Yuga Labs, the owner of CryptoPunks, has requested the takedown of the Ethereum Punks website, removal of all Ethereum Punks images from http://Ethscriptions.com, and deletion of the related tweets, including the tweet introducing the Ethscriptions Protocol. The request was made by the owner on an undisclosed date. It is unclear whether any legal action was taken against the website owner. The Ethereum Punks website was a platform that allowed users to buy, sell, and trade digital assets called Ethereum Punks, which were similar to CryptoPunks.   

June 30 (Cointime) -Yuga Labs presents the first season of the HV-MTL Forge Web3 game, where players can have fun building their own space and participating in social voting competitions.

June 26 (Cointime) - Yuga Labs and Zak Group have joined forces to create the first-ever book documenting the CryptoPunks collection. The book will feature contributions from notable figures in the web3, digital art, design, and technology communities, as well as content from the CryptoPunks community Discord and Twitter.

June 24 (Cointime) - The popularity of NFTs has surged, with Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) and Yuga Labs leading the way. These digital assets have transformed the art world and become a new form of social and cultural expression. ApeFest, a large event by BAYC and Yuga Labs, is expected to take place in late October or early November 2023, with the potential to become a multi-day convention featuring games like Legends of Mara and Dookie Dash, and a Miami-based Social House. The event is highly anticipated by the NFT community and promises to be a significant milestone for BAYC, Yuga Labs, and the broader NFT community.

June 21 (Cointime) - Yuga Labs has announced the HV-MTL Forge, a gamified metaverse for HV-MTL mech NFT holders, which will allow users to build in-game homes and compete for top rankings.

June 21 (Cointime) - Yuga Labs, the creator of the Bored Ape Yacht Club, is launching a workshop-building game called HV-MTL Forge on June 29. The game revolves around HV-MTL robot NFTs, which were swapped for Sewer Pass NFTs back in March.

June 20 (Cointime) - Yuga Labs' NFT ecosystem is heating up again with the upcoming major evolution of the HV-MTL collection. All 30,000 HV-MTL mech NFTs will soon become interactive in season one of the HV-MTL Forge event, which begins on June 29. HV-MTL holders will be able to build in-game homes for their HV characters, participate in a competitive tier-ranked system, and unlock upgrades to prepare for in-game world events. More information on accessing the new features will be revealed closer to the event, but collectors can expect an exciting ride similar to the Otherside "trip."

Gucci and Yuga Labs have announced that KodaPendant owners will have the opportunity to claim a physical version of their digital pendant. The two-week claim window will start on June 21, 2023, at noon ET and end on July 6, 2023, at noon PM ET.

Over the weekend, ImprobableIo held a live event in the metaverse featuring Arsenal Football Club's star player, Alex Zinchenko. The event was a collaboration with Yuga Labs and aimed to fuse the worlds of web3 and football. Participants were able to ask Zinchenko questions through ImprobableIo's open mic feature and engage in a guessing game about the player.

Five altcoin projects, including Oasis and Yuga Labs, are set to release $167 million worth of locked tokens into their respective token supplies this week. This could potentially lead to major selloffs in the market. ApeCoin, Oasis Network, and ImmutableX are expected to see more pronounced price movements due to their larger token releases.