The summer has flown by, and we’re getting ready for the autumn season, but that doesn’t mean an end to exciting updates and NFT developments! We’ve had an eventful month with NFT stories, new releases, memes, a Spark Fest campaign, and lots more. Dive into the latest ecosystem news & more below:

Grab a coffee! The 2nd Edition of the NFT Journal has landed!

We know it’s been a short while since the 1st edition of the NFT Journal dropped, that’s why the 2nd edition is a banger you won’t want to miss!

Dive into topics and the latest NFT developments, such as:

  • Fan Engagement best practices, tips, and our findings
  • The Conor Daly Digital Insider Pass Case Study
  • Deep dive into ERC-404’s
  • Witness a rebirth of NFTs and why they’re more than just JPEGs…
  • Learn how you can contribute to the NFT Journal!

Learn everything above and more in the 2nd edition (out now!):

The NFT Journal by Unique Network is a platform where you can get the latest updates & NFT developments happening in Unique and Polkadot – designed to keep you up to date on all of the latest NFT trends and innovations.

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Multimedia NFTs and Marketplace Updates are Here!

In August, we were thrilled to drop the latest Unique Marketplace updates to our community, enabling users to dive more into advanced NFTs like never before.

In this update, expect to see:

  • New Media Support (MultiMedia NFT Type): This includes fields for various media types such as images, videos, and audio.
  • Metadata 2.0 Standard Support: All new collections and NFTs created on Unique are now using Metadata 2.0 Standard. The Metadata 2.0 Standard is a step up from the previous binary and compact encoding versions.

The Unique Schema V2 is an evolution from the previous versions, offering a more human-readable format, similar to the widely adopted Ethereum NFT Metadata Standards.

Create a Multimedia NFT and dive into the Unique Marketplace here:

If you need any help creating a Multimedia NFT, check out our video tutorial here.

Moreover, we also updated our technical documentation with the latest updates and spruced up various sections, including direct AI prompts to help you along your NFT journey.

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Join the Summer Spark Fest Community Campaign with Multimedia NFTs!

Spark Fest is here, and we’re kicking it off with a summer sun-sational campaign around Multimedia NFTs!

Who needs DeFi summer, when we can have NFT summer? Get involved in NFT quests, the 2nd edition of the NFT Journal, and lots more!

That’s not all, you’ll also be in the chance to win some exclusive prizes and DOT! Join here:

Campaign Information:

  • Start Date: 27th of August, 2024
  • End Date: 24th of September, 2024
  • Rewards: $1000 worth of DOT tokens!
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A month of many… memes

August was a busy month for funny memes and meme creativity. Since the Olympics started in France, we were inspired to join the meme train and share our love for memes, combining viral posts, NFTs, and our love for the ecosystem!

Check out some of the viral meme posts we’ve done and let us know what you think of them!

Ecosystem Collaborations

EasyA x Polkadot Hackathon

The fantastic EasyA team joined forces with Polkadot to bring a hackathon to hungry Computer Science students at Harvard University! The Unique Network team joined (virtually) to support the hackathon and even taught a class of students next-generation NFTs.

The Unique team presented the Unique Developer track: Develop a Conor Daly inspired game, with Unique Advanced NFTs! With so many submissions and amazing games, we selected our Top 3 winners: RAC3R, Knock Racing, and Indie Racer Polkadot!

Congratulations to our winners and we’ll see you in the next activity or hackathon!

Polkadot Champs

Did you say another hackathon? Yes we did! We also joined forces with the Polkadot Champs team for the Polkadot Championship: Bali Edition!

Polkadot Champs is an innovative event designed to bring coders, thinkers and hackers closer together from within the Web3 space.

We're excited to be one of the partners alongside many others in this hackathon, and we look forward to seeing the winners of the Unique Track!

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PolkAchievers

We’ve teamed up with Airlyft, a rewards-based platform in the 1st season of Polk Achievers! Alongside 14 other Polkadot projects in the ecosystem; this community-driven campaign sets out to bring projects and community users closer together, learn from each project and earn rewards/NFTs in the process!

The campaign is still ongoing until the 19th of September, 2024 — if you want to join and grab yourself some exclusive prizes, join now!

Appearances, Online X Spaces & Events

Take a look below for exclusive appearances, X Spaces, and more!

Aventus X (Twitter) Spaces

Our friends at Aventus Network hosted an X Spaces, alongside MandalaChain! Our Developer Relations, Filip, and Unique’s Chief Marketing Officer, Charu Sethi, joined the Polkadot ecosystem and explored NFTs on Polkadot & Unique, and various use cases with NFT XCM, CodeCraft, and the future of NFT development!

Catch up on the full recording here.

Polkadot Insider Interview

During the Polkadot Blockchain Academy in Singapore, our Chief Marketing Officer, Charu Sethi sat down with our friends at Polkadot Insider to talk about everything that’s been happening in the Unique ecosystem!

From NFT XCM, Cross-Chain NFTs Think Tank, and CodeCraft to a wide range of topics!

Check out the exclusive interview here so you don’t miss out:

WebX0 Appearance

WebX0 is Asia’s largest crypto conference, hosted in Tokyo, Japan. Our CMO also joined this event to learn what’s happening in the Asian markets, and how cryptocurrency is taking shape in Japan and to witness incredible speakers and projects!

Special Mention

This month’s special mention isn’t directed at someone, but to all of our Polkadot Decoded Unique videos/clips!

In case you missed it, in July the Unique Network team attended Polkadot Decoded in Brussels to experience the Belgian waffles, the beers, and of course, to talk all things NFTs to aspiring NFT and digital collectible creators.

Unique’s CEO, Alexander Mitrovich took the Impact Stage to talk about how Unique is changing the NFT game on Polkadot. We’ve compiled all of the videos and clips for you so you don’t miss out — check it out here:

That’s a wrap for this Unique’s highlights! We hope to see you in the next one for September, see you then!

Join the Unique Ecosystem!

Unique Network is the number one next-generation NFT chain for Polkadot and Kusama, bridging the gap between Web2 and Web3 by giving you all the necessary tools and platforms to achieve your dreams as easily as possible.

Step into the world of Web3 with the NFTs 2.0 CodeCraft Grant Fund, complete with unlimited advanced NFT features built for today and the future. Build your unique dApp or Micro dApp, join a community of developers, and get direct support for your project.

Learn more about the dApps and projects actively using Unique Network today:

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Description

Visit Page

Conor Daly Insider Pass

A unique Digital Insider Pass to promote Fan Engagement in Web3 and bridge non-crypto natives to the Web3 world.

www.conordalypolkadot.net

Sovereign Nature Initiative

One-of-a-kind Proof of Attendance Badge on the Blockchain, that evolves into an exclusive DOTphin NFT.

www.sovereignnature.com

DED Games

A brick-breaking game, showcasing NFTs to gamers as they try to complete challenges and reach the leaderboards.

www.ded.games

Forever Has Fallen

Bringing Bounty Hunter Tickets as NFTs to gamers, unlocking challenges, riddles, and an exclusive lair to those who seek.

www.foreverhasfallen.com

Stay Up To Date

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