Latest Shaq Gives Back News

Shaq Sells Out Charity Project

After a slow initial mint, the Shaq Gives Back collection minted the remaining available assets yesterday. Each NFT contains a portrait of former NBA superstar, Shaquille O'Neal, with various traits. 100 percent of the sale proceeds went to the Shaquille O'Neal Foundation, which helps support underserved youth across the country. 

StarStock NBA Top Shot Live Auctions

StarStock, the online sports card marketplace, is back with another live auction stream of NBA Top Shot moments. The live auctions will go live at 9:00 p.m. ET and feature moments from Dapper Lab's, NBA Top Shot product. Each auction lasts approximately 1-3 minutes with bidding available in $1 increments. Users are not required to have an NBA Top Shot account at the time of the auction, but will need to create one should they be the winning bidder. After the auction, StarStock will gift the respective moments to the auction winners. 

Lucky Trader's Lou Sherman will be alongside the Star Stock team to break down the moment's being auctioned! 

Users can create an account at StarStock.com and follow the StarStock Twitter for more auction details! 

Larva Lads

Yesterday, in typical derivative fashion, Larva Lads sold out a free mint collection of 5,000 NFTs. The NFTs are an ode to Larva Labs, the creator of the esteemed CryptoPunks collection. After minting out, Lads generated steam with purchases from notable NFT personalities, FVCKRENDER and Kevin Rose. The collection has received some criticism for many assets holding the exact same traits. 

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Legendary NBA superstar Shaquille O'Neal dropped "Shaq Gives Back", 10,000 Shaq NFTs today in partnership with Notables.co. No cash grab here though, as 100% of the sale proceeds will go to The Shaquille O’Neal Foundation, a charity organization headed by the former NBA star. In addition to the annual Shaq-a-Claus event, the Foundation creates pathways for underserved youth. The 10,000 piece Shaq collection released late this afternoon with more than 1,500 collectors participating and actively giving back to charity. 

Cyber Gorillas Sells Out

Cyber Gorillas sold out its 3,333 NFTs at a price of 0.08 ETH during public mint today. The collection boasts a breeding mechanism and a relatively low supply when compared to other NFT projects. At the time of writing the 3,333 NFTs sit just above the initial mint price with a 0.1 ETH floor. The Cyber Gorillas is a collection of cyber-themed gorillas with "scalable utility and deflationary mechanics." There are only 333 Genesis Cyber Gorillas in the collection.

5 Things I Learned Investing in 2021

Lucky Trader co-founder Jonathan Bales takes a look back at what he learned during the 2021 year in investing. Including thoughts on NFTs, web3, taxes and lots more be sure to check out his top 5 thoughts here. 

• CryptoPunks volume holds strong as Apes try to flip the floors. The floor now stands at 54 ETH. 

• Bored Ape Yacht Club closing the gap on Punks each day, volume up 40%, floor at 52.8 ETH. 

• Sandbox Assets down after new releases, still 1,228 ETH in volume. 

• Check out Lucky Trader's full NFT project rankings here. 

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