Over the past weeks, @manifoldxyz Open Editions have risen to become the biggest trend in the NFT space.

This could be one of the biggest innovations we have seen recently. Here's why. 👇🧵 I break it down into the following:
1. NFT's Lack of Liquidity Problem
2. Manifold's Gamification Solution
3. Things to Note: Bots & Risk Structure
4. Future Innovations

Let's get this burning!

Are you looking out for the next big Japanese project?

My focus is on projects with deep cultural references, which shows the team has a strong understanding of the market. It also makes the project really fun to engage with!

Case study with @DenDekaDen 👇 These are the main points I will discuss:
1. Creative Project Name
2. Exciting Minting Mechanism
3. Interesting Characters

Many Japanese projects have been performing extremely well in this market. Several projects started from almost 0 ETH mint price to achieve 1000x++ multiples.

A new Japanese wave is coming and you'll want to prepare for it👇 This new Japanese wave will be driven by projects from Japan that have rich cultural references and have strong aesthetic appeal globally. These projects often have a mixed team of Japanese and international people, successfully engaging collectors from around the world.

In recent weeks, many people have sent me projects with Japanese names or Japanese art style and asked me if they are Japanese projects.

Here's how I think about this question and my response to them👇 Usually they want to know whether there is a Japanese team behind the project. This may be due to two main reasons:
1. Japanese creative talent and renowned ability to create strong IP
2. Japanese holders are known to be mostly diamond hands

Read this if you are starting to pay close attention to Japanese NFTs 📈

It is very different from the international NFT space. To succeed with Japanese NFTs 🇯🇵 , there are some key factors to know before buying.

This is the framework to consider before jumping in: Two important factors to consider are:
1. Creator's mindset
2. Creator's network

The mindset determines future direction of the project, while the network affects the ability to gain support and sales to drive long-term demand.

With the recent boom in the Japanese NFT market, many have reached out to me asking what's happening.

Having being active in the Japanese NFT space since its infancy back in August 2021, I want to share some insights.

Here's why Japanese NFT buyers tend to diamond hand NFTs: The two most significant factors are:
1. Low levels of financial literacy
2. Relatively high crypto tax rates

The combined result is that buyers end up holding their NFTs. From a market analysis perspective, Japanese represent a unique demographic in this space to understand.