TL;DR

• Follow the Hustle and the Nexus Twitter accounts for the latest news.

• Web3 gaming and tech: Chronoforge round, Portal Nodes, Pixelmon's PixelPals, XBORG: $10M in presale interest, Sophon, ARPS token launch, Afyn P2E-season, WilderWorld x Nvidia, StarHeroes IDO, and more.

• Macro Cryptocurrency News: Bitcoin ATH, Blackrock's ETF hits record, MicroStrategy, SEC delays ETH ETFs, AI startup secures $30M, and the Wormhole airdrop.

🎮 Web3 Gaming and Tech

• Chronoforge announced its RIFT Foundation closed a $3M round

  • Notable influencers such as Alex Becker, Dingaling, Grail, ElliotTrades, Ivan on Tech, and Faze Banks participated in the round

• Portal introduced Portal nodes: GRID

• Portal announced the Portal DOTA2 World Invitational

  • They are also launching exclusive DOTA2 collectibles

• Portal partners with QORPO World

• Saga announced all WolvesDAO SBT holders will be eligible for their Saga Genesis Drop

• The card game Cross the Ages partnered with Ubisoft’s Watch Dogs, incorporating the IP in their game.

• Global access to Pixelmon’s PixelPals is now live

  • The game has a $150K+ prize pool + will have opportunities for players to farm $MON

• XBORG announced its Prometheus Chestplate NFT mint will happen on the 12th of March

  • Additionally, XBORG shared there’s over $10M in presale interest from over 6500 people in its $XBG token

• Tabi partners with Berachain to boost the Web3 gaming and NFT ecosystem

  • Tabi will launch its NFT marketplace, launchpad, and campaign platform on the chain.

• Users can now use GCash to buy and sell Axie-related cryptocurrencies

• Gangster Arena is organizing a 1M $FIAT airdrop for testnet players

  • Check out our thread on how this game brings strategy, game theory, and GambleFi together in a mobile experience

• Check out this new Sophon Twitter account, people are speculating this is an initiative coming from GuildFi and MeritCircle (BEAM)

• The Apeiron ecosystem token $APRS is launching on Ronin

  • You can get involved by staking WRON on Impossible Finance starting the 13th of March

• Domenation announced it raised $3.5M in pre-seed funding

  • It’s one of the games that is launching its token on Seedify

• Supervillain Labs shared how they are building their Web3 portal

  • They are also building a game, developed by the team that previously worked on Gran Saga

• • Missions is the first time players can get access to $NYAN

• The emergence of Bitcoin ordinals is reshaping the landscape of the NFT marketplace

• Afyn is kicking off its Play-and-Earn Season 1 soon

  • Afyn is an interoperable ecosystem and they are releasing a game called Buddy Arena on the 21st of March

  • You can farm their token $FYN now by completing quests.

• ReadyGG announced a $4M funding round

  • ReadyGG is an infrastructure company for Web3 games, which recently hired an ex. Playstation boss as one of its advisors

• ETH Lizards launched one of the first NFT collections on Immutable zkEVM

  • Additionally, it started an on-chain event - the Nebula Portal to rescue the Elemental Lizards

• Someone just purchased a CryptoPunk for $16M in Ethereum, making it the second-largest purchase for an NFT in this collection

• Wilderworld announced a partnership with Nvidia

  • What this exactly means has yet to be revealed

• StarHeroes announced its IDO is happening on Bybit

  • The IDO is from March 5 - 12, listing on the 12th

• The Ronin Wallet’s security has been upgraded and supports multiple chains now

• Enjin introduced exclusive NFT_io drops: an access-pass to gaming NFTs

• In the past three months alone, Immutable onboarded 75 games on its platform

🕹️ Gaming Narrative Play

• Although it is still too early for the technology to support the application, there is an argument for Bitcoin gaming. Why? Because the immense attention brought to Ordinals will likely bleed into this vertical sooner or later.

• Earlier this year, we also addressed this narrative, but our thesis of: “The SEC just approved BTC ETFs 👉 more liquidity moving to ordinals.” has proven to be incredibly correct now. This makes it worth it to revisit and research new and existing BTC collections that have potential.

• A good way to expose yourself to this potential narrative is by informing yourself which projects and ecosystems are building on BTC. You can start with this Nexus thread.

🚀 Nexus V1 Alpha Launch

Welcome to the eighteenth edition of the newsletter! You might have noticed already, but we are working hard to get the word out for Nexus and are planning out a larger marketing push for our public launch to maximize the attention. In the meantime, this is how you can get involved:

• Get a Nexus Pass NFT now for exclusive and immediate lifetime access.

In a later stage, you can:

• Subscribe for $49/month to unlock the full potential (live at a next-stage launch), or

• Use the free version (limited in features) of the platform

Don't miss out—follow our journey on Hustle's Twitter, YouTube channels, and Nexus Twitter.

📈 Macro Cryptocurrency News

• Bitcoin briefly hit $69,000 this week, which was a record high, and in doing so marked an incredible comeback

• Blackrock's IBIT spot bitcoin ETF hits a record daily inflow of $788 million. 

• Following a one-day 23% surge in share price, MicroStrategy announces a proposed $600 million convertible note offering

• The SEC delays a decision on BlackRock's spot Ethereum ETF proposal and is seeking public feedback.

• IO Research, a blockchain startup focusing on AI, secures $30 million in its Series A funding round

• Wormhole, a cross-chain bridge protocol, is preparing for a multi-billion dollar airdrop of its coming W token

  • You can check your allocation here (watch out for scam links)

🌟 Token Spotlight by Hustle

• Coin of the Week: $SUPER

• Market Cap: ~$740M

• What is SuperVerse DAO? SuperVerse DAO is the largest Web3 gaming community, headed by EllioTrades. More recently, with the Off the Grid activation we saw the token pump hard. It is believed, we can see more Web3 gaming activations from SuperVerse moving forward. And the DAO’s existing influence will help them establish partnerships with the best Web3 games.

• Delve into Hustle's market wisdom with his “Daily Watchlist” and deep-dive analysis available on the TTOO Discord server and through his “In the Game" show. 

✍️ NFT of The Week

• Pick of the week: Apeiron Planets (Primeval)

• Why Apeiron?

  • Raised $20M+ in total

  • The game is built for P2E (guilds, SEA appeal, and rental systems)

  • Complex economy (gives you an edge if you take the time to understand it) - you can read this Nexus thread on the game

  • In development for multiple years

  • Part of the Ronin Network

  • Working with large KOLs: Orangie and YellowPanther

  • A solid mobile game so far

• Utility:

  • Planets provide full access to the game, can be rented out to earn, can be used for breeding, and staked for NFT rewards.

  • Specifically, Primeval planets get an allocation to the ARPS community round, and NFT item drops.

• Catalysts:

  • Upcoming ARPS sale, with the added exposure for RON stakers

  • Slowly opening up the accessibility of the game

🛠️ Nexus Feature Highlight

Check out our latest feature highlight video, where we explain the NFT dashboard in depth.

Fewer clicks and fewer tabs | More insights and more trading.

See you next week!