As another year wraps up, it's time for that quintessential year-in-review post. For me, 2023 was a year filled with challenges and triumphs, a period of both personal growth and artistic evolution. From exploring new mediums and themes in my art to navigating the ups and downs of a my career, this year has been a challenging journey. Here's a look back at my artistic endeavors in 2023 and a glimpse into the exciting prospects I'm aiming for in 2024.

Gambler’s Fallacy has been airdropped to readers that qualified (link if you want to buy on secondary). Thank you all for your support again. As some of you may know, the logo for this newsletter is based on the Aztec god of gambling, Macuilxochitl. This is Rezva’s interpretation of some of the reference material I shared with her as well as in her more recent style. I personally love how smooth the animation is and this will look great on the Tokenframe.

According to Cointelegraph, lawyer Oscar Franklin Tan said that people cannot use the "Steamboat Willie" version of Mickey Mouse to make anyone think their work is related to Disney.He added: "Under US law, only the specific description of Mickey Mouse in 1928 is in the public domain. Mickey Mouse was a more terrifying black and white character with a longer nose and no gloves. The Mickey Mouse trademark and brand are separate from the character and still private. You cannot suddenly produce your own Mickey products. The NFT you see is specifically called 'Steamboat Willie' and clearly refers to the 1928 version, even if his T-shirt says 'Mickey'. Anyone using the 1928 version of Mickey Mouse needs to make it clear that their creation or product is not related to the trademark owner Disney."When asked about using the 1928 version of Mickey Mouse in NFTs, the lawyer said that anyone using the image must clarify that they are not associated with Disney.

On December 31st, according to Magic Eden market data, the floor price of Bitcoin ecosystem NFT RatsFriend rose to 0.049 BTC (about $2084), with a total transaction volume of 7.15 BTC.

According to a report , Sleepless AI, a Web3+AI gaming platform, has officially announced the auction rules for "HIM Genesis NFT I". The auction will take place from 1:00 PM on December 31, 2023, to midnight on January 2, 2024, with a starting price of 1 BNB and a bidding increment of 0.1 BNB. According to the auction process, bidders need to deposit BNB as their bidding amount. If someone offers a higher bid, the previous bidder's BNB will be refunded. The winner will receive the NFT after the auction ends. Previously, the founder of Sleepless AI, Ben, revealed that the official version of Sleepless AI's "HIM" will be launched in the first quarter of next year, and a mobile app version will also be released. They will continuously introduce new features and add more male characters and gameplay to HIM. In addition, Sleepless AI is planning to participate in global comic conventions and has reached basic cooperation agreements with more than a dozen convention units.

According to market data on December 31st, the NFT X Bird floor price of X Protocol protocol is currently reported at 0.026 ETH (with a total of 10,000 pieces), and the XPT token is currently reported at 0.003378 USD (with a total of 1 billion pieces).<br>The token issuance protocol X Protocol currently provides two token standards, XRC20 and XRC721, which are compatible with ERC20 and ERC721 respectively. It uses the Proof of Work (PoW) algorithm to mint tokens, and anyone can deploy or mint tokens for free on its website.

According to official sources, decentralized NFT lending platform Singular has launched cross-chain batch lending, which will support BTC, Ethereum, and other multi-ecosystem NFTs for cross-chain lending on Layer2.With this launch, Singular will become the first NFT cross-chain lending platform and the first point-to-pool lending protocol that supports BTC and NFTs. Cross-chain batch lending can save users a lot of GAS (according to actual test data, the total amount of GAS saved exceeds 90%), and can provide users with a better interaction experience on Layer2.Singular has already completed Layer2 cross-chain lending support for Ethereum ecosystem NFT assets, and BTC ecosystem NFT lending will also be launched soon. According to the official website, the platform will first support the Bitcoin Frogs project in the BTC ecosystem. In addition, Singular is actively deploying ecological cooperation with BTC Layer2, providing liquidity support for NFT assets in the BTC ecosystem on BTC Layer2.

With gas low I was able to mint my next onchain piece; titled “Wanderer”. This image was taken with a gameboy camera. With cameras taking bigger and bigger images, forcing myself to create onchain and with a limited camera is thrilling. Both Wanderer and High In The City are available on Foundation for 0.1Eth.

Yat Siu, the CEO of Animoca Brands, said in a recent interview that the United States is not 100% against NFTs, but rather that the voices against NFTs are the loudest. Yat Siu believes that 2023 will be the "clean-up year" and stated that "Animoca Brands has already cleaned up a lot of content that needed to be cleaned up this year." He pointed out that 2024 will be a strong year with opportunities for rebirth, as 3A game companies such as Ubisoft, Zynga, and Square Enix are still investing in blockchain games. Yat Siu also stated that even today, people are still launching NFTs on Ethereum, one reason being that Ethereum provides the largest value distribution. Currently, the market is still in the early stages of this field, so there are still many opportunities for success, and the value that Web3 users can generate is much higher.

Yuga Labs' project Otherside is still leading the sale of virtual universe land. Based on The Block Research's best-selling NFT list, the 10 most expensive NFTs in the universe this year belong to Otherdeed for Otherside or Otherdeed Expanded. The list is ranked by the dollar value of the NFTs sold and the price of ETH on the day of sale. Eight of the 10 NFTs on this list are owned by NFT collector n0b0dy.eth. The other two were burned after being on sale for several months. In addition, Yuga Labs' top 10 universe land NFTs sold for between $276,000 and $514,350.

Stablecoins, tokenized treasuries, decentralized private credit, physical-backed NFTs, DeFi in climate and regenerative finance – these are just some of the trends set to remake capital markets in the coming year.

According to NFTGo data, the number of buyer addresses in the Ethereum NFT market in the past 24 hours was 5,941, and the number of seller addresses was 7,314. In the past 30 days, the number of profitable addresses was 64,209, and the number of loss-making addresses was 513,026. Additionally, the current sentiment index for the Ethereum NFT market is 29, with a "Cool" rating. Note: The NFT market sentiment index is calculated based on volatility, trading volume, social media, and Google trends.

On December 24th, RTFKT, a crypto fashion brand under Nike, will launch the Animus project in the first quarter of 2024. The series is currently being planned and some mechanisms are being tested. The Animus Easter eggs will showcase both 2D and 3D versions of the same Animus character.<br>In addition, all Murakami pill holders will be able to redeem their digital pills in early 2024.

NFT market Magic Eden announced the launch of a new community-run inscription project "Open Solmap", where "Solmap" provides users with ownership of over 1,000 consecutive Solana slots and visual representation, allowing developers and holders to freely build on this basis. It is reported that the total number of Solmap inscriptions is currently about 232,000, representing 232 million Solana slots. Magic Eden stated that users can view "Solmap" as a form of digital real estate, and by owning "land", holders can develop whatever they want. It is said that the potential application areas of "Solmap" in the future include metaverse games, generative art, etc.

NFT lending platform BendDAO announced in its Discord community that the team plans to propose a solution to embrace the Bitcoin NFT ecosystem. This solution will allow for seamless interaction between BTC NFTs and BendDAO, and support the wBTC liquidity pool as a borrowable asset.

On December 18th, according to Cryptoslam data, the Solana NFT transaction volume reached $92.06 million in the past 7 days, surpassing the Ethereum NFT transaction volume of $91.32 million during the same period for the first time. In addition, the Bitcoin NFT transaction volume reached $365 million in the past 7 days.

MultiBit posted on social media that the MultiBit NFT cross-chain bridge between Bitcoin and Ethereum will be ready within the next 7 days.

The NFT investment portfolio tracking platform Floor announced it will launch embedded application services in 2024. The first integration will be the Web3 cross-chain game ecology Portal's CrystalDash, which will allow users to earn Portal Coin points by connecting their Floor accounts.

NBA Top Shot has announced the first collection of team packs covering all 30 teams in the league. Fans can purchase a pack that guarantees only their selected team's collection for $4.99, which includes three limited edition officially authorized highlight moments NFTs. NBA Top Shot stated that only 500 limited "Team Packs" will be available for the 2023-24 season. Currently, the "Team Pack" is available on the NBA Top Shot mobile application and website.

On December 17th, NFT Trader announced that two old smart contracts were attacked and that all necessary measures have been taken to prevent such incidents from happening again in the future. NFT Trader states that the platform does not own any assets, but can assure users that it is a secure platform and will protect their assets.