Thread by @turkmmtz

With the #Solana NFT market getting crowded lately, I decided to go over 120+ upcoming NFT projects in the space and analyze ALL of their roadmaps.

Most of the roadmaps are very similar - but some are quite unique.

Here are some themes and insights from my research 🧵

Theme #1: Deflation/Burning

With the hype and success of @DeGodsNFT, it seems some projects were taking notes. Almost 5% of the roadmaps that I looked at mention burning their NFTs to reduce supply!

Have @DeGodsNFT started something here?

Exciting times.

Theme #2: Royalties

With the enormous success of @mmccsolana, @PiggySolGang and @Danuki_Dojo, it seems that future projects are taking note. 10% of the projects that I looked at mention royalties in their roadmap.

Can passive income via NFTs become a thing or is it a fad?

Theme #3: DAOs

The gold standard of DAOs on Sol is @MonkeDAO with members like @SOLBigBrain and @SolanaLegend.

With over 10% of future projects mentioning a DAO, will we see more amazing virtual communities? Is this the future of work*?

*see @cdixon/@petergyang's posts on DAOs

Theme #4: Airdrops/Giveaways

The most mentioned concept in all upcoming roadmaps (Over 20%)

@skeletoncrewrip did this well with 30 days of Halloween themed drops.

But TBH I'm disappointed how frequently this is mentioned. Makes NFTs feel like even more of a lottery - thoughts?

Theme #5: Games

It's great to see gaming picking up steam as it is the most natural fit for NFTs.

But - games are HARD and most of these will fail.

Here are some that I think have real potential:
- @staratlas
- @ProjectEluune
- @wretched_waters
- @SolChicksNFT
- @pfl_game

Theme #6: Charity

This was awesome to see. Almost 10% of the projects that I looked at mention donating to charities relating to their NFT themes.

For example:
- @JungleCatsIO to Amazon Watch
- @TowerDAO to affordable housing
- @ShkarySharks to sharks

What a great community.

Theme #7: DeFi

A few projects are releasing their own utility tokens.

My favourite of these is @wretched_waters which lets you borrow/lend as well as stake with the WAVE token.

There is also @Soltato_NFT which lets you stake $FRIES tokens.

Still very early days here.

Theme #8: Audio NFTs.

Was pretty surprised to see how behind we are in this category.

Hard to tell if this is due to a lack of user interest or a shortage of Audio creators but I suspect this will change in the future.

One project that's looking at this is @TheSullens_NFT

Theme #9: IRL Passes

Some upcoming projects are crowdfunding for some holders to go on real life adventures.

Examples:
- @SolYetis sending 8 people to the Himalayas
- @CryptoAstronuts sending 10 people to a Space X tour

I think this concept has a LOT of potential.

Theme #9: Pure Art

I was surprised to see so little of these in my research, especially since ETH has a ton.

I expect to see more of these in #solana in the future.

Here are some of my favourite upcoming ones:
- @nactalsio
- @ChaosTheoryNFTs
- @SolAbstraction

Theme #10: "Metaverse" Integration

I've seen this term thrown around a ton in the roadmaps (13%).

There'll absolutely be a day where all our digital words interconnect in the metaverse, but that is a long time away. I don't think this should be a main selling point.

Thoughts?

Theme #11: Merch + IRL Figures

I think this is actually an underrated concept. It's essentially a way to transfer digital status into physical status.

I can see a world where @BoredApeYC apparel hold the same status as wearing Supreme branded apparel etc.

- And that's all I have for today.

I've looked at over 120 projects but obviously I've still missed tons.

Let me know some of your favourite upcoming NFTs with unique roadmap items!

Sources:
- Scraping Discord
- Scraping Twitter
- @howrareis (s/o @SOLBigBrain)
- @solanalysis