8 Exciting New NFT Projects to Watch Out For
The NFT resurgence has been going on for some time now, and with the recent airdrop of the official token $PENGU from the "chubby penguin" Pudgy Penguins shining light almost across the entire Crypto community, "blue-chip" projects like Azuki, Doodles, Cool Cats have set new all-time highs in the past year.
Compared to these already high-priced blue-chip projects, what are some new opportunities worth paying attention to recently? BlockBeats has compiled 8 NFT projects worth paying attention to in the near future for you.
Onchain Heroes - Genesis Hero (Abstract)
The Abstract NFT chain will go live on the mainnet in January 2025. Abstract, formerly known as an NFT Layer2 chain called "Frame," announced its acquisition by Pudgy Penguin's parent company Igloo and underwent a rebranding at the end of June this year.
In this year's July NFT Outlook, BlockBeats provided a detailed introduction to Abstract. If you've been following and obtained the "Elite Chad" role on the Abstract Discord, you've already harvested over 16,000 penguin tokens in the previous $PENGU airdrop:)
Onchain Heroes is currently the flagship of the Abstract NFT, and although the mainnet has not yet launched, the OCH Genesis Ring series issued on the Ethereum mainnet was sold out in seconds at a price of 0.2 ETH, almost soaring to a peak of 3 ETH. During the recent market downturn, this series remained strong and set a new all-time high of 3.5557 ETH.
Onchain Heroes is an on-chain game created by the former dev lead of Wolf Game @skarlywarly. Yes, this on-chain game is neither the kind of ultra-hardcore "autonomous world" that has not yet demonstrated strong playability, nor is it a "blockchain game" with sophisticated content on the PC or mobile side; it is the intersection of the two like Wolf Game. But as the team describes it, this is definitely not a "wolf-sheep copycat," and there won't be a sneaky A8 wolf that can steal your wool before your sheep has even been produced:)
This will be an easy-to-get-started but hard-to-master Idle Game, which may only require 15 - 20 minutes of actual gameplay per day, but will involve a lot of time after the game to reflect on one's strategy. It encourages players to communicate, based on their different risk preferences, to make their own decisions in a fair competitive environment facing an incomplete information environment.
The game will be launched shortly on the Abstract Mainnet, and the official game asset Onchain Heroes - Genesis Hero has undoubtedly become the most anticipated new series on Abstract. OCH Genesis Ring will ensure holders receive 1 free Onchain Heroes - Genesis Hero, 2 Onchain Heroes - Genesis Hero whitelist guarantee, and a $REDACTED token airdrop.
Of course, in addition to these, holding the OCH Genesis Ring itself has become one of the most convenient ways to whitelist for other popular Abstract new projects. The big picture of $PENGU makes most NFT players feel that if Blast is too VC PUA and APE is too focused on breeding rather than nurturing, then Abstract is a place where one can expect to produce a leader. Currently, the OCH Genesis Ring, and later the Onchain Heroes - Genesis Hero, carry the expectation of this leadership.
Moonsheep (Abstract)
Moonsheep is the first project on Abstract to claim to be an ERC-404 "Art Coin Integrated" project, with a good narrative dominance.
The project team's previous project, "The Sad Times," has recently performed well mainly because they were listed as a collaborating project in the "Elite Chad" role, which previously acquired the Abstract Discord. The new Abstract ERC-404 project paired with the expectation that the "Elite Chad" collaboration project will receive more Abstract token airdrops has led to the rise of the original series.
RUYUI / Kabu / Canna Sapiens (Abstract)
Of course, every blockchain has its share of new projects vying for the title of "IP," especially Abstract, a chain backed by the "Chonky Penguin," is no exception. The reason I am introducing RUYUI, Kabu, and Canna Sapiens together is that while these projects pursue different types of IP, the vision they present as "IP projects" is no different from what everyone heard during the last bull market...
A team with XX experience, XX partners... I don't think anyone is paying attention to or minting projects for these reasons. Let me analyze more directly the logic behind why these 3 projects deserve to be mentioned—Abstract will be one of the most vibrant NFT player communities in the recent period, with Onchain Heroes leading the way in demonstrating the wealth effect. Under these two premises, everyone will pursue more projects, and these 3 projects are currently the top 3 in popularity among new "IP projects" on Abstract.
RUYUI - Total supply 7777, sale price 0.07 ETH, has currently opened pre-sale slots to many highly active NFT communities. I can observe that these communities have almost smoothly absorbed the allocated slots and have a relatively positive attitude toward this project.
Kabu - Total supply 7000, has completed a 1000-unit pre-sale at a price of 0.038 ETH. Because the pre-sale suddenly started two minutes before the announced time by the project team and was instantly sold out, it encountered some FUD.
Canna Sapiens - Total supply 4000, price TBD, the OTC whitelist price is between 150 - 200U.
Petl (Abstract)
Petl is a generative art project that originated when Abstract was still in the "Frame" era, but Frame never went live and evolved into Abstract, so it waited all along...
This project has a total supply of 5000, all freely minted. The downside is that it has almost lost attention in the current Abstract environment. However, perhaps an opportunity will arise from such a situation—everyone loves clever ideas and free generosity.
Bitcoin Wizards (Bitcoin)
Bitcoin NFTs have recently not seen impactful new projects, except for Nakamigos' Fukuhedrons on Bitcoin and one project that received good feedback within the Bitcoin player community called Sleepyheads. Among the remaining new projects, the one that must be paid attention to is Bitcoin Wizards, as it is one of Bitcoin's oldest native memes.
The planned release of a 10K PFP series has sparked community collaboration, with approximately 37,000 submissions to date. Creating a 10K series of the oldest Bitcoin meme in this way is significant. Although the more well-known one may be the "Great Wizard" Taproot Wizards, behind the "Little Wizard" Bitcoin Wizards is the original creator of the "Bitcoin Wizard" meme, mavensbot.
It is currently uncertain whether this project will have free or paid minting.
Hypers (Hyperliquid)
Hyperliquid's price almost follows a standalone trend... So, I tried to search if there were any new NFT projects on this chain. Currently, there are few, and this Hypers may be one of the few projects that are most popular, as its Discord has already closed but is still buzzing...
There is no more valid information available; ongoing observation is required.
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