Jack Butcher's Opepens have been surging this week and all over NFT Twitter.

But there still seems to be a lot of confusion about how the project mechanics work.

We've got all your questions answered, in this quick Opepen primer.

🧵👇 Why do some of the Opepens have art & others don't?

Jack is releasing 200 packs of 80 editions over the coming weeks & months to "reveal" the art.

Releases 001 & 002 have already launched.

Lucky winners who got into 001 or 002 had their Opepen updated to "reveal" their new art

Ledger's new service, Ledger Recover, has ignited a fiery debate in the web3 community since its reveal earlier today.

An optional subscription that backs up your Secret Recovery Phrase (SRP), but is it as secure as it sounds?

Let's dive in. 🧵 🔒 Here's the deal:

Ledger Recover encrypts your private key into 3 pieces, securely stored by different parties.

It's generated and managed on the device's Secure Element chip, promising no compromise to your SRP.

It's a security feature that people wanted, right?

It's Major Championship Week in the world of golf! 🏌️‍♂️

The stakes are high with all the top golfers competing...

But it's not just about the sport - it's also about the Approach Set Pack Drop.

Let's delve into the Expected Value (EV) analysis of these packs 👀 First, let's talk about the 'Bump & Run' (ELITE) Pack.

Here, the allocations are divided into different groups of golfers.

🌟 Group 1: This group forms about 25% of the total allocation, offering good odds of securing a top 15-ranked golfer.

Today's Top News:

💸 Worldcoin Raising Another $100M

☑️ Jack Butcher’s New Collection Goes to Christie’s

🙉 Yuga to Reveal HV-MTL This Week

👻 A New Beeple and VeeFriends Collab Will Haunt Your Dreams

👟 Nike OF1’s Debut With Some Issues 💸 Worldcoin Raising Another $100M

Worldcoin is the crypto project co-founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman (creator of Chat-GPT)

While it's been in development for more than 3 years, it is back in the news for reportedly nearing a new $100 million financing round

Do you hear the waddle? 🐧

The @pudgypenguins are coming to the real world!

Get ready for the "Pudgy Toys" dropping on May 18.

Here's the scoop on what this means for you, and why it's not just child's play. @pudgypenguins First, a brief history.

Pudgy Penguins started teasing about this epic toyline back in February. They announced a collab with Retail Monster, and suddenly, the world of collectibles felt a chill.

✅ Exciting news out of the Jack Butcher ecosystem last night!

Jack is set to release "Checks Elements," an innovative 152-piece collection that combines physical monoprints with on-chain NFT counterparts.

Let's dive in! 🚀" What's in the collection? 🤔

Titled "Checks Elements," it's inspired by the classical elements: Earth, Fire, Water, and Air.

The collection is divided into six tiered releases: Alpha, Order, Isolate, Composite, Compound, and Complete.

Nike is dropping their Our Force 1s today in one of the biggest NFT drops in Web3 history.

Here are 5 things you need to know about the drop. Nike has an NFT program?

Yes, Nike is entering Web3 via .SWOOSH.

.SWOOSH is a platform for all of Nike's virtual creations, including a marketplace to buy & trade collectibles.

These creations include interactive digital wearables, for use in video games or other experiences

Today's Top News:

📈 Growing Momentum in the NFT Market

🆕 Blur's 2 New Collections Come Today

🐧 Pudgy Penguins Launching Toys

🐸 Elon Tweets a PEPE Meme

👟 Adidas Rebrands its Web3 Program 📈 Growing Momentum in the NFT Market

A few notable floor increases on the week:

0n1 Force (+80%, 1 ETH floor)

Pudgy Penguins (+5%, 4.54 ETH floor)

Captainz (+15%, 8 ETH floor)

Beanz (+5%, 1.34 ETH floor)

Potatoz (+20%, 3.2 ETH floor)

You've heard of Art Blocks - the pioneer in generative NFT art, right? 🖼️

They're stepping up their game with a significant update to their BytecodeStorage library.

Intrigued? Let's dive in: Art Blocks is introducing BytecodeStorage V1 - an upgrade to their existing storage library.

Built on SSTORE2, it separates reads and writes into different libraries, boosting efficiency and flexibility.

Tim Ferriss’s NFT project @COCKPUNCH is potentially the biggest NFT drop of December, and it launches today!

Here’s everything you need to know to participate. What is COCKPUNCH?

COCKPUNCH is a story-telling NFT project where Tim can build a fantasy world, introduce characters, and create stories.

He describes the project as “Tolkien meets Alice in Wonderland" and plans to use Emergent Long Fiction (ELF) to tell the story.

⏰NFT Morning Minute⏰ Top Web3 News:

🚀 @tessera launches new protocol for collective NFT ownership

👟 @RTFKT shares a solution for international shipping its Cryptokicks

🪙 Over $30M of ApeCoin is staked in the first two days

⏰ NFT Morning Minute ⏰ Top Web3 News:

👟 @RTFKT announces 'Auto-Lacing' Cryptokicks Inspired by 'Back to the Future 2'

🪙 @apecoin staking is live in pre-deposit phase

📦@blur_io Airdrop 2 has landed, new bids feature now live

⏰ NFT Morning Minute ⏰ Top Web3 News:

-@yugalabs founders announce a new podcast

-@RTFKT opens world merging, allowing users to connect digital and physical items utilizing the RTFKT WM Chip

-@blur_io performs marketplace updates ahead of today’s airdrop

⏰ NFT Morning Minute ⏰ Top Web3 News:

-Notable collector @Vince_Van_Dough launches new digital gallery Art of the Millenium

-@Porsche shares plans for journey into Web3

-@moonbirds premiere their move “in-chain” along with several other new features

⏰ NFT Morning Minute ⏰ Top Web3 News:

-@Macys announces Thanksgiving Day parade in the metaverse powered by @oncyber

-@Mattel is opening a digital collectibles marketplace

-Financial institutions move forward with adoption amidst crypto uncertainty

Wondering what the hype around Instagram NFTs is all about? 🤔

A 🧵on the Web3 rise of a Web2 giant:

1/🧵 Meta's NFT Journey 🗺

May 22' — announces support of digital collectibles, IG sharing capabilities to test user group

Aug 22' — expands NFT features to 100 countries, @facebook integration

Nov 22' — adds @solana compatibility, rolls out Creator Marketplace to select artists

👟Nike’s new web3 platform .SWOOSH is opening it’s public registration today.

🔑Here is everything you need to know to get ready to participate in the launch.

1/🧵 👟What Is It

Nike's .SWOOSH will be a platform for all of Nike's virtual creations.
It will include a marketplace to buy and trade virtual collectibles (i.e. digital shoes or jerseys), as well as a membership layer via its own domain

"welcome.swoosh.nike.”