This year, the cryptocurrency market as a whole experienced a slump, dubbed cryptocurrency winter. Many factors have contributed to this, including rising global inflation and growing skepticism about crypto markets.
2021 was a year of impressive growth and profits for NFTs, but the overall market value has declined this year. 2022’s most popular NFT hits, Market interest has declined and people are spending less on digital assets than they used to.
Nonetheless, many NFTs have shown resilience as a growing technology, and are also a necessary technology for the future. As a result, projects that have good use cases or provide some utility to users are moving forward in these storm clouds.
In this article, we catch up on some of the top NFTs for 2022, so you know what to watch and follow in 2023.
Boad Ape Yacht Club (BAYC)
Boad Ape Yacht Club One of the most popular NFT collections in the world. Its popularity and exclusive benefits may be one of the reasons it survived the crypto winter. I wouldn’t say the collection was without loss, but compared to many other collections, it has somehow survived.
The project remains the top NFT in terms of popularity and cultural prominence. This is mainly due to its widespread use among celebrities who show off as his PFP on social media. Additionally, NFTs offer their owners real-world utility and benefits that they can enjoy exclusively. This exclusivity is one of the things we used to cement our position as a top collection.
Otherside Other Acts
Otherdeeds is another collection from Yuga Labs, makers of BAYC. The NFT collection, which allows you to buy plots of land, launched in May this year in dramatic fashion, resulting in the crash of the Ethereum network and pushing gas prices to all-time highs.
Against the backdrop of the popularity of BAYC, Other actions There are exciting benefits we can offer our users. For example, parcel owners can mine land to discover resources and assets.
However, although the crypto winter has reduced the number of transactions from what it was initially, the collection remains a prime NFT contender for enthusiasts and collectors.
Axy Infinity “Axys”
2022 hasn’t been the year for Axie Infinity, but the popular game is here to stay, and so is ‘Axies’. Earlier this year, the game was hit by an exploit that wiped over $650 million of his Ronin bridge.
this is shaftThe in-game character is one of the factors that determines the success of the game. Apart from in-game use, players can trade her Axies as her NFTs on various markets. Additionally, players can grow their characters, breed them, and even lend them to other players for passive income.
The game’s popularity and compelling features are the reasons why Axies continues to be a preferred NFT. Not because of the thrilling experience the game offers, but because of the various means by which users can earn income.
Mebitz
This NFT collectionLaunched in 2021 by Larva Labs, the creators of CryptoPunks, n has quickly risen to stardom and has maintained its status. This collection consists of 20,000 of his NFTs, which are his 33D rendered voxels and resemble Minecraft characters.
One of the collection’s main selling points is its potential for use in different metaverses. In total, the collection has grossed over $512 million, according to CryptoSlam data.
Mutant Ape Yacht Club (MAYC)
Building on the popularity of the Bored Ape Yacht Club, this NFT project contributed to stardom. Like other Yuga Labs collections, this collection maintains its status as a top NFT despite his NFT market troubles this year.
MAYC NOT MATCH BUT bake In terms of popularity and price, it offers holders access to the BAYC ecosystem, exclusive real-world perks, and access to future NFT drops.
Another advantage is that holders can commercialize their NFTs and earn revenue through them. This increases the value of long-term holding of NFTs.
Azuki
Azuki is one of the most successful projects launched in 2022. His anime-themed collection launched in January and in just three minutes he sold out in volume $30 million. Given that this collection recalls classic shows like Cowboy Bepop and Samurai Champloo and is a good choice for a PFP, it’s no surprise that it achieved that quick success.
Despite the downturn in the NFT market this year, the project is performing well and currently has a lowest price of 11ETH.
Additionally, the project also provides owners with access to a metaverse called “The Garden.”
doodle
doodle is a collection of 10,000 hand-painted NFT projects launched by Evan Keast, Scott Martin, and Jordan Castro. The collection features colorful characters such as cats, aliens and apes in a way that stays true to the Doodles brand.
Like most top NFT collections, the project is community driven and some of its community features are the reason it remains a top NFT collection. In addition to the ability to vote.
Decentraland
Decentraland They are very similar to Otherdeeds, as they consist of NFTs that represent land titles in the metaverse. In this case, the metaverse is the world of Decentraland.
These land parcels are similar to traditional real estate, but in this case for decentralized virtual worlds. The possibilities are endless, but the exciting one is bringing his animated NFT character to life.
Similarly, users can build land in Decentraland to replicate real-world infrastructure and services. The ecosystem is worth over $1.3 billion, but has suffered its fair share of cryptocurrency winter.
Nevertheless, Decentraland is one of the most popular NFTs in 2022.
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