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Louis Vuitton "Treasure Trunk" (Louis Vuitton)
Louis Vuitton’s Soulbound Luxury NFTs, Apple’s Expensive Vision
Louis Vuitton is releasing a collection of NFTs retailing for $39,000 each. Plus, Apple announced its Vision Pro augmented reality headset.
Louis Vuitton "Treasure Trunk" (Louis Vuitton)

Dmitri Cherniak's Ringers #879 "The Goose" (Sotheby's)
Sotheby’s Golden ‘Goose’ Sale and Mercedes Benz Puts NFTs in Motion
Sotheby’s will sell Dmitri Cherniak's landmark NFT at a live auction this month, while Mercedes Benz released the 'Maschine' and Nike teamed up with EA Sports.
Dmitri Cherniak's Ringers #879 "The Goose" (Sotheby's)

Space Pepe NFTs
Nike Trips Up .SWOOSH Launch While Bitcoin NFTs Soar
Nike’s .SWOOSH NFT drop was filled with missteps, while a Bitcoin NFT collection topped the charts and NFT lending is gaining momentum.
Space Pepe NFTs

(Axie Infinity)
To Axie Infinity and Beyond
Axie Infinity: Origins launched on the Apple App Store, pumping AXS tokens. Plus, we examine if NFT trading volume matters.
(Axie Infinity)

Milady NFT (Screenshot via Twitter, modified by CoinDesk)
Musk’s Milady Meme, Opening Up Ordinals
Miladys NFTs saw a brief pump after Elon Musk tweeted about them and Binance is making it easier for people to buy Bitcoin NFTs.
Milady NFT (Screenshot via Twitter, modified by CoinDesk)

XCOPY "Departed" and "Right Click Save Guy" (Sotheby's Metaverse, modified by CoinDesk)
Alibaba Says ‘Open Sesame’ to Web3
The Chinese tech giant is releasing a metaverse launchpad. Plus, Sports Illustrated announces an NFT ticketing platform.
XCOPY "Departed" and "Right Click Save Guy" (Sotheby's Metaverse, modified by CoinDesk)

Daniel Alegre, CEO, Yuga Labs and Rosie Perper, Deputy Managing Editor, Web3, CoinDesk (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)
Web3 News From Consensus
A special edition of The Airdrop on the ground in Austin at CoinDesk's festival.
Daniel Alegre, CEO, Yuga Labs and Rosie Perper, Deputy Managing Editor, Web3, CoinDesk (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

(Trump Series 2 NFT)
Traders Are Tired of Trump NFTs
The former U.S. president’s second collection isn’t as successful as his first drop was, while Sotheby’s plans to sell an impressive NFT collection seized from Three Arrows Ca...
(Trump Series 2 NFT)

Reddit Collectible Avatars (Reddit)
Reddit to the Moon, Razer Stays Sharp
Reddit has released another wildly popular NFT collection while Razer has launched a Web3 gaming accelerator.
Reddit Collectible Avatars (Reddit)

(OpenSea Pro)
OpenSea Goes Pro, Ralph Lauren Takes Crypto
Plus, investments in blockchain games and metaverse projects totaled $739 million for the quarter.
(OpenSea Pro)