Neustreet Journal Issue #85 - 🚀 Your Guide to the Modern Collectiverse

Welcome to Issue #85 of the Neustreet Journal, your number one resource for staying updated on the exciting world of collectibles - sneakers, trading cards, NFTs, and much more.

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In the issue ahead, TLDR:

• 👟 Adidas and Yu-Gi-Oh Partner Again to Release Another Sneaker

• 💰 Sneaker Startup The Edit LDN Raises Seed Round

• 🧥 The Nike and Corteiz Partnership is Coming

• 🃏 Disney’s Lorcana Cards Official Launch Date Announced

• 💲 Goldin Launches New Marketplaces

• 📢 Former Head of Digital at Gagosian Gallery Launches Generative Art Gallery

• ❌ Yuga Labs Blacklists Royalty-Free Marketplaces

Neustreet Ideas: Corteiz and Nike: The New Hype Currency?

Nike is partnering with Corteiz, one of the world's hottest new streetwear brands based in London, to stay relevant and capture the hype.

In this ideas piece we explore what it means for Nike to partner with Corteiz, arguably the modern day Supreme. Corteiz is well known for their ability to form a grassroots community, connect with street culture and notable guerrilla marketing tactics. What could the future possibly hold for both brands?

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🎙 John Patten, TreasureDAO - How Treasure Is Becoming A Decentralized Nintendo of the Metaverse

John Patten is the Founder of TreasureDAO. Treasure is a decentralized network of games and communities centered around the $MAGIC token. They are building a new decentralized ecosystem to become the Nintendo of the Metaverse. The DAO and $MAGIC token have become one of the most successful NFT projects of the last year, processing over a billion dollars in trading volume.

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👀 The Latest in Collectible News

Sneakers

Adidas and Yu-Gi-Oh Partner Again to Release Another Sneaker

Last year Adidas and the massively popular anime/TCG franchise Yu-Gi-Oh! released a sneaker collection featuring the ADI2000 sneaker and the Reptossage slide. The two brands have come together again to give us an Adi2000 inspired by Yu-Gi-Oh! character Yami Yugi.

Sneaker Startup The Edit LDN Raises Seed Round

The Edit LDN is a London-based startup that sells sneakers, streetwear and collectibles from pre-vetted sellers. They recently announced that they have received a $4.8 Million seed round of funding to expand the business across the US and Middle East.

The Nike and Corteiz Partnership is Coming

London-based streetwear brand Corteiz is coming together with Nike in one of its biggest collaborations to date.

Trading Cards

Disney’s Lorcana Cards’ Official Launch Date Announced

Disney released its first set of Lorcana trading cards last year, generating hype among Disney fans and collectors alike. The official launch date of the TCG game is August 2023.

Goldin Launches New Marketplaces

Towards the end of the year we reported on Goldin’s plans to open two new marketplaces, Goldin Marketplace and Weekly Auctions. On January 17, Goldin announced the official opening of both marketplaces.

NFTs

Former Head of Digital at Gagosian Gallery Launches Generative Art Gallery

Susannah Maybank, the former Head of Digital at Gagosian Gallery is building a generative art gallery called Tonic.xyz, which providing artists with the tools to mint their work as NFTs.

Yuga Labs Blacklists Royalty-Free Marketplaces

Yuga Labs, creators of Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) NFTs, has blacklisted marketplaces that do not enforce royalties from selling their new Sewer Pass NFTs.

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