Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and the occupied Syrian Golan" was adopted by a vote of 153 – 5 – 10.

Canada, Israel, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, and the U.S. voted 'No'
https://t.co/REumYgyRuF


The resolution titled "Applicability of the Geneva Convention... to the
Occupied Palestinian Territory..." was adopted by a vote of 154 - 5 - 8.

Canada, Israel, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, and the U.S. voted 'No'
https://t.co/xDAeS9K1kW
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Once upon a time there was a Raja named Uttānapāda born of Svayambhuva Manu,1st man on earth.He had 2 beautiful wives - Suniti & Suruchi & two sons were born of them Dhruva & Uttama respectively.
#talesofkrishna https://t.co/E85MTPkF9W


Now Suniti was the daughter of a tribal chief while Suruchi was the daughter of a rich king. Hence Suruchi was always favored the most by Raja while Suniti was ignored. But while Suniti was gentle & kind hearted by nature Suruchi was venomous inside.
#KrishnaLeela


The story is of a time when ideally the eldest son of the king becomes the heir to the throne. Hence the sinhasan of the Raja belonged to Dhruva.This is why Suruchi who was the 2nd wife nourished poison in her heart for Dhruva as she knew her son will never get the throne.


One day when Dhruva was just 5 years old he went on to sit on his father's lap. Suruchi, the jealous queen, got enraged and shoved him away from Raja as she never wanted Raja to shower Dhruva with his fatherly affection.


Dhruva protested questioning his step mother "why can't i sit on my own father's lap?" A furious Suruchi berated him saying "only God can allow him that privilege. Go ask him"
1. Project 1742 (EcoHealth/DTRA)
Risks of bat-borne zoonotic diseases in Western Asia

Duration: 24/10/2018-23 /10/2019

Funding: $71,500
@dgaytandzhieva
https://t.co/680CdD8uug


2. Bat Virus Database
Access to the database is limited only to those scientists participating in our ‘Bats and Coronaviruses’ project
Our intention is to eventually open up this database to the larger scientific community
https://t.co/mPn7b9HM48


3. EcoHealth Alliance & DTRA Asking for Trouble
One Health research project focused on characterizing bat diversity, bat coronavirus diversity and the risk of bat-borne zoonotic disease emergence in the region.
https://t.co/u6aUeWBGEN


4. Phelps, Olival, Epstein, Karesh - EcoHealth/DTRA


5, Methods and Expected Outcomes
(Unexpected Outcome = New Coronavirus Pandemic)