Non-Fungible Tokens Coverage Series #26
06/05/2019
July Monthly News
07/31/2019June Monthly News
June is over and it’s now time to look back on what has been accomplished for Auctionity this month. We have been busy with numerous events over the past few months nourishing existing relationships and establishing new ones with some amazing companies and we keep on going in that direction to get Auctionity the visibility it deserves. We have been simultaneously improving the platform and tweaking some parameters to make it awesome. We released a good number of new features in June but we are not stopping there just yet. Here’s a roundup of the latest and most relevant achievements for this month, enjoy.
New categories
The NFT family keeps growing on Auctionity. New categories are being added regularly and this month we are excited to welcome MyCryptoHeroes and the SuperRare as our latest NFT categories.
MyCryptoHeroes
« My Crypto Heroes is an RPG battle game that is built on the Ethereum blockchain. Play with historical inspired heroes, go on quests to find rare items, and battle against other players for rewards and fame. »
SuperRare
« Rare digital art, aka crypto art, is limited-edition collectible art cryptographically registered with a token on the blockchain. Blockchain technology allows unique, provably-scarce tokens to be held and securely traded from one collector to another. They represent transparent, audit-able origin and provenance for a piece of digital art. »
Platform updates
In an effort to make the platform better than ever, we have reworked some features and added some exciting new ones. The Auctionity saleroom now supports multi-auctioneer sales, which means that more than one auctioneer can animate a given sale. This means more choices for the buyer who wants to watch a live auction but also a wider variety of languages spoken at once for a sale.
The dev team also spent a good amount of time working on a few bits here and there to homogenize user experience over the platform and make the saleroom experience even more coherent. The referral page and the wallet history view have been revamped to improve readability while other options have been added. Here is a list of the major improvements that have taken place on the platform:
- New section dedicated to Auctioneers (edit profil, check rewards…)
- Use the search bar to type in your search criteria (formerly just a drop down menu)
- The Auctionity Club itself will be closed but all its features will be incorporated into the saleroom
- Each NFT category will now have dedicated page
- A notification system is coming
- Improved relevance for recommended auctions
- Rework of the ‘My followed auctioneers’ view
- Sales titles and descriptions can now be edited after their creation
- CryptoKitty listings which now displays the kitty’s jewels
- Improved BlockExplorer
- Withdrawal and voucher cashing tunnels are now easier to navigate
- Visual overhaul on parts of the home page as well as new animations
We hope you will enjoy these new features and we will appreciate any feedback you may have regarding the platform.
Event: iDAF in Manchester
The International Digital Art Festival was a two-day conference and digital art gallery showcasing the very best in VR, AR, rare digital art, AI, NFTs & blockchain technology from the worlds most respected artists, designers & innovators. Begoña, Claire and Kevin were on location on June 26-27 to present Auctionity and also to animate 4 auctions of crypto artworks broadcasted live on the Auctionity platform.
The live auction format got a warm welcome from the audience who actively participated and counted down in excitement the seconds left before the end of an auction. Witnessing such enthusiasm really comforted us in the idea that live, animated auctions are something that will help Auctionity become the standard for live blockchain auctions. The artists also appreciated that some time was taken to actually speak about the artworks themselves and not just the prices, which is new and refreshing in the current configuration.
We had a blast at the #idaf2019 in Manchester! We got to meet some really interesting people from different backgrounds and are coming back with fresh ideas and perspectives💡 pic.twitter.com/3OOw4X4IWB
— Auctionity (@auctionity) June 27, 2019
Auctionity gets a highlight through @begonia_garrido's presentation at the #idaf2019 🗣️ next up are the 4 exclusive auctions on the Auctionity Saleroom 📺 be there at 9:20PM sharp 👌 pic.twitter.com/w4os9lwbso
— Auctionity (@auctionity) June 26, 2019
Auctionity gets visibility in China
Auctionity project manager Etienne Roudeix participated in a AMA meetup on WeChat. The meetup took place on the group
What’s coming next?
Auctionity team is working on building the future of auctions and to make it real. This is why we are going to spend our efforts on facilitating blockchain mass adoption, by accelerating at a fast pace.
In july our dev team will launch a new release, including a new category.
September and October we will open a new chapter for Auctionity with the integration of DRT. In accordance with the roadmap, we will be finalizing the integration of our ERC-20 token over the course of the summer period to enable the option to buy and sell NFTs in DRT.
